*** Due to the privacy of our Seniors and their families, we have edited our photos.
Seniors with Alzheimer's or dementia often find joy and benefit from engaging in creative activities such as art, which provides a means for non-verbal expression. These activities can also help alleviate agitation, enhance mood, and provide a sense of achievement and purpose.
Painting and drawing classes enable individuals with dementia to express themselves in significant ways. For instance, some patients can convey their feelings and recall memories through their artwork, like an image of a horse that reminded the artist Chiyoko Lee of her childhood pony.
Providing these individuals with the chance to enjoy activities outside their care facilities is an incredibly humbling experience. Observing the curiosity on their faces as our educational speaker shared facts about bees was truly remarkable.
Important bee facts:
Almost 90% of wild plants and 75% of leading global crops depend on animal pollination.1 One out of every three mouthfuls of our food depends on pollinators. Crops that depend on pollination are five times more valuable than those that do not.
Honeybees have a dance move called the ‘waggle dance’. It’s not actually a dance move at all, rather a clever way of communicating between themselves to tell their nestmates where to go to find the best source of food. It took the researchers at Sussex University two years to decode the waggle dance.
In their 4-6 week lifespan, a worker bee will fly the equivalent distance of 3 times the circumference of the Earth.
In order to make a pound of honey, a hive of bees must fly 55,000 miles!!
Honey is the only foodstuff that contains all of the necessary nutrients to sustain life!!!!
*Snack spread provided by Cherry Lane Farm LLC and made from their honey.
It is well-documented that brain exercises can be a powerful tool in combating Alzheimer's disease. Numerous studies have demonstrated that older adults who engage in more cognitive activities throughout their lives have a stronger defense against the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
Indeed! By merging conservation with crafts, we've made a significant impact on an important aspect of someone's life. We've offered a form of therapy to these women. We are all interconnected. Everything on this beautiful planet of ours is linked. We must strive to protect it and all that dwells upon it!
If you or you know a small group that would like to par-take in an event similar to this, please reach out and we will help every step of the way to coordinate with your organization.
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