Animal Similies & Proverbs š¦ Dementia Cafe Activity
- Simon O'Donovan
- Jun 12, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jul 20, 2025
Here is another Dementia Cafe activity. Hope your group likes it - please do let me know in the 'comments' section below. I've not been getting much feedback lately, which is a little disheartening.
Also, if you like and use my work in your CST practice, you can buy me a coffee at www.ko-fi.com/simondementia This helps cover costs to keep this a free and open access CST activities resource.
First round: ANIMAL PROVERBS
Ask members to guess at the animals related proverb by looking closely at the pictures.
You could also discuss their meaning as you work through them.
Here are the answers for Round 1. If members get stuck you could read the first part of the proverb and they could complete it by way of a shout out ...
Like a bear with a SORE HEAD
It's raining CATS AND DOGS
Like the cat THAT GOT THE CREAM
The early bird CATCHES THE WORM
Like a wolf in SHEEP'S CLOTHING
Ants in YOUR PANTS
Like a fish OUT OF WATER
A bird in the hand is worth TWO IN THE BUSH
Like a bull in a CHINA SHOP
Kill two birds with ONE STONE
You can't teach an old dog NEW TRICKS
Birds of a feather FLOCK TOGETHER
Curiosity killed THE CAT
A dog is a man's BEST FRIEND
While the cat's away the MICE WILL PLAY
Pigs might FLY
Counting SHEEP
Don't count your chickens BEFORE THEY HATCH
A leopard never CHANGES IT'S SPOTS
You can lead a horse to water BUT YOU CAN'T MAKE IT DRINK
Who let the cat OUT OF THE BAG?
Zebra CROSSING
The straw that broke THE CAMEL'S BACK
Softly softly catchee MONKEY
Those who sleep with dogs RISE WITH FLEAS
Never look a gift horse IN THE MOUTH
Why keep a dog and BARK YOURSELF
If you pay peanuts YOU GET MONKEYS
Don't bite the hand THAT FEEDS YOU
Don't put the cart BEFORE THE HORSE
Song break ...
Second round: ANIMAL SIMILIES
Ask members to guess at the animal similies by looking closely at the pictures.
You could also discuss their accuracy as you work through them.
Second round answers
As STUBBORN as a mule
As DRUNK as a skunk
As HAPPY as a pig in SHIT (sorry!)
As SNUG as a bug in a rug
As DEAD as a dodo
As BUSY as a bee
As BLIND as a bat
As CUNNING as a fox
As STRONG as an ox
As PROUD as a peacock
You DIRTY rat
As WISE as an owl
EAGER beaver
As QUIET as a mouse
As BRAVE as a lion
As FREE as a bird
As GENTLE as a lamb
LAME duck
CHEEKY little monkey
As PLAYFUL as a kitten
As SICK as a dog
EAT like a horse
As SURE-FOOTED as a goat
As GRACEFUL as a swan
As HUNGRY as a wolf
As FAT as a pig
As MAD as a March hare
STUPID cow
As HEAVY as an elephant
As BALD as a badger
Final song break ...
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