Our popular face-to-face sessions offer a wide variety of activities in care settings and across the community.
Alive’s sessions are a great way to engage in meaningful movement, conversation and sensory exploration and can be tailored to the needs of those taking part. Take a look at what’s on offer below.
How To Book
Most of our sessions can be booked as one-hour or two-hour sessions. When booking two-hour sessions, we offer the option to split the time into two hour-long group activities across different floors and residents, or one group activity followed by an hour of 1-2-1s with residents who are unable to leave their rooms or find group activities challenging.
To book activity sessions in your care home or community group, get in touch with us at info@aliveactivities.org or 07861 385 543.
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Happy Hour
An hour of pure fun. With music, poetry, dance, exercise, creativity, and reminiscence all rolled into one. Incorporating sing-a-longs with guided conversation, visual images, memory box objects and gentle play, this variety hour can be themed to match seasons or events and can accommodate a diverse range of cognitive needs.
Memory Hour
An opportunity for participants to take part in guided reminiscence while sharing their stories, experiences and memories in an engaging and fun-filled hour. We look at a range of topics from school days to cooking, work and history. Supported by music and memory box objects, we can even respond to conversations as they unfold, playing songs or finding images to enjoy together on whatever magical path the session takes us.
Get Moving
Exercise and music ensuring participants stretch, get active, and connect with themselves and others. These gentle movement sessions are the ideal way to encourage movement, however small, and are responsive to the individual needs of the group. Can be enjoyed both seated and standing.
Bringing History Alive
Taking a step back in time, these engaging sessions can cover a wide range of historical topics with discussion, pictures, props and video. Sparking conversation and connection, these sessions are a brilliant chance to dive into interesting subjects, share knowledge, and learn new things.
Multi-Sensory
Designed to enrich the lives of people who are living with complex needs, including advanced dementia and people receiving end of life care. These smaller group sessions (up to 6 people) are calming and inclusive, and are proven to improve mood, ease anxiety, reduce distressed behaviour, and engage.
Having a positive effect on the atmosphere of a care home, participants are able to connect better with others during the sessions, reducing risk of isolation, loneliness and feelings of depression. These sessions concentrate more on 1-2-1 contact and are highly effective in engaging people who find it hard to take part in larger group activities.
Wellbeing in Nature
From birdsong to flowers, planting, and sensory activities, these nature-based sessions are the perfect way to allow participants to experience the garden in a different way. Think nature-based crafts, multi-sensory experiences and reminiscing of time spent in the natural world.
Don’t have a garden? We can bring the outside in and create a nature space within your home. These sessions run for 90 minutes.
1-2-1 Sessions
These sessions are ideal for people who find group sessions challenging, prefer to stay in their rooms, or who are frail and being nursed in bed. Using gentle interventions, we explore multi-sensory stimuli, music, movement and life story work – sessions are tailored to the unique needs and interests of the person. Sessions can be for one person, or the time can be split between residents, for shorter engagement.
Men’s Clubs
We are often told that men within care homes don’t participate as much in traditional activity sessions. Back by popular demand, our Men’s Clubs are instead specially designed for male residents to engage in reminiscence, activities and conversations on topics that mean a lot to them.
Guided by those taking part, these sessions have proved to be incredibly powerful in both care home and community settings, encouraging openness and friendship among participants.
QiGong (Tai Chi)
QiGong is a sister practice to Tai Chi, with shorter exercise sequences. The gentle, fluid movements increase energy, open the joints, stretch muscles, and enhance balance. Participants can be seated or standing.
Museums To You
Imagine bringing the sights and experiences of visiting a museum into your care home or group. These sessions invite participants to delve into the fascinating artworks and artefacts from The Wallace Collection in London. Hearing stories of love, scandal and intrigue, and exploring our own stories in the process, these thought-provoking sessions are supported by replicas of museum items and great for groups who like a good discussion.
Lullaby Circle
Sure to melt hearts everywhere, these special sessions invite residents, babies and parents to come together for an hour of cuddles, song, breathwork and connection.
You can find about the Lullaby Circle here.
Please note, this is more of a project-based session and will be quoted on an individual basis.
Hoppiness: Brewing in Care Homes
Supporting your residents to brew their own beer through help with planting, tending to and harvesting hop plants. With reminiscence, connection with nature and true social engagement, these sessions have something for everyone.
You can learn more about the Hoppiness Project here.
Please note, this is a project-based session, running for a fixed time and will be quoted on an individual basis.