Buzzing Around
My nephew dreaded the very idea of entering the hospital and was required to have surgery. My brother likened his son's trauma to being dragged across the parking lot.
I was building costumes for a children's theater at the time and had access (with permission) to their inventory. With a smile and the blessing of the artistic director I borrowed a black bee costume complete with dilly boppers and a huge round tumbly with big wide yellow stripes running horizontally across it.
Knowing of my nephew's plight I quickly put on my costume complete with the belly touching the steering wheel and drove directly to the hospital. After dodging onlookers on the elevator I headed straight for little Paul's room.
The mood changed. Paul's frown was now upside down and I was required to buzz around and cheer up others at my nephew's request.
- Posted by sewingsphynx
- Mar 8, 2007
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Rosie MacKlutz
When working at a retirement home, I came up with a fun way of celebrating April Fool's Day.
I dressed up as a new admission, and planted myself at the breakfast table with a group of ladies. I misbehaved by flirting, turning up a portable radio, winding up toy false teeth to go across the table and tossing butter to a resident that requested some.I donned a wig, dark sunglasses and put on a thick Irish accent to disguise my voice. No one recognized me.
At the end of my skit, I revealed my identity. The residents had a blast with the whole thing.
You can have fun at no one's expense and in a facility such as the one I worked at, it was important to engage everyone in the fun.
Now 8 years later the skit is still talked about and laughter still evoked from the residents remaining who still remember that particular April Fool's Day.
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- Mar 21, 2007
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