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 | 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 | 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...
by Kirstie Newell | Oct 6, 2021 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
Over the past couple of days we have been preparing for our Welsh Day which were are hosting at Loose Valley Care Home on Monday 11 October. So spring is in the air, even though it’s October, and our residents have been busy making a banner of daffodils as these...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 24, 2021 | Arts and Crafts, Loose Valley Care Home
We held a therapeutic painting class at Loose Valley Care Home this week, where our ladies worked with traced flower templates and bright paints to create pictures of vases of flowers. Painting can be used to express emotion, explore colour and also enhance cognitive...