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Timmins, ON

Looking for crafts or activities to stimulate my grandma.

January 21, 2017
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Members shared a variety of creative and comforting activities to help engage loved ones with dementia, including simplified card games like... Read more

Members shared a variety of creative and comforting activities to help engage loved ones with dementia, including simplified card games like Rummikub and Uno, adult coloring books, large puzzles, sorting colorful buttons or folding laundry, and spending time outdoors with music. Several members emphasized the importance of adapting activities to each person's abilities and past interests, whether that meant playing the piano, arranging flowers, painting simple crafts, or revisiting familiar places, while recognizing that some activities like looking at old photos can sometimes cause confusion or distress. A recurring theme was the value of patience, praise, and creating moments of purpose and self-worth, even if tasks aren't done perfectly, along with the comfort found in simple pleasures like music, physical touch, and just being together.

A myALZteam Member

Craft kits from Michael's- Holiday themed. Suncatchers. Wooden Ornaments that can be painted. Beads for jewelry. Airplane kits, Just some ideas. Maybe more to come later.

March 16, 2018
A myALZteam Member

Music is always a help to soth and bring back memories. You both can dance around the table holding hands.! Folding a basket of towels is easy and helpful. you can always take the basket away and shake them up to have a new basket. Does not matter how well it is done... the idea is to give them a sense of selfworth. THey enjoy the praiseand contributing to the house.

March 18, 2018
A myALZteam Member

You can also paint simple items like wood pieces and make something out of them I have people paint ceramics and they like it
Relaxes them

January 30, 2017
A myALZteam Member

My hubby's only hobby was his yard. He is no longer able to do the yard which is nearly 1/2 acre. He us blind in one eye and gradually liaising sight in the other. I have tried to interest him in many little projects but he just sits. When weather permits U take him for rides and he does enjoy that.

February 1, 2017
A myALZteam Member

My mom doesn't like to be around a lot of people. She gets really worked up and wants to leave. She lives with my husband and I. I bought her some colorful buttons I found at Walmart. They are bright colors. Then I Got an egg carton and had her put the different colors and shapes in the different little holders. She works on that for a while thinking she is working.
At one time she would do crosswords and circle words. Now she has a hard time holding a pen or pencil. So this works out well for her.

June 17, 2020

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