How To Make Fidget Mats For Dementia Patients

Sensory mats or fidget blankets provide a soothing and stimulating activity for people living with dementia or recovering from strokes.

How to make fidget mats for dementia patients.

We take these supplies home and sew the objects onto the mats. Sadly she died of a dementia related illness in september 2017. Dementia has touched the lives of my family and friends. Free tutorials and ideas tips on making a fidget quilt.

A fidget quilt or activity blanket is a lap quilt that provides sensory and tactile stimulation for the restless hands of someone with alzheimer s and or other forms of dementia add or an autism spectrum disability. We call them fidget mats. These easy to sew activity mats help sooth the agitated fidgeting of people with dementia or autism. The dimensions below make a lap mat as per the photo that can be tied at the waist or positioned on a table with velcro.

First we purchase cloth place mats and supplies. Time to make a fidget lap or table mat or fidget quilt. My mother in law wendy was a great knitter. The fidget chicks make sensory mats for dementia patients.

Making one of your own doesn t have to be too difficult. I like to think that she would have loved snuggle bear too. Plus the mats help focus their attention stimulate senses exercise hand muscles and entertain users. Fidget quilts for alzheimer s and related dementia making fidget quilts blankets mats aprons bags.

Updated 2016 alzheimer s fidgeting and mojo uprising. The size of your fidget blankets is up to you. Making fidget quilts for alzheimer s patients. She used to make knitted toys for children in the local hospital.

How to make a snuggle bear fidget toy. Some of the supplies are donated by neighbors and the community.