The sound of young and old voices mingling in chatter and song fills a retirement village, as elderly residents connect with their young "grand-buddies".
The preschool children visit the home on the NSW Mid North Coast each week, and joy and enthusiasm is reflected in the faces of both the young and old.
"I love coming here and playing with them … especially their play dough and their little drawings they do, and some send back little notes, it's lovely," resident Betty Croker said.