Legacy Activities for families

Legacy activities are a meaningful way for families to
share moments together when someone in the family
is with an advanced illness.

• Create a scrapbook with pictures/keepsakes related to a time in their life

• Create a photo album of favourite photos with accompanying captions

• Compile a binder of favourite recipes

• Compile a collection of favourite songs or hymns

• Create a quilt made out of favorite T-shirts or other fabric items

• Hand-prints of you and/or your loved ones in plaster or on paper

• Write cards for a future birthday, holiday or special occasion

• Write a poem or a song created specifically for your loved one(s)

• Plant a tree

• Book of ME – write a letter/story to your family that shares your values, 

         beliefs,  accomplishments, life lessons, etc.

Adapted from

Hospice of Waterloo Region

Newsletter

http://www.hospicewaterloo.ca/resources/legacy-activities/