Physical Activity & Play Programme

Parents/Carers and their children aged from birth to under 4 years old

Carer and Toddler groups are based on giving carers and their children a chance to meet other families in the community.

There will be a variety of play resources to make the experience for the children stimulating and enjoyable.

The benefits for carers is the ability to meet other families with children of a similar age.

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 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.

Babies aged 8 weeks – 9 months.

We will incorporate Touch, Smell, Taste, Movement, Balance, Sight and Hearing during each Fun Filled session.

Sensory Play provides children with the opportunity to explore, discover, and make sense of the world around them through interesting and stimulating experiences in a calming environment

The play session will incorporate:

Touch

Smell

Taste

Movement

Balance

Sight and Hearing

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

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

The programme is suitable for children aged 18 months to under 4 years old.

This programmes allows a child to take the lead in their play experience, which is commonly known as free play. 

Participating children will develop their:

· Social skills

· Language skills

· Communication skills

· Confidence

The programme runs for 3 weeks each session is for 1 hour.

The programme is suitable for children aged 6 months to 2 years old.

The Creative Babies and Creative Toddlers’ programme will be specifically designed to cater for different age groups according to their stage of development and will be ran over a number of weeks. Using a wide variety of activities these programmes aim to promote children's social and emotional development, mental health and wellbeing and the importance of using arts to help children regulate their emotions. Through the use of creative art activities children can develop their self-confidence and self-esteem, be innovative and engage their imaginations whilst also practicing their fine motor skills. Children will experience a number of activities throughout the year including: Painting Role play and storytelling Music and movement Messy.  Suitable for children from 2 years to under 4 years old