The people who are bored out of their minds right now should be jealous when they see the elderly are enjoying playing a giant game of Kerplunk. This is to lift the spirits of the elderly since they can't have visitors around, especially at this time, and the risk they would get if ever exposed to the outside elements.
Today we bring two stories to lift the mood against all the circulating stories about COVID-19, may it be true or fictional.
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What's Kerplunk?
Kerplunk is a game made back in the 1960s consisting of a transparent plastic tube, plastic rods or stars, and several dozen marbles. The goal is to have the least number of marbles on their end while removing the straws that support the marbles.
Think of this miniature game that is replicated to gigantic proportions. Enough that adults would love to play it! This is what the staff did to pass the time by. Staff at Fir Villa Residential Home in Somerset made the game using garden netting, a cardboard box, bamboo canes, and you guessed it, balls.
Video and pictures have since then become viral as they show the elderly smiling and having fun as they carefully pull out the sticks and laugh at their mistakes. Ah, this is good news, indeed.
Where Did The Idea Spur From?
It came out of an idea that was inspired by the giant Hungry Hippos game. Laura McAllister who is the activities coordinator at Fir Villa had this to say, "We played our own game of Hungry Hippos here, and I was thinking what else we could do,"
'I was using the netting in the garden and thought if I rolled it up, I could make it into a Kerplunk game.
'I put it together when I came into work with a cardboard box that we had and I cut bamboo sticks in half with tape at the end to make sure it was safe.'
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It started slow with about eight people playing the game but quickly drew the entire home to join in on the fun.One of the women who was busy talking to relatives via Skype saw the game and didn't hesitate to jump right in on the action."We're doing different activities to help with the isolation of not having visitors coming in."
Orangutan Named Sandra Starts Handwashing During COVID-19 Pandemic
Just this Wednesday, Apr. 1, a resurgence of an old video of an orangutan named Sandra started washing her hands, mimicking zookeepers who routinely do it.
A video of Sandra doing handwashing has been trending around the internet and has since gone viral. The video was posted last year, November 12, 2019. The original caption stated that "Sandra has daily pools of water and really likes to wash things - her toys, her surroundings, and her hands! Sandra loves to clean up! #orangutancaringweek
#cleanhands #bubblesarebest"
So if Sandra can do it, why can't we?
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