by Kirstie Newell | Jan 25, 2023 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
On Thursday 19 January we journeyed ‘down under’ with some colourful Aboriginal dot painting at Loose Valley Care Home, as its coming up to Australia Day on 26th January. We decided to paint some Australian animals, including koala, lizards, fish, kangaroo...
by Jodie Currey | Dec 30, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Our residents at Loose Valley Care Home got creative this week, finding a new way to paint. We put a bunch of cotton buds together and dipped them in paint to create wonderfully colourful tree and flower pictures. Everyone really got into it and enjoyed themselves; We...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 13, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Paula our Christmas Elf has been working in her workshop, busy making every one of our Loose Valley Care Home residents a Christmas wreath – all handmade, individual and unique. With Charlotte, we took around our trolley to all our residents’ rooms, playing...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 28, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Last week, our residents really enjoyed some autumnal arts and crafts at Loose Valley Care Home. We went around our grounds and collected some beautiful fallen leaves so we could create some fantastic seasonal pictures. This was a great sensory activity; all the...
by Jodie Currey | Nov 14, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Our lovely ladies at Loose Valley Care Home enjoyed some Halloween themed arts and crafts ahead of the eerie day at the end of October. We had a painting art class with Halloween pictures while listening to the music. During the day on Monday 31 October, we took four...
by Jodie Currey | Aug 15, 2022 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Like most people, we at Loose Valley Care Home love to sit out in the garden enjoying the sun, fresh air and being surrounded by scenic greenery and plants. The benefits of plants are endless but are brilliant for mental health. Here at Loose Valley, we are lucky to...