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Sam's sells a package of 24 kitchen hand towels called Bar Mops.
They would all fit easily in a small plastic box.
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Buy a large amount of very colorful and patterned socks. Separate them and put them in a laundry basket. Ask her to please pair the socks.

We gave my 100-yr old Aunt with advanced dementia a large stack of kitchen towels to fold several times a day. That was the only purpose of the towels. I also gave her colored poker chips and she not only sorted them but sometimes made patterns with them.

As for the tv, she may not be tired of it but rather cannot comprehend what she is seeing or hearing. For my Aunt, we ran non-scary animated movies with the closed captions on and she would read the entire movie out loud. Not sure she understood what she was reading, but she did it consistently, over and over. We also got her animal books that were mostly pictures. She would read out loud to us while we prepped dinner. She also colored in coloring books.
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Get her a Rubik's Cube.
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In the houseware section of inexpensive stores I bought loads of microfiber dusting clothes of different bright attractive colors and prints. I washed and dried them but didn't fold them. My husband folded them w/o being told. Two days later he got it back all jumbled up again to start all over. I'd alternate that busy activity with large hard cover coffee table travel books or magazines I purchased from a Salvation Army or second hand store for almost nothing. He could do whatever he wanted to them. He usually tore out pages, folded them and hid them. Months after his death I'd find them here and there. It was like getting a little visit.
I would also buy second hand scarves and put soft knots in them for him to straighten out. I learned this from nurses who use to give my husband extra long plastic tubes that were knotted for him to unravel.
Do you believe she can safely manage a Mandala coloring book and colored pencils? Or a puzzle? Could she thread beads that are too big to swallow. Would she enjoy large Legos? There are also mazes with a bead that can't get out and lost.
If you can afford it there are electronic pets, and Simpl, (yes it's spelled SIMPL)(prerecorded) radios.
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Go to etsy.com and look up "fidget blankets for dementia". Lots of good options in a variety of price ranges.
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What about something like this. Search amazon or the internet for Senior Fidget Board or Toddler Learn to Dress Doll.
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mommabeans May 13, 2025
What do you do when they won't touch it. All my mom wants is her cell phone so she can alternate posting about how much she loves her family, but also how cruel her family is to her.
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How about lacing cards , magnetic paper dolls , sorting box , coloring book and crayons.
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