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Grandma Graffiti Gang hits the streets of Portugal

Gone are the days of sitting in a retirement home playing bridge all day. This group of “Granny Graffiti Artists” are showing that you can still be a badass over the age of 65. LATA 65 is an art project that hands out spray paint to seniors and allows them to decorate the alleys of Lisbon, Portugal’s neglected neighborhoods.

So far, LATA 65 has brought 100 seniors out to beautify the city.

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Watch this dementia patient’s beautiful reaction to receiving a baby doll from her family

Lilly is a dementia patient and has recently been in a melancholic state. Lilly’s granddaughter, Maxine, knew that Lilly’s pride and joy in life is her children and so she bought her Nana a life-like baby doll. Those around her say that she had been melancholic for some time. The baby doll has brought joy back to her life. Giving her something to care for and share her love with has helped her find happiness in life again. You can … Keep Reading!!!

Watch: 101-year-old finds joy in making a snowball

When we’re young we find wonderment in everything as we discover the world. As we grow we tend to overlook the little things in life and take them for granted. Then, we circle back to slowing down and appreciating what the world offers us; the little things in life. This 101-year-old reminds us that something as simple as making the most of the first snowfall with just one perfect snowball thrown into the air should be celebrated. Her excitement is … Keep Reading!!!

Multi-Generational Playgrounds Starting to Pop up around the World

Traditionally, playgrounds are for kids. I’m sure most of us have mused about needing adult playgrounds at one time or another. Good news! They exist!! Spain has been building them for a while now for their aging senior population, and now they are starting to pop up in the US as well.

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A non-profit company KaBOOM! has partnered up with Humana to build multi-generational playgrounds around the country. In fact, they’ve already built 50.

Sarah Pinsky, of KaBOOM! explains some … Keep Reading!!!

Preschool Opens inside Nursing Home with Beautiful Outcomes

A hospital in Seattle has found a way to integrate daycare and assisted-living into one facility. Their new “Intergenerational Learning Center” brought a preschool into Mount St. Vincent nursing home. Each day the 400 adults living in the center are welcome to join the kids in activities from music and dancing to story telling to just visiting and connecting.

This is amazing on so many levels. The children get more one on one attention than can be provided by daycare … Keep Reading!!!

Simple Gestures: Supermarket Employee Ties the Shoe of an Elderly Man and Warms Hearts

Sometimes it’s the simplest gestures which have the biggest impact on others.

Keith Kiel was shopping at a Publix supermarket on August 9th when he witnessed a beautiful and random act of kindness.

That evening, Gage Boucher, an employee at Publix encountered a elderly man on his shift who could not bend over to tie his shoes. Boucher gently asked if he could be of assistance, squatted on the floor, and carefully tied each shoe for the gentleman. The man … Keep Reading!!!

Brazilian Children Learn English by Video Chatting With Elderly Americans

FCB Brazil created a “Speaking Exchange” project for CNA language schools. As you can see in the video, Brazilian youths and elderly Americans living in retirement homes are placed on a video web chat; it is there that language technique is developed. However, the most noticeable and poignant part of these conversations is when you see the development of human relationships begin to occur.… Keep Reading!!!