Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Mermaid or Manatee?

While watching cameras of zoo manatees, our patients discussed the legends of mermaids which might have sprung from manatee sightings.
In the afternoon we decorated bottles and wrote letters to the ones we loved the most.

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Shore Did



I think our patients did a great job painting sea shores with a mix of blues and sandy browns. Afterwards they chose real shells to glue to their scenes.

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

Fly a Kite

Kite bookmarks are not difficult to make. We used the corners of envelopes cut into diamond shapes. Patients decorated with tails of their choice (it would have been cuter with little bows). We discussed what makes kites so appealing to children.

Wednesday, June 5, 2019

Arbor Day

 On a locked unit, we cannot go outside to plant a tree. However we did have many good chats about why Arbor Day is good for children, adults, and the planet. I read a-corny jokes about trees and we made tree art. I stenciled hearts on the canvases and let the patients paint the designs of their choice. Then we glued trees to the top. I love the way they turned out.