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Throw & Tell Activity Ball
Stimulating interaction with someone who has dementia can be difficult. Especially when it's someone the carer knows nothing about. The "Throw and Tell" ball can turn this vital role into an enjoyable and fruitful activity with a multitude of additional benefits.
A simple way to break the ice in any one-to-one or group activity and is full of questions about likes/dislikes and every day experiences that everyone will have an answer for.The simplicity of the game - catch the ball and answer one of the questions where one of your thumbs land. The questions have been carefully chosen so that anyone will have an answer that relates to them personally, whether it's their favourite biscuit or something they did as a child for example.
The questions on the ball aim to unlock the memories of the person and leads to sharing memories and reminiscing about things that are enjoyable valuable to the participant.
