There are so many ways to engage in St. Patrick’s Day activities with our dear friends, those ladies in our community with some type of cognitive decline. At our March Lady-Links visits, we always enjoy making crafts and sharing Show and Tell items that reflect a St. Patrick’s Day theme. This type of socialization helps sharpen memory and cognitive skills, plus it’s fun!
It’s always a delight to see our finished products displayed in the apartments of the residents in our continuing care community where we send the crafts that we make.
The Show and Tell visits are just as much fun as the craft visits. Looking at St. Patrick’s Day decorations and collections brings back memories of how we celebrated this holiday when we were children. Stories of getting “pinched if you didn’t wear green” were some of the most popular ones shared. There were memories of corned beef and cabbage dinners, parades, making Irish Soda Bread, looking for Leprechauns, rainbows and pots of gold and, of course, the importance and meaning of the shamrock. We really felt the results of this Irish blessing at our St. Patrick’s Day themed visits with our dear friends:
May your troubles be less and your blessings be more,
and nothing but happiness come through your door.
The Lady-Links wish you a Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
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