Need help with ideas

The Weegie · Woodworker Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 75 Location: Glasgow

I volunteered to do arts and crafts in the work.

I work with elderly people who have Dementia.

Was thinking of doing some work on the scrollsaw and then getting the residents to paint them.

The manager has asked that if possible, could the work be made to put in their bedrooms.

I was thinking of making some kind of pattern to put round photo frames or maybe making bookends.

Anybody got other ideas.

Cheers.

WoodAddict · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:52 pm Post subject:

This pattern is being offered for free for a limitted time only. It's a nice little one for esater.

http://www.sheilalandrydesigns.com/site/437434/page/75038

I also have a very simple octagon puzzle pattern that I drew myself. PM me if you're interested and I'll happily send the file. It has 10 pieces that fit into a frame. The pieces could all be different colours as it's the shapes that fit together rather than a picture.

Thanks
Paul

Carter Johnson · Posted: Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:01 pm Post subject:

Similar to what Paul suggested, you can always cut puzzles of any complexity you wish, Cut them from bare plywood and have the residents paint the pieces, or mount the fronts of cards and cut them and simply have them assemble them. You don't need a pattern for such simple shapes and can cut them any way you like.

Carter

The Weegie · Woodworker Joined: 11 Nov 2007 Posts: 75 Location: Glasgow

Thanks for the ideas Guys.

jasonx · Forum Newbie Joined: 24 Feb 2010 Posts: 19 Location: Kent

Steve Good has some free photo frame patterns on his website
http://www.scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/
direct links
http://www.stevedgood.com/shadowframes.pdf
http://www.stevedgood.com/frame.pdf

I'm guessing you have already seen these but posting them just in case you have not