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 Kirstie Newell | Mar 14, 2023 | Celebrations, Lukestone Care Home
On Wednesday 8 March, Lukestone Care Home celebrated International Women’s Day with a trolley full of flowers! When we displayed the flowers on our table for everyone to see, our residents came rushing over to smile and admire all the daffodils and tulips. We put out...
by Kirstie Newell | Mar 14, 2023 | Lukestone Care Home, Sensory Exploration
When British Science Week kicked off on Friday 10 March, we had some experiments of our own that we wanted to conduct here at Lukestone Care Home! First, we explored the strength of eggs; we laid four eggs on a flat surface and books were stacked on top of them, one...
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...