Stamps, stickers, and cookie cutters for salt dough; all come in inexpensive, seasonal themes and can be applied to office paper to make notecards. Notecards are a good way to keep in touch with family / friends and their names and addresses can be kept in the visitors' books left on their bedside table.
The salt dough ornaments use flour, salt and water. You will need to assist with mixing the dough and using a microwave oven to set the dough. If you are using this on different occasions, separate out quantities of the dough and store them in a plastic bag. The dough can be kept for a week in this manner.
Illustrated instructions on the salt dough can be found here.