A large collection of intergenerational activities for enriching lives, strengthening families, and building cohesive, caring communities.
Two people practicing martial arts
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A Game of Intergenerational Discovery. This game will help you discover fun activities to do with family members or friends.
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This sourcebook is rich with examples of activities designed to break the ice and begin bringing the generations together. It’s practical and as accessible to first timers as it is to seasoned pros.
Ideas for Intergenerational Acitivities
In this curriculum to promote understanding across generations and cultures, proverbs are used to help youth and older adults become more aware of social and cultural stereotypes and promote tolerance and understanding.
An intergenerational approach to community participation. "Futures Festival" is a special event designed to engage people of all ages in constructive dialogue about community development issues. It is geared primarily toward youths and older adults.
Information on resources and support services for PA relative caregivers and the children they are raising.
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This curriculum guide explains how to create and use activity toolboxes to help young people and older adults share life experiences with each other
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This 2021 Penn State University publication provides guidance on hosting "Intergenerational Friends Fairs." These are family-oriented, daylong events designed to engage community residents in a wide range of intergenerational activities, while also providing local groups with a platform for connecting with the public, establishing new partnerships, and garnering increased support for their programs. The first IFF event was sponsored by NERCRD (Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development) and the facilitators guide is available on the NERCRD website. LINK to the VIDEO of the first "Intergenerational Friends Fair: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZUkFpxpD0s
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Generation Celebration is a 4-H project designed to help young people and older adults enjoy and learn from each other. There are six sessions in this project that stimulate learning and two-way conversation between the youth and the older adult participant. This is a guide for 4-H (and collaborating youth organization) members.
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Generation Celebration is a 4-H project designed to help young people and older adults enjoy and learn from each other. There are six sessions in this project that stimulate learning and two-way conversation between the youth and the older adult participant. This is a guide for Leaders of Generation Celebration activities.
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The Intergenerational Friends Fair is a strategy for deepening a community’s intergenerational footprint. Penn State University's multimedia curriculum for organizing IG Friends Fairs includes a facilitators guide and video footage from the 2021 event organized in State College, PA. Video footage is available ONLINE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZUkFpxpD0s).
CoGenerate's new "Resources page" is packed with practical tools, activities, research, videos, and case studies - for building meaningful intergenerational connections in diverse contexts. An excellent body of resources and references, of particular value for current and future intergenerational practitioners & specialists.
Generations Connect, an initiative of United Neighborhood Houses (UNH), helps settlement houses (and other organizations) make intergenerational program approaches a core practice. UNH's "Intergenerational Hub" webpages provide an impressive set of tools designed to support organizations embarking on the multi-year and iterative process of developing "intergenerational community centers."
Contact Us
- Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Aging
- Email msk15@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-7871
Contact Us
- Professor, Intergenerational Programs and Aging
- Email msk15@psu.edu
- Office 814-863-7871
