The noisy sound of cicadas in the ears, the dappled light and shadow of the scorching sun through the cracks in the trees, the scorching summer, in addition to the moonlight of the lotus pond and the sweetness of melons and fruits, there are also annoying mosquitoes.
In order to enhance the knowledge of mosquito prevention among the elderly in the park, Fuzhou Guode Elderly Rehabilitation Center recently organized a handicraft activity with the theme of "Mosquito Battle", aiming to let the elderly understand the dangers of mosquitoes and how to effectively control mosquitoes.
▲ Seniors wait for the event to start in the activity hall
"Grandparents, do you know what kind of people mosquitoes like to bite?"
"What should I do if I get bitten by a mosquito?"
"What else can I do besides mosquito repellent and mosquito nets?"
▲Social workers explain the dangers of mosquitoes
At the event site, the social workers used easy-to-understand language to let the grandparents understand the habits and hazards of mosquitoes, and reminded the grandparents to wear white or light-colored cotton clothes when going out on summer evenings to reduce their attraction to mosquitoes, and use regular mosquito repellent liquid, mosquito repellent patches and other mosquito repellent products to effectively reduce the occurrence of bites.
▲ Elders do finger exercises
In order to improve the finger dexterity of the grandparents and promote the blood circulation of the hands, the social workers first led the grandparents to do "finger exercises".
After a brief warm-up, the social workers explained to the grandparents the various components of the clay mosquito coil and the required clay color.
Let's take a look at the grandparents who participated in the event, and what kind of surprises will they bring to us today, let's take a look!
▲Grandparents are making mosquito coils by hand
During the production process, the grandparents gave full play to their imagination and shaped the ultra-light clay step by step by kneading, kneading, rubbing, and pasting.
The creative process is tortuous, but also joyful.
At first, everyone from "in a hurry" to "gradually become" to "handy", grandparents in the help of social workers, after everyone's production, a cute mosquito coil gradually saw the prototype, in a pair of skillful hands against the backdrop, each mosquito coil contains the grandparents' small thoughts.
▲ Exhibition of the works of the elderly
This activity not only exercised the hands-on ability of the elderly, but also focused their thoughts on their hands, eliminated all kinds of distractions, eliminated tension, and relaxed their brains. At the same time, through the communication with their peers, they enhanced their understanding and friendship with each other, and felt the warmth and care of the center.
Happy times are always short-lived, but there are always wonderful moments.
We want to better exercise the hands, feet and brains of the elderly through manual activities. Harvest happiness from learning, exercise yourself from happiness, and truly realize "learning and happiness for the elderly".