Reminiscing Kits

Reminiscing Kits are specifically designed for activity coordinators to use in reminiscing sessions. They are suitable for aged care groups only.

Each kit contains a selection of objects chosen to stimulate the senses and promote reminiscing and includes a user-guide full of information to promote group and one-on-one activities.

There are 8 topics to choose from; each kit can be hired for a period of two weeks.

• Childhood Games and Pastimes
  Did you ever play jacks and marbles? Have you ever made a toodle-um-buc? This kit contains games that were popular in the 1920s-1940s.
• Dance Hall Days
  Dancing was an integral part of growing up in Victoria in the early to mid 1900s.  Revisit the music, dancing, costume and venues of a bygone era.
• In the Shed
  The shed is an integral part of Australian life and has served many different purposes. Relive times spent tinkering in the shed from the 1930s to the 1960s.
• Mi viene in mente quando
  An Italian reminiscing kit designed to assist older Italians recall both their past life in Italy and migration to Australia. The kit features stories of post-war migrants, photographs and household items commonly used in setting up home in their new country.
• Port to Port
  Arriving in a new country brings a mix of emotions. Some people feel hope and excitement, others feel apprehensive about the challenges that lie ahead. Reminisce on your experiences migrating to Australia by ship with photos, games and stories.
• Recipes For Remembering
  This kit is designed to stimulate memories of the home when bread was delivered by horse and cart, ice delivered for the ice chest and the meat mincer had a permanent place on the kitchen table.
• Stitches Through Time
  Clothing is familiar to all of us. Memories of boiling the copper on wash day, wearing starched collars and hand-me-downs will stimulate plenty of discussion.
• Transport and Travel
  Remember the sound of horses' hooves, cable car bells or car horns? This photographic kit and audio tape can be used to reminisce about these and other forms of transport and travel through the 1920s-1950s.