Comments on: A “Creepy” Art Therapy Activity for Halloween

By: antonella

antonella — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:51:08 +0000

Please give me some idea for people suffering from Alzheimer. I volunteering in a facility with patients affected by Alzheimer, moderate to severe.
I’m an artist and I use activity related to painting and drawing.
Thank you for your help

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:01:52 +0000

I would be careful with the wording on this one. It could potentially be very powerful for people to conjure up “negative spirits” and some people may not be ready or know how to quickly transform their emotions and forgive people in their lives. This could be a great intervention but I would be mindful when deciding who to use it with and in what context. Always make sure art (OR ANY) interventions are safe! That is our first job as therapists.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 16:11:17 +0000

What a wonderfull idea! My mother always said kill them with kindness. I am an artist/illustrater and I would love to learn more about this Mandala art healing. I am also looking for fun ways to use recyclable items to creat with kids. When I was growing up we lived out in the country so we usually made most of our own toys, from whatever we could find. I think we had more fun hunting for things to use and creating the progect that the toy itself. I dont have a college degree but I do have a very extensive imagination.

By: Lara

Lara — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 20:44:11 +0000

This is such a great idea. I work in a crisis home for people who have mental illness and am always looking for fun groups. Thank you for the opportunity to have a wonderful, educational group for adults!

By: Deanna

Deanna — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 22:16:45 +0000

I recently began volunteering at a local inpatient eating disorder facility, after having received treatment and recovered myself. Art therapy was essential to my own recovery, and I was delighted when the treatment team at this facility asked for my help with the art therapy groups.

I went online to do some research, and came across your site. I’m so glad I did! I will be referring back here often for more info and ideas, and will be working through the projects on here myself before I work them with the group I’ll be helping facilitate.

Thank you for providing such an excellent resource!

By: Gregory Allen Leeds

Gregory Allen Leeds — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 19:58:27 +0000

Two films stand out about art and adversity in the last few years. “War Dance” abouot abducted children soldiers in Uganda, and “Desert of Forbidden Art”, about 40,000 works of art that were hidden in a “Forbidden Zone” in Uzbekistan. It was a forbidden zone because of the manufactoring and testing of the biogical warfare weapons created there. In the midst of that kind of horror, art did play a key role in helping keep human beings sanity.

By: Neita

Neita — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 15:15:34 +0000

Love your blog and all your ideas. They have helped immensely when I have worked with people with varying degrees of mental illness and their varying degrees of wellness. Keep ‘em coming!

By: Tomas

Tomas — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:50:55 +0000

Nobody celebrates the Halloween in Lithuania and people even think about that fiesta as the irritating one, yet after reading your post, I want to thank you the hot. The idea of creating something in order to forgive others (those who hurt us – the “negative spirits”) showcased the fiesta in the new light to me – was the perfect art therapy out of itself.

By: Alayna Gale

Alayna Gale — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 16:29:25 +0000

I love this idea. I think it’s very freeing of the mind! (:

By: rinku bhavsar

rinku bhavsar — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:47:30 +0000

i m a psychologist thats y i like kto know about diffrent therapies this is wonderfull activity and i saw the movie of hallowin its really great yaar thanks for owsame activity