1. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
GERO 431 Service Learning Project
Professor Heather Haslem, M.S.
Group: Hatheway, Gina
Howard, Alexis
Pollock, Polly
April 29, 2014
3. SPRING CRAFT
Clothes Pin Bunnies!
WHERE:
Holiday Retirement Living (Sky Peaks)
Northwest Reno, Nevada
Independent Living Facility
Can visit other 300 facilities at no cost
4. CLOTHES PIN BUNNY CRAFT
WITH UNR GUESTS
• WHEN: Wednesday, APRIL 16,
2014
• TIME: 1:30 pm
• WHERE: Activity Room
• Choose paint colors
• A variety of decorations available
Celebrate Spring- Easter-- or Bunnies!!
EASY, fun, creative!
5. Choice of Group Project
One of the activities seniors enjoy is crafting!
We chose a spring craft since the timing of our project
was around Easter and the spring season
Cultural sensitivity was considered in calling it a “spring”
activity rather than “Easter”
The abilities of the senior group at Sky Peak was taken
into account
6. Clothespin Bunny Project
We found this simple, but cute, project on Pinterest. We considered
physical abilities of seniors in our craft selection, as well as cost and
the time needed to complete the project.
7. Preparations for Project
Alexis purchased the larger sized clothespins, paint and googley
eyes.
The decision was made to paint the bunnies in advance.
Alexis painted the bunnies the night before.
Gina and Polly shopped and purchased embellishments for the
project such as ribbon, glitter, pom poms, beads, acrylic jewels, puff
paint, Sharpie pens, craft glue, as well as other materials.
We had a lot of fun exploring the possibilities with this simple
project! Later, the seniors did too !
9. Evaluation
Success! Some rave reviews!
On Our Evaluations, seniors explained that they
enjoyed being around delightful women.
They enjoyed, being able to express their
creativity in a different way.
One senior stated that it was too much fun for
the afternoon, ( Maybe she was exhausted).
10. Continued Evaluation
It was nicely
arranged
They enjoyed being
together with their other
crafty friends
It was nice seeing the
sky peak staff
encourage others to
participate
A senior also suggested
that tweezers should have
been present to help with
the smaller pieces
They appreciated
out patience.
12. Special Surprises from Mrs. K!
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13. LESSONS LEARNED
Age is not a factor of abilities or memory for this
particular group of women
Attempt future socioeconomic preparedness, even as
young being of the “boomer” generation
Age had no affect on their ability to understand the craft,
but it did affect their ability to structure their bunnies how
they wanted too (help was required)
