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29.1.11

playing musical instruments, talking about pets, reading aloud

Play a musical instrument

Ask the person about his or her favorite pet

Read aloud and use visual aids
such as memory poems, family pictures, or stories about "the days gone by" stimulate reminiscences. Ideas include Chicken Soup for the Soul series and Yesterdays by NaDezan, and other short stories

sorting small, colorful pom-poms and placing them into the painted compartments of an ice-cube tray that match them