Festive Gingerbread Decorating at our Lunch Clubs

Bringing people together over food and fun activities creates lasting memories. This week, our lunch club friends enjoyed a great day decorating gingerbread biscuits with coloured icing, edible decorations, and shimmering edible glitter. This festive activity is great for creativity, social connection, and getting into the Christmas spirit.

Creative activities like gingerbread decorating are really beneficial for engaging our fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, all while enjoying chatting to friends. What's more, the activity brings back a lovely sense of nostalgia, which is great for mood.

Our activity coordinator had everything ready for our lunch club friends arriving, with icing ready to pipe, and the decorations all laid out to make the plain biscuits come to life. The edible glitter added a magical touch, catching the light and making each cookie unique.

Benefits Beyond the Festive Fun

This gingerbread decorating event offered several benefits that extend beyond the immediate enjoyment:

• Improved dexterity: Handling icing tubes and small decorations helps maintain hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills.

• Mental stimulation: Choosing colours, planning designs, and focusing on the task engage cognitive abilities.

• Emotional well-being: Creative expression and social connection can reduce stress and enhance mood.

• Sense of accomplishment: Completing a decorated cookie provides a tangible result that boosts confidence.

• Community building: Sharing a festive activity strengthens friendships and creates a supportive environment.

  
  

By combining festive fun with social interaction and creative expression, we help build a stronger, more connected community.

If you or someone you know would like to join us at one or more of our lunch clubs (held mid-morning to mid-afternoons on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays) or one or both of our men's groups (held mid-morning to mid-afternoon on Mondays and Thursdays), contact our team on 0191 4600297. There's a range of activities at each group, a freshly cooked two-course meal, refreshments and accessible minibus transport from home and back again in the local area.