Activities & Games

Cognitive Stimulation includes activities designed to keep the mind active and engaged, supporting skills such as memory, attention, language, problem-solving, and reasoning.

For people living with dementia or cognitive impairment, these activities can help maintain mental abilities for longer, boost confidence, and encourage social interaction. The focus is on enjoyment and meaningful engagement rather than “getting the right answer”.

Activities can be adapted to different abilities and interests, and may include conversation prompts, reminiscence, puzzles, games, music, and creative tasks.

Sensory Stimulation includes activities and products designed to engage the senses — touch, sight, sound, smell, and sometimes taste — to promote calm, comfort, and connection.

For people living with dementia or sensory needs, sensory stimulation can help reduce anxiety, ease agitation, improve mood, and encourage interaction with the world around them. It’s especially helpful when words are harder to find, as sensory experiences can feel familiar and reassuring.

Items and activities can be tailored to the individual and may include tactile fidget products, textured fabrics, light and colour effects, music and sound, aromatherapy, and soothing hand or massage tools.

Social & Group Games are activities designed to encourage interaction, communication, and shared enjoyment with others, whether in small groups or larger social settings.

For people living with dementia, these games can help reduce feelings of isolation, support social skills, and create opportunities for laughter, connection, and meaningful engagement. The emphasis is on participation and enjoyment rather than competition or winning.

Games can be adapted to different abilities and group sizes, and may include simple board games, card games, quizzes, conversation starters, team activities, and group-based memory or word games.

Creative Activities provide opportunities for self-expression through art, music, and imaginative play, allowing individuals to explore ideas and emotions in a relaxed and enjoyable way.

For people living with dementia, creative activities can help boost confidence, reduce anxiety, and offer a sense of achievement without pressure or right-or-wrong outcomes. They often tap into long-held abilities and interests, even as other skills change.

Activities may include painting, drawing, colouring, crafts, music-making, singing, storytelling, and other creative projects that can be enjoyed individually or shared with others.

Comfort & Fidget products are designed to provide reassurance, calm, and gentle sensory engagement through touch and movement.

For people living with dementia, anxiety, or restlessness, these items can help reduce stress, ease agitation, and offer a comforting focus for busy or unsettled hands. They can also provide a sense of familiarity and emotional security.

Items may include fidget cushions, sensory blankets, soft toys, textured objects, hand-held fidgets, and comforting fabrics, all intended to be soothing, safe, and easy to use.

Physical & Movement activities encourage gentle exercise and movement to help maintain mobility, coordination, and overall wellbeing.

For people living with dementia or reduced mobility, regular physical activity can support strength, balance, circulation, and mood. Activities are designed to be safe, adaptable, and enjoyable, focusing on ability rather than limitation.

Activities may include light exercise, stretching, ball games, movement to music, seated activities, and simple coordination tasks that promote confidence and participation.

Companionship & Emotional Support focuses on providing comfort, reassurance, and a sense of connection through presence, interaction, and familiar routines.

For people living with dementia, loneliness and anxiety can be significant challenges. Companionship and emotionally supportive activities can help reduce distress, improve mood, and promote feelings of safety, belonging, and self-worth.

This may include companion dolls or pets, one-to-one interaction, reminiscence and conversation, calming routines, and products designed to offer emotional reassurance and a comforting sense of connection.

Cards & Accessories include supportive tools designed to aid communication, understanding, and everyday interaction.

For people living with dementia, these items can help reduce confusion, support independence, and make daily routines and activities easier to manage. They are especially useful when verbal communication becomes more challenging.

Products may include prompt cards, conversation cards, activity cards, reminder cards, visual aids, and practical accessories that support engagement, clarity, and confidence.