. A North Park University community art project. Participants made images of fellow North Park students (or in a couple cases, faculty). 67 blocks total, mounted on a gold-leafed circle. More photographs documenting this project here: the eye project Also check out a previous NPU community art project: the riverside mural
Espagnole is a classic brown sauce, typically made from brown stock, mirepoix, and tomatoes, and thickened with roux. Given that the sauce is French in origin, where did the name come from? According to Alan Davidson, in The Oxford Companion to Food, "The name has nothing to do with Spain, any more than the counterpart term allemande has anything to do with Germany. It is generally believed that the terms were chosen because in French eyes Germans are blond and Spaniards are brown."
Senior Living Design | Memory Care Senior living design has become a primary focus for the work we do at Studio 1-2-1. So much intentionality and thoughtfulness goes into designing interiors for senior residents and our team is passionate about it. One of our resident designers, Morgan Ridgle
Make this beautiful pressed flower suncatcher with only a few supplies! This is an easy craft to make on your own!
Rainy day crafts for kids and some fun activities. Keep the gloom away with these fun crafts to keep your kids busy when they have to stay indoors
This fall leaf chalk art is so pretty and it's so simple to make! Use chalk pastels, or even regular chalk, and our leaf templates (more on that below!) to make this fun and beautiful artwork that kids of all ages will be proud to display! Chalk Pastel Art for Kids We used fall colours to make our fall leaf art - red, orange, yellow and a touch of green. The leaves really pop and look like they're glowing on the black paper! And the technique is SO EASY! This is a great activity to learn about positive and negative
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As an Activity Coordinator, things can get really busy and there just doesn’t seem to be enough hours in the day. It’s hard to sneak away time at your desk for notes or planning because every activity is so hands on. Well, I have come up with a list of 10 activities most seniors should be able to do independently so you can take some time to work at your desk, plan activities or just catch up on emails. 1. Gardening Club I just set out supplies on a table, zip lock of dirt, flower pot, seeds, water, maybe some small plants. Sometimes I leave markers, stickers or paint so they can decorate the flower pots. They come in, chat, share stories and enjoy getting their hands dirty. I put down plastic table cloths I get from the dollar store to make clean up a piece of cake. 2. Card Games Again, I just set the tables with any supplies they need, (cards, card holders, automatic shufflers, score pads, list of rules and pencils) and let them enjoy. The games most popular with my group is Hand & Foot, Bridge and Spades. 3. Travel Video Experience This one is really fun for my group. I use a travel video, sometimes documentary style, sometimes just images/vlog style. I pick a food from that location, ex. for our video about Berlin, Germany I put out a selection of sausages and some pretzels. I also put out some beer or an apple juice punch (for those who can’t have alcohol). I decorated the snack table with little German signs and little volkswagon toy cars and such. Again, I just set the table and start the video, they help themselves to snacks. I’ll try to link some of the videos we have done, the Travel Experiences have been a really big hit with them, and it’s a nice little break for me too! 4. Word Games/Picture Finds I have several of these on my site, sometimes I download them from www.teacherspayteachers.com. It’s an easy activity they can do on their own. They like to sip coffee and gossip while they work on them. 5. Card Making I just set out the supplies on the table that they like to use (cardstock, glue sticks, scissors, stickers, stamps, scrapbook paper, etc.). We have a resident who keeps a list of anyone that is sick or has a birthday coming up and each person in the group picks a person on the list to make a card for. 6. Happy Stitcher Group We have a group of ladies that enjoy knitting. They get together about once a week and knit baby blankets which we later donate to local charity groups. This is a very independent group activity. 7. Prayer Group We have a box in our main hallway that residents drop prayer requests into. Each week our Prayer Group meets to go through the requests and pray together for each other. I usually provide them some refreshments but otherwise this is a resident led, independent activity. 8. Flower Arrangements This is not an activity that we are able to do terribly often, but it’s great fun when we do. I have established a rapport with some of our local florists in our area. When their flowers get to a point where they can not sell them but they are still good for a week or so, or they may be cut short and were scraps from another arrangement, they donate them to us. We usually get a fair amount so I just spread them out on the table, give my ladies some recycled plastic bottles and let them go to town. 9. Put on a Short Play This is something my residents are doing right now. It’s a very short comedic play (3 scenes) or so. Not much props (I am helping with those). They have weekly play practice on their own and I just help with the set up. 10. Laugh Lines Group This group meets to laugh and socialize together every 2 weeks or so. I look up a bunch of appropriate jokes, print them out and stick them in our Funny Fish Bowl. They take turns taking out jokes and reading them to the group. I usually leave out punch and maybe some pretzels or goldfish. They love reading the jokes and laughing together. It’s always a great time! Hope these inspire some activities at your facility!
My latest miniature is a tornado! I started it whilst I was still at home over the summer and finally got round to finishing it. It started...
Learn how to make this simple sun catcher craft using alcohol inks. This is a great crafts for adults and teens!
Kids can make something pretty incredible when they pool their talents.
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Learn how to organize your entire life with these IKEA hacks.
Another project we saw on www.pinterest.com and decided to do for our Art Day! My youngest and I saw this project in the morning and by noon we were ready to try it on our own. We got s…
We work hard at planning activities we know residents will enjoy. There is usually a core group of residents who attend and engage in these activities, but there are some who regularly decline invitations. Once they get to an activity, they enjoy themselves, yet they remain reluctant. Here are some simple techniques to improve reluctant resident engagement over time.
Did you know that chores aren't just helpful for keeping your house in order and for teaching independence? Before my son was diagnosed with sensory processing, I never knew about all the great benefits of
How to make theraputty for occupational therapy to improve fine motor skills and hand strength.
Would like to put together a color mixing activity without all the mess that comes with it? Try shaving cream color mixing sensory bag!
Clean lines, intuitive function and innate beauty define the Epoch Clothes Rack by Nina Bruun, one of two new designs from the Danish designer. Updating the ubiquitous coat rack and working from the idea of concealing unsightly hangers and tags behind something beautiful, the minimally elegant design profiles a considered combination of gently rounded edges, warm wood and discreet functionality. Developed and perfected over time, it is characterised by soft bands of undulating wood that sit like sculptures on a wall. Referencing 1950s design aesthetics and traditional craftsmanship, Epoch is pure in both form and material. Available in natural or dark stained oak, it is carefully sized to fit both purpose and place.Designed by Nina Bruun for Danish design company, Audo Copenhagen.
Inspired by soccer shorts, rendered in sumptuous, pure silk. We use duchesse satin silk, woven with a higher thread count which makes for an especially rich, heavy satin. Each colorway features a unique configuration of carefully curated vintage jacquard ribbons. Quantities are limited by our finite supplies of each vintage ribbon, although we are always on the hunt for more! Extremely comfortable to wear with a deliberately roomy fit that’s easily adjusted with both an elastic waistband and a drawstring. Easygoing and luxurious, you can dress them up or down. They feature two spacious side pockets to keep you on-the-go. Material: 100% silk, trimmed with vintage jacquard ribbon (compositions unknown), pockets made with 100% cotton silesia. Fit: These are meant to fit oversized. Shorts feature both a drawstring and an elastic waistband for comfort and versatility. If you like a tighter fit, you may size down or request custom measurements. If sizing down, please reference size chart to ensure that the hip measurement is at least a little bit larger than your own, as this fabric does not stretch and you will need some ease in order to move about and sit comfortably. Care: Dry-clean only. Iron on low setting if necessary (iron on the inside of the garment only). Caily is 5'9" and wears a size XS
This is SO easy, SO fun, SO fast and the results are always great! All you need is paper, paint and some old business/credit cards (or cardboard offcuts around that size). Josie and I had a bit of …
Kids can make something pretty incredible when they pool their talents.
I love these simple wool heart wreath decorations. All you need are some card scraps (I used old packing boxes) and some cheap wool/yarn.
