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Outdoor play allows children to be creative and use their imagination in exploring the great outdoors – we are going to be exploring and having lots of fun climbing trees, hunting for leaves, puddle jumping and going on bear hunts! This type of play helps children with their problem solving skills, it raises their resilience, self-esteem and self-confidence. As part of our outdoor play we can expect the weather to be constantly changing and this in itself can be exciting for children. The sensory experiences of crunchy leaves, jumping in puddles and listening and feeling different types of weather can provide great learning experiences.

Postnatal depression is very common. Between 10-15% of women can experience this condition following the birth of their baby.

The true numbers may be even higher as many women don’t seek help or share their feelings. The earlier you recognise that you have postnatal depression the better, as there are effective treatments available and also steps you can take to help yourself.

The “Time for Me” support group will help you gain a better understanding of this condition, develop self-help skills and find out about other available support.

Crèche Available – Booking Essential

Baby massage is gentle, rhythmic stroking of your baby’s body with your hands.  There are lots of ways baby massage can benefit not just your baby, but you and your partner as well. Massage can be particularly good for premature babies helping them to grow and thrive, baby massage is good for full-term babies too.  In fact, all small children can benefit from massage. Massage may help your baby to strengthen attachments, stay relaxed, cry less, and sleep  better.

Experimenting with materials, building towers with blocks and playing in the sand.

Shakers, Movers and Groovers

“Finding the Magic in Movement”, a music and movement play session for children aged 2-4 years of age. Each one hour session combines music and movement to create a fun, creative programme for parents and their children.

This programme includes;

Dancing with props- scarves and ribbons/Dancing to songs – slow and fast/Nursery Rhymes/Moving to different rhythms.

Nursery rhymes are great for language development.  Rhyme times are fun interactive sessions aimed at babies and toddlers with their parents or carers. The sessions are based on sharing nursery rhymes, action songs, musical instruments and board books – there is loads of fun with instruments to shake and rattle.

At each session you and your little one will learn and explore the world around them through arts and crafts and together you both will make a keepsake to take home.

A programme which explores really helpful ways to praise and coach positive behaviours in your toddler, building strong foundations in your relationship with them.

Nursery rhymes are great for language development.  Rhyme times are fun interactive sessions aimed at babies and toddlers with their parents or carers. The sessions are based on sharing nursery rhymes, action songs, musical instruments and board books – there is loads of fun with instruments to shake and rattle.

Play enhances language development, social competence, creativity, imagination, and thinking skill. Research indicates that children learn best in an environment which allows them to explore, discover, and play. It is also closely tied to the development of cognitive, socio-emotional, and physical behaviors. So why not spend some quality time with your child at one of our play time sessions.  

This is an 8 week programme which focuses on promotion of your baby’s positive emotional health and brain development.

A LEGO® based Little Brickies workshop where imaginations can run wild to build and create using LEGO® bricks and wooden blocks.

Sensory play fosters a child’s ability to complete more complex learning tasks and is a highly visual medium that provides a dramatic eye-catching effect.
In this 45 minute session we offer an array of UV Responsive and Neon toys and resources, providing captivating bright vivid colours, different textures and materials to promote expression, signing, focus, and communication for children to explore and use their senses to investigate.

In this workshop expectant parents learn the most up to date and reliable information about ways to feed your new-born baby. Discover the benefits of breastfeeding, and practical tips to establish and enjoy breastfeeding. If you decide to bottle feed then learn about the safe use of infant formula.

Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, motor skills, problem solving skills and social interation through activities that naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore.

Sensory play supports language development, cognitive growth, motor skills, problem solving skills and social interation through activities that naturally encourage children to use scientific processes while they play, create, investigate and explore.

This is an 8 week programme which focuses on promotion of your baby’s positive emotional health and brain development.

Promoting babies physical, auditory and visual stimulation through singing, playing instruments and making and exploring sounds together.

All dads/male carers and children have fun at Jumpboxx in Banbridge – an indoor trampoline/activity centre.