by Kirstie Newell | Sep 5, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
We tried aqua painting and tissue paper art with our Lukestone Care Home residents on Friday 2 September. Dementia-friendly magic painting just needs a brush of water added to the card to make the hidden picture appear. This has become a popular fun activity with our...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 10, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
Last week, everyone at Lukestone Care Home celebrated ‘Sports Week’, which included a variety of sports-themed activities, as well as preparation for our annual Sports Day! On Monday we put our arts and crafts skills to use by making sports balls out of...
by Jodie Currey | Aug 1, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
Here at Lukestone Care Home we have many special friendships between our staff and residents which we enjoyed celebrating throughout the day on Sunday 31 July – National Friendship Day. Notable friendships in our Home include Betty and Violet, as well as Ann and...
by Kirstie Newell | Jul 27, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
Today our residents at Lukestone Care Home had fun making tie dyed napkins for decorations. Our ladies and gents really enjoyed personalising their own napkins and making them really eye-catching. Lots of bold colours and patterns were created and we were really...
by Kirstie Newell | Jun 16, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Tuesday 14 June, we enjoyed a sunny day with our residents at Lukestone Care Home in our garden for some hand painting. We asked each resident involved to get their hand painted and then stamp their imprint onto a piece of paper. Around their hand we helped them...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 7, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Lukestone Care Home
On Tuesday we enjoyed preparing for Easter by doing some seasonal arts and crafts with our Lukestone Care Home residents. We had fun making baskets featuring different animals with green shredded tissue paper as grass. We also made bunny bookmarks for the readers...