✨Sensory Play Group✨

✨Sensory Play Group✨

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Join us on this exciting adventure where kids can learn and play simultaneously, a great moment to bond with your child without running around in a bi place or worrying with cleaning up messy activities!

We are thrilled to announce a fixed playgroup over four Saturday mornings! Invite your friends to share in the fun and bond with your little ones. The original price for the four sessions is €66, but with a special 10% discount, it will only be €59 for all the fun without any cleanup stress afterward!

Our messy play sessions are designed for children aged 6 months to 6 years, featuring a wonderful variety of activities to spark their curiosity and keep those little hands busy! We use taste-safe materials, but please note that the dry bases may pose a choking hazard and will require constant supervision for mouthing ones. Feel free to let them explore, but guide them to avoid swallowing items like dry rice.

We’ll offer a delightful mix of dry sensory materials and experiences, ensuring a bit of mess in a themed setup designed to invite play and discovery. A sink with warm water will be available for handwashing, but remember:
🚨 ALWAYS bring extra comfy clothes and socks for BOTH adults and children. 🚨

🚀Space Mission👽:

• ** Planets station:** Scoop and pour colored themed rice with a friendly UFO and wooden planets to match with cards. Skills targeted: Fine motor skills (scooping and pouring), matching, and spatial awareness.
• Cut the comet: Use colored pasta (with food coloring) and safe scissors for a fun cutting activity. Skills targeted: Hand strength, precision, and cutting skills.
• Walking on the moon: Astronauts exploring the moon sand. Skills targeted: Sensory exploration, gross motor skills, and imaginative play.
• Alien’s pool: Play with fun aliens in a tub filled with lighting objects and tubes. Skills targeted: Sensory engagement, cause-and-effect exploration, and water play.
• Spatial rocks: Discover transparent coins with scales. Skills targeted: Sorting, counting, and tactile exploration.
• Space playdough: Yellow homemade edible playdough with themed cutters and playmats. Skills targeted: Creative sculpting, sensory exploration, and fine motor skills.
  Paint stars: a transparent canva to paint the stars with yellow color and brushes. Skills targeted: Artistic expression, brush control, and color recognition.
  Sensory tent: A magical space with light-up toys, magnetic spaceships to construct, themed books, and much more! Skills targeted: Imaginative play, problem-solving, and sensory engagement.

🦊Forest🐻:

• Bug Exploration: Materials: Plastic bugs, magnifying glasses, seeds.
  Skills Targeted: Fine motor skills (grabbing bugs), observation, and pretend play.
• Bee Pollination: (Using Droppers). Materials: honeybee container, bee, water with food coloring, droppers. Skills Targeted: Hand-eye coordination, grasp strength, and science concepts like pollination.
• Forest Animals: (Scoop and Pour). Materials: Colored rice (green or brown for the forest floor), miniature animal figurines, matching cards. Skills Targeted: Sorting, matching, and imaginative play.
• Hidden Snakes: (Using Tongs)Materials: Rubber snakes hidden in sand, tongs, small buckets. Skills Targeted: Strengthening pincer grip and problem-solving.
• Frog’s Den: (Water Play with Texture using tapioca pearls) Materials: Water, lily pads, frogs, pebbles. Skills Targeted: Sensory exploration and imaginative role-playing.
• Grabbing Fireflies with Nets: Materials: Glow-in-the-dark objects (fireflies), small nets, jars. Skills Targeted: Gross motor skills, focus, and pretend play.
• Forest Playdough: Materials: Forest special rollers and our homemade edible playdough with personalized mats. Skills Targeted: Creative sculpting, texture exploration, and nature-inspired storytelling.

📚Book and Play: (new!)

Every kid loves books, in this session we will have books and sensory trays, so if you wish to read the titles before the session to your kids, we will be using the following titles as described. Telekraan has the room on the broom animation in Estonian and the other can be found on youtube in case you have no access to your native language version of those books.

• Room on the Broom: Explore fizzable potions in mini cauldrons inspired by the story. Skills targeted: Sensory exploration, cause-and-effect, and imaginative play.
• Very Hungry Caterpillar: Scoop and pour rice alongside fruits and items related to the book. Skills targeted: Fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and thematic exploration.
• Dear Zoo: Enjoy a picture-based card game (no language needed) and matching animals for a fun activity. Magnetic animals can also be constructed. Skills targeted: Matching, problem-solving, and creative construction.
• That’s Not My Snowman: Play with a snow-like base to fill plastic snowmen using shovels and spoons. Skills targeted: Scooping, pouring, and sensory play.
• Busy Diggers: Use digger and construction toys in a cocoa dough base. Skills targeted: Imaginative play, gross motor skills, and tactile exploration.
  Playdough Station: Get creative with a Three Little Pigs-inspired playdough activity. Skills targeted: Story-based creativity, sculpting, and fine motor skills.
• Stir, Crack, Whisk, and Bake: Mix oats, cupcakes, and use a mixer for an engaging sensory baking activity. Skills targeted: Pretend cooking, fine motor skills, and sequencing
  Our sensory tent will have a variety of toys to be explored.

🔵BLUEY (new!):

• Camping Scoop and Pour: Inspired by season 1, episode 43 ("Camping"), this activity features a campsite-themed scoop-and-pour station with plenty to explore. Skills targeted: Fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and thematic play.
• Pizza Girls Playdough: Inspired by episode 19 of season 3 ("Pizza Girls"), we’ll play pretend pizza using edible homemade playdough. Skills targeted: Creative sculpting, pretend play, and fine motor skills.
• Bingo’s Pirate Treasure: Inspired by season 1, episode 27 ("Pirates"), this activity features a floor tray with edible sand, blue pasta, sea animals, a boat, and hidden gems in a jelly texture. Skills targeted: Sensory exploration, problem-solving, and imaginative play.
• Shopping Play: Inspired by season 1, episode 23 ("Shops"), this activity includes fruits, a scale, and a cashier machine for pretend shopping fun. Skills targeted: Role-playing, counting, and decision-making.
• Water Play: Inspired by season 1, episode 22 ("The Pool"), this activity includes water play with Bluey characters. Skills targeted: Sensory engagement, coordination, and imaginative play.
• Ice Cream Play: Inspired by season 2, episode 47 (''Ice Cream''), we’ll make aquafaba ice cream for a unique sensory experience. Skills targeted: Pretend cooking, tactile exploration, and fine motor skills.
• Bluey-Inspired Tent: A sensory tent with special decorations inspired by Bluey episodes for immersive play. Skills targeted: Imaginative play, sensory engagement, and creative exploration.

We always add some surprises and extra activities in the sessions, so come and check!

꙳꙳We will have our rain of bubbles and sound to indicate the session is coming to an end.꙳꙳

We don't charge for more than one parent since we love to see how the kids usually enjoy even more the session when both parents come together, in case you are a couple!

If you came too late and all spots are taken, reach out to me through DM on our Instagram page, and we can see if the waiting list is still an option.

INSTRUCTIONS (please read them!):

IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS: PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY!

Welcome to our messy play session! To make the most of this experience, we encourage you and your child to dress in comfortable clothes that you won’t mind getting dirty, as we’ll be spending time on the floor. Don't forget to bring a complete set of extra clothes for both of you, along with some spare socks, just in case! We provide wet wipes and towels, and if things get particularly messy, there’s a sink available, but our main focus is on bonding and allowing your child to explore and have fun—the cleanup is on us!

This is a child-led environment, so please follow your child's cues and interests during the session. We suggest sitting on the floor at each play station alongside your child to foster their confidence and to enjoy the experience together. While we’ll be nearby for assistance, please supervise your child to prevent them from putting objects in their mouths. Rest assured that all items are appropriately sized, and the bases and play dough we use are made with edible, food-safe ingredients; however, we do not encourage them to eat these materials.

To ensure that every child has a great experience, please refrain from mixing objects from different stations until all kids have had a chance to explore each tray. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated!

This is a shoe-free zone, so kindly remove your shoes upon entering. You'll find a designated area for your coats and shoes near the entrance, while backpacks can stay with you.

If your child needs a quick snack break, we recommend doing this before the session starts. If necessary, please have them snack outside the room to avoid potential allergies among other children, as well as distractions from seeing new snacks. IMPORTANT: be sure to wash your child's hands after snacking, as some children have severe allergies to dairy, and we want to keep the play area safe and fun for everyone.

Photography is warmly welcomed, but please be considerate of other children’s privacy. If you plan to share images online, ensure you have consent and cover any faces unless permitted. We love seeing your photos, so feel free to tag us on social media!

✨ We warmly welcome both parents to join the session!

At the end of our time together, we'll have a selection of products available for purchase, including travel-sized first aid kits, liquid band-aids, mess-free coloring books, adhesive books, and occasionally, personalized play dough. You’re welcome to bring cash or make a deposit later; we will provide a QR code with prices for your convenience. We will also have a limited number of our homemade play dough kits available for €8.50, so please reserve yours by sending us a direct message (suitable for ages 3 and up).

BOOKINGS AND CANCELLATIONS:

Full payment is required at the time of booking to secure your spot. You will receive a booking confirmation email—please check your junk folder just in case!

If you need to cancel your spot before the playgroup begins, please give us at least 48 hours’ notice so we can offer the space to children on the waiting list. If your child falls ill suddenly (we understand this can happen!), please contact us as soon as possible.

To cancel, please reach out to Lia at [email protected] or [email protected]. If your child is unwell, we can arrange a complimentary spot in a future session or allow you to transfer your place to a friend.

If your child has any allergies, please inform us at least one week in advance.

🤒 If your child is sick, we kindly ask that you prioritize everyone’s well-being and refrain from attending. Since messy play involves hands-on activities, we want to prevent the spread of illness. Should we notice your child showing signs of illness, we reserve the right to ask you to reschedule. Any contagious ailments such as flu, herpes, or chickenpox are not permitted. Rest assured, we will often provide new themes for our sessions, and we appreciate your understanding in creating a safe, healthy, and enjoyable environment for everyone. 🥰