My hubby (late stage,bedridden) is currently fiddling endlessly with a piece of ribbon, his "toy."This works ,but I'm hoping to find a gadget which he had for months until it broke.Reminded me of a plastic rubeiks cube but was long instead of square. Lately he's been putting the ribbon in his mouth and I've gone from a thin to a wide piece which keeps him from trying to mouth ( possibly swallow ??) it. One catalog (Gold Violin) had a hand strengthening,twistable gadget,unbreakable, which he broke in5 minutes. Amazing how strong our dear dependents are.Must be some sort of survival mechanism since even little babies seem to have that "power" grip.Best wishes to all you brave souls who keep writing;I love your comments. Anniel
AnnieL, i havent seen that toy you are speaking of, but would like one myself-my DH puts things in his mouth too. almost like when little ones enjoy rubbing that soft silky tag on stuffed animals or blankets right? i think it becomes a tactile way of them to get a feel for what it is maybe -i find DH likes twist things too and will pace in the pm twisting his 'cell phone' antenna to no end.:) it makes a popping noise he likes. sigh, to each his own i guess. i found many toys yours may like in the party stores =go check it out they may have what you are seeking or something that would entertain him..my best, divvi
annieL, you're new! Hi, and welcome to our family...
Never saw anything like what you're describing, but try:
http://www.rubiks.com
When you click on the "Shop" link (top right-hand button) there's a toy called the Rubik's Twist Limited Puzzle ... would that be something he'd like? I've seen it called "Rubik's Snake" on other web sites.
Or there's Hasbro Rubik's Magic, that's sold at places like ToysRUs:
Sunshyne you nailed it as usual friend! haha.. Annie Amazon.com has them under rubiks snake and its 11.99 plus s/h or targets showing it for 12.99 too. hope this helps i may get one for DH for xmas as well looks cool..you just twist and it makes all sorts of shapes including the snake..divvi
sorry under rubiks twist like SS says at target 12.99 even shows the snakey figure you are looking for annie...
is this group awesome or what, Annie asked for a toy and Sunshyne immediately found it for her... joan you should coin the 'ask and you shall receive' logo...:)))) proud is the word..divvi
Reminder - you can get anything you want at Amazon through this website - just go to the home page - www.thealzheimerspouse.com- and click on any of the Amazon links, ads, or logos. The website gets a tiny percentage of every item sold, so it helps keep us free and available to all.
i got a massaging neck roll pillow for me at brookstone store -its got a battery pack and it vibrates when you rest on it. well, DH has decided its his new toy, and he hasnt put it down today and already changed the batter pack - he loves the vibrating and carries it around everywhere and its replaced the buzzing toothbrushes for a while ... Mary??? new toy! haha - he took it to bed last nite and hugged it and it buzzed away.. i dont know what it is about the buzzing toothbrushes and now pillow but its soothing and he seems to really like it.. off/on -off/on .... uh-oh... all day long. and i tried to get it from him, no way=divvi
As I have mentioned before, my husband's toys are his golf clubs. He spends every waking moment moving them around the garage area. If he sees the neighbor guy out, he will bring a couple clubs for him to see...neighbor is very patient with him & tells him they are really nice, even though he has seen them many times. My husband is very territorial, about these clubs also.
I may have mentioned this before--I bought him some stress balls that I read about on this site. He has absolutely no interest in them--when I call them stress balls and explain what they are for, he says "I have no stress." Wow, I wish I could say the same with a straight face!
DW has a stuffed cocker spaniel that she dearly loves, she sleeps with it sometimes. It is eactly the same color as our first dog, a Cocker Spaniel. I sure it brings back memories for her.
i am out of vibrating toothbrushes, have to get to biglots! mary check around maybe bed bath beyond stores or home stores. divvi yes quite like a blankey and security issues for sure!
A few years ago a lady came in to our office and gave us little cloth dolls that fit in our hands. She said whenever we got mad or frustrated, to throw it against the wall and it would make us feel better. It worked!!! I had mine for years.....I wonder where it is now...hmmm
Mary, They were called "Dammit Dolls". I remember people making them to sell at bazaars. I think one lady sent quite a few to the troops in Iraq. Maybe I should try and find a pattern and make one for myself when DH keeps asking me the same questions over and over.
Oh, my, what a nifty website! They have several goodies! I'll have to save up my money for a couple of them! I might just get one of those pillows for my back too!