December is a busy month for most people, everyone is busy preparing for the big day on the 25th and it was no different for us at Heaton House.
It wasn’t just Christmas Day preparations that kept us busy, it was the jam-packed activity calendar too! The first half of the month saw us taking part in poetry sessions, craft sessions and even watching a magic show from Robbie The Magician.
On top of all of this, we also had our regular activities such as exercises with Michelle every Sunday morning and a music session every Tuesday.
All residents are given the choice to take part in the activities and having them scheduled in means that there is always something going on at Heaton House.
Like most people in the UK, many of us headed out to our local polling station to vote in the General Election. It is so important for us to use our vote and some celebrated whilst others were sad when watching the results come in the following morning on the TV. As you can see from the picture on the left, Daphne enjoyed using her vote.
Towards the end of the month we really started to get into the Christmas spirit with St John’s Church Choir. The singers came to Heaton House to sing Christmas carols with us and enjoy a buffet supper. Unfortunately, a few of our residents were not well enough on the day to join everyone in the lounge, so the Christmas spirit spread far and wide as the carol singers and father Roger visited these residents in their bedrooms.
By the time Christmas Eve came around, it was almost like we had written our own 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics!
On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me…
1 magic show
2 nativity plays
3 fun quizzes
4 poetry sessions
5 mince pies (each!)
6 different outings
7 Christmas cakes
8 flower arrangements
9 chair exercises
10 intergenerational sessions
11 sing alongs
12 carers caring
The diversity of activities really shines through when you see the month’s activities all together. We are always open to other activity ideas and the monthly schedule does change to make sure as many people as possible have fun.