GREAT MOMENTS 2

Crafts & Culture

During the month of February, our residential aged care residents were visited by Ashlee from Bunnings. For this workshop Ashlee brought some wooden picture frames that residents could decorate with paint. The residents all appeared to be enjoying themselves by bringing forth their inner artist.

A Lunar New Year party was organised for both SwanCare Kingia and Tandara. Residents watched a documentary about Lunar New Year, a simple lion dance was performed by staff and residents together, we tasted many Chinese snacks and foods, and staff learnt Yangko – a traditional Chinese folk dance. Special thanks to Janice for her contributions to the event and sharing her lovely lions to us all.

The following week a Chinese dance group performed a one hour show of traditional dances, costumes, songs and shared cultural information. These gave Kingia and Tandara residents a better idea about Chinese culture. Our residents said it was very interesting and entertaining and that the dancer's costumes were so attractive. Many residents also loved taking photos with them.