Sensory Baby Classes Near Me

Sensory baby classes are so important for a baby’s development. In those precious first few months, organised sensory activities can be truly transformative, both for baby and carer. But the great thing is, each little one can attend right from birth!

Engage the Senses

There are a wide range of activities that can be included in sensory classes, providing experiences and environments to engage the senses in the early weeks and months. And this includes classes at Gymboree Play & Music!  In our classes your little one will hear music, voices, instruments, and other babies cooing.  They’ll be able to feel various soft and hard surfaces including our equipment, comfy mats, inflatable balls, fabric scarves and our famous parachute, as well as huggable Gymbo.  Our centres are full of colour so your little one will begin to distinguish between the various colours, see light and dark, as well as their own reflection.  Inevitably toys will end up in their mouths as they use taste to identify objects. (Mouthed toys are thoroughly cleaned between every session!).  And finally, occasionally we might introduce specific smells as part of a class, but of course there’s always ambient smell!

Communicate with Baby

This means when you visit our centres across the UK, you will find music, art, Play & Learn, massage and Makaton classes perfect for progressive baby development through sensory activities.

And in every sensory experience with us, there is expert guidance behind everything your little one touches, sees, hears, smells, tastes and feels. Our whole programme is led by highly trained teachers. But if you are wondering what Makaton is? Don’t worry, we can answer that!

Makaton Signing for Babies training is a series of sessions designed to encourage the development of communication and language skills in babies and toddlers. For example, you may have seen Mr Tumble using it on CBeebies?  It is one of the ways in which parents and carers can begin to communicate with baby and build a precious bond.

Benefits of classes

Plus, there are so many more benefits of attending sensory classes too. In the class environment, their whole physical, cognitive and social skills will begin to develop.  This includes starting to develop co-ordination and motor skills. And little ones also develop awareness of themselves and others and begin to make sense of the world. Plus, for parents and carers, it is a place to learn new techniques to calm baby and foster sleeping patterns.

A support network

Let’s not forget, it is also a challenging time for new parents too! So, it’s a great comfort and benefit to be with peers going through the same experiences. Which means, you can make new friends, for instance. And together, you can go through the same worries, thrills, landmarks and emotional roller-coaster ride of parenting a new baby!

Sensory classes include:

• Babies
• Baby Massage
• Music 1
• Makaton Signing

N.B. Not all centres offer all types of classes.