Tickles & Giggles Baby Classes

30/07/2020

What else would you add? 🤱🏼👶🏼😊

They say time flies, and never is that more true than in your first year of motherhood.

21/06/2020

Happy Fathers Dad to all the great dads out there👨‍👦‍👦! To the World you are a Father but to the Family you are the World 🌏❤

12/06/2020

"Repetition is the Mother of Learning, the Father of Action , which makes it the Architect of Accomplishment" - Zig Ziglar

I'm sure that you've heard of the saying 'Practice makes perfect' 🤔 same applies for Babies/Toddlers 👶🏼☺. Babies benefit from familiarity and repetition as it forms the basis for learning skill development & accomplishment.

So when your Little One throws food/toys repeatedly on the floor, when your toddler asks you to read the same book (for the 1000th time 🤦‍♀️🤣) or wants to play the same game over and over again, REMEMBER that it's a good thing👍🏻!! Repetition provides practice that a child needs to master new skill.

What does your Little One 👶🏼 wants to do over and over again?

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15/05/2020

🌈 RAINBOW OOBLECK 🌈

Oobleck is a fun sensory activity that is very simple to make, edible, easy to clean and very fun activity for toddlers & babies to play with!

Oobleck is neither solid nor liquid 🤔 It has properties of both 🤣 as it moves like a liquid but feels solid when pushed! All you need is:

🖍 2 cups cornstarch / cornflour
🖍 1 cup water

Mix them together. To make it more interesting add food colouring (optional) on top to make a rainbow effect.

Such activity helps in:

📎 Cognitive development - sensory play forms strong neural pathways in the brain which helps baby understands her experience during play.

📎Fine motor skills - it strengthens the small muscles of their tiny fingers as oobleck goes solid when pushed.

10/05/2020

To all the Mothers, mums to be, mothers who lost their unborn child, women who are trying to become mums.....

You are Strong, Brave, Exceptional Beautiful, Inspiring, Lovely Women 💗

01/05/2020

🎶🎵 Sound Sensory Basket 🎵🎶

Here is another sensory idea that you can easily do at home! Create a sound basket 🎵 with household things that create a sound to work on the listening skills and let the baby explore and play what's inside!

Lets just say that the pastry brush and the aluminium container were a hit with Baby Chloe 😂

Ideas of what you can use:

✅ put pasta or lids in small containers to make variety of sounds

✅pots and pans - used as drums 🥁

✅wooden spoons / pastry brush used as drumsticks

✅christmas bells

✅toys that make noise

Such activity has many benefits for babies as well as toddlers as it helps them in :

📎 hand-eye coordination

📎 building and strengthening muscles of babies hands and arms

📎 encourages them to explore new things

📎 develops listening skills

It is IMPORTANT not to leave the baby unattended!! Have ago with anything in the house that makes a noise.

Feel free to ask anything or suggest things you've used and were a hit!! It would be interesting to know what you've created!!

Good Day 💗😊

28/04/2020

Since we are spending a lot of the time inside, Covid Days made me think of ways how i can stimulate my Little One 👶🏼!

While decluttering the drawers, came across some spare christmas wrapping paper. I cut them into strips and taped them to the glassdoor at a level where Baby can reach and pull. Also stuck some tape to the playmat and glassdoor and folded the ends on each strip so she could pull it off.

Obviously it is IMPORTANT to supervise your Little One 👶🏼 to make sure it's not swollowed. Baby Chloe still mouths everything and since I was watching her closely I allowed her as babies explore their world through their senses.

Such activity helps:

🔆 develop fine motor skills

🔆 understand 'cause & effect' which in turn helps them understand about their world and build neural pathways

🔆 develop problem solving skills

🔆 develop coordination & balance as Baby tries to reach paper with one hand.

22/03/2020

Lets take the Advantage of the current sitaution and EDUCATE siblings the IMPORTANCE of HANDWASHING:

✅ after using bathroom
✅ after arriving from school
✅ before eating
✅ before touching a Baby Brother / Sister

Such a good video to help children understand what's happening around us! HAPPY SUNDAY! ENJOY your Family Time!!

13/03/2020

Dear Mummies,

Based on the current Covid-19 situation, it was decided that it is best to cancel the Baby Classes until further notice for the safety and well being of everyone.

🙏 Stay safe, AVOID crowded places & practise good hand-washing!

25/02/2020

Midwives & Paediatricians encourage you to do 'tummy time' however it's easier said then done as most babies start to cry as soon as you put them on their tummy!

Mummies don't be discouraged by their cry!! There are many reasons to keep encouraging your Baby to practise 'tummy time' on a daily basis. Apart from building Strength in upper body which is necessary for Crawling and Sitting, it helps the Central Nervous System to develop and makes them feel more Confident and Independent. Babies will also stimulate their Visual perception.

Here are some Tummy Time Ideas from

11/02/2020

Next term of Baby Classes 👶🏼 will start on the 16th of March and is now open for Booking. This term will include Easter Special Baby Class 🐣🐰!!

Classes are structured where learning and play goes hand in hand. Touching, talking, singing, smiling, signing and playing with babies from birth helps nourish their tiny brains and helps in brain development. An environment that empowers parents 💪 while entertaining babies.

Classes are small group sessions so places are limited!! To Book a place all you need to do is send us a message!

Cannot wait to meet You Mummies 🤱🏼 and your Little Ones 👶🏼

02/01/2020

The scary reality of a lot of parents is not knowing what to do if their Baby stops breathing. Here is a 2-minute Cartoon that teaches you how to perform CPR on Babies..

🔹️ Place Baby on flat surface
🔹️ Tilt baby's head back
🔹️ 5 puffs of air - cover mouth & nose
🔹️ 2 fingers at center of chest, pump 30 times
🔹️ Repeat 2 puffs & 30 pumps until help arrives.

Brush up on your first aid skill and learn Baby CPR with the stars of Nursery Rhymes Inc., the new advert from St John Ambulance. Remember the song, in case ...