by Kirstie Newell | Sep 18, 2025 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
With the leaves beginning to fall and the autumn breeze in the air, it’s felt like the perfect time to start our seasonal crafts here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. Our talented residents got creative by painting beautiful autumn trees. Using rich...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 23, 2025 | Competitions, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we jumped at the chance to show our creativity by entering Nellsar’s Crafty Creature Competition, challenging us to use recycled materials to create a creature to reflect our Home. Our project was full of thought,...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 17, 2025 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home we embrace creativity and take a person-centred approach in every activity we do. So last week we trialed something new in our Home – tablecloth art! We took a large tablecloth that had patterns across it and laid out...
by Kirstie Newell | May 21, 2025 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we tried a different type of creative activity – recycled arts and crafts! We found some old card, and old scourers and sponges, and wrapped them in clingfilm so our residents could use them to create beautiful flowers...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 27, 2025 | Creative Activities, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Wallpaper creations We do love a bit of arts and crafts here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home but when it comes to recreation, it is essential to make sure all activities are inclusive – designed and planned for all abilities. We enjoyed a spot of painting last...
