Reminiscence Activity Manual – Keep It Simple
$36.00
A revised and expanded reminiscence activity manual for seniors in aged care, featuring more than 40 achievable arts and crafts projects. Updated from Lauretta Kaldor’s original edition, this 56-page manual gives activity coordinators practical, ready-to-run project ideas.
Reminiscence Activity Manual – Keep It Simple is a revised arts and crafts manual by Lauretta Kaldor, designed for people living in aged care facilities. The original book has been updated withideas and new projects added, resulting in a practical resource with more than 40 achievable activities across 56 pages.
How it can be used
Activity coordinators can draw on this manual to run hands-on craft sessions with residents, selecting projects that suit individual abilities and interests. The focus on achievable making gives it a practical role alongside other reminiscence resources used in care settings. This manual includes:
- More than 40 arts and crafts projects
- Activities be achievable in aged care settings
- Revised content from the original edition
- New projects added to the existing range
- 56 pages in total
- One-to-one craft sessions: Work through a single project with a resident, using the making process as a natural prompt for conversation about past experiences.
- Small group activity: Select a project suitable for a group and run it as a shared session, allowing residents to work alongside each other at their own pace.
- Session planning: Use the manual as a reference when planning a weekly activity calendar, rotating projects to maintain variety across the month.
- Reminiscence prompts: Use the craft subjects and materials as starting points for reminiscence conversation before or after the hands-on activity.
- Format: Printed book
- Page count: 56 pages
- Number of projects: More than 40
- Edition: Revised and updated from the original
- Author: Lauretta Kaldor