19/11/2025
Wednesday 19th was a very crafty day today at Oakland's! With a visit from Tulip and some needed guidance we got to crocheting (and sewing!) our very own Christmas baubles and Christmas pompoms!
Tulip joined us this afternoon and showed us some beautiful Christmas wool that she had crocheted into little hemispheres for us to sew up with a half treble crochet stitch around little styrofoam balls! Whilst some of us worked in teams to get a singular bauble done Tulip was speeding round the sun lounge teaching our residents how to crochet and getting a whopping three baubles done in the time some of us only got one done!
Giving Tulip a much needed tea break, we put down the crochet needles and picked up the childhood pass time of pompom making, though admittedly the set up was a little more wonky with our activities assistant having to do a bit of a mock up to make sure that she was doing it right! Once we got going though, we really got going though! With a natter and some hand weaving we made some pompoms, ready to be strung up alongside out crochet baubles!
These kinds of activities are important for the mental and physical wellbeing of our residents, helping to maintain fine motor skills and reliving childhood memories and experiences in ways that help them reconnect with family traditions they may not have taken part in for years.
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Or contact us at 01244 335 060 to speak to a member of our friendly team!
