by Kirstie Newell | Jul 26, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
This week at The Old Downs Residential Care Home our residents had fun dressing up their own paper dolls in an arts and crafts session together. Everyone used their imagination for this task and really enjoyed decorating their paper models with an array of colourful...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 20, 2023 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Thursday 15 June we started to think about Father’s Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents had fun making cards and talking about family; we discussed that it didn’t just have to be about their own father on Father’s Day,...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 27, 2023 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
St George’s Day On Sunday 23 April our residents and staff joined in to celebrate St George’s Day here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. We began the day by decorating our Home with St George’s day flags and then in the afternoon we got together to...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 12, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Throughout last week we were busy preparing for Easter here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our residents made their own Easter eggs to decorate our windows and we all enjoyed making our own Easter bonnets to wear! Everyone loved decorating their bonnets with...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 8, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week our residents started to prepare for Valentine’s Day in our arts and crafts session at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our ladies created their own special hearts using materials from our craft box – red card, tissue paper, stickers, heart...