Tuesday, August 4, 2026

My Month of July

 






Well, I don’t know where this month has gone but it’s sure been a fun month.  We celebrated a friend's birthday with a party and cool music one day when he turned 50! What a great time we had.


I’ve enjoyed head massages this month.  We have this head massager wand that I love feeling moving over my head.  I also enjoyed feeling the vibrations of the massage gun against my hand.  The massage chair came in handy too.  It’s been a great way to relax. 

I’ve been helping out with putting my rubbish and laundry out and loading the washing machine still.  I even take the laundry hamper back to its corner.  I love being helpful.  I’ve also learnt about recycling this month too.  One day we took soft plastics and bottle caps to be recycled and then took some flower pots to Mitre 10 and recycled them as well.  

On one of my outings I went to  a Matariki Scavenger Hunt at the Historic Village and fairy garden.  It was a lot of fun looking for all the items.  On another outing I enjoyed a walk to the Tauranga Racecourse.  

I’ve learnt about Sun safety too which is good because summer will be here before we know it.  In another session we did some colouring in.  I loved seeing the different colours on the paper.  We played with the sensory toys one day,  and I loved feeling all the different textures of them and how squishy different toys were.

In music we had nursery rhymes, Hi 5 and Grease songs playing.  I enjoyed feeling the vibration of different musical instruments.  

In sports we played ten pin bowling.  I rolled the ball and hit the pins!  Later on we played a game where we passed a ball around the table.  We got so good that we had two balls going at once!


Sunday, June 28, 2026

June Update

 




Hey there! I’ve just popped in to catch you up on how my month has gone.  I was unwell for part of it, but the part I was there for was so busy with lots happening!  Firstly, we have been following the Fifa World Cup.  Every day we get an update on how the teams are going and what stage of the tournament we are up to.  We’ve all been given a team to represent, and I am Kapo Verde!  

We also had a Masquerade Ball.  We spent a few weeks before hand making sparkly decorations like stars and masks and decorating the hall.  On the day we all got dressed up and had a ball (pardon the pun) dancing along to great music in our best clothes.  

At the end of the month we had the Brass Band visit!  The music they played was loud and I could feel the vibrations! We all really enjoyed watching and listening to them.

I’ve been helping out doing my jobs still too.  On Van cleaning day I get to vacuum the inside of the van with the hand held vacuum! I love watching the dust get sucked up.  Every day I put my rubbish in the bin, put the dirty laundry in the hamper and even put the washing in the washing machine!  I help in the garden too.  I love getting the hose and watering the garden then sweeping the paths.  It feels good to be helpful.

In music we’ve been listening to country music and even had a disco one day!  The lights were off and we had all these cool lights playing over the ceiling while we listened to great music.

In the Girls group and massage group I have enjoyed relaxing in the massage chair and using the massage gun.  I even had my toenails painted! They looked so pretty afterwards.  I also loved having a foot spa.  I loved watching the bubbles and having a foot massage afterwards.

In sports we’ve had fun times playing badminton.  I’ve been practicing hitting the ball, so we’ve had lots of fun games.

I’ve been to the library a few times.  I relaxed with storytime and put puzzles together.  I’m getting so good at it!

All in all, it’s been a great month and I’m looking forward to the next one.



Sunday, May 24, 2026

My Month of May

 




Hi everyone! I’m so excited to tell you about my month of may!


I’ve kept up with my jobs, both at Palmers and at the Centre.  At Palmers I’ve been helping out by sweeping and tidying.  At the centre I have been putting out my daily rubbish, putting the laundry in the hamper and putting the laundry on to wash.  I feel so good when I’m being helpful.


I’ve enjoyed plenty of pamper and relaxation time too.  I’ve had foot spa’s using a bath bomb I helped make, plus hand massages. In another session we told each other positive things we liked about each other.  It felt so good to pay compliments and find out the good things others think of me.


We had an outing to the Wilrose Centre and joined in their Waiata session.  A few days later we took a bouquet of flowers there as a thankyou for letting us participate.


All in all, it's been a great month and I'm really looking forward to the next month.


Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Library



 I enjoyed doing puzzles at the library today. I was really quick ❤️ DG

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

My mini moon hopper

 We have 3 of these mini moon hoppers I like the pink one best,they are soft and cute. 

AN 



Monday, May 18, 2026

Sunday, May 17, 2026

Palmers

 

I had a great time in the fresh air at Palmers and helping pick the weeds with my gloves on. Lot of walking today

KB 

Thursday, May 14, 2026

Acts of kindness

 Today for acts of kindness we went to Wilrose centre to give Shaimma a bunch of flowers for being so welcoming to us at their Waiata session, and for being so good on the microphone. 

AN 







Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Sensory play


 Today I enjoyed hiding and finding the farm animals in the sensory boxes - TR 

Outing



 I enjoyed waiata at Wilrose with my friends.TA

Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Massage and well being


 I enjoyed a nice foot spa with a nice smelling bath bomb, finished it off with a lovely hand massage - TR

Thursday, May 7, 2026

Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Positive affirmations

 

Today we went around the room and told each other a positive thing we liked about each other. It was nice to know what everyone thought of me, it was a great way to spend time with friends. - TR

Monday, May 4, 2026

Girls group


 Spent the afternoon relaxing with footspas and massages.-MN

Sensory

 

I had a great time finding my toys tied in the socks and having to get them out

KB

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Library




 Fun times with a cheeky CaseyRose in the library. Enjoying doing puzzles and looking at polio books. DG

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

Bath bombs



Today I enjoyed watching bath bombs being made, I chose the colour green and a white sage scent for my ones. - TR

 

Sensory


 I enjoy camping in the hut we made, roasting marshmallows and story time.TA

Thursday, April 23, 2026

Keep that beat!

Fun time feeling the beats from these pots. Drumming music today.
-N.O.


 

Anzac day

  In acting and Roleplay we talked about Anzac Day. Dianne brought in cool army and navy uniforms that I had fun trying on. We learnt how to march. I Especially liked the navy uniform. D.H






Lets get creative

 

I loved watching the chalk getting grated and rubbing my toy into it so I could see the colours transfer

KB

Wednesday, April 22, 2026

Reading


 I enjoyed going to the library today it was so relaxing and I loved looking at all the colourful pictures. - TR

Tuesday, April 21, 2026

Massage

 


I enjoyed a nice foot and hand massage today and it was very relaxing - TR

Outing



what a beautiful morning for a walk with my friend 😊 we found some wild flowers, they were a nice purple 💜 💜.TA
 

Sunday, April 19, 2026

Palmers

 

I was a great day out and about doing the gardening at Palmers, I was chasing the broom around and helping tidy the stones up

kb

Thursday, April 16, 2026

On the farm

 This afternoon I set up my very own farm, I arranged the buildings, I picked all the animals and removed the ones I didn’t like, I didn’t think a dinosaur belonged. I really loved the cows and the horses the most. We watched relaxing farm videos while we played. D.H.