My Favourites

Benefits

What you need

A favourites chart - download resource
Magazines and/or holiday brochures
Images from internet, if needed
Coloured pens

Intro

Imagine all your favourite things in one place. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? This is a nice activity to do with just one person. You spend time together thinking about all their favourite things and populating a ‘favourites chart’ to hang for all to see. It’s a great way for showing the people they live with exactly what they love!

Top tip

Working with someone at sensory level? Invite a friend or family member to join in the activity for extra ideas and support

The Activity

Find a quiet spot and sit with the person, 1-on-1
Spend time looking through magazines and brochures and talking to them about their favourite things
Jot down their ideas
Flick through the magazines or travel brochures hunting for the things they love and encourage the person to cut them out
Invite them to write their favourite things and stick the images on the chart
If they can’t find their favourite things in the magazines or brochures, they can either draw them or you can help find them on the internet (use a mobile device so you can search together and then print them out)
Encourage the person to customise their chart with decorations, patterns and doodles
Display the chart in their room or somewhere they’re happy with, as it will be a great talking point and a way for people to get to know them better

PDF Resource