Care home celebrates World Art Day with local nursery
“Our residents love to paint, colour and sketch, so World Art Day is a fantastic excuse for us to get out all our art materials and really get creative and what better way to do this than embracing the joy of art with young and old”
Oils, watercolours and pastels were the order of the day at Braeburn Lodge Care Home in Market Deeping, where the art-loving residents were keen to get involved in World Art Day on April 15th.
World Art Day is an international celebration of the fine arts which was declared by the International Association of Art in order to promote awareness of creative activity worldwide.
Staff and residents at Braeburn Lodge welcomed the children from the Carousel Nursery to join them for a morning of intergenerational ‘arts and crafts’ as young and old came together to show their mutual love for all things art and creative.
Victoria, the Activities Co-ordinator at Braeburn Lodge commented: “Our residents love to paint, colour and sketch, so World Art Day is a fantastic excuse for us to get out all our art materials and really get creative and what better way to do this than embracing the joy of art with young and old.”
Jane Lee, General Manager at the home, said: “Our residents have had a great day enjoying all different kinds of art. We have all been testing our art knowledge with our quiz which was so much fun, and we have all had a go ourselves! Even those people who don’t consider themselves to be arty were able to join in creating collages and even trying their hand at leaf printing or tracing. There was something for everyone and it was a pleasure to welcome the local nursery children!”