by Kirstie Newell | Jun 12, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
Green fingers Last week our residents came together to make some sweet little terrariums here at Abbotsleigh Care Home. It was such an engrossing activity; we had small jars which we layered with substrates and planted with tiny plants, watering them a little to get...
by Kirstie Newell | May 29, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
Our Abbotsleigh Care Home residents tried a selection of fruity teas this week, to get their tastebuds tingling. There was a delicious mango tea in particular, which seemed to be everyone’s favourite. Our residents also iced some delicious cupcakes and biscuits; we...
by Kirstie Newell | May 9, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
We planted sunflower seeds in pots and labelled them last week, so we can have a little competition to see whose will grow the tallest at Abbotsleigh Care Home. They should be ready to bloom in late summer and we hope they grow into big beauties! We will be keeping...
by Kirstie Newell | Apr 17, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
This week at Abbotsleigh Care Home we had a competition to see who could do the best superhero poses! The lovely Elasta Girl from The Incredibles film (aka Nicola our Recreation and Well-Being Champion) came in to visit us and gave an excellent demonstration on how to...
by Jodie Currey | Mar 6, 2024 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
Spring has sprung! We had a lovely flower arranging session here at Abbotsleigh Care Home last week. Using daffodils, snowdrops and tulips and a few flower crafts too, we made some lovely bouquets to place around the Home. We look forward to sunnier days and picking...
by Kirstie Newell | Nov 28, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Creative Activities
Ooohhh it’s that tasty time of year, when we get to make gingerbread houses and gingerbread men at Abbotsleigh Care Home! The concentration on making the perfect house, can be seen clearly on our perfectionists’ faces! It was a very fun and slightly messy activity. We...
