The Steve's Stones Project

Steve’s Stones is a sensory comfort project inspired by my friend Steve, who lived with aphasia dementia.

By bringing hand-collected beach stones to memory care communities, the project creates moments of calm, connection, and joy through touch, color, and simple play.

Sometimes the smallest treasures create the biggest comfort.

The Power of Simple Things

Hand-collected stones bringing comfort through touch, color, and clam.

How Steve’s Stones Works

Close-up of a rocky beach covered in smooth pebbles and seaweed, with a black hand rake labeled ‘BEACH COMB’ resting among the stones and the ocean in the background.

I collect and sort beach stones

Each one is naturally tumbled and chosen for color, texture, and comfort.

Colorful beach pebbles spread across a wooden tray, with a large bowl of stones, a small wooden scoop, and a jar labeled ‘The Steve’s Stones Project’ nearby.

Then bring them to care communities

People can hold them, sort the

m, and explore them in a calm, low-pressure way.

Hand sorting smooth beach pebbles on a white surface, selecting stones from a colorful mixed pile.

The stones create connection

Sometimes it’s memory. Sometimes it’s focus. Sometimes it’s just peace.

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