Welcome to our free online course, “Using the Arts to Create Joy & Connection”. This particular course, lays a foundation for any of our workshops and tutorials at Artful Connections.

Even when a person is cognitively or physically impaired, they can still access areas of creative vitality. By tapping into various art materials and mediums, the joy of creating is not hampered by dementia itself.

There are a few mind shifts that need to be made when your life includes a person with dementia. Expectations you may have of your loved one or client, need to be tweaked constantly, because what they are capable of doing, expressing, and understanding changes constantly.

In this module, I am going to introduce you to 3 fun, simple & creative activities to help open the mind & heart to get those creative juices flowing more easily. Each activity has its own video, list of materials, and full transcript you can download and print.

This activity is “Doodle Dancing to Music Memories”. It’s suitable for people of all ages and stages of life, and so much fun to do together!

One of the reasons I love this activity so much, is because people are always so surprised at what they’ve created. It’s do-able by just about everyone - of any age and any level of ability.

Knuckle Boppers are a fun way to introduce puppets as a way to connect, communicate, problem-solve, tell stories & be playful.