Dolls with paper and wool

This is a doll I made with one of my clients.

The first thing to do is to draw the outline of a human figure on an old box. Then I cut it. Some times the clients haven't got that strog hands to cut a really thick paper.
After cutting my paper the clients started rapping it. At the end we sewed the eyes and the nose. We just made little balls from wool for the nose and eyes.

You'll need:

• Different colour of wool. Black for hair, pink for face, whatever else you prefer for clothes. 
• Scissors
• Thck paper

valentine heart garland

This is a Valentine Heart Garlad I made with my clients. It's a very very simple activity and you can decorate the place with this coloured garlands.

I draw two hearts on an A4 paper and then made copies. I used different colour paper. Some of the clients could follow the cutting path, others couldnt. Some of them were able to pass the wool through the little holes. I always adjust the activities to what clients can or can't do.

You'll need:

• Coloured Paper - Foam Paper 
• Scissors
• Wool

and maybe a photocopy machine. 

Winter Collage

Winter Collage

This is a Winiter Collage I made with my clients. You can do one for each season and decorate your care home, activities room etc. 
You'll need:

• Paper - Foam Paprer

• Watercolours or oil paint

• Glue

• Scissors

• Brushes

• Felt

• Stickers

• An old picture frame or canvas 

We always try to use things that we don't use any more. In this case I took an old picture frame and one of my clients painted it black in order to cover the old painting. 

I did the outline for the trees, the human figures and the houses and then my clients cut everything down. 

I used foam paper, felt and plain paper and silver glitter in order to make the collage look nice! 

I bought snowflackes stickers but you can use cotton or plain whte paper to do the snow effect or maybe cut down silver stars. 

Some of the clients f.e with dementia they forget what to do so I had to remind them where to paint and what to cut. You know your clients so you can share the cutting or the painting depending on their skills or abilities. Even if they can do anything of the above I am sure they will be able to use the stickers. 

This is my winter collage, but you can do yours tottaly different!!!!