Bi-Folkal Kits

Bi-Folkal Kits provide captivating, informing and stimulating activities for older adults.   Focusing on reminiscence, remember and reflecting, the kits can be used with any group of older adults or mixed-aged groups.   Each kit is designed to unlock remarkable stories, humorous anecdotes, and first-person accounts of history, experience and life.

Every Kit features

• A Program Manual
• A Media (Slides and/or Video) Presentation
• 25 Sing-along Booklets
• An Additional Cassette
• Things to Touch
• Additional Activities

Some Kits have

• Picture Set
• Activities List

Remembering African American Lives (BFK-50001)
An African American schoolteacher introduces a variety of provocative discussion topics.

Remembering Automobiles ( BFK-5002 )
Remember first cars, favorite cars, perhaps even a fender-bender and rekindle everyone’s love affair with the automobile.

Remembering Birthdays (BFK-50003)
Offers a wide variety of ideas for discussion, celebration, and fun on everyone’s special day.   Use this kit with intergenerational groups and families to promote understanding of what aging is all about.

Remembering County Fairs (BFK-50004)
Reflects on how the fair was a time to learn about new things, play games, and see friends and neighbors.  

Remembering the Depression (BFK-50005)
The Depression was over by 1940, but not before it made a hero out of every sufferer who made it through.  

Remembering Fall (BFK-50006)
What it takes to get ready for winter has changed through the years.  

Remembering Farm Days (BFK-50007)
Get caught up in the rhythm of morning chores and other times remembered.  

Remembering Fashion (BFK-50008)
Each generation chooses its own fashions and rejects another’s.  

Remembering the Fifties (BFK-50009)
The Fifties is the decade that brought us babies, the Korean War, TV dinners, civil rights, Tupperware, Joe McCarthy, McDonald’s, SCRABBLE and Elvis and teenagers!  

Remembering Fun & Games (BFK-50010)
Recess games, board games, party games and card games are still fun topics for discussion and demonstration.    

Remembering Music (BFK-50013)
Music can calm, energize, create a mood and define a generation.  

Remembering 1924 (BFK-50011)
Share first-hand stories of the Jazz Age.   Also includes a glossary of Jazz Age slang.

Remembering Pets (BFK-50015)
A warm and fuzzy remembrance of the pets in our homes and hearts.    

Remembering School Days (BFK-50016)
This look at Great-Grandma’s schooldays is a superb conversation starter for intergenerational groups.  

Remembering Summertime (BFK-50017)
Feel the heat as the sights and sounds of summer parade across the screen.

Remembering Train Rides (BFK-50012)
There are plenty of kids today who haven’t been on a train, but many seniors can tell them all about the era of train travel.

Remembering Work Life (BFK-50018)
Many older adults look back at their work lives with great pride.  

MINI-KITS

Mini-Kits prompt the same remembering as complete Bi-Folkal kits, but they’re designed for shorter program series on a smaller budget.   All Mini-Kits include a slide presentation.   Some kits include a leader’s guide, ideas for low-or-no cost activities and/or an audiotape.

Aprons (BFK-50019)
People don’t wear aprons like they used to, but they still are in our memories.

Arbor Day (BFK-50020)
Take a colorful look at trees, tree products and the place of trees in our lives.  

Christmas Decorations (BFK-50021)
Remember Christmas past and plan for Christmas future at any time during the year!

Fourth of July (BFK-50022)
Fourth of July celebrations, past and present, from all around the country.)  

Friends (BFK-50023)
Long-ago and faraway friends are with us in our hearts and memories.    

Jewish Memories (BFK-50024)
Images of Jewish holidays and history, family scenes, culture and entertainment.

Valentine’s Day (BFK-50025)
Explores Valentine’s Day then and now.
 
 

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