Photo Credit: Sarai Garcia
As the oldest center in the city, the Las Palmas Community Center in McAllen, Texas, has long been a recreation destination for local and visiting elderly persons. With such a rich history in senior programming, the center serves as a model for developing activities that are beneficial to a specific demographic.
When designing arts and crafts activities, a leader should ask the following:
Is the program adaptable? Is it cognitively beneficial? Is there a social benefit to the structure of the activity?