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Our Scent and Sounds have been designed for those in the mid-late/late stages of their dementia journey.

"Choose a quiet room without distractions or people passing through. It should also be free from any strong smells.
Invite the person or group to sit at a table laid with a plain tablecloth.
Prepare the scent jars by dropping two drops onto each cotton pad and closing the jar to seal in the smell until it’s needed.
Explain to the person/group that you’re going to listen to a sound and then smell the aroma that matches the scene.
Listen to the sounds for a minute, taking them in and start to pass around the matching jar.
Encourage the person/group to try and smell the first scent whilst listening to the sounds. Make sure they know there is no pressure to ‘guess the scent’ – it’s just a bit of fun and they should focus on enjoying it.
Spend some time asking questions after each track and encourage conversations about what they have smelt.
Continue on with the next scent jar and sounds to match."

Scents and Sounds can be used as a one to one activity. They are also ideal for a small group in a memory cafe/care home setting. We recommend the group to not be larger than 4 people. This is the ideal size for best focus and engagement.

We have a few other ideas for activities with scents. Search for this on the activities section of the website and you will find activities like "walk back through time with scents". Enter your email when prompted and you will get full access to this and a range of other activity ideas.