Good Neighbor Day

In 2003, the US Senate passed a resolution making September 28th “Good Neighbor Day”.  (This isn’t a plug for State Farm Insurance.) This special day is about appreciating those who live around us no matter their age, ability, ethnicity.

This is a great day to:

Hold a block party

Get to better know your neighbors

Help a neighbor with a task

Play games with those in your neighborhood

Visit with your neighbors

Make music with your neighbors

Speaking of music, I’ve gathered a few songs about neighbors in case you feel like singing!

For children:

• People in Your Neighborhood
• Won’t You Be My Neighbor
• Hurry, Hurry Drive the Firetruck
• The People I See 

For older adults:

• Dear Hearts & Gentle People
• Mr. Postman
• People
• On the Street Where You Live

For an intergenerational Group:

• Jolly Playmate
• Sidewalks of New York
• Saturday in the Park

Discussion

For caregivers of older adults, here are some discussions for this special day:

• What does it mean to be a neighbor?
• How does a neighbor act?
• Who were the special people in your neighborhood when you were a child? an adult?
• Tell me about your neighborhood

 

Please share a comment on how you are observing Good Neighbor Day. I’d like to leave you with my childhood idea of what a neighborhood was like: “The Andy Griffith Show”. Feel free to sing or whistle along with this great theme song.

You might enjoy these related articles

• Hometown (musicalgems.wordpress.com)
• Singable Books: Neighborhood Sing-along (music2spark.com)