Crafting With a Purpose Chapter 15 Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy Heather Strickland Pitt Community College OTA-120 April 7, 2020 3 Categories of Functional Crafts in This Chapter: Home Decorating Gift-Giving Charity-Giving Chapter 15 Crafting With a Purpose Objectives: ● List several examples of projects appropriate for use in therapy from the categories of home decorating, gifts, and charitable contributions ● Articulate evidence of the benefits of being able to give to others ● Identify charitable organizations that solicit handmade items (Tubbs & Drake, 2017, pp. 247 - Home Decorating Projects: ● Client should choose the project ● Wide array of activities to choose from ● Can be smaller/simpler or larger/more detailed activities ● Many home decor projects are fairly quick & inexpensive ● Allow client to practice problem solving and gross motor skills in addition to many others ● Therapist provides guidance/suggestion based on client’s abilities/goals & availability of supplies/time ● Therapist should make sure the project demands are practical & achievable based on client’s intervention goals Examples of home decorating project ideas: Picture:https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/wpcontent/uploads/2014/04/DIY-switchplates-apieceofrainbow.jpg Decorated light switches & ceiling fan pulls from https://www.apieceofrainbow.com & oodclaymates.blogspot.comhttps://2g Picture:https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4hv6aUxCsec/TYjMvhp3u 6I/AAAAAAAAGtU/Ha3Q6vytV90/s200/100_1525.jpg Examples of home decorating project ideas on Youtube: https://youtu.be/mlQd9FqzM1A https://youtu.be/Vf657A2uST0 https://youtu.be/aaPrX4Dyea0 Gift-Giving Projects: ● Not for a cause, just because ● For ANY reason (special occasion) or NO reason ● More thoughtful of a gift than one for charity (tend to be more helpful) ● Usually on a personal basis = more individualized/specialized ● Provide/restore to the client an opportunity to play the role of giver rather than receiver ● Doing for others can be selfsatisfying/rewarding because people find value in doing selfless acts Gift-Giving Project Examples: ● Spice scented sachet bags ● Decorated mirror/clock/picture frame ● Customized dish/cup/glass ● Potholder/coaster ● Ornaments Picture credit: https://mk0diycozyhomerv68ju.kinstacdn.com/wpcontent/uploads/2015/12/dipmix-ornament-set.jpg Gift-Giving Projects: https://youtu.be/DURctMEeX1A Eyeglass Neck Chain https://www.readers.com/blog/wpcontent/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9491_2.jpg Charity-Giving Projects: ● For a cause usually to help those in need (sick, poor, helpless) ● More helpful gift than thoughtful one ● Many different populations served by different charities ● Most likely to be an organization Charity-giving project ideas: https://www.favecrafts.com/CraftCharities/Crafts-for-Charity https://www.parents.com/fun/artscrafts/kid/crafts-kids-can-make-for-agood-cause ______________________________ The hand-knitted hats pictured to the left here are my personal ones that I have been given. 3 of them through a charity program at the VA and the other 1 from a lady that makes them with her sewing club as donations to cancer patients. “Knitted Knockers” for breast cancer patients video: https://youtu.be/sY-3zZJbNuw Picture: https://www.knittedknockers.org Grading and Adapting Any of These Projects: Any of these categories of projects could easily be graded or adapted due to the different types of project possibilities, the variety of materials that could be used, and the option of tools that could be worked with. The possibilities are endless. https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/diy-make-your-own-designer-switchplates https://www.apieceofrainbow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DIY-switchplates-apieceofrainbow.jpg https://diycozyhome.com/diy-gift-ideas https://www.favecrafts.com/Craft-Charities/Crafts-for-Charity https://www.knittedknockers.org https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-4hv6aUxCsec/TYjMvhp3u6I/AAAAAAAAGtU/Ha3Q6vytV90/s200/100_1525.jpg https://mk0diycozyhomerv68ju.kinstacdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/dipmix-ornament-set.jpg https://www.parents.com/fun/arts-crafts/kid/crafts-kids-can-make-for-a-good-cause https://www.readers.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/IMG_9491_2.jpg https://youtu.be/aaPrX4Dyea0 https://youtu.be/DURctMEeX1A https://youtu.be/mlQd9FqzM1A https://youtu.be/sY-3zZJbNuw https://youtu.be/Vf657A2uST0 https://2goodclaymates.blogspot.com Tubbs, C. C. & Drake, M. (2017). Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy (5th ed.). Thorofare, NJ:SLACK Inc.