Melbourne Cup Manual of Resources and Activity Ideas on CD
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A printable Melbourne Cup activity manual supplied on CD, with all resources in PDF format ready to print. Includes fact sheets, quizzes, recipes, bingo, a card game, and racing game templates — suitable for group sessions and Melbourne Cup events in aged care.
This printable Melbourne Cup activity manual is supplied on CD, with every resource saved as a PDF ready to print and use in your activity sessions. It covers a broad range of formats — from discussion starters and quizzes to games and event-day activities — making it a practical resource for activity coordinators running Melbourne Cup events in aged care settings.
What’s included
The CD contains a full set of printable resources covering multiple activity types. If you are looking for activity book ideas for adults in a racing theme, this manual covers a useful range:
- Fact sheets on the Melbourne Cup, past winners, horses, racing history, and Phar Lap — useful for reminiscence and group discussion
- Quizzes and brainteasers
- Recipes and recreational game ideas for a Melbourne Cup function
- Racehorse templates for a tabletop racing game
- “Silks” — a full-colour card game, print-ready for cutting and laminating
- A 20-sheet bingo game, print-ready for cutting and laminating
- Reminiscence discussion: Print the fact sheets on Phar Lap, past winners, and racing history. Use them as conversation starters in small groups or one-to-one sessions, particularly with residents who have a connection to horse racing.
- Melbourne Cup quiz session: Run the included quizzes as a group activity — read questions aloud and invite residents to call out or write down answers. Works well as a lead-up event in the week before the Cup.
- Tabletop racing game: Print and cut the racehorse templates, assign horses to participants, and run a dice-based or card-drawn racing game as a Melbourne Cup event-day activity.
- Silks card game: Print, cut, and laminate the Silks cards for a reusable colour-matching or sorting card game suitable for small groups.
- Bingo session: Print and laminate the 20 bingo sheets for a Melbourne Cup-themed bingo game. Use counters or dried beans as markers and rotate sheets between sessions.
- Format: CD containing PDF files — all resources are printable
- Printing requirement: Access to a printer required; files are supplied in PDF format
- Bingo game: 20 printable sheets, suitable for cutting and laminating
- Card game: Full-colour “Silks” card game, print-ready for cutting and laminating
- Additional resources: Fact sheets, quizzes, brainteasers, recipes, recreational game ideas, and racehorse templates