This will be my first time ever making a fidget blanket- I was so happy to have the opportunity today to gift my Oma a fidget blanket. I love her with all my heart, it just makes me so sad that not much can be done for her while struggling through dementia. She told me it was beautiful and she appeared to like it. I showed her each square and what she can do with it. The first thing she noticed was the wording; „Mit Liebe Gemacht“ which translates to „Made with love“. Oma Hildegard is German and I wanted to make sure she would recognize things and always remember that we love her. What is a Fidget Blanket? Fidget blankets are therapeutic small lap quilts to which different kinds of things are sewn or added on. These items offer sensory stimulation that can have a calming effect on patient who struggle with memory loss. The Fidget blankets help them stay busy avoiding boredom. It provides a means of performing repetitive behaviors that are often reassuring and calming. ...
I’m ahead of schedule 😂; instead of 17 November, I baked my first homemade bread on Thursday and it’s already half gone; most bread I have eaten in years 😂 time to stop before I gain to much weight. It was so easy to make and only used three ingredients and everything including baking only took an hour.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Tote making, you don’t need to buy anything to show you how to make one; they’re that easy to make and will last a long time. Besides sewing a Tote, they’re also very easy to make as macrame; used to make them in Germany all the time just by what was in my head as ideas.
Mmmm... you should save me a few slices next time. I love homemade bread. Tomorrow is Cappachino day - maybe I'll go visit Starbucks. :)
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