Who Doesn’t Love Food?

We all know that food brings people together, and for individuals living with dementia, it can also unlock memories, spark conversations, and provide comforting familiarity. This all-in-one kit is filled with over 40 meaningful, real-life activities designed to stimulate the senses and spark connection through familiar foods, engaging discussions, and simple food preparation tasks.

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Experience dementia care at its best through the joy of food!

Weight Scale Activity

This activity comes complete with an old fashioned scale, food items to weigh and picture cards to record the weight. This activity is purpose driven with a sepcific task. Great for engagement and focus! 

Spice Match Activity

Awaken the senses with this meaningful, real life activity. Residents smell a variety of familiar spices and match them to the correct image on the template. The rich aromas can spark memories of time spent in the kitchen, making this a wonderful way to connect through scent.

Tupperware Lid Match

Everyone knows the challenge of a messy Tupperware drawer. In this task, residents match lids to their corresponding containers, using colorful and varied shapes. It's a fun, familiar way to engage residents while giving them a sense of purpose as they "help" organize the clutter.

Dish Glove Match

“We’ve made a bit of a mess with all the gloves. Would you help me sort them out?”
This simple, relatable task uses familiar household items to create a concrete and meaningful activity. Perfect for sparking engagement and providing a sense of purpose.

Pepper Sort

Grocery shopping, farming and home gardens will be recalled when sorting these lifelike colourful peppers.

Lemon Lime Sort

Continuing our theme of various foods is sorting citrus's. This can be presented as a helpful activity for the kitchen. It can also be complimented by making lemonade or tasting the difference between lemons and limes.

Tropical Fruit Match

This is great way to have an engaging group activity. Large cards with beautiful tropical fruits are to matched up. Don't stop there. Have a discussion with your group about the different fruits they have tried, where they come from and favorite flavours.

Condiment Sort

We made a mess of the ketchup, mustard and mayonnaise. Would you help me organize them? The kitchen will be so grateful. A simple and fun food-based sorting activity.

Pasta Sort

 Keep your residents engaged by inviting them to sort different types of pasta. This simple task supports hand-eye coordination and gives individuals with dementia a sense of purpose and accomplishment.

Herbal Tea Sort

This activity will stimulate the senses. Beautiful and colourful packets of herbal tea are to be sorted in this large bamboo tea box. Visual cues make it easy for a person with dementia to complete the task successfully.

Cutlery Dry & Sort

Engage residents with this familiar and purposeful task. Simply wet the cutlery and invite them to dry and sort it into a clearly labeled tray. This everyday activity taps into long-standing routines, offering a sense of accomplishment and confidence for both men and women.

Spatula Sort

Brightly colored spatulas are mixed together and ready to be sorted. These familiar kitchen tools offer a concrete, hands-on activity that helps individuals with dementia engage meaningfully by connecting with everyday objects they recognize.

Jam Sort

Jam is a familiar staple found in most homes, making it an ideal item for sparking recognition and comfort in residents with dementia. Presenting this as a helpful task, sorting by type or color, can foster a sense of purpose and make residents feel valued and needed. A simple task with meaningful impact!

Montessori Readers

7 themed titles, each in sets of 4, these specially designed books make reading enjoyable and achievable for individuals with dementia. Centered around the universally loved topic of food, the content is familiar and comforting. Whether read one-on-one or shared in a small group, these books offer a successful and meaningful reading experience. Give them a try, you’ll see the difference!

Recipe Cards for Food Preparation

Each recipe includes a set of 4 cards, carefully selected for their simple, step-by-step processes that make food preparation accessible and familiar for individuals with dementia. Vivid images on the front bring each step to life, while the back of the cards features clear instructions with supporting visuals to guide the process with ease.

Food Bingo with Easy-Grip Placers

Add some flavor to your Bingo games! This fun twist on the classic features vibrant, real-life images of familiar and possibly new foods that your residents will enjoy. The easy-grip placers enhance the sensory experience and make it easier for residents to mark their cards with confidence and ease.

Word-to-Picture Association

This engaging activity can be done individually or in a group and is sure to be enjoyed by everyone! Participants match word cards to vibrant pictures of food items. Velcro tabs on the back of the word cards keep them securely attached to the pictures, preventing them from slipping or sliding.

Discussion Cards

Spark meaningful conversations and warm memories with these beautifully designed discussion cards, each featuring vibrant images of familiar, food-related scenes. Included are thoughtful questions to encourage connection and storytelling.
Perfect for group settings or one-on-one visits. Families especially love using them to connect with their loved ones in a natural, enjoyable way.

Coffee Grind Activity

Have you ever ground your own coffee beans? This sensory-rich activity invites residents to do just that using a mortar and pestle. The rich aroma of freshly ground coffee stimulates the sense of smell, while the grinding motion helps strengthen hand muscles. It’s a simple, satisfying task your residents are sure to enjoy!

Picture Sorts

Give residents a meaningful cognitive experience with these engaging picture sorting activities. Each set includes a template tray and a stack of 40 beautifully illustrated cards to encourage extended focus and participation. Once one set is completed, simply provide another to keep the engagement going!

It’s All About the Food Kit

$3599.00 plus shipping & tax

For more information or to place an order call

647-339-6601

 * colours and shapes may change depending on supply

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Are you looking to create more meaningful and engaging experiences for your residents? Let’s talk about how our activity kits can help bring joy, connection, and purpose to your care community.

Testimonials

    On behalf of the recreation team here at Chartwell Niagara, Thank You for spending time showing us how to put the program in place to best suit the needs of the residents living here.

    The staff are excited to get started.

    We love the kits. Use them daily and have found them very effective in reducing responsive behaviours for even our most difficult residents. We also have found them effective with our residents who have developmental disabilities I.e autism, down syndrome

    The Montessori Implementation Workshop was quick and easy. The presenter did and excellent job explaining the approach and how to use the activities. The Montessori kits are easy to use and worked beautifully with person I’m caring for. She stays busy for longer periods of time and that gives me more time to do other duties. 

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