Marvellous Mosaic
Level: Medium Length: 30 - 60 minutes Overview: Create a group mosaic. Materials: Thick board, small pieces of tiles or buttons, PVA glue. Optional – grout, spatula and cloth. How: Draw an
Level: Medium Length: 30 - 60 minutes Overview: Create a group mosaic. Materials: Thick board, small pieces of tiles or buttons, PVA glue. Optional – grout, spatula and cloth. How: Draw an
Level: Medium Length: 30 - 60 minutes Overview: Stitch into hessian to make small decorated pieces. Materials: Wool, strips of fabric, ribbon, embroidery hoops, hessian, scissors, bodkins. How: Choose wool, ribbon and
Level: Medium Length: 1 - 2 hours Overview: Bring the seaside inside. Materials: Buckets, spades, sand, seashells, starfish, pebbles, picnic blanket, old holiday postcards, ice cream with cones. How: Allow people
Level: Easy Length: 30 minutes Overview: Stamping with fruit and vegetables. Materials: Fruit or vegetables e.g. broccoli, Brussels sprouts, apples. Paint, paint brushes, paper. How: Take your chosen fruit or vegetable and
Level: Easy Length: 30 - 60 minutes Overview: Matching the hands and what those hands have done in their lifetime to the person. Materials: Paper, scissors, glue, decorating materials - sequins,
Level: Difficult Length: Long-term Overview: Grow your own ingredients for moisturisers and lotions. Materials: Plants - cucumber and aloe vera are good for moisturiser, rose and lavender are great for
Level: Medium Length: 1 - 2 hours Overview: Watch the horse racing, place bets and play games. Materials: Large pictures of horses, giant dice, chocolate coins. How: Prepare for a day
World Music Day Level: Medium Length: 1 hour Overview: Play music to evoke memories and conversation. Materials: Record Player, records. How: Ask participants, family members or friends to bring in records to play. Have a chance to listen, sing along and talk about memories evoked by the music. Hazelhurst Nursing Home
Level: Easy Length: 30 minutes Overview: Use the alphabet to encourage discussions around flowers. Materials: Whiteboard or large piece of paper, pens. How: Sit with the whiteboard or paper visible to all. Go through the alphabet naming flowers. It can lead to conversations about favourite flowers and what you have grown in the garden. Holmer Court Care
