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📚 Sensory reading classes for babies & toddlers
✨ Bringing stories to life through play, creativity & imagination
👶 Ages 6 months–5 years | West Midlands
🔗 www.readplaycreate.com/west-midlands

Merry Christmas Everyone 🎅 🎄 ❤️
25/12/2025

Merry Christmas Everyone 🎅 🎄 ❤️

One of the most common worries parents share with me is,“I’m not sure my child will engage.”And what I see, again and ag...
24/12/2025

One of the most common worries parents share with me is,
“I’m not sure my child will engage.”
And what I see, again and again, is this..
engagement doesn’t always look obvious.

Some children watch.
Some explore quietly.
Some dive straight in.
Some children run up and down the hall.

All of it is learning.

Especially at this time of year, when everything feels louder, busier, and more overwhelming, children need safe, familiar spaces more than ever.

Read, Play, Create sessions are designed so children can join in however feels right for them — with no pressure to perform.

If you’ve been hesitating because your child doesn’t fit the “group” mould, this space is for you 🤍🎄

I remember the stage when Archie wanted to turn every single page.It was a new skill — and he was very proud of it.The p...
24/12/2025

I remember the stage when Archie wanted to turn every single page.
It was a new skill — and he was very proud of it.

The problem?

He was so fast I couldn’t read quick enough.
The story was never read “properly.”
And honestly?

It used to frustrate me SO much.

But looking back — and even in those moments —
Archie was listening.
Archie was present.
Archie was reading with his mummy.

It didn’t look like the books I imagined reading.
But it still counted.
All of it counts. 🤍

Has your child had a “this is driving me mad but it’s actually learning” stage too?

This is exactly why Read, Play, Create sessions look the way they do.No sitting still expectations.No pressure to “join ...
23/12/2025

This is exactly why Read, Play, Create sessions look the way they do.

No sitting still expectations.
No pressure to “join in properly.”
No rushing children through activities.
Just stories, sensory play, and space to explore books in ways that feel right for them.

📍 Belbroughton | Rubery | Bromsgrove
👶 6 months–5 years

If you’ve been looking for a calm, welcoming group where both you and your child can relax — I’d love to welcome you.

Reading with toddlers isn’t meant to be quiet.Or tidy.Or done sitting still.It’s meant to be shared.Familiar.Part of eve...
23/12/2025

Reading with toddlers isn’t meant to be quiet.
Or tidy.
Or done sitting still.
It’s meant to be shared.
Familiar.
Part of everyday life.
There are no flashcards here.
No forcing children to finish a book.
No pressure to “do it properly.”
Just realistic, pressure-free ways to help children feel safe around books —
hearing your voice,
exploring at their own pace,
and coming back to stories again and again.

Because when books feel comforting instead of stressful,
a love of reading has space to grow. 🤍

Books are everywhere in our house.Literally everywhere.In baskets. On shelves. By the sofa. In bedrooms.We take them in ...
22/12/2025

Books are everywhere in our house.
Literally everywhere.
In baskets. On shelves. By the sofa. In bedrooms.
We take them in the car.
They live in our bags.
They come with us on every outing.
We hunt for books when we’re out.
We spot things we’ve read about.
We say, “Remember that book?” and make connections back to stories we love.

And here’s why this matters so much to me.
Reading isn’t something children suddenly learn when they start school.
It’s something they grow into.
A love of books bridges the gap long before reading words ever does.

When stories feel familiar, safe, and joyful, learning to read later doesn’t feel scary — it feels exciting.
Reading is everywhere in their future.

So we do everything we can now — every trick in the book — to help our children feel at home with it.

Not because they have to read.
But because we want them to want to.

What’s your child’s favourite book right now?

Save this 🤍No one tells you this, so I will:Early reading doesn’t look like the pictures.
22/12/2025

Save this 🤍
No one tells you this, so I will:
Early reading doesn’t look like the pictures.

✨ Last call for sensory kits! ✨Need something to fill those long days before Christmas?Looking for a lovely little gift ...
21/12/2025

✨ Last call for sensory kits! ✨
Need something to fill those long days before Christmas?
Looking for a lovely little gift for a special little one? 🎁

I’ve got just a few of our Hot Cocoa sensory kits left – they are super cute and gorgeous 😍

Plus 1 Snowy Christmas kit with white star tray – my absolute favourite 🤍❄️

✨ These kits are not a one-time activity – they can be brought out again and again!
They’re a lovely screen-free activity that supports: • fine motor skills
• language development
• imagination & creativity
Perfect for calm play, cosy afternoons, or festive fun 🎄

💷 £8 each
📍 Local delivery available over the next couple of days to B45, or collection.
💌 Message me to get yours 🥰


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I’m honestly so happy with how our Very Messy Christmas turned out 🎄❄️It was fabulously festive, full of giggles, and so...
21/12/2025

I’m honestly so happy with how our Very Messy Christmas turned out 🎄❄️
It was fabulously festive, full of giggles, and so much fun.

Our water stations were an absolute hit 💦
Huge shout-out to the wonderful Shawn’s Rustic Workshop for these genius gutter stands — thank you so much for getting them to us so quickly. I am so grateful… and they are AMAZING.
We even had a few little ones fully committing and taking a dip in the big water tray 😂
Very much needed after a sit at the hot cocoa making station — anything goes at Read, Play, Create!

And the reindeer soup 🦌✨
Glitter, carrots and oats… the perfect gloopy combination.
Messy, magical, child-led play exactly as it should be 💛

If you loved the festive feela, our January classes are the perfect way to start the year gently — calm, creative, sensory fun for curious little hands 🤍
I’d love to welcome you back. Or if you think this looks fun and you'd like to give us a try, then head to the website to book in for January. 🥰

www.readplaycreate.com

Thank you, as always, for your continued support — it truly means the world.

Twas the night before a very messy Christmas,Cup of tea in my hand ☕️ (now stone cold, I’ll address this).Plans on the t...
19/12/2025

Twas the night before a very messy Christmas,
Cup of tea in my hand ☕️ (now stone cold, I’ll address this).
Plans on the table, checked once… then twice… then again,
Because mum brain says “You’ve definitely missed something… when?”
Boxes are packed (I think…? let’s be kind),
Materials everywhere — very organised… in my mind.

The snow has been made (yes, that specific fake kind),
After forgetting where I put it… then finding it right behind.
Santa spaghetti is chillin’, living his best life,
The snowman’s on ice (labelled, sealed, double-checked — probably fine).

Yet here comes the thought that won’t leave me alone…
What have I forgotten? I know there’s something unknown.
Will it all fit in the car? Will I run out of time?
Will I remember the thing I forgot while driving in my mind?
Will I get it all done without losing the plot?
(Answer pending… but we’re giving it a shot.)

I want it magical, messy and fun,
With smiles, giggles and play for every little one ✨
So off to bed now, lists still in my head…
Only time will tell — but we’re very messy Christmas ready 🎄❄️

18/12/2025

✨ “I don’t see the point in sensory or messy play…” ✨

Just look 👀
Just listen 👂

This is all him.

I gave him the props – but the story, the ideas, the imagination?
That’s his.

This is his creativity.
This is his speech developing.
This is his confidence growing.
This is him learning through play.

I’m there alongside him – joining in, following his lead, modelling language.
Was it actually my birthday? No.
But in his world it was… and he made me a birthday cake 🎂
And honestly? I loved my birthday cake.

When children are little, play is learning.
Our job is to provide the materials, the textures, the invitations to play.
We can guide, model, and support – but what we really want is this:

👉 Children deeply engaged
👉 Using their incredible brains
👉 Using their language
👉 Being confident, curious, creative themselves

This. Is. The. Point.

This is what we nurture at Read, Play, Create ✨
A calm, playful space where little ones are free to explore, imagine, and grow — in their own way, at their own pace 🤍

If that's something that sounds good to you....join us next term.

www.readplaycreate.com

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm

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