Activity Closet - Duel Purpose (For those with and without Dementia)
Crafts:
Paint with Water -
For those with middle-later stage dementia
Watch pictures appear as you paint water over the blank sheets. Chat about the pictures. (Can be used over and over as pictures disappear in about 20 minutes.)
Supervise activity as needed
Community Service Project: Capes for Kids
For those without dementia, or those with early-middle stage dementia
Invite your residents, staff, family members, and friends to participate in this very special community service project. Capes for Kids is a program (under the Enchanted Makeovers organization which is headquartered in Michigan) that spreads love and support to children living in shelters. The idea behind it is a simple one: children feel empowered when they put on a cape, and they grasp the message that a superhero resides inside of them!
Participating in this project can provide a true sense of self value knowing you
are helping a child, and it is an extremely uplifting and rewarding group experience.
Your participants will be provided with a cape to decorate with fabric markers and stencils.
Your kit will provide:
4 Vinyl Capes to decorate
1 Box of Fabric Markers (10 per box)
4 Stencils to help with your design (although free-hand drawing and writing is encouraged)
1 Color-print flyer
1 Mailer to send the capes to the Capes for Kids / Enchanted Makeovers Program
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning (fabric markers): Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small parts which may cause a choking hazard if swallowed.
Art Dice Game, Sketch Pad, 12-pack easy-to-grip Faber-Castell Colored Pencils -
For those without dementia, or those with early stage dementia
Get in touch with your inner creative self. Roll the ten 12-sided dice and use as many of the words that appear on top of each die in a sketch. Instructions come with many ways to enjoy this activity either on your own or with teams . . . or invent your own versions.
Includes a 9” x 12” spiral sketch pad and a 12-pack of easy-to-grip Faber-Castell colored pencils.
Manufacturer’s Warning:Choking Hazard- Small parts. Keep away from small children and pets.
Games:
OuiSi -
For those without dementia, or those with early-middle stage dementia, or those with middle-later stage dementia
There are no right or wrong answers in this unique and creative game that includes 7 ways to play and think creatively. The pictures on the cards can be anything you think they might be.
One interesting version that can be enjoyed solo, or with a group at a table is: Try connecting cards in rows and columns anyway you think they match (colors, shapes, images, or themes)
Supervise activity as needed.
Genius Square -
For those without dementia
A fun brain-teaser for 1 or 2 players / teams. Try to fill in the empty spaces on a grid using nine colored shapes. 62,208 possible variations! Includes 2 sets.
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under three (3) years.
Slapzi -
For those without dementia, or those with early-middle stage dementia
Be the first player to match the bold-colored picture cards to the clue cards. Easily modifiable for various levels of play.
Supervise activity as needed.
Shut the Box -
For those without dementia
A classic game with a 2-person board, but can be played solo, against an opponent, or on teams. Roll the dice to eliminate numbers. The player with the lowest score wins that round. Strategy and luck in one game!
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking Hazard - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
The Rank Game -
For those without dementia, or those with early stage dementia
Players guess in order (most to least favorite) the preferred choice of the “Ranker” from a chosen topic card. Great as an ice-breaker . . . or to see how well you really know someone!
Supervise activity. Small parts can be a choking hazard.
Chipzi -
For those without dementia, or those with early stage dementia
Be the first player (or team) to find and collect 7 chips of one category. For example: same color, same number, descending order, etc. Everyone plays at the same time. Play in a fast-paced, competition-style version, or a slow paced non-competitive version.
Great for intergenerational enjoyment.
For up to 7 individual players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard). Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years of age.
Chunky Monkey Business -
For those without dementia
A fast-paced, fill-in-the blank word game! Figure out the correct word in the middle of 2 other words or phrases , , , for example,: common_____of smell. Can you think of a word that works with both? The answer sense! (common sense and sense of smell).
The first player or team to guess correctly collects that can bring them closer to victory!!
For 3-8 players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Herd Mentality -
For those without dementia, or those with early stage dementia
Be the first player or team to collect 8 tokens by thinking like everyone else (like the “Herd”). Avoid unique answers!
Example: Name a food that has a hole in it! (What would you guess?)
For 4-20 players / teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Eat Your Words -
For those without dementia
A fun, wacky, unique, and quick-thinking word game for 3-6 players or teams.
Includes 3 decks of character cards: Pickles, Carrots, and Bananas. The player or team to collect the most cards at the end of the game (Pickles, Carrots and Bananas) wins.
Players shout out answers to a clue . . . but here’s the catch: the answer must start with the first letter of the character on the card being read, and must be followed by that character. So, if a pickle card is chosen, and the clue on the card is, “what is a young dog called?” The answer must start with a “P” (for pickle), and end with the word pickle. In this case, the answer is puppy, pickle! Sounds easy??? . . . but it gets tricky!
A great intergenerational game that’s quick to learn and provides a lot of laughs along the way!
For 3-6 players or teams.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Chronology -
For those without dementia, or those with early stage dementia
Be the first player or team to create a timeline of 10 event cards in chronological order.
Includes 858 events spanning over 2,000 years to test your knowledge or lucky guessing!
Play competitively (individually or on teams).
Enjoy fun conversation along the way.
Great for intergenerational enjoyment, conversation, and fun learning!
Supervise activity as needed.
Match the Photos - Keeping Busy -
For those with middle-later stage dementia.
Match picture cards to a template card as you chat about the photos. Includes three ways to play and a discussion guide with fun facts.
Supervise activity as needed.
All About Us -
For those with early-middle stage dementia
With 66 prompt cards, this game encourages players to explore and share personal stories of different time periods of their life.
A great way to spark conversation, reminiscing, and sharing stories
Enjoy as a group or independently.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Small parts
Splurt--
For those without dementia, or those with early-middle stage dementia
Players flip over a card and try to be the first to shout out an answer that matches the clue. Say a correct answer first to win a card. Choose playing at a faster or slower pace for fun either way!
Supervise activity as needed.
Kardlet 1960s Rewind -
For those without dementia, or those with early-middle stage dementia, or those with middle-later stage dementia
Take a nostalgic trip to the 1960s with this glossy coated 32-page booklet. Chat and reminisce about fun facts of the decade.
Supervise activity as needed.
Tile Tango -
For those with early-middle stage dementia
Players match their tiles to a pattern shown on a “match card.” Three different levels of play including: match colors only, patterns only, or both. Can enjoy solo or competition style.
Supervise activity as needed.
Flipingo -
For those with early-middle stage dementia
A cross between a matching game and bingo! Players turn over picture cards in their game grid when those pictures match a card flipped from a deck. The first player to complete the pre-determined pattern wins that round.
Supervise activity as needed
I'm a Poet -
For those without dementia
A unique rhyming game that asks players to solve 2 clues containing rhyming riddles: one clue rhymes with the answer, and the other clue contains a rhyme about the answer!
Solve the riddle first to win a card. Be the first player or team to collect one of each card to create the image of Willy Shakes (see picture on game insert), and win the game!
So . . . figure out the clues in rhyme, and you will have an awesome time!
For 3-8 players or teams
Supervise as needed. Contains small parts.
American Beach Trivia -
For those without dementia, or those with early - middle stage dementia
Learn fun facts as you guess answers to the questions or statements on the cards. Great for chatting and reminiscing. Play solo, in small groups, or on teams.
Supervise activity as needed.
Assistex Photo Picture Book (1 book) -
For those with middle-later stage dementia
Chat about the themed photographs in your book. Reminisce without needing to
read
Supervise activity as needed.
Puzzles:
6-in-1 Wooden Block Puzzle -
For those with middle to later stage dementia
A unique and intriguing puzzle that includes sixteen 6-sided block pieces with color-coded edges, 1 wooden base, 6 image cards, and instructions which include conversation prompts.
Block pieces can also be stacked, lined up, or sorted by colors.
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking Hazard- Small parts not for children under 3 years of age, or individuals who have a tendency to place inedible objects in their mouth.
