Our communities have been getting ready for the spooky season! Residents and team members have been enjoying some Halloween themed activities together with their families. Halloween is always an exciting time of year for homes to put on some fun activities from pumpkin carving to fancy dress, and our wellbeing teams are always getting creative and surprising residents with something new.
Residents at Scoonie House Care Home in Leven all got in the spooky spirit with some Halloween arts and crafts and the wellbeing team gave a spine-chilling makeover to a trolley full of tasty biscuits, popcorn, fruit and juices that all went down a treat!
Resident, May, said it was “very nice of the team to do this for everyone,” while Jean “enjoyed a tipple” and Marlene had the “best weekend we’ve ever had!”
Ivy Court Nursing Home in Norwich brought their residents’ and team’s families together for a day of pumpkin decorating. Wellbeing coordinator, Charlotte, bought a big batch of pumpkins in and, together with the team, put together an arts and crafts table. Everyone aproned up and enjoyed getting creative with the paints, particularly the kids, who showed off their artistic talents and made some boo-tiful Halloween pumpkins!
The wellbeing team at Firtree House Nursing Home in Tunbridge Wells threw a ‘Monster Bash’ for residents with some crazy and creative games like Mummy skittles, Spooky Can Alley and Zombie Eye-toss. Residents had a bundle of laughs competing in these spooky games and got some great exercise in the process!
At Walstead Place Care Home in Haywards Heath, residents got dressed up in some funky Halloween wigs and got to carving their pumpkins – only they had a unique and brilliant use for the pumpkins… plant pots! Residents at Walstead Place love gardening and flower arranging so what better a way to celebrate Halloween but to combine the two!
Residents at Marchglen Care Centre in Alloa have had a spookalicious week watching some classic thrillers and dressing up as some of their favourite Halloween characters.
L’Hermitage Care Centre and Beaumont Villa Care Home in St Peter have been preparing for Halloween by creating their own decorations to give the homes a frightful makeover for the big day.
Watch this space to see what our other homes are doing to celebrate Halloween!
