"Active at Home" online learning videos

We have been producing an "Active at Home" tutorial video series for clients and their families to enjoy while social distancing.

The videos include activities such as gardening, cooking and arts and crafts.

1. Active at Home with Pinner Green Art Class - Leaf art

Our first video is an art Class, led by Manisha from our Pinner Green Activity Centre.

Manisha can teach you how to do leaf art:

2. Active at Home with Pinner Green: Manic Monday Monday 20 April

We have put together a fun collection of client photos to make sure everyone can still see their friends while social distancing.

3. Active at Home with Pinner Green: Art class - Dog Art Tuesday 21 April

This week Manisha is going to teach you how to draw a dog by using your hand as a template!

4. Active at home with Cedars - Gardening with Mick Wednesday 22 April

Join Mick from Cedars as he de-heads some garden plants!

5. Active at Home with Pinner Green - 30 minute Chair Yoga with Jodie Wednesday 22 April

Get in your chair and get comfortable for some stretching to help you feel calm and relaxed. This is a gentle yoga practice so please do not strain yourself.

6. Active at Home with Pinner Green - Throwback Thursday 23 April

Looking back at some of our happy memories at Pinner Green.

7. Active at Home - Cooking with Hannah - Chocolate Rice Crispie Cakes Friday 24 April

Join Hannah in the kitchen as she makes simple chocolate Rice Crispie cakes that you can make at home.

8. Active at Home - Singing with Barbara Monday 27 April

How lucky we are to have Barbara singing into our homes....please join in with all your favourite songs.

9. Active at Home - Art with Manisha: NHS poster Tuesday 28 April

Join Manisha again, this time to celebrate our NHS workers are making a colourful posters to say Thank you NHS!

10. Active at Home - Throwback Thursdays 30 April

Our second installment of photos from the past for you to enjoy.

11. Active at Home - Manic Monday 4th May

Another Manic Monday of photos for you to enjoy.

12. Active at Home - Art with Susan- Hedgehogs Tuesday 5th May

This week Susan teaches us how to make little hedgehogs out of pine cones.

13. Active at Home - Music with Alan Wednesday 6th May

How lucky we are that Alan came in especially to film some music therapy sessions for you all. This is the first one but there will be more to come.

14. Active at Home - Thursday throwback Thursday 7th May

Another thursday throwback: Can you guess the song playing in the background?

15. Active at Home - DJ Pearse Friday 8th May

Pearse did a special set for you guys live on his radio show.....listen out for all your favourite songs and a few shout outs!

16. Active at Home - Manic Monday 11th May

Another manic Monday for you, at the start of a quiet but manic week :)

17. Active at Home - Pinner Green's toilet roll fail Tuesday 12th May

So we tried to do the toilet roll challenge but it didn't quite turn out the way we hoped.

18. Active at Home - Remembering Holidays Wednesday 13th May

Although holidays are postponed for the moment they will happen again. For now we can look back on our trips to Devon.

19. Active at Home - Thursday Throwbacks 14th May

Enjoy this weeks Thursday Throwback.

20. Active at Home - Music with Alan #2 Friday 15th May

This is Alan's second session for you. This time you need to try and guess the instrument by its sound, so listen carefully.

21. Active at Home - Manic Monday Monday 18th May

Hello all, welcome to Manic Monday...Enjoy!

22. Active at Home - 5 Minute Loving Kindness Meditation Monday 18th May

This week is Mental Health Awareness Week and the theme is Kindess. This video is a short loving kindness meditation which you can do any time of day to help you have peace of mind in the moment. It can also help reduce feelings of stress and worry.

23. Active at Home - How are you feeling? Tuesday 19th May

The next installment in aid of Mental Health Awareness week is this video which talks about different feelings you may have. When we don't see our friends and family so often, and can't do activities we usually do, it can cause us to feel sad and confused. It is okay to feel this way, we just need to give ourselves extra love and always speak to someone to talk or show how you feel.

24. Active at Home - Throwback Thursday 21st May

Look back in time at you all

25. Active at Home - Sing along with Barbara #2 Thursday 21st May

Welcome to our second video from Barbara...enjoy!

26. Active at Home - How I Love You Friday 22nd May

Alan is back to deliver his 3rd music session. This time he plays one of our favourite songs...How I Love You. Join in singing with the actions.

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iw7x8lDIoc

27. Active at Home - Tray game with Susan Tuesday 26th May

A memory game for you!

YouTube Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNijG5O1ixU

More videos coming soon!

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