Home Care Activity Closet
An activity closet can be a great way to provide your clients with an assortment of curated games, crafts, and puzzles. You can treat your Activity Closet as a lending library of leisure activities. Instructions will be included with hints to use and modify.
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
Art Dice Game, Drawing Pad for Art Dice Game, EcoGrip Colored Pencils 12-pack-
For those without dementia or those with early stage dementia
A unique game combining dice and art that helps players connect to their creative side! Includes ten 12-sided dice with a word prompt on each side, instructions for 18 ways to use the dice, 1 sketch pad, and 1 12-pack of easy-grip colored pencils.
One version: Create a sketch including as many of the word prompts as possible.Take a point for each word used. Try solo or against an opponent.
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 game that includes 7 ways to play and think creatively. The pictures on the cards can be anything you think they might be. One version: Connect cards in rows and columns anyway you think they match (colors, shapes, images, or themes). Try solo or with a group.
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.
Match the Photos by 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.
Expressions Card Game -
For those with early - middle stage dementia or those with middle - later stage dementia A fun way to encourage conversation.
Includes 2 sets of color-coded cards: blue card come with a 3 word expression with the last word missing. Green cards have a common phrase with a missing word. Players / teams try to fill in the missing word.
Instructions include variations on how to play for an enjoyable time socializing and chatting.
Supervise activity as needed
Assistex Picture Book -
For those with middle-later stage dementia
This colorful picture book revolving around a specific relatable theme is a wonderful way to encourage conversation, reminiscing, and socialization.
Some books may include a simple explanation at the bottom of the page written in large bold print, however in general reading is not required.
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.
Pentago -
For those without dementia
A fast and fun strategy game that is both simple and challenging! The object of the game is to create five in a row of your colored marbles . . . but watch out . . . the board changes after every move!
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard - Game contains marbles. Not for children under the age of 3.
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.
Play American Trivia
For those without dementia, or those with early stage dementia
Be the first player / team to correctly answer 2 questions in each of 5 categories: geography, history, pop culture, sports, and general.
Great for promoting conversation, fun competition or cooperative enjoyment, and intergenerational engagement! Easy-to-learn, and modify as needed.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Tenzi -
For those without dementia
A fast and fun rolling dice game. Choose from the many different categories to play . . . then search for and collect the dice you need. Shout “Tenzi” to win that round! Can be modified for a slower pace.
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.
Match Madness -
For those without dementia or those with early stage dementia
Be the first to arrange your set of 5 large rectangular blocks to match the pattern on a flipped card. A brain-teasing race against opponents, but can be played in a slower version.
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard, Not suitable for children under 3 years. Keep this information.
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
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 or try solo. Enjoy fun conversation and learning along the way.
Supervise activity as needed.
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.
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.
.1960s Rewind Kardlet -
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 including movies, TV shows, actors and actresses, history, music, sports, products of the time, and more.
Written in large print and includes nostalgic pictures to spark conversation. Try adding some music of the 60s for an extra enjoyable atmosphere!
Supervise activity as needed.
Assistex Photographic Matching Game -
For those with middle-later stage dementia
Match themed photos to 5 different boards created for various levels of ability. Includes conversation prompts and fun facts.
Supervise activity.
Manufacturer’s Warning: Choking hazard-Small Parts Not for Children Under 3 years
Puzzles:
16 - piece puzzle –
For those with middle - later stage dementia
Chat and reminisce about the puzzle picture as you piece it together.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Easy Handling Puzzle - 275 piece -
For those without dementia, or those with early - middle stage dementia
Chat about the picture as you piece together this lovely jigsaw puzzle. Made with large easy to hold pieces.
Supervise activity as needed (small parts can be a choking hazard).
Manufacturer’s Warning: Not suitable for children under 36 months due to small pieces which may present a choking hazard.
