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July 2023

Milngavie residents share retro toys with local children

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Residents at Milngavie Manor invited the children from Oakburn Early Years Centre for the special retro toy day.

The intergenerational activity was designed to encourage sharing and learning across the generations.

The retro toys included spinning tops, a giant spring slinky, chatter telephone and a wonderful old Jack in the Box.

Milngavie Manor Wellbeing and Lifestyle Coach, Morag Scott, said: “By mixing across the generations it encourages social interaction and also breaks down some of the perceptions we may have. Everyone benefits from building these kinds of relationships.

“At Milngavie Manor it was certainly high fives and waves all round and we all had a lot of fun.

“It was lovely for staff to see how residents and children felt so comfortable together and we opened and finished the morning with group singing, including some popular animal and nursery rhymes.

“It is a pleasure having the nursery children visit, and it brightened us all up, setting us up for a good day and residents chatting about the lovely morning long after the children had gone.”