Memory Boxes

Memory Boxes are a great way to reminisce with your love one with dementia or Alzheimer’s. The boxes are very easy to make. Here is what you will need.

Supplies:
*small cardboard box
*decorations (box and stickers)
*strips of paper

Directions:
*Place a small picture or sticker on each strip of paper and jot down a sentence about that sticker or picture.

Example: Place a sticker of a dog on one of the strips of paper and jot down a sentence. Such as: Remember our pet dog “Rover” and how cute he was?
*Continue same sequence, adding more memories to each strip of paper.
*Place other unique memories, such as a favorite piece of candy.

Other Examples:
*sticker of a “Hershey kiss candy”—Remember how much you love chocolate?
*sticker of a “fishing pole”—Remember the big fish you caught when we went fishing at Toledo Bend?
*sticker of a “baseball”—Remember when you played baseball for the Baton Rouge Sluggers?
*sticker of a “flag”—Remember when you were in the Navy?

*Finally, place all of the strips in the box and take the box out whenever you want to reminisce.

You can make one of these at our Annual Maximize Your Memory Day to be held on Friday, November 19th, 9:00 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Pennington Biomedical Center.

Ed Picard, Q.D.C.P.
Charlie's Place Respite Center Coordinator