99 ACTIVITIES FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE DEMENTIA 

1. Clip Coupons 
2. Read a short story or poem 
3. Write a letter 
4. Bake Cookies
5. Look through a hunting magazine 
6. Look up names in yellow pages 
7. Plant Seeds 
8. Try different scented hand lotions
9. Listen to polka music 
10. Clean out a pumpkin
11. Describe a childhood 
12. Toss a ball 
13. Sort playing cards by color 
14. Sort and ball socks 
15. Fold baby clothes 
16. Have a spelling bee 
17. Sing favorite hymns 
18. String Cheerios for birds 
19. Watch old 'I Love Lucy' shows 
20. Make sandwiches 
21. Wind yarn 
22. Decorate sugar cookies 
23. Play balloon volleyball 
24. Finish famous sayings
25. Make cards with decorative stamps 
26. Have a beauty makeover 
27. Weed the garden 
28. Visit a neighbor 
29. Plant a mini terrarium 
30. Dust the furniture 
31. Snap beans 
32. Have an ice cream sundae 
33. Feed the pet 
34. Bake homemade bread 
35. Straighten drawers 
36. Polish silverware 
37. Reminisce about the first kiss 
38. Roll pennies 
39. Sweep the kitchen floor 
40. Color a picture of the flag 
41. Cut up fruit 
42. Play Uno 
43. Remember great inventions 
44. Watercolor 
45. Cut out paper dolls 
46. Describe something beautiful 
47. Water the houseplants 
48. Pop popcorn
49. Blow bubbles 
50. Look through an old Sears catalogue 
51. Have a high tea
52. Talk about a special vacation 
53. Give a manicure 
54. Talk about how she met her husband 
55. Remember the 1st day of school
56. Finish famous quotes 
57. Play Old Maid 
58. Make a clay sculpture 
59. Make a family tree 
60. Make a collage 
61. Play favorite songs 
62. Sing together 
63. Wipe off patio furniture 
64. Name the Presidents 
65. Make a vegetable salad 
66. Decorate paper placemats 
67. Trace and cut out shapes 
68. Talk about a favorite pet 
69. Make Jell-o 
70. Cut out magazine photos 
71. Look at baby pictures 
72. Play trivia games 
73. Darn holey socks
74. Finish famous sayings 
75. Try on funny hats 
76. Polish shoes 
77. Put together a simple puzzle 
78. Visit the mall 
79. Look through recipes 
80. Play Horseshoes 
81. Talk about the wedding 
82. Arrange flowers 
83. Make cream cheese mints 
84. Name states and capitols 
85. Plant flowers 
86. Take a walk outside
87. Say a prayer together 
88. Plan menus 
89. Sew sewing cards 
90. Tell a joke 
91. Dance 
92. Talk about family photos 
93. Sponge paint 
94. Sand wood blocks 
95. Play a kazoo 
96. Make a cake 
97. Talk about the children  
98. Smell the kitchen spices 
99. Make a piece of toast  

Most families and caregivers are not aware of the variety of activities which are available in our homes. Families can also try planting a basil, sage, rosemary, thyme, etc herb garden as a sensory activity. Just pluck a few leaves and smell. Also, a few sprigs of rosemary in a vase next to the bed appear to be calming for some persons as a sleep aid. Good luck to all. 

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