Three Fun Ways Seniors Can Get Creative

For seniors, keeping your mind agile is the key to staying lively and engaged. Finding activities that help build cognitive strength is the best way to achieve an active mind! Creativity allows your brain to thrive. There are so many fun ways to be creative!

  1. Take an Art Class

Being artistic does not require great skill. The idea is to have fun and create something unique! Aside from being a lot of fun, creating art can be beneficially for a variety of reasons. The activity can help improve cognition and motor skills. It can also be an excellent way to relieve stress and become more social involved. There are many ways seniors can find classes to learn art. Paint & Sip studios are currently a huge trend! During these classes, an artist will guide you through a painting and you follow along to create a masterpiece! It can be a great social event as well. Many senior centers will offer painting classes as well.

  1. DIY Projects

Pinterest is the best place to discover great ideas for DIY projects. Create something unique that can be used as an everyday item (like a coffee mug or coaster) or making a décor item that can be used as a conversation piece among guests. The best part is there are so many great ideas out there! You can decide to take on unique projects such as creating mosaic style items or projects as common as knitting. Make your project more social by getting your friends involved too! You can create larger projects when you have a team working with you.

  1. Learn To Make Music

Like art, music can be a great form of building cognitive and motor skills. But don’t worry; you don’t need to be extremely talented musically to enjoy this activity! Use your voice to sing beautiful songs in a choir. Many seniors love to play the chimes, it’s a very simple instrument to play and you can do it alone or with a group. If you find that making music just isn’t for you, do the next best thing: listen to new music! Discover a new genre and listen to the melodies. Join up with friends to critique the music together. It can be a great way to socialize!

If you are looking to get involved but are not sure where to start, our Service Coordinators can help you find creative activities in your local community. Contact us today to get started!

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Being artistic does not require great skill. The idea is to have fun and create something unique! Aside from being a lot of fun, creating art can be beneficially for a variety of reasons. The activity can help improve cognition and motor skills. It can also be an excellent way to relieve stress and become more social involved. There are many ways seniors can find classes to learn art. Paint & Sip studios are currently a huge trend! During these classes, an artist will guide you through a painting and you follow along to create a masterpiece! It can be a great social event as well. Many senior centers will offer painting classes as well.

    
 	
  1. DIY Projects
    2. 


Pinterest is the best place to discover great ideas for DIY projects. Create something unique that can be used as an everyday item (like a coffee mug or coaster) or making a décor item that can be used as a conversation piece among guests. The best part is there are so many great ideas out there! You can decide to take on unique projects such as creating mosaic style items or projects as common as knitting. Make your project more social by getting your friends involved too! You can create larger projects when you have a team working with you.

    
 	
  1. Learn To Make Music
    2. 


Like art, music can be a great form of building cognitive and motor skills. But don’t worry; you don’t need to be extremely talented musically to enjoy this activity! Use your voice to sing beautiful songs in a choir. Many seniors love to play the chimes, it’s a very simple instrument to play and you can do it alone or with a group. If you find that making music just isn’t for you, do the next best thing: listen to new music! Discover a new genre and listen to the melodies. Join up with friends to critique the music together. It can be a great way to socialize!

If you are looking to get involved but are not sure where to start, our Service Coordinators can help you find creative activities in your local community. Contact us today to get started!
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