I was invited as a storyteller for the Basking Ridge YMCA "Memory Cafe" - a place of respite for adults with dementia & their caregivers.
Read Sit In: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down by Andrea Davis Pinkney 323.1196 PIN – Splendid writing filled with food metaphors telling the story of the 4 college students who inspired a movement with their patient wait at a Woolworth’s lunch counter for their order of “doughnuts & coffee & cream on the side.
Followed with us all singing together this beautifully-illustrated and affirming book - a good song for young and old to have in our hearts and minds for tough days...
Book/Song: This Little Light of Mine illustrated by E.B. Lewis
Also talked about possible handprint art project - showed how they could trace a grandchild's hands on a piece of of plain paper and have them decorate it - possibly including a note of something/someone that they are thankful or grateful for in the center heart section - great for Valentine's Day or Thanksgiving or really, any time...
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