October Calendar Of Events For CST Activities Planning
October — A Month of Ideas for CST
October offers a wonderfully varied collection of opportunities for Cognitive Stimulation Therapy. To make planning easier, I have carefully curated a calendar of awareness days, celebrations, anniversaries and seasonal events that can be developed into enjoyable, meaningful and age-appropriate CST sessions. I will also be making my own for every calendar day over at www.cstsongoftheday.co.uk
The calendar begins with broader themes - including Black History Month UK, World Animal Month and Family History Month - before moving through individually illustrated events for each week. These range from World Music Day, World Animal Day and Global James Bond Day to World Bread Day, Apple Day UK, Halloween and many more.
Each date offers a starting point rather than a fixed programme. Facilitators can use the themes to inspire reminiscence, discussion, quizzes, music, word games, sensory experiences and practical activities. Choose the events most likely to interest your particular group, adapt them to participants’ abilities and backgrounds, and never feel that every date must be covered.
I create and share Simon’s CST Activities freely so that facilitators, families and people living at home can benefit regardless of their circumstances. However, maintaining the websites and producing new resources involves ongoing costs.
If you use and value my work, please consider making a small voluntary donation towards those costs. Every contribution helps me keep the resources free and supports the creation of future activities:
Thank you for supporting Simon’s CST Activities and for everything you do to bring conversation, stimulation, enjoyment and companionship into people’s lives.
Simon’s CST Activities — Boosting brain power together to benefit quality of life.
Comments