by Kirstie Newell | Jan 5, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Last week some of our residents took part in an arts and crafts session here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, making a Holly wreath picture, with straws dipped into paint to give a holly leaf effect. Our ladies thoroughly enjoyed this fun activity and the...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 28, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Celebrating peace On Wednesday 21 September a group of our residents and staff joined in to celebrate International Day of Peace here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home. The International Day of Peace (‘Peace Day’) is observed around the world each...
by Jodie Currey | Aug 1, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
Pottery painting On Wednesday 27 July, we thought ‘Why paint on paper when you can paint pottery?’ here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home! Our ladies and gents got creative and painted some ceramic bowls and plates with an array of colourful paints. A...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 9, 2022 | Celebrations, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Tuesday 1 February here at The Old Downs Residential Care Home, we celebrated Chinese New Year – the year of the Tiger. In preparation for the day, our residents joined in for an arts and crafts session where we made our very own handsome tiger! We all helped paint...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 1, 2021 | Arts and Crafts, The Old Downs Residential Care Home
On Monday 22 November, a group of our residents joined in for an arts and crafts session together when they enjoyed painting pottery. Our ladies and gents got creative and had great fun painting their own plates; they loved the different colours and found it very...