Puzzle Together, Joy Together

Free dementia-friendly puzzle sessions at Spring District Park, Bellevue. Connection, conversation, and joy for all ages this summer.
About this Event

Puzzle Together, Joy Together
A free dementia-friendly summer series at Spring District Park, Bellevue — Summer 2026

Join Aegeliss this summer for a gentle, joy-filled gathering designed for connection, creativity, and meaningful moments.

Each 2-hour session brings people together around our patent-pending 2-in-1 dementia-friendly puzzles — thoughtfully designed with large, sturdy pieces, vibrant adult imagery, and a unique book format that supports focus, confidence, and conversation. With guidance from a trained facilitator, the imagery becomes a bridge for reminiscence, storytelling, and connection.

But this experience goes beyond puzzles.

Across the session, you’ll also find live music, arts-based engagement, and a warm photography portrait station — creating space for expression, creativity, and moments you’ll want to remember.

Set in a calm outdoor environment, these gatherings are intentionally non-clinical, welcoming, and relaxed — a place where caregivers can breathe, participate, and feel supported alongside the people they care for.

Two ways to join

1. Standard Sessions
   Designed for people living with cognitive impairment and their caregivers. A facilitator gently guides conversation and reminiscence, creating moments of confidence, engagement, and ease.
2. Intergenerational Sessions
   Families with children are warmly invited. With music, arts engagement, photography, and a rotating puzzle experience, these sessions create space for shared joy across generations.

Why it works

• Designed for dignity and ability — never childlike
• Facilitator-led, so caregivers can relax and connect too
• Multi-sensory engagement: puzzles, music, art, and photography
• Free, outdoors, and open to all ages

Session dates

• Thursday, June 25 — 9:30–11:30 AM
• Thursday, July 2 — 9:30–11:30 AM
• Thursday, July 9 — 9:30–11:30 AM
• Tuesday, July 14 — 2:30–4:30 PM
• Thursday, July 23 — 2:30–4:30 PM

Good to know

• Where: Spring District Park, Bellevue
• Parking: Free on-street, paid parking garage at 1385 123rd Ave NE, ORANGE retail area, orange elevator; no Bellevue Brewing stalls
• Cost: Free
• Who it's for: People living with dementia, their caregivers, families, and care professionals
• Weather: This is an outdoor series. In the event of adverse weather, we will send a cancellation note at least 48 hours prior to the event — check this page for updates.
• Questions: [email protected]

This program is supported by the City of Bellevue through the Community Programming Fund.