by Kirstie Newell | Apr 12, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Friday 31 March and Monday 3 April our residents got busy making bonnets for Easter here at Lukestone Care Home. Our residents were amazed by all the colourful decorations we brought out on our activity trolley. Ann loved the orange pom poms, so Linda stuck one on...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 29, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
This week at Lukestone Care Home we wanted to bring the benefits of clay art to our residents as it provides creative stimulation and encourages social interaction. We brought in two types of clay in different colours – white, blue, green and purple. The clays also...
by Jodie Currey | Mar 9, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On the occasion of World Book Day on Friday 3 March, we spent our day crafting art journals with ourresidents. We found old books which were not in the best condition and reused them for this activity. Our residents found it difficult to taint the pages but after...
by Jodie Currey | Mar 9, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Thursday 2 March 2023 we welcomed spring in at Lukestone Care Home by making daffodils with our residents. We used a paper flower cutout for the base and egg cartons for the classic bulge in the centre for a realistic daffodil effect. Our residents painted the...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 13, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Sunday 12 February we had fun designing colourful floral greetings cards with our residents here at Lukestone Care Home. Our Team Lead, Mihaela, piqued our residents’ curiosity with her beautiful artistry; with just a few strokes she created beautiful flowers...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 7, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
Bottle painting and heart crafts On Friday 3 February, we painted bottles and made some pretty heart crafts with some of our Lukestone Care Home ladies in Paula’s Pantry. Mihaela, our Team Lead, bought a few tubes of white acrylic paint which we encouraged our...
