#art is so simple. art is also so complicated.

[joinsideke]

Speaking from experience: board games, trivia games, and card games go over well. Arts and crafts were my favorite, but that's usually it's own thing aside from coloring pages. And if you do coloring pages, don't just get kid shit off the internet, throw some more complicated stuff in there. I wanna suggest something you can build and put together (that isn't jigsaw puzzles, no one wants to do jigsaw puzzles) but I don't know if something like Lego would be allowed.

Most likely it will just be group games, something simple and quick to start. Unless it's a long term facility, book clubs and ttrpgs won't really pan out. Patients will be coming and going, and most won't have the spoons for anything like that. They'll just want a distraction for however long they have a break for.

Which is super important! I was in a psych ward during COVID, which meant less staff, less activities, and no visitors. The TV was also broken for the first half of my stay. So we had extra time in the group room with the same coloring pages, jigsaw puzzles, outdated magazines, and a deck of cards. That was it. I was so bored it was actively making my depression worse. Aside from one game of cards with some other patients, the TV coming back on was a godsend. I didn't even care what was on, it was just noise and something to focus on. You need a distraction or else you'll just stew in your brain. Or sleep to avoid the stewing.

I’m the new activities specialist at a behavioral health unit! I need some fun ideas that are safe (I’ll be working with suicidal people/psychosis/various mental illnesses) so if you have any ideas send them to @beardedmrbean he’ll get them to me!

anyone got some ideas for my friend here,

It's all adult ages and apparently they don't get to go outside or have sharp objects either.

I think NERF battle in the rec room is a good idea

I'd appreciate any help y'all can give.

[sadisthetic]

the madness frustration loneliness of the dissonance of a mismatch of the rotten heart to the rest

allosexual aromantic swag happy pride *peaces out*

[s4ndg3m]

pyjama shark splendid creature of my imagining

[starrodent]

some jmart fluff for the winter

[ganondoodle]

one of the requests/suggestions i got :3 (demise + cats)

still struggeling with drawing anything (depression yippie) but trying my best anyway

[tropicalcontinental]

Saw this comment below one of andrewgaming67's videos and I got hit with a vision

[crow-quet]

one of the sweetest couples. when i read asc i was very loudly and obnoxiously rooting for them

[cali]

darkraiiiiii

[alligaytorswamp]

gave refs to pothos all of a sudden (featuring new girlie)

[mspaint-flower]

咲

[driftingballoons]

if your still taking requests, azumarill!

Bnuuy :3

[emily-mooon]

Here are the prompts and Guidelines!!!!

also here are the prompts with the days (and also so its easier to read)

May 1st-Coffee/Gossip May 2nd-Firsts/Future May 3rd-Alternate First Meeting/AU May 4th-Music/Sparks May 5th-Winter/Spring/Summer May 6th-Movies/Video Games May 7th-Free Day :]

I won't make a designated start time for when to post for all the days. just post them when you can and I'll keep my eye out and reblog them to my blog. I'm not gonna worry about making a separate blog as I'm sure this will be a small event and im ok with hosting it here.

if you have any questions about the prompts or anything else, hit me up with an ask and I'll be happy answer!

[girlmetalsonic]

my boy silver he pick up the can sometimes

[carsickcrow]

i was scrolling through photos i’ve taken at art museums and was reminded of this piece by marie laurencin (titled chanson de bilitis after a collection of poetry by a fictitious contemporary of sappho). it’s a print and this isn’t the exact one i saw/took a photo of but the picture is higher quality

this was one of the pieces that stood out to me the most the whole museum trip last november and it’s still so striking to me. it has occurred to me that the conjoining is kinda twin fantasy which is why i felt the need to share it. anyway. lesbians!

[selchwife]

someone i don't recognize (idk if they were following me or what) liked my goofy nose kissing post and they were like "I'm Proship Now!" in their bio like. okay well I'm Blocking You Now. idfk why people like that even Try It.

i scrolled for a bit to block some other blogs they interact with, and i'm still stunned by the stance that "you're proship if you're against harassment." like Look just because i think it's wrong to send people tumblr anons telling them to kill themselves or whatever doesn't mean i think they shouldn't be criticized for what they say or do. but that crowd i feel unilaterally takes "don't speak to me if you're proship" and "i don't like xyz type of writing" as harassment.

also them having a complaint about aggro DNI banners really made me laugh. not that i think DNIs are always the most useful or that they're a substitute for the block button, but i think maybe people would not be so aggressive about it if you guys stopped interacting with people who outright state they do not want you to do so. i wouldn't even know about this clown if they weren't in my likes.

[the-acid-pear]

today's prompts are spiders and self insert so i've been thinking of drawing nembone and a uh, bunger. but Im still thinking around the uh. ? i cant remember the word HELP the fucking COMPOSITION there.