Crocodile Activity Wall Panels

The crocodile will promote hours of fun for an individual child or small groups of children playing and learning collaboratively.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzLdQSUlD00

 

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Aeroplane Activity Wall Panels

The activity aeroplane will promote hours of fun for an individual child or small groups of children playing and learning collaboratively.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DE15Iv_ibMw

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Sensory Blocks

A beautiful set of 16 building blocks with natural hardwood surrounds and a variety of different centres that will excite the senses.

 

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Sensational Kids Easter Activities At Kildare Village

Join Sensational Kids this Easter at Kildare Village, for a fun-filled, interactive Easter     To take part please speak with a member of the Sensational Kids team who will be located in the Guest Lounge, (opposite Starbucks) Visit Sensational Kids at Kildare Village (opposite Starbucks) Saturday 24 – Wednesday 28 March FEATURING Sensory Friendly Quiet Hour 10am – 11am daily with no music and reduced lighting Interactive Fairy & Elf Workshops 2pm – 5pm Interactive play area with Sensational Kids Child Development & Learning Toys Dance Zone Sensory Friendly Quiet Area complete with Dark Den     INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS INFORMATION Saturday 24 March 2 pm to 5 pm: Storytime & Interactive Games with The Fairies from Rathwood plus Make Your Own Easter Card   Sunday 25 March 2 pm to 5 pm: Storytime  & Interactive Games with The Fairies from Rathwood plus Make Your Own Easter Card   Monday 26 March […]

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A magical day out, Enchanted Fairy and Elf Festival, 19 – 20 May

Enjoy a magical day out for all the family at the Enchanted Fairy and Elf Festival, 19 – 20 May and raise vital funds for Sensational Kids.  Kildare Village hosts pop up shop to drive awareness of Sensational Kids activities to help children with additional needs, such as autism, dyspraxia and dyslexia.  Children’s charity, Sensational Kids is calling on fairies and elves of all ages to dust off their wings and elf hats and join them for a magical day out at the Enchanted Fairy & Elf Festival in Rathwood, Tullow, Co. Carlow on Saturday, 19 and Sunday, 20 May. All proceeds from the hugely-enjoyable event, which is now in its fourth year, will be used to fund Sensational Kids Early Intervention Services for children with additional needs such as autism, dyspraxia, dyslexia, down syndrome and other developmental delays. Visitors to the event will be transported to a magical, fantasy […]

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Kildare Village hosts ‘Sensational Kids’ pop up shop, 24 – 28 March

Kildare Village hosts ‘Sensational Kids’ pop up shop, 24 – 28 March to help children with additional educational needs, such as autism, dyspraxia and dyslexia which affects 1 in 4 in Ireland.  Children’s Charity, Sensational Kids is delighted to announce that Kildare Village will host a ‘Sensational Kids’ pop up shop from Saturday 24 – Wednesday 28 March 2018.  The aim is to drive awareness of the fact that one in four children in Ireland has a special educational need such as autism, dyspraxia, dyslexia, Down syndrome and other developmental delays. Sensational Kids is an award winning charity founded in 2008 by Karen Leigh, who discovered first-hand, a lack of affordable support services for children with special educational needs.  Over the past 10 years, Sensational Kids has worked with more than 4,700 children at their child development centres in Kildare and Clonakilty. Visitors to the pop up shop at the […]

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Speech & Language Therapy Drop In Clinic in West Cork

Are you living in West Cork and concerned about your child’s speech & language development?   Help is at hand! We are delighted to provide a free Speech & Language Therapy Drop In Advice Clinic   At Sensational Kids, Building G West Cork Technology Park, Clonakilty P85 VF62 10am to 12 noon on Wednesday mornings until the end of October 2018 6-8pm every Thursday Evening until the end of October 2018 No need to book – just call in to have a chat with our speech & language therapist Elaine Baldwin.   Phone Sensational Kids Clonakilty 023 887 8208

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Tinted Overlays

They look like a bookmark with a coloured transparent strip and function like a highlighter, helping readers stay on track and focused.

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Tips for Helping Children with Developmental Co-Ordination Disorder

Developmental Co-ordination Disorder   What is Developmental Co-ordination Disorder? Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), also known as Dyspraxia in Ireland, is a common disorder affecting fine and/or gross motor coordination in children and adults. It  refers to children whose acquisition and execution of motor skills is substantially below expected for their chronological age and opportunity for skill learning and use. Difficulties are manifested as clumsiness, slowness and inaccuracy of performance of motor skills. Children may present with difficulties with self-care, writing, typing, riding a bike and play as well as other educational and recreational activities. Many of these difficulties will continue on into adulthood while they may also struggle with learning some independent living skills, driving a car and managing education and employment. There may be a range of co-occurring difficulties which can also have serious negative impacts on daily life, these include social emotional difficulties, challenges with planning and organisation, as […]

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