My aim is to help keep our elderly and less-abled folk busy and happy! However...many of the crafts and activities will also appeal to all ages and abilities, so do have a browse...Loads of different crafts and quizzes - very easy to find by clicking on category buttons below! Have also introduced some discussion on ACEO Miniature watercolour painting - a new hobby?
Friday 17 June 2016
Mencap Wins Best Float in Braintree Carnival...!
Friday 27 May 2016
We Made Tissue Paper Flowers at Mencap for Braintree Carnival
Our Thursday Art and Craft group was asked to make lots of bright colourful Tissue Paper Flowers to put on the float and so we had a lovely afternoon making them.
We followed this excellent tutorial...
Tissue Paper Flower Tutorial
Our tissue paper came in A4 sheets, so using 5 sheets for each flower, we made them up as per the tutorial.
Saturday 21 May 2016
Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday Wall Mural
Using the Daily Mail photos in the various magazines they published for the Queen's 90th Birthday, commemorating Her Majesty's life, we made a Wall Mural.
And then on the same theme, we completed three Pop-Up pages in Our Project Book.
If you want to make your own Pop-Ups here is the link Pop-Up Tutorial
Three Thursdays of great craft, celebrating a great occasion, by the Mencap, Braintree Art and Craft Group...
Thursday 7 April 2016
Quiz - 12 Anagrams - In the Garden - Printable!
As the season changes and our thoughts turn to Spring, I thought it was a good time to have a Quiz - 12 Anagrams - In the Garden...
Here is the link...with Answers in case you get stuck!
12 Anagrams - In the Garden
Hope you enjoy this quiz - if you want more, do have a look at my eBook -
41 Easy Quizzes and Answers - Printable
Great fun with your senior groups, over a cup of tea and a biscuit...!
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