Time out for tots. Gymboree's activity blanket includes a peekaboo mirror and a squeezable squeaky thumb. There are rings to teethe and, of course, it's soft, cuddly and washable, $35. Find it at ...

Mildred McKinzie visited her grandmother in a prison-like hospital ward before Alzheimer’s disease was discovered or named. Now, at age 94, McKinzie is the fastest quilter in a group of missionary ...

ZAZE Picnic Blanket, $29.99. A picnic is not a picnic without a blanket, of course! This ZAZE Picnic Blanket is machine washable, extra large (coming in at 80 inches by 80 inches), ...

LEWISBURG — A RiverWoods Senior Living Community resident is help Alzheimer’s and dementia patients through her love of sewing and art. Ann Doebler, 80, has been busy making fidget quilts ...

Long-time volunteer Vicki Purnell's activity blankets are highly prized in local hospitals and aged care facilities, where staff say they help patients, despite scant scientific evidence so far.