Physical Activity & Play Programme

It is a great outdoor activity in which children and adults experience the benefits together.

Families can enjoy planting and sowing.

The Garden Club is time spent in a community garden building a love of nature; it benefits children’s health and well-being and provides quality time for families.

The programme is run for 4 weeks and each session will last for 1 hour.

The programme is suitable for children aged 1 to under 4 years old. 

Children aged from 6 months – under 4 years.

The aims of this programme are to increase physical activity, gross motor skills, balance and co-ordination

Children aged 2 – 4 years.

Stretch, move and relax together.

Toddler Yoga will incorporate singing, gentle moves and relaxation.  Children will experience traditional yoga poses, turntaking and working with friends.

Children will also gain confidence and self-esteem through repetition and also gain self-regulation skills with the aid of breathing techniques.  This is a fun, interactive programme with life-time benefits.

Children aged under 4 years.

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

A programme for parents and their children to come and enjoy.

• Messy Play - Play dough, gloop, shaving foam, paint, gluing and Construction Blocks, Lego, train set building/connecting toys
• Singing/Stories/ imaginative play, Nursery rhymes, stories, songs, puppets, Dress up, playhouses, tents
• Physical Play - Footballs, bikes, hula hoops, obstacle course

Children aged from 2 – 4 years.

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

Children aged under 4 years.

Messy Play is an important part of early education. It offers many opportunities for learning.

Messy Play Programme involves children taking the lead, whilst using all their senses in the process of discovery, especially the sense of touch.

Children are offered the opportunity to mould and manipulate materials, helping to develop their fine motor skills.

Children will be given the tools to develop and practice fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. Activities such as stacking, pouring and spooning will develop hand-eye coordination. Practice cutting, writing in shaving cream and using tongs will develop fine motor skills. Hands-on activities will provide opportunities for children to compare textures such as smooth, rough, hard and soft. 

The programme runs as one off sessions over various months each session is for 1 hour.

The programme is suitable for children aged 1 to under 4 years old.

Introduces parents and children aged under 4 years to the wonder of exploring instruments through songs, rhymes and stories.  Each session offers an entertaining opportunity for children to engage with others and providing a good foundation to develop all areas of the development.  They have fun with singing songs, listening to stories, and learning new skills using musical instruments.  Not to mention having lots of fun as well! Under 4 year olds 

Outdoor play allows children to be creative and use their imagination in exploring the great outdoors -  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 outdoor play it can be expected that the weather is 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.

Physical play includes various enjoyable activities such as:

• Balancing beams
• Large soft play equipment
• Tunnels
• Balance bikes

The physical play programme provides numerous benefits for children such as strengthening muscles and bones, helps to develop co-ordination, improves sleep and energy levels while making children feel good and elevates their mood.

The programme runs as one off sessions over various months, each session is for 1 hour.

The programme is suitable for children aged 1 years old to under 4 years old.

Children aged under 4 years.

A programme for parents and their children to come and enjoy.

• Messy Play - Play dough, gloop, shaving foam, paint, gluing and Construction Blocks, Lego, train set building/connecting toys
• Singing/Stories/ imaginative play, Nursery rhymes, stories, songs, puppets, Dress up, playhouses, tents
• Physical Play - Footballs, bikes, hula hoops, obstacle course

Children aged 1 – 4 years.

Communication is one of the most important life skills, through using signs and symbols children can make choices, share information and understand more, helping to build and develop important communication and language skills.
Rhyming and Signing is a programme which helps to develop children’s communication through singing rhymes and learning signs and symbols. This programme will include fun arts and crafts and nursery rhymes.
Parents and carers are also encouraged to get involved with the rhyming and signing.