Baby Sensory & Hello Baby North Liverpool

🌟Have you discovered Baby Sensory yet? Book now for September🌟

It’s never too soon to start your Baby Sensory journey. Your newborn’s brain contains more than 100 billion brain cells. Synaptic connections are formed as a result of actions, events and experiences that the baby encounters from birth. These connections are strengthened whenever the newborn sees their mother’s face, hears the sound of her voice or feels the softness of her skin. Eventually, these connections will become hard wired to form memories. The majority of synaptic connections for vision, language, hearing, smell, taste, movement and learning will be formed in the first three months of life.

Touching, talking, singing, reading, smiling, signing and playing with babies from birth, nourishes the brain and develops potential for a lifetime.

A rich environment full of interesting sights, sounds, smells, taste, colours, textures and language will build a foundation that will make all subsequent learning easier. This is why those early postnatal experiences are so important.

Join us in September at our bespoke Baby Sensory WOW Centre in Aintree - we run classes on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.

Book your space online for the Autumn term here... https://www.babysensory.com/North-liverpool/

💛💚 THANK YOU 💐 💛💚

That’s a wrap on the Summer Term at Baby Sensory North Liverpool! What a wonderful time we have had. From performing magic tricks 🪄 to boarding the Baby Sensory pirate ship 🏴‍☠️, going on an adventure in the Wild West - Yee Ha! 🤠 and even our own Baby Olympic Games, we’ve had so much fun!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you to all the parents for allowing me to share in these precious early months with your babies, seeing them grow develop and learn and friendships being made. Thank you to my baby graduates for the wonderful gifts, flowers, beautiful cards and chocolates, I really do appreciate every single one ❤️

I’ll be taking a 2 week break now before our Autumn term begins and I look forward to seeing you all in September 😘

Are you coming along next term? Don’t miss out hit the link in bio to secure one of the last remaining spaces for September 💛💚💛💚💛

Would you like to join a Baby Sensory™️ class with your baby in September?

If you’re planning ahead and looking for activities to enjoy with your baby after the summer holidays, why not grab one of the remaining spaces at our classes in Aintree this Autumn term.

Baby Sensory™️ classes include a range of activities which have been carefully designed to stimulate your baby’s senses and move development and learning forwards.

Behind every Baby Sensory™️ session, there’s an incredibly detailed lesson plan backing up everything your baby touches, sees, hears, smells and feels!

Our classes also provide ideas for creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music in simple practical ways that can be easily repeated at home.

To find out more or to book a session visit www.babysensory.com/north-liverpool/

We can’t wait to welcome you and your little one 💚💛

🤠 Yee Ha!!!!! Saddle up those horses babies, we have got an adventure for you this week!!!

🐴 Lassoing the cattle, singing round the campfire and popping into the Last Chance Saloon, our little cowboys and cowgirls are going to have a rootin’ tootin’ good time at Baby Sensory!

How do you like to play with your baby?

Our Founder, and leading parenting expert, Dr Lin Day is a big advocate of playing with your baby and encouraging your baby to play.

She has done a huge amount of research into baby play and knows just how important it is to a baby’s development.

This is because play is how babies learn about the world, themselves, other people and their own culture.

It also lays the foundation for reading, writing, mathematical reasoning, critical thinking, language, and scientific discovery. WOW!

However, it doesn’t matter how you play with your baby. Play can be quiet or noisy, energetic, or passive, social, or non-social, relaxed, or serious, imaginative or purposeful. It can involve baby toys or no toys at all!

All types of play will support your baby’s development and help them to make sense of the world around them.

Source: Dr Lin Day article

You don’t need to put extra time aside for sensory play with your baby.

Routine activities such as feeding, nappy changing, dressing, bathing, cuddling, carrying and preparing for sleep all provide opportunities for sensory development.

Likewise, any kind of outing including trips to the supermarket, walks in the park, visiting friends and activities such as swimming all stimulate your baby’s senses.

To find out more about how to stimulate your baby’s sense and sensory play read our latest blog: https://www.babysensory.com/sensoryplayfrombirth

Source: Dr Lin Day article

Calling all babies!

Join the original, and multi award winning, early learning programme for babies!

Baby Sensory™️ is a class like no other. Our Baby Sensory Wow Centre located in Aintree is a sensory delight for both parents and babies, sessions are structured and designed for babies from birth to 13 months 💛💚

💚 NEW TERM starts w/c 9th September.

💛 BOOKING open NOW 💚

https://www.babysensory.com/north-Liverpool/

👶 Let’s Talk Tummy Time! 👶

“Five minutes of ‘Tummy Time’ two or three times a day can have a positive effect on head shape and brain development” — Dr. Lin Day

10 good reasons for encouraging tummy time:

💛 Encourages play between the parent and baby.

💛 Promotes healthy development of the central nervous system, brain and skull.

💛 Strengthens neck, back and upper body muscles.

💛 Relieves stress and tension in the joints and muscles during growth spurts.

💛 Improves balance and postural control; the foundation for all movement skills.

💛 Encourages babies to lift their heads against gravity and to take weight on their arms and hands, which increases strength and resistance.

💛 Increases confidence and independence.

💛 Stimulates and enhances visual development.

💛 Aids healthy development.

💛 Leads on to crawling, an intellectually important developmental step not to be missed!

Does your baby like tummy time..or not?!

Comment below if I can help with some useful Tummy time tips 👇

💛💚 Katie 💚💛

💛💚 Let’s Play together 💛💚

Exercise and dance: Movement activities are very important to relieve tension on the joints and muscles during growth spurts.

Exercise also builds new brain cells, which drives learning forwards. This is incredible since it was previously thought that brain cell development was complete before birth. Everyone enjoys the exhilarating interactions which also develop the parent-baby bond and make for a healthier, happier baby.

At an age when the brain is developing more than it will ever again in life, exercise is definitely to be encouraged.

Want to make some music yourself and add to the music and movement? Why not introduce a chiffon scarf or ring my bell, available to buy from your class leader.

On your marks….get set….go 🥇 🥈 🥉

It’s time for sports day with our Baby Sensory Olympics 🏅

Are you all ready and warmed up babies? We are going to be swimming, making our way round our specially designed obstacle course 💪🏼 and finishing with a closing ceremony complete with bright shining Olympic torches ✨

Can’t wait to see you all x

🇬🇧 For anyone that would like to join in, we have a few spaces left - DM me for the link to book 💚💛

Katie x

💛💚New Term💚💛

🤰🏻Is your due date approaching?
👶🏻Do you have a newborn?

Baby Sensory has so much to offer you and your newborn, with our dedicated Birth to 3 month Hello Baby Massage and Birth to 6 month Baby Sensory classes being ideal for younger babies.

Did you know that within the first three months of life, the most brain connections are made? An environment rich in sights, sounds, smells and sensory stimulation is vital for laying the foundations for your babies later learning. (And you’ll enjoy it too!)

Book now to secure some quality time with your little person.

www.babysensory.com/north-liverpool/

Baby Sensory™️ the multi-award winning programme for babies from birth to 13 months!

With over 70 different lesson plans, our fun interactive sessions vary weekly but can include anything from ideas for creative play, tummy time, movement and visual development, musical instruments, action rhymes, baby signing, exercise and massage, textures and scents, and so much more! We visit the beach, the jungle, a magic show, the rainforest and under the sea with our fabulous and exciting themed sessions all designed with you and your baby’s needs in mind.

Why attend one of our award-winning Baby Sensory™️ classes?

⭐ An educational, interactive and developmental programme, which will help your baby learn and develop important skills.

⭐ Every class has been carefully designed, planned and researched by founder Dr Lin Day (PhD, M.Phil, PGCE, FETC, BSc, Dip Ed), one of the UK’s leading parenting experts and a renowned feature writer and speaker within the field of childcare and education.

⭐Classes built on your baby’s natural play-rest-play cycle to ensure they are not overstimulated.

⭐ Baby Sensory classes are an ideal place to meet new parents, ask questions, share ideas, experiences and memories together.

⭐ All of our highly trained Class Leaders are all DBS checked.

⭐ Received the Gold Award accreditation with the Children’s Activities Association (CAA) - peace of mind for parents.

Would you love to join us? DM the word BABY for more info

☀️🌈Katie 🌈☀️

We are back with a SPLASH 💦 this week in our baby pirates class with 3 fully booked sessions today we have water play, sea shanties and our unique and original Baby Sensory®️ sea cloth. Pack a towel and I’ll see ya aboard the ship me maties 🏴‍☠️ ☠️

In Hello Baby, today it’s chest and tummy week! We are working on neck and shoulder strength with lots of tummy time for our tiniest babies 💪

Our gorgeous newborns will enjoy a chest and tummy massage, and we’ll go through techniques to relieve pain caused by colic and gas.

Does your newborn hate tummy time? Come and join us on our September intake - booking open now.

💚 Katie 💚

The Importance of Toys

Toys have the advantage of being safe and specially adapted to your baby’s age and stage of development. Your baby will look at them, listen to the sounds that they make, touch, and smell and taste them. All these things will build neural pathways in your baby’s brain and develop intelligence.

What is your baby’s favourite toy?

Classes return this week for the last 3 weeks of our Summer term ☀️

Baby Sensory classes are a great way to meet new friends as well as spend precious time with your baby.

Pop a yellow heart 💛 in the comments if you’re starting your Baby Sensory journey next week.. and a green one 💚 if you’re coming back!

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❗️LAST CHANCE FOR PRIORITY BOOKING❗️

If you haven’t booked your space for our Autumn term yet, today is the last day for all current families attending Baby Sensory and those on the waiting list.

Tomorrow I will be opening bookings to all NEW FAMILIES!

💚Get your space secured for your preferred class now to avoid disappointment💚

(Link to our website in my bio)

Thank you so much for those who have booked on! I can’t wait to share another fun-filled term with you and your gorgeous babies!!

"Play allows babies to interact with the world around them, to make sense of it and to learn about their own culture. It can be quiet or noisy, energetic or passive, social or non-social, relaxed or serious, imaginative or purposeful. Play is a spontaneous, self-motivated activity that is initiated and controlled by the baby. Play has so many benefits that it is impossible to fully list them all!" Dr Lin Day

Bedtime tips 🤣

Why do babies need to play?

Play is an essential part of growing up. It is how babies and children learn about the world around them, their culture, themselves and other people.

Play is fundamental to healthy brain and physical development. It provides an emotional outlet for tension and frustration, and it is crucial to the socialisation process.

Play also lays the foundation for reading, writing, mathematical reasoning, critical thinking, language, and scientific discovery.

In fact, play is so important that it has been recognised globally as a fundamental human right.

And what is so lovely about play is that it is universal. Even though the play varies from culture to culture, all babies play!

🍁 AUTUMN TERM 🍁

The summer holidays have just begun, and we are half way through Summer term already! BUT September is only around the corner and I have been inundated with messages from new families asking when the term will be available to book. So.. I am delighted to let you know that priority booking is now open for classes in September. This gives our current Summer term families, and those on a waitlist, an opportunity to re-book their space.

📅 TERM DATES 📅
My next block of classes will run from 10th September to week commencing 22nd October and promises to be a jam packed term full of fun for babies of all ages.

Autumn term is ALWAYS our busiest term of the year, and spaces are offered on a first come first served basis so please don’t delay, head over to the website today to secure your space during the PRIORITY BOOKING period.

Next terms themes include

☔️🎶 Singing in the rain - The weather forecast predicts low cloud, rain, thunder, and moderate winds for this fun weather themed session!

😴 ✨Sleep Tight - The gentle melodies, soothing lullabies, beautiful songs, and calming lights in this beautiful sleepy session will take you and your baby on a wonderful journey over the rainbow and far away into the starry night 🌟

And we will be exploring the Beach 🏖️ and the Animal farm 🐷 too!

..to name a few of our amazing specially designed lesson plans, different every week!

Classes are now available to book now for all current Summer term families and those waitlisted, however these are not yet available for new families so please do remember to log in to your account on the members area on the website to book your classes. I would love you to join us!

Head over now to the website www.babysensory.com/north-liverpool/ and log in with your username and password to see the timetable and book your space! Priority booking will remain open until this Friday after which, any un-booked spaces will be released to new families.

For TWIN discount or gift vouchers please email me as I will need to apply this and book your space manually.

If you have any questions or would like any help please do give me a call or a message.

Katie

💛 Half Term 💛

Can you believe we are half way through the Summer Term - time is just flying - as they say it does when you’re having fun!

I have a few spaces left for my sessions in August, as we’ve sadly had to wave goodbye to a few of our babies this week 😢 if you’d like to join us, I’d love to welcome you!

For those unable to join us until September, when the kids go back, the Autumn term will be opening very soon so keep your eyes peeled 👀

I’m now taking a couple of weeks off with my two not-so-little ones so please do bear with me and I’ll respond to messages as and when I can.

💛💚 Katie 💛💚

All. The. Washing!! Can anyone relate to this 👇👇👇

Our Baby Sensory theme this week is Magic Box ♠️♥️♣️♦️

This week our babies will be meeting a wizard and doing some magic tricks of their own, you’ll be so surprised at their magical abilities!

At Hello Baby we’re focussing on baby’s hands and arms with gentle reflexology and massage techniques. We will also be introducing the babies to our beautiful fibre optic lights ✨

I can’t wait to see you all for another exciting week!

💚💛 Katie 💚💛

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When will my baby walk?

The short answer is when they are ready! Babies generally have their own timetables that can’t be rushed.

Some babies walk as early as 8 months and others as late as 2 years, however most take their first steps towards the end of their first year.

Premature babies generally walk later than full term babies of the same age because this skill is usually achieved at the age they would have been, had they been born at term and sometimes later.

If your baby isn’t yet walking and you are concerned, talk to your health visitor who will likely be able to reassure you.

You can also read more about how your baby will learn to walk and the steps you can take to encourage them to take their first steps in our latest blog: https://www.babysensory.com/firststepsforbaby

Source: taken from article by Dr Lin Day

📣 Trial spaces available today at 11.30am in my younger baby class! 📣

If you have a little one aged 0-6 months and would like to PAYG today to see what the programme is all about before committing to a term booking, please DM me the word TRIAL and let’s get you booked in!

Please share and tag your friends 👶

💛 T H I S • W E E K 💛

👶 Our Hello Baby families will begin the first of 5 Hello Baby Massage sessions! We’ll be focusing on babies legs & feet, exploring yoga, baby massage foot reflexology and there will be lots and lots of beautiful bubbles! 🫧

💚 And for our Baby Sensory babies this week’s theme is ‘Ideas for Development’ and includes movement activities integral to all aspects of your baby’s development, some fabulous ideas for home play and exploration, clapping and patting, and a puppet show to end the session. All activities provide a wonderful opportunity for you to spend quality time with your baby!

Who’s coming?

I can’t wait 🥰

💛💚 Katie 💛💚

💚💛 The Best Reason to Leave the House 💛💚

It’s super beneficial for your mental well-being to get up and out the house 🏡 after having a baby 👶. It’s definitely not easy at times…but it’s always worth it ☺️.

Pop out the house for 1 hour ⏰ to help lead your baby’s learning and development forward ⏩, pick up ideas 💡 for play at home, meet new parents 🧑‍🤝‍🧑, bond with your baby 🥰 and have great fun while your doing it!

Check out the latest availability - DM the word BABY