Residents and staff at a Dorset care home brewed up a wicked Hallowe’en treat to welcome a party of visiting children.
The spooky goings-on at Colten Care’s Brook View in West Moors featured ghostly games, dressing up and scary cupcakes.
The youngsters, aged up to 10 and all children of team members at the home, had great fun meeting residents.
And in games devised by companionship team member Jo Vardy, they played along in mixed teams with residents.

The young visitors at Brook View care home in West Moors with, standing rear from left, Companionship Team member Rebecca Grimsey, Chef Isabella Corbo with cupcakes, and Companionship Team member Jo Vardy.

The most popular proved to be ‘Pass The Eyeball’ and ‘Eyeball Pong’, in which competitors had to bounce ping pong balls along a table and into fake skulls.
In the midst of all the fun, chef Isabella Corbo brought out some homemade cupcakes adorned with delights such as ‘Jelly Eyeballs’ and ‘Brains’.
Jo said: “Everybody had a fantastic time. The interaction between the residents and the children was brilliant. The children were amazed at our decorations, spooky lights and Harry Potter-style floating candles, 40 of them, in our cauldron.
“Each child left with a Hallowe’en bauble filled with sweets and a big smile.”
Earlier Hallowe’en, Brook View residents enjoyed meeting an assortment of animals including a snake and an owl brought along on a visit by Creature Teachers.
Jo added: “Our lounge was full to the brim with residents keen to be involved. I was impressed that so many of them were brave enough to hold the snake.”

Brook View resident Iona Midlane with an owl brought along on Halloween by Creature Teachers.