Stitch 'n Dish

Crafts for Seniors

This page highlights some of the craft projects I have developed and shared with residents in Long Term Care facilities. They are designed to be simple, tactile-rich, and to take into account various age-related impairments such as limited vision, one-sided weakness, and other potential barriers.

Some residents need a bit more help than others, but each project is able to be completed in a single session.

Several projects feature yarn wrapping around a solid object, while others are painting an object, or using Mod-Podge to cover a surface with colorful tissue paper. A couple projects involved “planting” artificial flowers in a pot, and another popular project was the sea-side terrarium where they poured sand into a plastic cup and then created a mini seashore scene with shells and artificial grass strands.

Another potted plant
Fabric-wrapped star wreath shape
Painted wooden “picks”
Paper leaves glued to burlap (decoration)
Coaster (mod-podge and fabric)
Mini wooden snowmen (painted)
A “treat container” for Halloween
Wooden Pumpkin shape wrapped with yarn
Candy Cane decoration (looped yarn wrapped around a shaped frame)
A memorial light (tea light)
Pom-Poms glued to wooden shape (magnet)
Snowman Hanging decoration (or ornament); buttons foam, ribbon & glue
Memory piece (mod-podge and tissue paper)
Artificial flower arrangement
Mini seaside terrarium
A “Gratitude” Board
Garland made with cardboard trees and wrapped with yarn; decorations glued on
Yarn-wrapped wreath form (Bunny)
More wrapped cones as Trees

For information on any of these projects, or basic instructions, email me at: StitchnDish@gmail.com