Tauranga Boys -Art Exhibition

 I enjoyed looking at the different paintings today. There were too many to choose from to have a favourite. DG

Special visit

 I was very happy this afternoon when Lorraine came in with her daughter and her Twin boys for a visit. I couldn’t resist having a little cuddle of course. 

Out and about

 

I loved visiting the garden and feeling so patriotic. I did lots of marching up and down the asiles and planted the flowers that had fallen. It was a beautiful sunny day to get out of the centre

KB

Out and about

 

It was lovely going to the rose gardens i loved the yellow flowers and even picked it off. It was a nice relaxing afternoon out

KB

Personal book

 

It's always a great day if I get to start off with colouring in. I'm excited by my personal book this year

KB

Community Gardens

 I was very helpfuatthe Merrivale Community Gardens. I watered a lot of gardens.DG

Art Deco Day!

Jumping back into the 1920s and loving it!

 

Pool at Marble Bar

 Honing my skills at playing pool this afternoon. DG

Out and about

 

I enjoyed going to Ila Park and getting to see the horses. They are so lovely to pat and then we had a wonderful walk around the wet lands 

KB

Mount Hot Pools

 I had a very relaxing day showing off my swimming skills with my friends. I enjoyed doing freestyle, breststroke and back stroke and sitting under the big hose in the pool 

Hard at work in the gardens 🌷

 This week in gardening I had the job of giving the flowers a really good watering! I also gave myself the job of squirting Peter with the hose 😜. 

L.A

Girls group

Today I joined girls group and did my nails. There were so many colours to choose from but I ended up choosing the green colour to match my pen. I got lots of office work done too!

 

Blueberry Picking

 Great day picking blueberries for the centre. I picked heaps!DG

So happy to be here with my friends ❤️

 

Greta’s visit

 Today I visited Greta and gave her some feijoas. We then took her for a walk. I had just brought my new bag and Greta really loved it. It was lively to see her again. DG

Activities

 

I love doing some Maori colouring in, it is an awesome way to show my culture

KB

Fire at Recreation Park

 I went for a walk today at Recreation Park. Along the boardwalk there was a large area where a fire had been. The ground was charred and trees destroyed

Arts and crafts

 

Look at my awesome wobbly person that I made. It was so much fun choosing the different sided coloured paper. I enjoyed gifting to the amazing ladies upstairs

KB

Māori poi

 I was showing my poi skills to everyone! I love embracing Māori culture ❤️ CR

Girls group

 

I made a really awesome bracelet today, helping choose colours and writing my name in the beads

KB

Table tennis

 

I loved playing table tennis with my friends, it's one of my favorites 

KB

I will show you how to play

I was really helpful today showing my friends how to play connect 4. 4 in a row is all you need. JG

 

Sports arena

 Shooting some hoops this afternoon. I’m not bad. DG

Sensory

 Hanging out with my sweet friend Melissa ❤️‍🔥

Swimming!

 I love swimming. I am so fast. I practice all my different strokes. The old people are amazed by me.

Out and about

 

I was so happy pushing the trolley around with my new friend, we only crashed a couple of times, but it was fun cruising the asiles

KB

Cyanotype

 In abilities unleashed I made this cyanotype, I used music notes and flowers.

AN 

Out and about

 

I was so brave to pat these horses that were waiting on the corner and asking for attention. They were lovely and well behaved. We also went for a lovely walk and looked at cute baby photos

KB

Arts and crafts

 

I liked doing my writing in arts and crafts, we made colorful pictures for my personal books 

KB

Abilities unleashed

 Just doing a spot of colouring at abilities unleashed and watching the bowling.

AN

Numeracy

 Working hard on my numbers! We are working on adding numbers together, and learning time numbers. CR

Hugs

 I am so pleased that Jade is back after her long time off. I am giving her a get better hug! 

I love all the staff here at arohanui!

M.B

Arcade Fun

The pixel game was my favourite. I had good aim getting 6 balls in. JG

 

Hugs!!

 

Hekping tidy

 

I was excited to be back at Arohanui and be my helpful self, I got up and started cleaning the benches after meals 

KB