1 |  | Listen to music |
2 | | Toss a ball |
3 | | Color pictures |
4 | | Make homemade lemonade |
5 | | Count trading cards |
6 | | Clip coupons |
7 | | Sort poker chips |
8 | | Read out loud chapters from Harry Potter books or other favorite stories |
9 | | Rake leaves |
10 | | String beads |
11 | | Bake cookies |
12 | | Take photos of the person and you and create a collage |
13 | | Brush or comb one another’s hair |
14 | | Participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk To learn more about Memory Walk, please click here. |
15 | | Plant seeds indoors or outdoors |
16 | | Look at family photographs |
17 | | Wipe off the kitchen table |
18 | | Weed the flowerbed or tend to the garden |
19 | | Fold laundry |
20 | | Have a friend visit with a well-behaved pet |
21 | | Cut pictures out of greeting cards or magazines |
22 | | Play dominoes |
23 | | Ask the person about his or her favorite childhood books or cartoon characters (you can share yours too) |
24 | | Bake homemade bread |
25 | | Sort objects by shape or color |
26 | | Sing old songs |
27 | | Invite the person to tell you more when he or she talks about a memory |
28 | | Put silverware away |
29 | | Make a Valentine card |
30 | | Play favorite songs and sing |
31 | | Ask the person about his or her brothers or sisters |
32 | | Make a cherry pie |
33 | | Play with tops or jacks |
34 | | Make a scrapbook |
35 | | Take a walk around the yard |
36 | | Write a poem together |
37 | | Reminisce about the first day of school |
38 | | String Cheerios® to hang outside for birds |
39 | | Make a fresh fruit salad |
40 | | Sweep the patio |
41 | | Color paper shamrocks green |
42 | | Fold towels |
43 | | Have an afternoon tea party |
44 | | Talk about great inventions |
45 | | Look through the pages of a clothes catalog |
46 | | Look at a map of the United States and identify states and capitals |
47 | | Make a family tree poster |
48 | | Color a picture of our flag |
49 | | Eat a picnic lunch outside |
50 | | Water house plants |
51 | | Play horseshoes |
52 | | Dance |
53 | | Watch Sesame Street together |
54 | | Make homemade ice cream |
55 | | Make holiday cards |
56 | | Reminisce about favorite sports activities the person enjoyed while growing up |
57 | | Write a letter to a friend or family member |
58 | | Dress in your favorite football or soccer team's color |
59 | | Pop popcorn |
60 | | Name the presidents |
61 | | Give a manicure |
62 | | Make paper butterflies |
63 | | Plant a tree |
64 | | Finish famous sayings |
65 | | Feed the ducks |
66 | | Model with play dough |
67 | | Look at pictures in a comic book |
68 | | Put a puzzle together |
69 | | Sand wood |
70 | | Rub in hand lotion |
71 | | Arrange fresh flowers |
72 | | Remember famous people |
73 | | Recite nursery rhymes |
74 | | Make peanut butter sandwiches |
75 | | Cut up used paper for scratch paper |
76 | | Blow bubbles |
77 | | Take care of a fish tank |
78 | | Bake cupcakes and decorate them |
79 | | Interview the person about his or her life using either a video camera or cassette recorder |
80 | | Play Hangman |
81 | | Finger paint |
82 | | Cut out pictures from magazines |
83 | | Put coins in a jar |
84 | | Put bird seed out for the birds |
85 | | Decorate a pumpkin |
86 | | Reminisce about a favorite summer |
87 | | Roll yarn into a ball |
88 | | Trace and cut out autumn leaves |
89 | | Cook a favorite family recipe together |
90 | | Gather a yellow sponge, crayons, paper and tape and make a SpongeBob SquarePants |
91 | | Wash silverware |
92 | | Give him or her a hug |
93 | | Ask the person to show you how to knit or sew (or another favorite hobby) |
94 | | Make a picture frame our of popsicle sticks and glitter |
95 | | Play a musical instrument |
96 | | Keep a journal together |
97 | | Ask the person to talk about his or her favorite sports hero |
98 | | Sort playing cards |
99 | | Ask the person about his or her favorite pet |
100 | | Wash windows together |
101 | | Ask the person about his or her first car
101 ways to spend time with a person with Alzheimer’s disease A list of activities like making a scrapbook and looking at family photographs together that a person with Alzheimer’s disease might enjoy doing with you. |
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