Arts & Crafts for Seniors
Hosting the Oscars in Aged Care
The Oscars is a great opportunity to bring back the nostalgia of the past with Hollywood glamour and the stars. Some of the modern...
Shrove Tuesday – Pancake Day
Shrove Tuesday is a Christian celebration held every year 47 days before Easter Sunday and the day before Ash Wednesday. Join our ...
How To Make Corded Sock Poi
Corded Sock Poi is easy to make and light weighted craft. Moreover it takes less than 4 minutes to complete. You can try it with y...
Waitangi Day Craft Activity
Korowai are regarded as taonga (which means treasure). They are often used as ornaments on special occasions (especially on Waitan...
How To Make A Chinese Paper Lantern
With a bit of research, I came across this fun and easy task to make a Chinese paper lantern – in fact, it only takes less t...
Planning a Movie Night for the Elderly
Watching movies can reduce loneliness, foster friendships, stimulate togetherness, and provide a much sought mental ‘break’...
Paper Doily Christmas Trees Craft
This is great activity to enjoy with seniors and residents in aged care, I remember doing this activity as a young girl with my gr...
Making Fruit Kebabs
This is a no-cook creative food activity that will bring lots of joy to seniors during activity time. When fruit is plentiful and ...
Drying and Pressing Flowers
This is great activity to enjoy with seniors and residents in aged care, I remember doing this activity as a young girl with my gr...
Picture Frame Decorating
Allow everyone to use the available decorating materials to get creative. They really enjoy making them and they can keep the fram...
Scrapbooking with Magazines
Doing a craft activity with magazines is fun and gives much to talk about. See how many pictures everyone can find and talk about ...
Memory Boxes
A collection of old items in a memory box can help rekindle memories, scented items are really powerful in triggering autobiograph...
Painting using Leaves
This is a great art activity for Seniors that everyone can enjoy and create a beautiful piece of art work. These types of simple c...
The Wishing Tree
We were pleasantly surprised at how great this idea worked! We made two trees as there were at least 80 residents in our resident...