Arts and crafts seniors

22 Nursing Home Crafts offers unique craft ideas that are enjoyable to create and easy to accomplish. Get the residents' creative juices flowing with one of the unique painting techniques provided below. Allow them to create something beautiful to display in their bedroom with one of the quick and easy DIY wall decor tutorials. Encourage them to relieve some stress by coloring in a beautiful coloring page rendition of a cute animal with all their favorite colors. Celebrate a holiday with…

These coffee filter flowers are SO PRETTY! This simple craft is beautiful enough for adults, but easy enough that kids can make them too. They make beautiful party decorations and are also a great gift idea for teachers or Mother's Day. Easy Coffee Filter Flowers It's hard to believe these flowers are made out of coffee filters! For pennies you can make a beautiful flower bouquet that won't wilt or fade. Best of all, these coffee filter flowers are SO EASY to make. They're made from simple…

Tried this from a Pin I saw and it went well! Taped off pieces of boards and my residents painted

This glass bead suncatcher looks SO PRETTY sparkling in the sun! And best of all, it's super easy to make -- add glue to a sour cream or yogurt container lid and add your glass beads. It's quick, simple, and a super fun way to use glass beads! DIY Suncatchers with Glass Beads Glass bead suncatchers are so colourful and cheerful! Hang them in the window and they brighten up the room as the sun shines through the colourful beads. We got all the supplies for these suncatchers at the dollar…

If your elderly parent or older adult has dementia, the time you spend together may be getting more difficult as their memory lapses. Creative engagement, however, has been shown to help people with dementia tap back into their personalities and sharpen their senses, so you might give arts a

Before you know it, summer will be here, and there is still plenty of time to prepare for the warmer days ahead. You will love these summer crafts for seniors!

String paint art is SO PRETTY and it's really simple to create! This is such a fun and easy art technique and a great art project for people of all skill levels. You can make pull string art with any kind of acrylic paint and either string or yarn. Pull String Art With Acrylic Paint String paint art using acrylic paint is a great art project for kids, tweens, teens, adults and seniors! I love how bright and bold the acrylic paint looks on the black paper. This is such a pretty art technique…

It's so fun and easy to make a beautiful bean mosaic! Get creative and use pantry items to create a work of art that explores texture and shapes. Make an abstract design, or create a picture or pattern - it's all up to you! It can take awhile for the bean mosaic art to come together, but it's a very tactile and relaxing process. Experiment with different colours and designs for a cool indoor activity that both kids and adults will enjoy! This post contains affiliate links. If you use these…

Create beautiful suncatchers with coloring pages and mason jar lids in this easy, DIY craft. Let the sunlight shine through with step-by-step instructions and printable coloring pages.