(ho-dee-ay)

(ho-dee-ay) is a simple, photo-based card game without rules. People living with dementia and other cognitive impairments and their caregivers often struggle to find simple, engaging, dignified activities that encourage human connection. (ho-dee-ay) encourages active engagement with friends, loved ones, carers, and visitors. Each set has a specific theme with 20+ pairs of square photo cards. The photos–all taken by the same photographer–are clear, bright, and colorful, and the cards are durable and easy to handle. While there are no rules to (ho-dee-ay), each set comes with an insert that has suggested activities: cards can be matched, stacked, organized, clumped, sequenced, and sorted; stories can be told, and memories can be shared.

Most importantly, those playing can make up their own rules! In Latin, hodie (pronounced ho-dee-ay) means "this day," which is what (ho-dee-ay) is all about: enjoying the time we have together at this moment.

"I just want to thank you for your wonderful product, At first, I didn’t get it. Just do whatever with the cards with no rules? It seemed too simple. But in fact, it is perfect. My mom loved it. She had the most fun matching up the pairs. It made her feel good about herself. She felt smart. We laughed. She loved the pictures. She sat for an hour matching, stacking, and sorting with little prompts from us. You deliver exactly what’s promised: a little moment of grace and joy between what was and what’s coming. We so needed it." -Lisa, White River Junction, VT