The Best Fidget Quilts for Engaging Motor Skills

Designed to keep hands busy, fidget quilts are blankets covered with embellishments and trimming. Zippers, string, pockets, snaps, and other accoutrements that invite touching are common, as are fabrics with textures ranging from silky to fuzzy. The blankets can be of great assistance to people with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or memory loss, offering tactile stimulation that helps to maintain fine motor skills. They can also help to alleviate anxiety and boredom and—depending on the desi