Something the residents at our nursing home look forward to every year is our Carnival. We have one every August, with different activities each year. One thing that stays the same is that family and friends are invited to join. Seeing their grand children and great grandchildren having fun is a big part of the joy of the day.
Here's a few things we did this year:
Here's a few things we did this year:
We had old cars to look at. They always like to see things they remember from the past.
This year we had old tractors too. This is a farming community and many of the men remember using these tractors.
Out in the parking lot, checking things out!
What's a carnival without clowns? We had two clowns that were really good with balloons. The ladies all got balloon flowers.
Of course, there were Carnival games too. The kids and some residents enjoyed these.
It was a fun day - and everyone was tired that night!
