A fantastic range of easy grown-up quiz and puzzle books to stimulate the brain following a stroke or due to illness or diseases such as dementia.

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Why use Bright Old Sparks books?

Designed for individuals recovering from a stroke, aphasia, brain damage,  or age-related conditions like dementia, Alzheimer’s, and related illnesses. Bright Old Sparks offer a range of puzzles that are designed to entertain, engage, and stimulate memories. The conversation starters based around the theme of each book are there to give everyone a non-threatening way of getting a conversation started and getting to know one another again where everyone can contribute and have fun, a giggle, and probably learn something about each other. These activities can be enjoyed individually or in a family or group setting, and are suitable for people of all ages. They make great gifts for special occasions like birthdays and Christmas and are perfect for everyone to enjoy at any time.

Bright Old Sparks clinically designed books are of help to people where cognitive and motor skills are affected. This is especially relevant back in the home environment where the family and friends can help build confidence in the person by interacting and helping re-learn skills by jointly doing quizzes, puzzles and the “conversation starters” to help with aphasia.

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With our monthly subscription service, you can receive a new Bright Old Sparks booklet every month, each with a different theme. Our puzzles and quizzes are tailored to different interests, hobbies, and professions, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our readers.

Sitting on a woooden crocodile seat enjoying a puzzle together in the garden

Thank you

Thank you for my copy it arrived today, love the bright colours and design can’t wait to share it with my Mum.

MD

Biright Old Sparks booklet
2020-11-30T04:34:42+00:00

MD

Thank you for my copy it arrived today, love the bright colours and design can’t wait to share it with my Mum.

Cheers! RAJ

Love this! I’m a speech language pathologist and have worked with people with dementia and I think this is a brilliant idea.

Raj

Biright Old Sparks booklet
2020-11-30T04:33:58+00:00

Raj

Love this! I’m a speech language pathologist and have worked with people with dementia and I think this is a brilliant idea.

The book looks great

Thank you for my copy it arrived today, love the bright colours and design can’t wait to share it with my Mum.
Biright Old Sparks booklet
2020-11-30T04:34:13+00:00
Thank you for my copy it arrived today, love the bright colours and design can’t wait to share it with my Mum.

Paxton Hall Care Home

I personally found the book a very helpful resource with not only starting an activity with the pictures & images but also carrying on a meaningful conversation using the questions at the bottom of the page. There is a good variety of puzzles with varying levels of difficulty which makes the book suitable for varied levels of capacity. I found that the pictures of stars brought back some lovely memories for them and these worked well as a group activity - on the flip side they are suitable for one to one's as well. Yesterday our residents reacted well to the book and enjoyed looking at 'TV's through the ages' which sparked conversation about their younger years when they lived with their parents. We also photocopied the two pages of 'Who's that star?' so everyone could have one and we went through each picture figuring out who they were and talking about favourite films they have been in - this one got the brain's working well! Some residents who struggle with their eyes did find the print quite small but other than that we enjoyed our session.

Paxton Hall Care Home

Biright Old Sparks booklet
2021-03-08T08:29:01+00:00

Paxton Hall Care Home

I personally found the book a very helpful resource with not only starting an activity with the pictures & images but also carrying on a meaningful conversation using the questions at the bottom of the page. There is a good variety of puzzles with varying levels of difficulty which makes the book suitable for varied levels of capacity. I found that the pictures of stars brought back some lovely memories for them and these worked well as a group activity - on the flip side they are suitable for one to one's as well. Yesterday our residents reacted well to the book and enjoyed looking at 'TV's through the ages' which sparked conversation about their younger years when they lived with their parents. We also photocopied the two pages of 'Who's that star?' so everyone could have one and we went through each picture figuring out who they were and talking about favourite films they have been in - this one got the brain's working well! Some residents who struggle with their eyes did find the print quite small but other than that we enjoyed our session.

Sarah and Sophie

Many thanks for sending us 2 of your puzzle books which we were really pleased to see. We think that they are a great resource with a wide range of engaging titles. Having graded activities is a good idea. We like the inclusion of the conversation hints and the concept of the books being designed as collaborative activities rather than for solitary use. The books are attractively laid out and would lend themselves well to shared intergenerational activity. We look forward to hearing your updates.

Sarah and Sophie

Biright Old Sparks booklet
2021-02-18T14:59:55+00:00

Sarah and Sophie

Many thanks for sending us 2 of your puzzle books which we were really pleased to see. We think that they are a great resource with a wide range of engaging titles. Having graded activities is a good idea. We like the inclusion of the conversation hints and the concept of the books being designed as collaborative activities rather than for solitary use. The books are attractively laid out and would lend themselves well to shared intergenerational activity. We look forward to hearing your updates.
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