Does anyone know of any good ideas for arts and crafts for the elderly or for folks in a nursing home? Is there any good sites out there I can go on to get ideas as well?
2007-01-16 01:37:28 · 9 answers · asked by what_name_isnt_used34 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
Hancocks has a free projects page and a free book available in stores, called working with fleece. They can make scarfs and hats with little to no sewing. Also they have new sew felt craft projects. Joanns and Michaels also have free projects online. Check it out you probably should look in the sections for you kids. Most elderly have arthritis so check for something from easy to moderate. If you group is limber and interested make a quilt or knit pot holders. Crochet is good. For the guys acrylic paint projects could be done with wood and/or plaster of paris.
2007-01-16 02:05:51 · answer #1 · answered by CLEOPATRA* 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My aunt was in a nursing home and they liked stenciling stuff. They made pics and decorated carry bags. They even made t-shirts. My Aunt made my mom a sweater with big tulip flowers on it. It was really pretty. She loved making it and my mom loves wearing it.
I was looking at acmoore.com last night for kid stuff. If you look in the kid section there are some really cool things that any age can make. And the kid section is usually small amount of work. Just cause they are older does not mean that they don't like cute things. Or maybe you could have them make holders for their glasses or something useful like that.
It's nice to see that somebody cares about the elderly. Good for you.
2007-01-16 23:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by Me2 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You might want to check out this page at my website:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/disabilities.htm
(... click on the category called "Seniors, Assisted Living, Stroke, etc."...)
My whole site is mostly about polymer clay, but many of the suggestions on that page of the site could apply to any crafts, and there are also some good links to other sites that could be helpful too.
Best of luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Diane B.
2007-01-16 15:56:09 · answer #3 · answered by Diane B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my dear friend first of all good wishing to you....
may god bless you allways and ever
u are asking about art and crafts, it is not a simple things art and crafts is very important in our lifes.
if we are iritrate and we dont know study means we didn't study and we have no job no companiees are giving us job even shpkeepers are not taken us for helpers so a person can run his life or his faimily by selling handmade greeting cards and as you know i know and all know handmade greetings card are a part of art and crafts
i am giving u very simple ex. of handmade greetings cards
another eg. are like beautifull drawings and scenery from waste maerials here in our country ( india) peoples make scenries through stone and cotton and blood how great they make i cant believe it when i saw the paitings first i think that he is fooling me this painting is pasted on canvas and printed through computer but when i touched it (paiting) i cant belive my ownselves mind blowiing paitings he make,
thanks
2007-01-16 11:34:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
At the nursing home I worked for, we did decoupage, free painting, stenciling, make seasonal cards, ornaments, have them make stuff for a craft sale. Take writing pens and take fake flowers use floral tape and tape flower to pens. You can even let them do coloring pages. Ask them what they would like to do.
2007-01-18 16:35:11 · answer #5 · answered by techno_beauty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but keep in mind that the elderly are more likely to suffer from dexterity and vision limitations, so don't pick something that requires extraordinary hand/eye coordination.
2007-01-16 09:41:39 · answer #6 · answered by I hate friggin' crybabies 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
a good website to go to (well, a couple)
michaels.com
diynet.com
hgtv.com
and there are several crafts sites on the web
2007-01-16 09:45:34 · answer #7 · answered by Jase 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Try the link below
2007-01-16 10:51:13 · answer #8 · answered by mystic_chez 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you can tell them 2 draw their family or something.
2007-01-16 12:39:44 · answer #9 · answered by Blossom 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋