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Daily:Breakfast .............................. 8:00 amLunch ..................................12:00 pmDinner .................................. 5:00 pm

December 2015

Our HarborChase Leaders

Tidings of ComfortFather Dale Klitzke of St. Augustine Episcopal Church (1630 Silver Bluff Road) will

bring Tidings of Comfort to HarborChase of Aiken on December 21, 2015 at 4 pm. This

service of jubilee will include musical reflections, a bidding prayer for the joy and peace

of God, and psalms of praise.

Candles of the Advent will be lit in honor of God’s gift to the world El Shalom The

God of Our Peace.

Please join us as we bless Emmanuel in gratitude for the One who came to give

life everlasting.

Top 10 Christmas Songs

White Christmas

O Holy Night

Silent Night

Carol of the Bells

Merry Little Christmas

Santa Claus Coming to Town

We Three Kings

Mean One, Mr. Grinch

O Come, Emmanuel

Christmas Time is Here

Joel Childers

Executive Director

Ed Giddings

Director of Hospitality

Connie Holsenback

Business Office Manager

Debra Reigle

Director of Resident Care

Todd Bell

Director of Maintenance

P. Denise Raymond

Director of LE

Janice Hoffman

Director of MC

Fun Holiday Facts• Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate the

Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decide to have the ends bent

to depict a shepherd’s crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep

them quiet during the services. It wasn’t until about the 20th century that candy

canes acquired their red stripes.

• The modern Christmas custom of displaying a “wreath” on the front door of one’s

house, is borrowed from ancient Rome’s New Year’s celebrations. Romans wished

each other “good health” by exchanging branches of evergreens. They called these

gifts Strenae after Strenia, the goddess of health. It became the custom to bend

these branches into a ring and display them on doorways.

• Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing - toasting

neighbors to a long and healthy life. The earliest collection of carols was published

in 1521.

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December 2015HarborChase of Aiken MC

Daily:Breakfast ............... 8:00 am

Lunch ..................12:00 pm

Dinner .................. 5:00 pm

9:00 Read all about it! DailyHeadlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Vegetable Prints 1:30 Soothing Sounds and Scents

of the Season 2:00 Color Match 3:30 Celebrate December

Birthdays! 4:15 Music Therapy 6:00 Holiday Movie

9:00 Read All About It!Daily Headlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Abstract Paint 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Holiday Trivia Game 3:00 Sorting Shapes 4:00 Music Therapy:Moving to

Music 6:00 Holiday Movies

9:00 Read All About it!Daily Headlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Let it Snow! 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snowman Toss Game 3:00 Hot Chocolate and Warm

Stories 4:00 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Santa Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Pine Cone Trees 1:00 Soothing sounds & Scents of

the Season 2:00 The Price is Right Game Live! 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:15 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Cinnamon Ornaments 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Mystery Sensory Activity 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:00 Name that Tune 6:00 Holiday Movie


9:30 Morning Devotions10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Winter Collage 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Touching Textures 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:00 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Sensory Bottles 1:30 Live Sounds of the

Harmonica 2:00 Bead Stringing 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie

9:00 Read All About It!Daily Headlines!

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Christmas

Cards 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snowman Toss 3:30 Tea Party 4:30 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Decorating

Christmas Cookies 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Texture Bags 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Sing Along 6:00 Holiday Movie



Edibles 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:05 Matching & Sorting Activity 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Holiday Sing Along 6:00 Santa Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Gingerbread

Men 1:30 Sounds & Sights of the

Season 2:00 Snowman Toss Game 3:30 Snack: Pumpkin Pie 4:00 Christmas Carols 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Pinecone Trees 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Holiday Match up 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:15 Music Therapy: Jingle Bells 6:00 Visit from Santa


9:30 Morning Devotions10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Christmas Stockings 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Christmas Trivia 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Music Sing-a-long! 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 The 12 Days of Christmas 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Seasons 2:00 12 Days Matching Game 3:30 Snacks and Relax 3:45 Christmas Caroling with

Tony Washington 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Flex11:00 Art Therapy: Sewing Cards 1:30 Soothing Sounds and Scents

of the Season 2:00 Christmas Cookie Decorating 3:30 Tea Party & Biscotti 4:30 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Nutcracker Suite 1:30 Jim on the Piano 2:00 Texture Sensory Game 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: The

Nutcracker Suite 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Painting with

Seasonings 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snowman Toss Game 3:30 Snack and Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Singing 6:00 Santa Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Jingle Bell Art 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Bell Matching Game 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Bells 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Mittens 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Seasons 2:00 Mitten Match up 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Baby It's

Cold Outside 6:00 Holiday Movie: Elf


10:00 Daily Devotions10:30 Gentle Stretch & Release!11:00 Watercolors 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Red or Green? 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Name that Tune 6:00 Holiday Movie

9:00 Hear All About It! DailyHeadlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch and Release10:30 Art: Christmas Mouse 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 December Weather Activity 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Father Dale Brings Tidings

of Comfort 6:00 Holiday Movies


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Looking Back 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:15 Holiday Music Therapy 6:00 Christmas Dinner

Celebration with Families


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Silent Night

Painting 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Silent Night Connect the Dots 3:30 Snack and Relax 4:00 Silent Night Sing Along 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 The Christmas Story &

Christmas Memories 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Sing-along with Janice 6:00 Christmas Movie

9:00 Merry Christmas!Read all about it! DailyHeadlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Cranberry Sauce 1:30 Christmas Music and

Reindeer Games! 3:00 Snacks & Relax: Eggnog

and Fruitcake 3:30 Name the Tune 6:00 Christmas Carols


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Favorite Things 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Matching: Favorite things 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Winter Songs & Movement 6:00 Holiday Movie: The Sound of Music


10:00 Daily Devotions10:30 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Snow Globes 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Connect Holiday Dots 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Move to the Music 6:00 Holiday Movie

9:00 Read All About It:Daily Headlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Snow�akes 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snow�ake Slide Show 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Susie Snow�ake Movement 6:30 Movie Night with Popcorn


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Clothespin

painting 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Baby it's Cold outside! 3:30 New Year Resolution 4:30 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Paper

Snow�akes 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Sequence of Events 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Name the Singer 6:00 Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: It's Snowing! 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Sewing Cards 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Finish the Song 6:00 New Years Eve Party

9:00 Read all about it! DailyHeadlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Vegetable Prints 1:30 Soothing Sounds and Scents

of the Season 2:00 Color Match 3:30 Celebrate December

Birthdays! 4:15 Music Therapy 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Abstract Paint 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Holiday Trivia Game 3:00 Sorting Shapes 4:00 Music Therapy:Moving to

Music 6:00 Holiday Movies


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Let it Snow! 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snowman Toss Game 3:00 Hot Chocolate and Warm

Stories 4:00 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Santa Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Pine Cone Trees 1:00 Soothing sounds & Scents of

the Season 2:00 The Price is Right Game Live! 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:15 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Cinnamon Ornaments 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Mystery Sensory Activity 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:00 Name that Tune 6:00 Holiday Movie


9:30 Morning Devotions10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Winter Collage 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Touching Textures 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:00 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Sensory Bottles 1:30 Live Sounds of the

Harmonica 2:00 Bead Stringing 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie



Cards 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snowman Toss 3:30 Tea Party 4:30 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Decorating

Christmas Cookies 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Texture Bags 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Sing Along 6:00 Holiday Movie



Edibles 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:05 Matching & Sorting Activity 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Holiday Sing Along 6:00 Santa Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Gingerbread

Men 1:30 Sounds & Sights of the

Season 2:00 Snowman Toss Game 3:30 Snack: Pumpkin Pie 4:00 Christmas Carols 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Pinecone Trees 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Holiday Match up 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:15 Music Therapy: Jingle Bells 6:00 Visit from Santa


9:30 Morning Devotions10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Christmas Stockings 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Christmas Trivia 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Music Sing-a-long! 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 The 12 Days of Christmas 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Seasons 2:00 12 Days Matching Game 3:30 Snacks and Relax 3:45 Christmas Caroling with

Tony Washington 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Flex11:00 Art Therapy: Sewing Cards 1:30 Soothing Sounds and Scents

of the Season 2:00 Christmas Cookie Decorating 3:30 Tea Party & Biscotti 4:30 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Nutcracker Suite 1:30 Jim on the Piano 2:00 Texture Sensory Game 3:30 Snacks and Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: The

Nutcracker Suite 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Painting with

Seasonings 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snowman Toss Game 3:30 Snack and Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Singing 6:00 Santa Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Jingle Bell Art 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Bell Matching Game 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Bells 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Mittens 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Seasons 2:00 Mitten Match up 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Baby It's

Cold Outside 6:00 Holiday Movie: Elf


10:00 Daily Devotions10:30 Gentle Stretch & Release!11:00 Watercolors 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Red or Green? 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Name that Tune 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch and Release10:30 Art: Christmas Mouse 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 December Weather Activity 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Father Dale Brings Tidings

of Comfort 6:00 Holiday Movies


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Looking Back 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:15 Holiday Music Therapy 6:00 Christmas Dinner

Celebration with Families


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Silent Night

Painting 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Silent Night Connect the Dots 3:30 Snack and Relax 4:00 Silent Night Sing Along 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 The Christmas Story &

Christmas Memories 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Sing-along with Janice 6:00 Christmas Movie

9:00 Merry Christmas!Read all about it! DailyHeadlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Cranberry Sauce 1:30 Christmas Music and

Reindeer Games! 3:00 Snacks & Relax: Eggnog

and Fruitcake 3:30 Name the Tune 6:00 Christmas Carols


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Favorite Things 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Matching: Favorite things 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Winter Songs & Movement 6:00 Holiday Movie: The Sound of Music


10:00 Daily Devotions10:30 Gentle Stretch & Release11:00 Art Therapy: Snow Globes 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Connect Holiday Dots 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Move to the Music 6:00 Holiday Movie

9:00 Read All About It:Daily Headlines

10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Snow�akes 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Snow�ake Slide Show 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Susie Snow�ake Movement 6:30 Movie Night with Popcorn


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: Clothespin

painting 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Baby it's Cold outside! 3:30 New Year Resolution 4:30 Music Therapy Activity 6:00 Holiday Movie


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:30 Art Therapy: Paper

Snow�akes 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Sequence of Events 3:30 Snacks & Relax 4:00 Name the Singer 6:00 Bingo


10:00 Gentle Stretch & Release10:45 Art Therapy: It's Snowing! 1:30 Soothing Sounds & Scents

of the Season 2:00 Sewing Cards 3:30 Snack & Relax 4:00 Music Therapy: Finish the Song 6:00 New Years Eve Party

Across2. Kiss underneath the...5. “I have a little ____ I made it out of clay”7. A plant used in wreaths11. Large gathering of people eating13. 9 candles to light16. Ho Ho Ho (2 words)18. Beliefs carried generation to generation

DecemberDecember

Down1. Feel the chill of...3. Traditional holiday beverage4. The night before 2016 (3 words)6. These are exchanged on the holidays8. Mailed or handed out to show spirit (2 words)9. Lights, bulbs, tinsel, ornaments10. Falls on the 25th12. Traditional holiday plant with red leaves14. Known as the “Festival of Lights”15. Honoring African heritage17. Parents, siblings, children, etc.

Name Date900010039440 (key # 1)

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4 55 3 8 1 2 4 6

7 6 3 12 7 5 8 3 4

3 5 8 6 74 8 6 3 22 9 8 1 7

1 7 4 9 57 2 5

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Name Date900100020885 (key # 1)


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1. Have 15 minutes? Call a family member or friend that you have been meaning to connect with and have just been too busy to call.

2. Have 30 minutes to spare? Sit down and create your own Christmas cards for your close friends and family. Creating your own cards allows you the ability to personalize the cards to your liking.

3. Have an extra 45 minutes? Start on your “to do” list for the New Year. Take this time to unwind and make some decisions of things you want to accomplish for the new year.

4. Fortunate enough to have 60 minutes to spare? Take the family outside to embrace the colder weather. If you live in a snowy region, have fun making a snowman or maybe going sledding or ice skating. Do whatever it takes so you and your family can enjoy some of the simple pleasures of the season. There’s nothing better than creating memories that you will share for years to come.

Take a Minute to Unwind Over the Holiday Season

Christmas Facts & History Although many believe the Friday after Thanksgiving is the busiest shopping day of the

year, it is not. It is the fifth to tenth busiest day. The Friday and Saturday before Christmas are the two busiest.

America’s official national Christmas tree is located in King’s Canyon National Park in California. The tree, a giant sequoia called the “General Grant Tree,” is over 300 feet (90 meters) high. It was made the official Christmas tree in 1925.

Candy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate the Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decide to have the ends bent to depict a shepherd’s crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep them quiet during the services. It wasn’t until about the 20th century that candy canes acquired their red stripes.

Christmas caroling began as an old English custom called Wassailing - toasting neighbors to a long and healthy life. The earliest collection of carols was published in 1521.

Silent Night was written in 1818, by an Austrian priest Joseph Mohr. He was told the day before Christmas that the church organ was broken and would not be prepared in time for Christmas Eve. He was saddened by this and could not think of Christmas without music, so he wrote a carol that could be sung by choir to guitar music.

The modern Christmas custom of displaying a wreath on the front door of one’s house, is borrowed from ancient Rome’s New Year’s celebrations. Romans wished each other “good health” by exchanging branches of evergreens. They called these gifts Strenae after Strenia, the goddess of health. It became the custom to bend these branches into a ring and display them on doorways.

A Reason to CelebrateDecember is a month of celebrations and holidays that span many different countries and cultures. Don’t miss out

on any of them. Here’s a guide to what your friends and neighbors are up to this month:

Hanukkah. The eight-day Jewish holiday begins this year at sundown on December 6th (because the traditional Jewish calendar begins at sunset). Hanukkah marks the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem following the Jews’ victory in 165 B.C. According to the Talmud, the Jews had only enough olive oil to keep the eternal flame in the Temple burning for a single day—but miraculously, the oil continued to burn for eight days, during which time the Jews were able to produce and consecrate fresh oil for the flame.

Hanukkah is observed by the lighting of a nine-branched candelabrum, called a menorah. One candle is light each of the eight nights, with a central candle lit each night to light the others.

Christmas. This Christian holiday celebrates the birth of Jesus, sometime between the years 7 and 2 B.C. The word “Christmas” comes from “Christ’s Mass,” a phrase first recorded in old English as Cristes mæsse in 1038. Christmas began to be observed with feasts and celebrations in the Middle Ages. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the law making Christmas a federal holiday in 1870.

Kwanzaa. A seven-day celebration of African heritage and culture observed from December 26 to January 1. Kwanzaa was created in 1966 by activist Dr. Maulana Karenga to provide African Americans with a holiday that emphasized their shared history and experience. The name Kwanzaa is derived from “matunda ya kwanza,” a Swahili phrase meaning “first fruits.”

Houses are decorated with African art and colorful cloth, and seven candles are placed in the kinara, a candleholder. The central candle in the kinara is black, with three red candles on the left and four green candles on the right. The candles represent the Seven Principles of Kwanzaa, which are contemplated each day as one is lit: unity, self-determination, collective work and responsibility, cooperative economics, purpose, creativity, and faith.

Season’s Greetings

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