{"id":1183,"date":"2025-07-30T13:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1183"},"modified":"2025-07-30T13:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T13:29:42","slug":"butterfly-craft-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk\/blog\/butterfly-craft-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterfly Craft Session"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our recent paper butterfly craft session was a resounding success, offering a wonderful opportunity for engagement and creative expression for people with dementia. The tactile experience of choosing different <strong>colours and textures<\/strong> stimulated conversation and brought back fond memories for many.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-container-2 wp-block-gallery-1 wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27d67f8e-177e-4122-859b-f09f79a9c076.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1186\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27d67f8e-177e-4122-859b-f09f79a9c076-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1186\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27d67f8e-177e-4122-859b-f09f79a9c076-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.darnalldementiagroup.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/27d67f8e-177e-4122-859b-f09f79a9c076-225x300.jpg 225w, 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The session culminated in a palpable sense of <strong>pride<\/strong> as participants showcased their beautiful, individually crafted butterflies, demonstrating the therapeutic benefits and simple joys of creative activities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our recent paper butterfly craft session was a resounding success, offering a wonderful opportunity for engagement and creative expression for people with dementia. The tactile experience of choosing different colours and textures stimulated conversation and brought back fond memories for many. 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