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Animal Similies 🦁

  • Writer: Simon O'Donovan
    Simon O'Donovan
  • Jan 26, 2024
  • 1 min read



Here is another quick Dementia Cafe activity.

Simply print off the pictures or screenshots as handouts, then cut out the words and ask members to match them.

Some are easy, some are more tricky.

A couple of songs are included by way of celebrating the wonder of animals.











GRACEFUL

HEAVY

HUNGRY

STUPID

SWIM

FREE

FIERCE

CHEEKY

DRUNK

BALD

STUBBORN

QUIET

BRAVE

CUNNING

FAT

SWIFT

SLIPPERY

SURE-FOOTED

EAT

FAST

BUSY

BLIND

GENTLE

EAGER

DEAD

SWIM

HAPPY

LAME

PROUD

MAD

SICK

SLOW

PLAYFUL

HAIRY

STRONG

TALL

WISE




Here is an 'Animal Songs' Spotify playlist if you want to break the session up a bit ...












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As PROUD as a peacock

As WISE as an owl

As STUBBORN as a mule

As STRONG as an ox

As QUIET as a mouse

EAGER beaver

As CUNNING as a fox

As BUSY as a bee

As BLIND as a bat

As BRAVE as a lion

As FREE as a bird

As DEAD as a dodo

As DRUNK as a skunk

As FIERCE as a tiger

As SWIFT as a gazelle

As GENTLE as a lamb

As HAPPY as a lark

As HAIRY as a gorilla

LAME duck

CHEEKY little monkey

As PLAYFUL as a kitten

As SICK as a dog

As MAD as a March hare

As SLOW as a tortoise

As FAT as a pig

As GRACEFUL as a swan

As SURE-FOOTED as a goat

As HUNGRY as a wolf

As FAST as a CHEETAH

As TALL as a giraffe

As BALD as a badger

EAT like a horse

As HEAVY as an elephant

As SLIPPERY as an eel

SWIM like a fish

STUPID cow



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Simon O’Donovan MBE is a retired Consultant Nurse who worked in NHS Wales for most of his adult life, supporting people with dementia, their care partners and support staff through managing, developing and improving services to benefit this group. 

 

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