-Specially designed to meet the needs of the elderly in residential care it provides a whole range of activities in the creative field *The first book of its type, it built upon the vast experience of the author and only those activities shown to be successful and enjoyable have been included 
-People in a caring situation, who have no experience of teaching or art, can use this book to stimulate and encourage the people in their care *It presents a whole wealth of practical ideas that can range from quick to more long lasting, inexpensive to more expensive 
-The text builds from basics and there are ideas for anyone to use with many different materials whatever the season or occasion *A comprehensive list of materials required will be given at the beginning of each project