Oh the weather outside is.....

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow....

Here we are again. Nearly a month later than I would have liked to have seen the snow for a white Christmas.

For the second Wednesday running the surrounding conditions have meant we have cancelled groups for safety reasons.

As ever, it's about taking the positives and finding new answers to the new questions. Fun :)

What ideas can you think of? Photography if snowy scenes. snowball 'fights'. sledging, warm fires, hot chocolate, knitting a cosy scarf....the list goes on.

This picture made me chuckle (it's also very sadly true for me!)

Be safe out there!

Success for Volunteer at Mold Crown Court cafe!

From the North Wales Training Facebook page:


Well done to Emma who is currently taking part in the Employability Skills Programme. We are delighted you are enjoying your placement with Kim Inspire in Mold Courts and that they have just retained their 5 star food rating. Keep up the good work!!

Week 1 of the KIM 4 Him 'Mancraft' pencil portraits

Windows to the soul....

This is this first week (of 6) of Mark running his pencil portrait group.

All the men are developing new skills and building on the photography portrait work we did last year.

The group started with each man having their portrait photo printed before Mark asked them just to draw to see what hidden skills they had.

Mark said all the men had started with the position of "I can't draw"...however, the early results have been fantastic and it just shows we can achieve things when we believe and give it a go. A little encouragement can go a long way!

Men at work

Here are the starting photos...I wonder what the finished drawing will be like in 6 weeks time?

Tim

Shane

Colin

Neil

The early works...

First Week Back

Hello 2019!

KIM staff enjoying the sticky pudding.

First week back is always hard when you have had a couple of weeks off. The thought of coming back to 200 emails and getting up early in the mornings again is not appealing!

After trying to get back in the spirit of working again, and trying to get organised for the groups starting back next week, we decided to have a team meal today. Arianne and Paul volunteered to cook for the staff. They made chilli, chips, rice, guacamole, tortilla chips and for dessert they made sticky toffee pudding. We were very surprised that Paul could cook and we are hoping that he cooks every week for us! 

It's always good to find new skills about people - have you got any skills that you have not shared with other people before? Maybe talk about these to friends, family or in KIM groups. We would love to hear about everybody's skills, hobbies and interests, please feel free to post your thoughts below.

Please check our website for all the latest groups. We are looking forward to seeing you all again soon.