Cover story: Bright smiles at Christmas time

Bright smiles at

Christmas time

A very special Christmas treat for the residents of Bexley Aged Care was arranged - with some little stars making their morning extra sweet.

t’was a day of bright smiles in the main lounge room at Bexley Aged Care Home in late November, all thanks to the high spirits of eight little kindergarten kids who paid a special Christmas visit to the residents.

Wearing adorable festive outfits, and singing Christmas carols, the little cherubs were led by Director and Early Childhood Teacher, Natasha Kotevska from Bridge Street Kids Early Learning Centre in Bexley. Natasha was supported by Early Childhood teacher, Nihia and Student placement, Smriti, on their Bexley Aged Care adventure.

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Lifestyle Officer Tam Isaac’s described the relationship between the businesses as ‘super cute and beneficial for both sides’, and a real testament to the power of putting age groups at the opposite end of the scale together. Having created this intergenerational program to develop the relationships between the residents of Bexley Aged Care home and the kindy kids from Bridge Street, Tam has seen the program go from strength to strength. Upon arrival, the little Christmas cherubs - Abbas, Andrea, Alexander, Abhimanyu, Hannah, Saoirse, Cruz and Jack - entered the living room and started to sing uplifting songs while doing little actions to the words.

All the residents were enchanted and watched the performance with wide smiles, encouraging the kids to get even louder in their singing and actions. All the while, our photographer was capturing wonderful moments of the kids

MERRY LITTLE FACES Abbas, Andrea, Alexander, Abhimanyu, Hannah, Saoirse, Cruz and Jack enchanted some of the residents of Bexley Aged Care Home with a festive performance.

interacting with residents, displaying evidence of the Christmas Spirit that was felt by all those in the room. Italian resident, Flora, was particularly mesmerised by the children, clasping their little hands and telling the children ‘bellissimo’, meaning ‘how beautiful they are’. A resident with a natural affinity with children, Flora spent much time interacting with the kids to capture some gorgeous images for our special intergenerational photoshoot. A wonderful moment for the residents, this very special morning of magic was over after an hour with the little ones receiving some chocolate frogs for their attendance and wonderful singing and dancing. Happy Christmas to all young and old!