Creative Care Imagination Kit: A TimeSlips Engagement Resource

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A tested, proven way to foster imaginative and story-based activities among diverse groups and families, especially caregivers of loved ones experiencing dementia and Alzheimers, from pioneering researcher Anne Basting, the author of Creative Care and a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient.

Based on Bastings twenty-five years of research, this imagination kit makes it easy for families, friends, and caregivers to make meaningful connections with elders and others dealing with physical, cognitive, or emotional challenges, including memory loss.

The Creative Care Imagination Kit contains:

• 15 cards of Beautiful Questions/Thoughtful Actions: Each card poses one Beautiful Question on the front side, a question that fosters conversation without relying on the quality of ones memory or knowledge. The flip side includes follow-up questions or instructions to maximize the fun and build deeper bonds through thoughtful actions.
• 15 cards of Story Prompts: Each card features a picture to jumpstart a group story-creation exercise.
• The Imagination Kit Journal: A notebook with a letter of introduction from Basting, instructions, and spaces to record sessions as a keepsake.

The Creative Care Imagination Kit sparks conversation and encourages active listening, allowing all ages to freely share ideas and stories without worrying about getting the details correct. Bastings years of research have shown that these practices stimulate the brain and awaken the imagination, adding wonder and awe not only to the daily lives of those with dementia but to all family members, and provides them with a means of connection and communication.

A simply joyful way for families and groups to play together, The Creative Care Imagination Kit invites users to shift from the expectation of memory to the freedom of imagination.

Reviews

"My kids and I used the kit with my mom (in middle and then late stage Alzheimer's). It gave us so many amazing ways to connect with her on a more meaningful level. We reminisced and laughed and could be silly together." Jean Barnas, Family Caregiver and Program Services Director, Alzheimers Association Michigan Chapter

Author Bio

Anne Basting PhD is a leader in transforming ageing and elder care and the recipient of a MacArthur "Genius" Grant. She is the founder of the non-profit TimeSlips which implements her innovative approach to memory care, and is the author of three previous academic books, The Stages of Age: Performing Age in Contemporary American Culture (University of Michigan, 1998), Forget Memory: Creating Better Lives for People with Dementia (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009) and The Penelope Project: An arts-based odyssey to change elder care (University of Iowa Press, 2016). Her work as the founding director of University of Wisconsin Milwaukee's Center on Age & Community was also featured in the PBS documentary, "The Penelope Project" (2011).