Teaching Seniors
March 19, 2007
I had an interesting experience yesterday! I had been asked to do a jewelry project for ladies at a local retirement home, and after discussing with the owner of my LBS, decided on memory wire bracelets.
I picked up some packets of mixed color beads in what I thought were pretty large sizes. It turned out that while the ladies didn’t have much trouble with picking up the beads, some of them did struggle with holes in the beads. My son had come to help me, and between us we helped out anyone who had difficulty, letting them tell us which beads to put on the wire, and then stringing the beads for them.
Overall, a success – 7 ladies who proudly sported their new bracelets to dinner that night, and an invite to come back and do another project.
Suggestions on projects for senior citizens?
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This week, I ran a necklace beading craft at my local senior center. I was able to keep the price down by picking up holiday garlands and removing the stringing. The beads were a little bigger which was good for stiff jpints plus they had larger holes. I then used beading wire and inexpensive toggles which brought the cost to $3 per senior. They loved it and want to do more. I am actually their art instructor (volunteer).