Joe K's Blog

July has been such an inspiring and fun-filled month at Arohanui! I’ve had a wonderful time getting creative, connecting with our community, and enjoying some quiet moments in nature. My creative side was fully on display this month through a couple of special hands-on art projects. First, I had a blast making paper Spring bulb flowers by using pages from an old book for the petals and building the stalks with skewers and masking tape. It was so rewarding to see them come to life. Later, I joined in on a group underwater canvas project where I crafted a crayfish out of recycled egg cartons, surrounding it with real shells, smooth rocks, and green woolly seaweed for texture. Giving back to the community continues to be one of my favorite highlights. I attended the Riding for the Disabled volunteer induction out at Welcome Bay, where we took a lovely walkthrough of the gardens we'll be helping tend to. I also got to head over to Waipuna Hospice to brighten someone’s day by delivering...

  July has been such an inspiring and fun-filled month at Arohanui! I’ve had a wonderful time getting creative, connecting with our community, and enjoying some quiet moments in nature. My creative side was fully on display this month through a couple of special hands-on art projects. First, I had a blast making paper Spring bulb flowers by using pages from an old book for the petals and building the stalks with skewers and masking tape. It was so rewarding to see them come to life. Later, I joined in on a group underwater canvas project where I crafted a crayfish out of recycled egg cartons, surrounding it with real shells, smooth rocks, and green woolly seaweed for texture. Giving back to the community continues to be one of my favorite highlights. I attended the Riding for the Disabled volunteer induction out at Welcome Bay, where we took a lovely walkthrough of the gardens we'll be helping tend to. I also got to head over to Waipuna Hospice to brighten someone’s day by deliveri...

  I have made many great memories at Arohanui this month and have really enjoyed taking part in a variety of fun and meaningful activities. I have stayed fit, active, and engaged through my sports sessions, which I always look forward to. One of the highlights was visiting Fantail Reserve to play a game of pétanque. It was a fun experience spending time outdoors with my friends while practising our aiming and teamwork skills. Basketball continues to be a great passion of mine, and I have enjoyed spending time improving my dribbling, shooting, and ball-handling skills. I also had a lot of fun playing tag with my friends. It was exciting running around together, chasing each other, and sharing plenty of laughs along the way. Another memorable experience this month was going tenpin bowling for one of my outings. I was proud to score a few spares and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of the game. It was a great opportunity to socialise, have fun, and challenge myself. During my art sessi...

  My time at Arohanui this month has been busy, active, and full of enjoyable experiences. I have really loved getting out into the community, trying new things, and spending time with my friends while building my confidence and skills.  One of the highlights for me was going on Community Inclusion to the Strand for the Tauranga Art Walk. It was such a fun and interesting adventure, with so many colourful murals and creative artworks to admire along the way. Everywhere we looked there was something beautiful and unique, which made the day exciting and inspiring. I really enjoyed exploring the area, taking in the atmosphere, and sharing the experience with my friends. During one of my outings this month, I visited the Historic Village, where I enjoyed helping out by sweeping and clearing small rocks from the walkway. It felt rewarding to contribute and take part in keeping the area clean and tidy. After finishing, I went for a relaxing walk along the boardwalk with my friends, ...

  Today we had a visit from one of New Zealand’s most high-profile para-cycling athletes, Devon Briggs. We asked him so many questions, and it was so inspiring to hear about his sporting journey. Gv 

   We went down to the historic village and swept all the little stones off the artwork walkway and went for a walk along the boardwalk,  it looks so good now!-MN 

Busy busy times in the Cafe. I was a super worker for our Friday Fundraiser madness.  It was good work. -N.O.  

 I went down to the stand and did the Tauranga art walk, we found 21 out of the 38.  -MN

  Today we made some beautiful poppies flowers to commemorate Anzac Day. Gv

  We went to Bunnings park and worked on our dribbling and taking the ball of other players. I had a good time -MN 

  Today at arts and crafts, we worked on something extra special for Mother’s Day… but it’s a surprise 🤫🥰

 I enjoyed going for a walk we started at Ferguson Park and walked all the way to Kulim Park and back. -MN 

 We played sports beginning with B , Basket ball and bowling I had a great time.-MN

 Today we practised some soccer drills and had a go at Ballon badminton , so much fun.

 A great day at Waihi checking out all the classic cars as they assembled before the Beach Hop at Whangamatā. So cool. There were so many cars and they had bands playing music. There were girls dressed in rock n roll clothes walking around. DG

So good to be back at Arohanui! I had a lovely day today and wrapped it up with arts and crafts. We’re working on a papier-mâché project, and I can’t wait to see it finished next week. Gv

   What a good Day ,started off with a couple of rounds of croquet and finished with shooting some hoops. -MN

 Today we used the special watercolour paper and did a still life painting of the dahlias from our garden in a vase. An

   What a good morning we went for a walk down to the Omanawa falls Lookout and then stopped off too look at the horses on our way back and gave pebbles a little treat. MN 

I had such a lovely time in the sports group this week. We played heaps of different games. So much fun! Gv