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Others have mentioned giving them chores to do - popular activities include folding laundry, sorting coins/socks/or... , shredding paper, organizing photo albums or recipes.
Also, there may not be much visible activity going on, but remember you have no idea whether your mother's mind is idle or not. And even if it *is*...
"Sometimes I sits and thinks, and sometimes I just sits." As long as she's happy, let that be your guide.
There are also domino and tri-domino games. Even if she's not able to match the numbers, she might decide to just make shapes and play with the pieces.
I agree with the idea of a bird feeder. You can also get wind chimes (Just not copper ones as they're more likely to be stolen), or something like a whirligig. I've found them fascinating, turning slowly with a breeze or speeding up with a faster wind.
If you have any space for a container plant on the porch, try planting something like morning glories, which will bloom 5 weeks after planting and change configurations daily as the blooms only last a day. But the colors and bloom location on the plant rotate constantly.
Other plants with flowers might prove comforting77u and soothing moments. Flowers typically relax people b/c of their beauty.
You could also plant a sweet potato; keep it in the house till the burgundy sprouts appear, then plant it in a container pot large enough for the potato itself. It grows quickly, and produces lovely apple green leaves...and sometimes little sweet potatoes.
Maybe you could accompany Mom outside once or twice a day and sit out with her. She might enjoy casual comments about the neighbors, traffic, wildlife, the weather, flowers blooming, etc. Even try setting up a bird feeder for your mom to watch. Bedore she got too bad, my mom would save crumbs from her meals and throw them out the window for the birds. It got to the point where the birds sat on her ledge and waited!