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NEW OR UPDATED THIS MONTH

🌞 Name That Tune - Summer Songs

🏠 International Day Of The Family 15 May

🚂 National Train Day 14 May

🇪🇺 Eurovision Song Contest 11 May

🥹 Things we used to say

🍸 World Cocktail Day 13 May

🚶‍♂️‍➡️ May is National Walking Month

🧩 Best game ever

🧑‍🌾 National Gardening Week 30 April - 5 May

🦸 National Superhero Day 28 April

🤖 Robots and computers

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Celebrating England on St George's Day 23 April

🇲🇽 National Piñata Day 18th April

🤡 World Circus Day 16 April

🎙️ Voiceovers quiz

🚀 International Day of Human Space Flight 12 April

🌗 The sky at night

👩‍⚕️ World Health Day 7 April

📻 Classic FM Hall of Fame 2024

👮 Watching the detectives quiz

🦄 April Fool's Day 1 April 

STAND ALONE

👩‍🏫 CST Facilitators Training Opportunity

🔍 Updated Snapshot Assessment

🎁 How To Create A Memory Box

🔴 M&Ms Reminscence Game

🔠 Tell Me; The Grand Vintage Quiz Game

🌻 Sensory Approaches For People With More Advanced Dementia 🌻 Part 1. Sensory Gardens

🎱 Sound Bingo

🤦‍♂️ Proverbs

LOCAL

🌊 The Beautiful Vale Of Glamorgan

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Sites & Delights Of Cardiff City

SEASONS

🌷 Celebrating The Arrival Of Spring

🍁 Celebrating The Arrival Of Autumn 

☃️ Celebrating The Arrival Of Winter

EVENTS

👑 Rest In Peace Your Majesty 8 September 2022

🤴 King Charles 111 Coronation 6 May 2023

SPECIAL DAYS IN THE CALENDAR YEAR

🕰️ Welcoming The New Year 2024

💰 Money Makes The World Go Round - Euro Day 1 January

💐 Gone But Not Forgotten 2023 

💙 An Antidote To #BlueMonday 15 January

🇦🇺 Australia Day 26 January 

🐦 Big Garden Birdwatch 26-28 January

🇨🇳 Celebrating The Far East - Chinese New Year 10 February

🌹 Valentine's Day 14 February

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wonderful Wales St David's Day 1 March

🐴 National Horse Protection Day 1 March

🥧 British Pie Week 4-10 March

🌊 Celebrating Cornwall on St Pirran's Day 5 March

📚 World Book Day 7 March

🤷‍♀️ International Woman's Day 8 March

👩‍👦‍👦 Mothering Sunday 10 March

🇮🇪 Celebrating Ireland on St Patrick's Day 17 March

🤣 International Day Of Happiness 20 March

🎨 International Day of Colour & Light 21 March

🌹 World Poetry Day 21 March

🇪🇸 Celebrating Spain on Paella Day 27 March

🧢 Wear a Hat Day 28 March 

🎹 World Piano Day 28 March 

🥚 Happy Easter 31 March

🦄 April Fool's Day 1 April 

👩‍⚕️ World Health Day 7 April

🚀 International Day of Human Space Flight 12 April

🤡 World Circus Day 16 April

🇲🇽 National Piñata Day 18 April

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Celebrating England on St George's Day 23 April

🦸 National Superhero Day 28 April

🧑‍🌾 National Gardening Week 30 April - 5 May

🚶‍♂️‍➡️ May is National Walking Month

🍏 Somerset Day 11 May & Devon Day 4 June 

🇪🇺 Eurovision Song Contest 11 May

🍸 World Cocktail Day 13 May

🚂 National Train Day 14 May

🏠 International Day Of The Family 15 May

 🥐 World Baking Day 17 May

🔴 M&Ms REMINISCENCE GAME for International Being You Day 22 May

🤝 National Brothers Day 24 May

🧑‍🦰 World Redhead Day 26 May

🧩 International Children's Day 1 June

🚲 Global Running & World Bicycle Day - 1 & 3 June

🌎 UN World Environment Day 5 June 

🐋 World Oceans Day 8 June

🐥 Donald Duck Day 9 June

🌶 National Herbs & Spices Day 10 June

👑 King Charles Official Birthday 15 June

🍺 National Pub Day 15 June

🤦‍♂️ Father's Day 19 June 

🌞 Midsummer's Day 21 June

👨‍🎤 World Music Day 21 June

✍️ World Writing Day 23 June

🍏 Global Beatles Day 25 June

🏳️‍🌈 World Pride Day 28 June 

🇺🇸 Celebrating America On Independence Day 4 July

🍫 World Chocolate Day 7 July 

🇫🇷 Vive La France Bastille Day 14 July

☔️ St Swithen's Day 15 July

🤠 National Day Of The Cowboy 23 July

🍷 World Wine & Cheese Day 25 July

🤝 International Day Of Friendship 30 July 

💮 Yorkshire Day 1 August

🐈‍⬛ International Cat Day 8 August

🕺 Elvis Week 9-17 August 

💈 National Sideburns Day Day 11 August

🧘🏾‍♂️ World Relaxation Day 15 August

📸 World Photography Day 19 August

👨‍🎤 World Fashion Day 21 August

🐾 International Dog Day 26 August

🤵🏻‍♂️ National Bow Tie Day 28 August

⛱️ World Beach Day 1 September

🍿 Movies Quiz  - National Cinema Day 2 September

🎬 Movie Musicals Quiz - National Cinema Day 2 September

🧔🏻‍♂️ Happy World Beard Day 3 September

🕊 International Day Of Peace 21 September 

✈️ 'World Tourism Day' 27 September

👴🏽 October is 'Black History Month'

🍂 International Day Of Older People 1 October

🐼 International Zookeeper Day 4 October

🤭 'World Smile Day' Faces Picture Quiz 7 October​

🤣 'World Smile Day' Comedy Clips 7 October

🇮🇳 Celebrating India National Curry Week 3-9 October 

🌎 'International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples' 11 October

💿 National Album Day - 14 October 

🍕 World Food Day 16 October

👨🏻‍🍳 International Chef's Day 20 October​ 

🇮🇹 Celebrating Italy On World Pasta Day 25 October

🎃 Halloween 31 October

🎩 Abracadabra World Magic Day 31 October

🔥 Bonfire Night 5 November

🥀 Remembrance Sunday 13 November

🧑‍🍳 Final 'Great British Bake Off' 15 November

🧸 Children In Need 18 November

🦃 Thanksgiving 24 November

🎗 Giving Tuesday 29 November

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Celebrating Scotland On St Andrew's Day 30 November

🤷🏻‍♂️ Christmas Jumper Day 7 December

🎅 We Wish You A Merry Christmas

ANIMALS

🐙 Name The Sea Creatures Quiz

🐼 Famous Animals Quiz

🐨 World Animals Quiz

🐘 Animals Collective Nouns Quiz

🐯 Find the Hidden Animals

MUSIC

🌞 Name That Tune - Summer Songs

💿 Name That Tune - Place names

🎤 Name That Tune - Best ever duets

📺 Name That Tune - TV Shows

🎸 Best Instrumental Hits Ever

🎄 Bumper Christmas Music Quiz

🎧 Pop Quiz

❓ Name That Tune

🌉 Summer Of Love 1967 Music Quiz

🗽 Songs About Places

🎤 Classic Duets

👨‍🎤 Musicals Quiz

💿 Junior Choice Top 45 Songs

🎻 Classic FM 50 Best Film Scores Of All Time

🌍 World Music

🎹 Classic FM & Radio Times TV Music Countdown Quiz

❤️ Music was my first love

COLOURS

🐸 The Green Green Grass Of Home

🍆 Purple Things Quiz

🍁 Golden Brown

🍊🍋 Oranges & Lemons

🦩 Pretty In Pink

Black & White Quiz

DECADES

🌼 The Swinging Sixties

🏡 "Home Sweet Home" 1970s & 80s reminiscence

FOOD

🍏🥕 Fruit & Veg Quiz

🍰 Piece Of Cake Quiz

🍪 That Takes The Biscuit Quiz

🍫 Chocolate "Helps you work, rest and play"

🍭 "Like a kid in a sweet shop!"

GUEST BLOG 

💯 Captain Tom 💯 quiz

👃 Fragrances

🍝 Italian themed day 

🐤 Cardboard beaks

 

MASTERMIND

🕊️ God Speed Olivia Newton-John

💃🏻 Kate Bush Record Breaker

🍏 Global Beatles Day 25 June

🕺 Elvis Week 9-17 August 

👽 Dr Who Quiz

🎤 ABBA Quiz

🔫 "No Time To Die" James Bond Music & Picture Quiz

PLACES

💂‍♀️ Maybe It's Because I'm A Londoner

🇮🇹 Guest Blog - Some Activities For An Italian Themed Day

SPORT

🏏 Summer Of Sport

⛷️ Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics

TRANSPORT

🚖 Cars Quiz

🛩️ Aircraft Quiz

🏴‍☠️ "Ship Ahoy!"

🚂 National Train Day 14 May

✈️ Trains And Boats And Planes. Oh And Automobiles! 

TV & MOVIES

📺 TV Game Shows Quiz

📽️ Bumper Quiz for 'BBC 100th Anniversary' 18 October 2022

📺 Classic TV Theme Recognition Quiz Part 1

📺 Classic TV Theme Recognition Quiz Part 2

😬 Thrillers

🍿 Name The Movie - Quick Video Clips Quiz

🍿 Movies Quick Quiz - Part 2 🎬​
😆 Best British TV Sitcoms Quiz 😅😂🤣

🎬 ‘Saturday Night At The Movies’ Film Quotes Quiz

DEMENTIA CAFE QUIZZES

👶 Child Stars Quiz 
😹 The Best of British Comedy

🪪 Guess The Logo Quiz

💋 It Started With A Kiss

🌤️ Weather Celebrating 100 years Of The Met Office 

📻 Radio Times Centenary TV Quiz

📺 Guess The Adverts Quiz

🐘 Animal Similies

🗣️ Idioms And Rhymes

🍿 Movie Name Game

🥸 The Great Pretender Quiz

🏘️ Famous Addresses Quiz

📙 Guess The Proverbs 

🎅 Christmas Radio Times Covers Quiz

📺 TV Catchphrases Quiz

⏰ Time After Time Quiz

🍂 Leaves & Trees Quiz

🦇 Dingbats Quiz

🐈‍⬛ Baby Animals Quiz

🗝️ Key Events Of 20th Century Quiz

📅 Counting The Days Quiz

💍 Hopeless Romantic Quiz

👀 Dynamic Duos Quiz

🃏 Matching Pairs Quiz

🥔 Potato Quiz

🥖 Ready Steady Go Quiz

🍳 As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs Quiz

🦅 Bird's Eye View Landmarks Quiz

❓ True Or False Part 2

🎲 Lucky Numbers Quiz

🥳 It's Party Time

🐦 Cockney Rhyming Slang Quiz

💥 Comic Strip Characters Quiz

🤝 Famous Duos Quiz

🐼 Bears Quiz

🗽 Statues Quiz

🎾 Anyone For Tennis? Wimbledon Quiz

🥇 My First My Last My Everything 

🏝️ Wild Isles Quiz

😎 Sunglasses Quiz

➕ More Or Less Quiz

🤯 The Name Game

🎨 Great Works Of Art Quiz

🌸 Flower Power Quiz

🎗️ I Remember That - Out & About

🎗️ I Remember That - At Home

🏉 Six National Rugby Quiz

👴🏼 Historical Figures Quiz

🤭 Best Ever Comedy Quiz

📺 UK TV Picture Quiz

📺 US TV Picture Quiz

📚 School Days ? The Best Days Of Our Lives

🤯 I Don't Believe It Part 1

⚽️ Football The Beautiful Game

🐸 Muppets & Puppets Quiz

🎭 Pantomimes & Fairy Tales

🛜 The UK's most-streamed songs of 1952 to 2022 revealed

🍀 Very Superstitious

👷‍♀️ Jobs For The Boys (And Girls)

🫣 'Catchphrase' 🤦‍♂️ Round 1. Animals

🙊 'Catchphrase' 🌤 Round 2. Weather

🦊 Wildlife Of The British Isles

😈 Angels & Demons

💫 Record Breakers

🧐 Old Wive's Tales; Fact Or Fiction?

🥇🏆 Trophies & Medals

👦🏻 Things We Used To Do & Say As Kids

✌️ Are You A Baby Boomer?

🧐 Acronymns Quiz

⭐️ Golden Moments

🗳️ The Lighter Side Of Politics 

🎢 All The Fun Of The Fair Quiz

👁️ Optical Illusions Quiz

🟰 Word Associations Quiz

🍀 All The Fours Quiz

👷 Great Feats Of Construction Quiz

🛒 Let's Go Shopping

👺 Have A (Masked) Ball!

🤓 "Here's Looking At You Kid!" - Famous Spectacles Wearers 

🥊 "I Am The Greatest" (Authors, Artists, Explorers, Scientists & Sporting Heroes)

👥 Me And My Shadow (Pairs)

🧑‍🧑‍🧒 Famous Mothers, Fathers & Children

💈 Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

🇬🇧 Flags Quiz

⁉️ Then & Now Picture Quiz

Keyboard and Mouse

About Me

 

Simon O’Donovan MBE 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. 

Simon is a retired Community Mental Health Nurse and continues to contribute themed materials to weekly young onset CST 'Friendship Group' and 'Dementia Cafe' sessions. Thus all materials have been tried and tested, as well as improved based on user feedback.

 

The main aim of this website is to share experience and resources freely, so that others can dip in and out and use some or all of the free and open access materials provided in their own CST practice. Thus it is hoped, facilitating and supporting the provision of uplifting and enjoyable sessions that optimise people with dementia's quality of life.

This site is not owned by or affiliated to any organisation. It is a personal unpaid commitment and a not for profit exchange of an 'off the shelf' library of CST activities pages.

Please note that some images are copied from the public domain under the 'fair use copyright' principle, in that they will only be used for educational purposes with disability groups and in no way will be linked to profit making activities.

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