Movement games, sending heartfelt wishes: How these seniors add colour to their day
Seniors at the THK Active Ageing Center in Singapore participated in a community arts program called 'Kopi and Boogie Kakis.' The initiative used simple movement games and coffee cup decoration to foster social connection and combat isolation among the elderly.
Why it matters
Demonstrates the impact of community-based arts programs on the mental well-being and social integration of aging populations.
Over six mornings, simple art activities gave seniors fresh ways to create, reminisce and connect over coffee and conversations
Here’s to new kakis. Seniors from THK AAC @ Cassia raise a toast with their decorated cups from the final Kopi and Boogie Kakis session, a keepsake from mornings spent moving and getting to know one another.
Listen On a weekday morning at a coffeeshop in Cassia Crescent, the usual cups of kopi, teh and milo came with a little extra.
A group of seniors from THK Active Ageing Center (AAC) @ Cassia chatted excitedly as they gathered for the final session of Kopi and Boogie Kakis, an arts-and-movement programme commissioned by the National Arts Council and hosted by HOWONE Institute .
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