by Kirstie Newell | Sep 19, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
We went all out for our Mexican Day recently here at Abbotsleigh Care Home! We had sombreros, ponchos, fans, flowers in our hair, Fridah Kahlo pictures to look at and, to top it all, some amazing Mexican food! Well done to our amazing Chefs for the delicious spread as...
by Kirstie Newell | Aug 21, 2023 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Arts and Crafts
Our residents at Abbotsleigh Care Home enjoyed lots of creative activities last week including making decoupage trinket boxes, using leaves to print onto canvas and creating greetings cards using foam sticker shapes. We have been lucky to spend some time in our...
by Kirstie Newell | Feb 21, 2022 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
Last week at Abbotsleigh Care Home, we enjoyed making love hearts and reminiscing about Valentine’s Day and how we enjoyed it when we were younger. As part of a sensory activity, we painted hearts in plastic zip lock bags – a different way of painting (much...
by Kirstie Newell | Dec 9, 2021 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Celebrations
On Tuesday 30 November we celebrated St Andrews Day ‘with a twist’ at Abbotsleigh Care Home as St Andrew is also the Patron Saint of Romania, so we had double the reason to party! We decked out our Home in Romanian colours and Jenny helped make some themed...
by Kirstie Newell | Sep 28, 2021 | Abbotsleigh Care Home, Special Events
We all had a great time ‘Carry on Camping’ in Scotland here at Abbotsleigh Care Home on Thursday 23 September. We started our day off with a bowl of Scottish oats and then went sightseeing to see if we could spot the famous Loch Ness monster Nessie – try...
