I was one of two co-leaders who started an offline craft group in a church. When Covid hit the craft group collapsed I concentrated on completing the book. Once the book was done the idea of the activity packs was born. Then it was a case of how do you make that into a proper …
One thing I hate about activity packs is that very often you have to do that one thing and you have no choice. There is one way and that is the only way. I realised that I was not the only one. The few occasions when we used activity packs at our little craft group …
Those are huge steps for a small child, aren’t they? The thing is that it is only by moving from one step to the next that they will get to the end of the path. The stones are put in place by others. The child can follow those big stones and get to the destination. …
It sounds unbelievable but there are adults who have been given certificates of completion for doing a course to help them count up to three. It might sound like something you would do with a pre-school child but some adults are so challenged by cognitive impairment that it is a considerable achievement. We often think …
OK, unconditional regard sounds very professional, doesn’t it? What the church and family counselling world is more comfortable using is unconditional love. Love has a number of facets. It includes cherishing people especially women and respecting people especially men. Holding people in high regard is not that dissimilar to love but you are neatly side-stepping …
These card kits are based on one of our favourite ways of helping less able people create things. They are brilliant for encouraging teamwork and include the opportunity to make some choices. How do you use them? The basic procedure is draw around the template preferably on the back of the paper cut out the …
Our card kits contain the materials you need to make three A6 sized cards. These cards are about 10 centimetres by 13 centimetres. The best way to get an idea of the size find a standard A4 sized piece of paper and fold it into quarters. 3 A6 card blanks (Wherever possible they will include …
An engagement ring like this is the sign of a very precious agreement, i.e. an agreement to get married and stick by each other through thick and thin for the rest of your days. You may be one who knows the reality of this as you are looking for activities to do with a spouse …
Many of us like to make decisions for ourselves. In fact, if we do not make decisions for ourselves we feel like slaves or worse still robots that are programmed to do certain things but that look like humans. It leaves us feeling diminished and not enough as someone else had to make the choices …
