Arts & Craft

Improve dexterity. Provide enjoyment.

To promote interaction and sharing. To enhance self-esteem

Provide stimulation and encourage choices.

To promote friendship. Maintain skills.

These lovely leaves will look great hanging from ceilings, decorating glass windows and walls or made into mobiles for people who spend long periods of time in bed.

Stunning snow-flakes to decorate any room. They are so simple to make and just beautiful.

Help celebrate the oceans rich diversity of life. Have fun by turning a wall in your facility into your own ocean or aquarium.

To observe cultural dates. To engage residents in reminiscing

Download the 'Happy Easter' letters and have your residents paint and decorate them to create a beautiful banner for your facility!

Lovely Easter baskets you can make with recycled paintings and paper.

Celebrate Mother's Day with beautiful floral decorations with photo centerpieces!

A lovely arts & craft activity for Mother's Day!

To celebrate spring make a 'dream' tree composed of spring flowers and blossoms. This activity includes 8 spring flower templates for you to download. You may also include recycled paper flowers with painted flowers as per the example spring tree above.

A Leprechaun is a devious little troll who is capable of turning into a frog to escape capture. Leprechauns are shoe-makers who dress in suites with waist coats, hats and buckled shoes. Every Leprechaun has a 'pot of gold'. Here is my version of the pot of gold.

St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. His life is shrouded in legend and it is said that on his death bed he urged friends not to lament, but to celebrate his comfortable exit by taking a small drop of something to drink to ease their pain. Legend has it that this is how the Irish have come to love their alcohol!

It's Winter Olympics time! Have fun decorating international flags.

Cultural observance. Reminiscing.

Fun and enjoyment. Artistic expression.

Take your residents on a fascinating cultural experience – celebrate Chinese New Year!

Australian Aboriginals use plant shoots, Echidna quills and small twigs to paint their dream time stories.

Decorate your facility with these easy to make paper chains.

Celebrate cultural uniqueness and promote friendship and sharing.

Easy and fun to make! Give the bookmarks as souvenirs to friends, staff and relatives.

This is folk art and maybe some of your residents will remember playing with it as a child. Video included!

Maintenance of dexterity. Promote sense of accomplishment.

Make your own game for Melbourne Cup Celebrations!

Enhance self esteem. Have fun with arts and crafts!

Socialization with peers in a group setting. Sense of accomplishment. Video included!

Potential for reminiscing. Personal satisfaction. Video included!

Encourage creative expression. Improve dexterity.

VIDEO Instructions included! Make bow ties in a craft session and give it to your male residents on Father’s Day to help celebrate this festive occasion.

VIDEO Instructions included! Object: maintain social skills and reinforce friendships. Sensory stimulation.

Improve hand-eye coordination and enhance motor skills

Hand-eye coordination. Upper body movements (exercise).

Promote recognition of colours. Develop motor skills.

Versatile and interesting activity. Maintains and improves dexterity.

Enhance spiritual fulfillment. Improve dexterity.

To promote fine motor movements. To have fun!

Eye-hand coordination practice and fine motor skill exercise