First time lego for relative with Parkinsons

[shed driver]

Odd request. An older relative has recently been diagnosed with Parkinsons disease. So far he has just a very slight tremor and retains the majority of fine motor movement.

He's never really been into lego and I thought a nice, uncomplicated lego set might help with both retention of fine motor skills as well as helping with concentration.

He lives near enough in Portugal full time, any suggestions for a cheapish model that he can build over a few days.

Interests are golf, more golf and a bit of golf! He does like his cars though, has an SLK on the drive and we've just driven his C class Coupe down here from the UK for him.

I don't want anything massive.

Thanks

SD.

[generationx]

It sounds like, if he likes cars, the best thing will be something with few or no stickers. How about the Speed Champions Mercedes set? Quite simple and not bank-breaking if he doesn’t like it.

https://www.lego.com/en-de/product/mercedes-amg-g-...

[Badda]

Parkinson’s causes loss of fine motor skills. Might it frustrate/upset him to be given something like this? It won’t help retain anything.

Muscle memory tasks such as golf are a little different. You could maybe look into something golf related instead?

[LimmerickLad]

Badda said:

Parkinson’s causes loss of fine motor skills. Might it frustrate/upset him to be given something like this? It won’t help retain anything.

Muscle memory tasks such as golf are a little different. You could maybe look into something golf related instead?

I agree..........My dad was a very hands on person all his life but would get so frustrated and then very angry that he couldn't do things like change a plug etc because of his Parkinsons therefore I'm not sure leggo would be a good thing....he was an outdoor person so we encouraged / helped him to get out as much as possible i.e. walking in the woods / fields etc

[shed driver]

At the moment he retains the vast majority of his fine motor skills, that's why I was aiming towards lego.

SD.

[Every day a journey]

Duplo?

[MarkwG]

shed driver said:

At the moment he retains the vast majority of his fine motor skills, that's why I was aiming towards lego.

SD.

My Dads Parkinsons is such that he's OK at holding stuff, at the moment: so your person may well be OK with Lego. It's moving along holding stuff that's his problem, as he says, only ask him for a cup of tea, if you're happy with getting half of it...

[SydneyBridge]

Try a really basic set, such as

https://www.amazon.co.uk/LEGO-Minifigure-Creative-...

And see how he gets on