Scrapbooking a Memory Page: Dementia-Friendly Craft
Tutor: Kate Nisbet, crafter and designer, What Kate Made
Join crafter Kate from What Kate Made during Dementia Action Week for this dementia-friendly craft session. Kate demonstrates how to make a memory page using scrapbooking techniques.
This session was part of Dementia Action Week. You can find other Dementia Action Week sessions on our Dementia Action Week 2025 page.
If you enjoyed this session, visit our Dementia Friendly Arts and Crafts Playlist on YouTube for more creative activities!
Preparation
Prepare your materials and clear a space to work.
Video time
40 minutes
Benefits of Crafting for Dementia
Arts and Crafts projects can provide a sense of accomplishment and purpose, also helping to provide the person living with Dementia, and their caregivers, an opportunity for self-expression - Alzheimer's Association.
According to Forward with Dementia, creating art in a supportive environment can also: Provide a sense of purpose, provide opportunities for social interaction, encourage the use of motor skills and help to relieve stress and anxiety, which can also help to improve mood and overall wellbeing.
- A family photo
- 12 x 12” scrapbook card
- Assorted paper and card
- Sharp scissors
- Glue
- Stickers, beads, buttons and ribbons
More from Dementia Action Week 2025
This May we're supporting Dementia Action Week, an Alzheimer's Society campaign that brings people together to take action on dementia and to raise awareness of the importance of a timely and accurate diagnosis for people affected by dementia.
We are marking Dementia Action Week at the Virtual Village Hall with a programme of sessions designed to support people living with and affected by dementia.
