Tots Play Tamworth

💙🧡 Anyone else's little poppet suddenly decided they don't like something they ate only yesterday?! 💙🧡
Share your story with me in the comments below.. Lisa xx

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👍🏻 I share lots of useful posts, reels, stories and videos about how to support your baby's development;
👍🏻 I show you simple ways to play with your little ones at home;
👍🏻 I teach you massage, yoga and signing tips on a weekly basis;
👍🏻 I offer support for parents, set up chat groups and share upcoming events in the local area;
👍🏻 Plus I share photos and reels from all our weekly classes!

👉🏼 Head to my Facebook and Instagram pages and hit that like/follow button so you don't miss out!

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Small business shout out!! 🧡💙
Loads of you have booked a session with Spa Babies and said what a fantastic experience it was!
Share your thoughts with others in the comments below!!
Lisa xx Spa Babies

💙🧡 Absolutely fab day out at The National Forest Adventure Farm! Highly recommend if you’ve never been xx 💙🧡

🧡💙 What is sensory play and why is it so important? 🧡💙

🌟 Picking things up and feeling their texture is what people often associate with sensory play, but it’s about much more than touch.

🌟 Sensory play includes any activity that stimulates a young child's senses of touch, smell, taste, sight and hearing, as well as anything which engages movement and balance.

🌟Sensory activities, in addition to being fun and interesting for babies and young children, encourage children to explore and investigate.

🌟 They also allow their brain's to create stronger connections to sensory information and learn which are useful and which can be filtered out.

🌟Other reasons sensory play is beneficial for children:
Helps to build nerve connections in the brain,
Encourages the development of motor skills,
Supports language development,
Develops ‘scientific thinking’ and problem solving,
Involves mindful activities which are beneficial for all children.

💙🧡 At Tots Play Tamworth, we understand the importance of sensory play so include this in every one of our play sessions. We purposefully make these activities simple and easy to replicate so that you can re-create these sensory experiences at home too!

GIVE ME A LIKE OR LOVE IF YOU LOVE SENSORY PLAY WITH YOUR BABY!!

Lisa xx

💙🧡 YOGA FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! 💙🧡

Massage and yoga are ideal ways for dads, and other family members, to spend time with and create a stronger bond with their babies, actively following and contributing to their development.

Have a go at some yoga this week and try to involve other family members too!

👉🏻 Arm stretch and circle (Improves upper body strength, flexibility and co-ordination)
* Lie baby on their back or have them sitting on your lap supported against your chest.
* Take one of baby’s hands in each of yours and stretch the arms out to each side of the body, make large circular movements from the shoulder.
* Circle a few times in one direction and then in the other direction.

🫶🏻 At Tots Play Tamworth, we do yoga in every session, as well as massage, baby sign language and sensory play.
WHY NOT TAG A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO MAY BE INTERESTED IN JOINING US TOO?!

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Baby Signing Website you NEED to know about!💙🧡

👉🏻 I take all my signs from THE BABY SIGN LANGUAGE website- definitely worth a look! (see the comments for the web address)

👶🏻 From just a few months old, babies start to use gestures as part of their communication process, for example lifting their arms when they want to be picked up.

👶🏻 Sign language makes it possible for babies to communicate more effectively with their parent or carer by helping them to link hand movements with different words or concepts.

👶🏻 They will show understanding of these signs when seen repeatedly and then begin to use the signs as they relate to their needs and wants.

💙🧡 Follow me on Facebook or Instagram for more signing tips www.linktr.ee/totsplaytamworth 💙🧡

💙🧡 Social Tots Teddy Bears’ Picnic 🧡💙

🧡💙 Makes me so happy to read this!🧡💙

⭐ Spaces are available to book now onto our next Baby Development Courses ⭐
Please head to www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth for more information and booking details.

Lisa xx

🧡💙 Thank you for leaving me a wonderful review!🧡💙

⭐ Spaces are available to book now onto our next Baby Development Courses ⭐
Please head to www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth for more information and booking details.

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Social Tots Teddy Bears’ Picnic Party! 💙🧡

💙🧡 Think baby classes are just about the babies? 💙🧡

Check out these 5 Benefits of Going to a Baby Class that are all about YOU! 💖

While you might feel nervous walking into your first class and worried that your baby might cry, remember that everyone in that class felt just as intimidated at one time, and that their baby has certainly screamed at some point too! The benefits for not just baby but YOU too will outweigh any anxieties you may have, so come and join us. You’ll be glad you did, Lisa xx

💙🧡 Tots Play Summer Offers 🌞

Even the smallest of Tots can benefit from playing with sensory balls with textured surfaces to stimulate their sense of touch.

You can get your own pack of 6 silicone sensory balls from our online store for just £5.99 with our offer of the week!

Get yours by using this link (www.linktr.ee/totsplaytamworth) - offer ends 27th August 👀

PLUS spend over £20 online and get one of our busy boards for £6.50 (usually 12.99!)

Lisa xx

💙🧡 We have spaces available for our Discovery Tots sessions starting this September!💙🧡

Learn massage, yoga, sign language, music, sensory play and much more!

A great way for your baby to socialise and gives you the chance to meet new parents too!

You'll learn lots of simple, yet effective ideas for how to help your baby learn through play.

Check out the website for more information and booking details. www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth

Trials are available for new customers.

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Join us for some summer fun!💙🧡

⭐️⭐️ 50% off code: HTJ281 ⭐️⭐️

Our Teddy Bears' Picnic Parties are happening this TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY at the Mile Oak Community Centre!

Everyone is welcome to attend- it's going to be so much fun!

There'll be yoga, sign language, music, sensory play, bubbles and of course our special guests- the teddy bears!

Please book your space at www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth

Can't wait to see you, Lisa xx

🧡💙 How old were you when you had your first baby? 🧡💙

❤️ Under 20
🧡 20-25
💛 26-30
💚 31-35
💙 36-40
💜 40+

⭐ Spaces are available to book now onto our next Baby Development Courses ⭐
Please head to www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth for more information and booking details.

💙🧡 WE DO TRIALS!💙🧡

Did you know that you can come try out Tots Play classes without the pressure of booking a whole term?

We offer 3 week trials for just £18!

Our classes are monthly subscription-based from then onwards: join and leave whenever suits you!

TELL A FRIEND OR FAMILY MEMBER WHO MIGHT LIKE TO GIVE US A TRIAL TOO!!

Pop me a message for more details or head over to www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth and get booked in for a trial today!
Lisa xx

💙🧡 Birmingham Bake off and drinks in town last night! Lovely way to celebrate big birthday!! 🧡💙

💙🧡 PLAY WITH ME! 💙🧡

I'D LOVE TO SEE A PHOTO OF YOUR HOME MADE TREASURE BASKET!
POP ONE IN THE COMMENTS FOR ME IF YOU CAN, LISA xx

💙 Making your own discovery basket is easy, cheap and lots of fun for you and your little one! Plus the opportunities for learning and development are endless…

🧡 If they are very young, you will need to show them what’s in the basket and encourage them to reach out and hold the items.

💙 As they get older, let them discover for themselves! Be on hand to talk about what they are finding interesting, helping them to build those all important language skills.

🧡 So what to put in a treasure basket? Anything goes really! I tend to think about the 5 senses and try to include a variety of items that will create lots of stimulation for their growing brain.

👀 So you could focus on sight and make a basket full of colourful, shiny or light-up items.

🎶 Why not make a musical basket where they can explore banging, shaking, scrunching and tapping to create different sounds?

👃🏻👅 Smells and tastes can be really fun to explore too and they don’t have to be messy (unless you want to of course!).

🖐🏻 Touch baskets are always a good shout too- you’d be surprised at how many different objects you have lying around the house that can be used to create plenty entertainment for your baby or toddler.

💙🧡 Check out what you’ll find at our Discovery Tots classes! 💙🧡

Give this post a like if you’ve been to a class with us already!
If you haven’t - pop over to the link in bio and book a trial with us today!
Lisa xx

💙🧡 Baby massage is good for mental health🧡💙

👍 Massage stimulates the production of OXYTOCIN (the hormone responsible for love and bonding).
👍 Regular massage can help to strengthen the bonding process between you and your baby.

🫶🏻 This can be especially beneficial for those of you who have found the bonding process difficult, for example if your baby had to spend time in the special care unit, or for those of you suffering with PND.

👉🏻 Try a little massage today and enjoy that special moment together xx

HEEL HELPER
* Support your baby's ankle with one hand.
* Make the other hand into a cup shape and place it onto baby’s heel
* Move your hand in circles over your baby's heel.

LISA xx

💙🧡 Our last Summer Special Class is next week!💙🧡
Come and join us on 22nd or 23rd August for a Teddy Bears' Picnic
🐻 Book now at www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth 🐻
50% off with this code: HTJ281

We'll be having a picnic with lots of teddy bear friends
We'll be going on a sensory 'bare foot' Bear Hunt...
We'll be scooping porridge oats with Goldilocks and the 3 Bears
We'll be making teddy bear shakers for you to take home

Plus yoga, sign language, music and lots of bubbles!
Can't wait to see you there! Lisa xx

💙🧡 The Tots Play Tamworth shop has so many amazing resources for you to buy for your little poppet!💙🧡
Take a look at this website to access my online shop! www.linktr.ee/totsplaytamworth
Lisa xx

💙🧡 Our gorgeous Discovery Tots loved the Garden Party today!! 🧡💙

💙🧡 Social Tots Garden Party! 🧡💙

We were a tad thin on the ground in our first session of the day- but this little lot still had plenty of fun!!

💙🧡 Discovery Tots 🧡💙

💙🧡 Happy 40th birthday to my little sister!! Love you so much- have the best day today!! xx 🧡💙

💙🧡 Thank you so much for leaving me a great review!💙🧡

⭐ Spaces are available to book now onto our next Baby Development Courses ⭐
Please head to www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth for more information and booking details.

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Social Tots classes available from September!💙🧡

We are fully booked for our Tuesday and Wednesday classes but have some spaces remaining at our NEW VENUE on a Thursday!

Join us at the Glascote Meeting Rooms at 10am for yoga, sign language, music, sensory play and bubbles!

A perfect weekly class for your active baby/toddler (crawling to 2 years old) where you will learn so much about how you can help their development at home too.

Great for your little one's social skills and it'll give you a chance to make some new friends too and chat about the highs and lows of being a parent!

Have a look at the website for more information and booking details: www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth

Can't wait to welcome you, Lisa xx

💙🧡 Supporting you and your little one💙🧡

Having a baby or toddler opens up a whole world of new experiences, but can also be a very isolating when you are in that world without an instruction manual or support network.

Making connections with people that understand what you are going through can therefore, be vital for your well-being.

Attending a class with your baby is a great way to meet people in a similar situation and who understand and "get it" when you share the challenges and joys that come with this stage of your lives.

At Tots Play we really understand the importance of having a support network of mummy friends, and our small class sizes and personal approach are designed to help facilitate these friendships.

Our Baby Development course classes (suitable from birth) are restricted to just 10 families to ensure everyone has the chance to get to know each other over the course of the six weeks, and many of our groups continue their journey together through our Discovery, Social and Action Tots classes.

For more information about our classes and how to book your spot, please visit www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Current availability for September! 🧡💙
Please head to www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth to book your space today!
Lisa xx

💙🧡 Are you free this Tuesday or Wednesday?💙🧡

Looking for something to do with your baby or toddler?

Look no further! Our fantastic Garden Parties are happening THIS WEEK at the Mile Oak Community Centre!

Head to the website now for more information and booking details: www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Anyone??!! 🤣💙🧡

🫶🏻 Just wanted to share my appreciation for all my Tots Play Tamworth families- I couldn't do it without you!

😀 Seeing you and your little poppets each week makes me so happy and gives me the drive to keep going (even on the tough days!) and do my very best for you in class and throughout the week too.

😊 I know that time and money are precious and I am so grateful that you choose to spend some of it with me each week. Whether it be in class, via the WhatsApp chat groups or on social media, all your positive comments and interactions are so appreciated.

So from the bottom of my heart, I'm sending you all a very big THANK-YOU!!!
Lisa # # #

💙🧡 Small business shout out! 🧡💙
The Strawberry Cabin does amazing food and drinks and is located at Manor Farm Fruits. Give this post a ❤️ if you’d recommend it to others too. Lisa xx

If you have a sweet tooth this Chocolate Cake is definitely for you!! 😋

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💙🧡 Playtime at home 💙🧡

Playing with your baby doesn't need to involve much!
A simple ball rolled over the body can provide lots of fun and stimulation for your little one.
Babies love different types of balls with different textures.
And all the family can join in too!
How many different types of balls can you find at home for you and your baby to explore?

Lisa xx

💙🧡 Learn to ride a bike at Action Tots!💙🧡

Learning to ride a bike doesn't need to be difficult, it's much more effective when it's all about fun!

🚲 At our Action Tots classes, we use a wide range of equipment, games, music, fun and engaging, activities to help your little one develop the underlying skills that will help them ride.
Plus, we'll build their confidence and enjoyment of riding, using our high quality, toddler sized balance bikes.

Why not come along to one of our classes and give them a try?
Book your space today at www.totsplay.co.uk/tamworth

Can't wait to meet you!
Lisa xx


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