Wounded soldiers found time hanging dreadfully heavy on their hands and all manner of things were done to give them something to occupy their time, which was also therapeutic if they had hand or arm wounds. Knitting, needleworks, basketry, painting, pottery were just a few of the things tried out in the Convalecent homes manned by the Red Cross to help the men
First pic shows the men painting pottery
second pic shows what a lot of factories started to do if the had a Christmas party, each worker was allowed to bring one wounded soldier with them and as the majority of the munition workers were women I reckon the idea was well received