RE: Nursing Home Crafts
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By christine - UK (Guest Post)
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Give your local museum a call. They have boxes of * stuff * that you can collect and keep for a week, to date we have had * wartime - glamour and glitz - in the kitchen (utensils etc from 1940's). It costs nothing and is really fun to browse through all the old things. They should also have books of old photographs from around your area .
Sponsor a donkey. Our * molly* comes to see our residents about every 3 months all for a £10 donation.
Play Your Cards Right -- our ladies love this game and enjoy shouting out LOWER! HIGHER! Of course, you don't get anything for a pair (not in this game) .
Indoor bowls, you can make these from empty milk cartons with a bit of rice in the bottom .
Hope some of this is useful to you XX C
Posted on 09/19/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Nursing Home Crafts
I am a Activity Director and the men in the home of which I work loves to paint those wooden cars and trucks you can buy at Wal Mart...they can do this forever and its good for social skills they talk about the cars and what they need to look like ...I also have a Mens Club where they can play checkers and cards and have coffee and as they say grunt together they love it ! Good Luck and have fun
Posted on 09/15/2008 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Nursing Home Crafts
how about puzzles with large 25 or 50 pieces and the glue to make it to hang; acrylic paint by number, if there is such a thing (like oil painting) punch rugs? ice cream stick things..http://www.makingfriends.com/pencil_holder.htm
for this one: http://www.makingfriends.com/Plant%20Pals.htm
the top of the stick could be made seasonal or of their favorite saying/thing (frog) and
http://www.highlightskids.com/Express/Crafts/h8craftArchive.asp
Posted on 01/18/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
RE: Nursing Home Crafts
leather craft, making belts, wallets or even bookmarks. macrame, painting is always good. I know it sounds weird but you could try scrapbooking, easy stuff, of things they like. maybe first level model cars, i used them with my 6yr. old. clay or poly clay. small container gardening. check out www.crafster.org for lots of different ideas
Posted on 01/13/2007 | Report Spam or Abuse
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