Reminiscence Sessions

sadie06

Hello all,

I hope this is the right place for this post. I work in the field of Arts and Health and am about to add reminiscence sessions to the work that I do. I have completed training but need to build up my kits. If anyone has any light items that they place little value on but think might be useful to me, I would cover the cost of postage to Kildare.

Items of interest:
Old Postcards, posters, or photos depicting specific places in Ireland, old advertisements and film/music stars from the 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's etc.

Hobby specific items such as old knitting/sowing patterns, old recipe books, carpentry drawings, sports related items etc.

Childhood related items: Old school books, pencil cases, light toys etc.

Holiday related items: Sea/coastal themed items, old picnic items etc.

Money related Items: Old wage slips, old money, old bank books.

Items of Historical interest: well, anything that you deem as significant from the 20th century that is light enough to post.

I am hitting the charity shops with my mother next weekend, but I thought I'd ask here as I have been given some interesting items already. PM me if you can be of help.

Thank you!

Silvera

What exactly are "reminiscence sessions"?

L1011

Silvera wrote: »

What exactly are "reminiscence sessions"?

Something often done with early dementia patients in care home sessions, as it can bring up memories from their youth etc.