After a while you may start to get bored with your usual activities. To try and break up the monotony think of ways to change your normal activity periods.

 

The best form of inspiration comes from special days of the year e.g. Chinese New Year, Shrove Tuesday, Easter, Independence Day and Thanksgiving. Bring elements of these days into your room in the form of pictures, cuddly toys, flags and banners. Let your imagination run wild. Design decorations to hang up and think of related craft activities.

 

If the day has special foods associated with it and you are able to eat them, then have a special feast. If not, have some of you favourite foods.

 

During the summer when everyone else is going away on holiday, why not have a virtual holiday. You can visit any country in the world without leaving your bed. Get your carer to order books from the library or go on the Internet, so that you have some information and pictures of your destination. Think about the sites, sounds and smells.

 

Holidays From Home is a voluntary organisation which provides free virtual holidays to people who are bed or housebound. For information visit www.holidaysfromhome.com.uk

 

 

At first you may feel embarrassed doing these kinds of activities; but if you include your friends and family you can have a lot of fun. The only limit is your imagination. Just because you are ill doesn’t mean that you can’t do some fun things and make fantastic memories.