Staff and residents at a West Moors care home brewed up a wicked Halloween treat to welcome a party of visiting children.

The children were treated to ghostly games, dressing up and scary-looking cupcakes at Brook View care home. All children of team members at the home, the youngsters enjoyed meeting residents including Trevor Clark, who appeared in costume as a ‘voodoo doctor’.

They took part in games devised by companionship team member Jo Vardy, which they played in mixed teams with residents, including ‘Pass the Eyeball’ and ‘Eyeball Pong’. Competitors had to bounce ping pong balls along a table and into the eye sockets of fake skulls.

Homemade cupcakes decorated with delights such as ‘jelly eyeballs’ and ‘brains’ were made by chef Isabella Corbo.

Trevor said: “I had a lot of fun getting into the voodoo doctor’s costume.”

Jo said: “Everybody loved it and 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 handmade floating candles, all 40 of them, which we had in our cauldron. Each child left with a Halloween bauble filled with sweets and a big smile.”

Earlier, the residents also had the chance to meet 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.”