I have worked with seniors with varying degrees of dementia, I have gathered ideas and instructions that are appropriate for them.
Crafting and creating enriches their lives and brings smiles to their faces.
Please go to http://www.pinterest.com/marinemom/crafts-for-the-elderly/

Be mindful and keep an individuals ability in your consideration of a project.
Currently more than 550 crafts are available.
Seniors love to do crafts. They smile, laugh and are so proud that they made or helped make something. Any activity that brings a smile and happiness to them is a blessing.

"Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or doing it better." ~John Updike





Monday, February 17, 2014

postcardswap200bCoats and Clark is having a Stitched Postcard Swap.
The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap is free to enter (you just pay for the cost of making and posting your postcard), and it’s easy to join in with hundreds of others from around the world. Just follow the instructions below and registerby Wednesday 25 February 2014. If you join us you will be allocated a swap partner to post your creation to, and then you can look forward to receiving some creative goodness back, in the form of another handmade postcard.   And all new for this year… we are thrilled to be bringing this to you in collaboration with Anchor, part of the worldwide Coats Group that can trace its roots back nearly 250 years. Coats is the world’s largest supplier of crafting products — from innovative cotton sewing threads, to knitting, embroidery crochet, fabrics and a whole range of accessories. Check out their brand new website MakeitCoats where you will find a world of crafting inspiration, including hundreds 
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