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Sensory Play for Children’s Mental Health
Course Duration: 1 Full Day (8 Hours)
Certificate Provided
This immersive, CPD-approved course explores the powerful role of sensory play in supporting children’s mental health and emotional well-being. Designed for early years professionals, SENCOs, and those working with children in therapeutic or educational settings, this one-day training offers both theoretical insight and practical application.
Through engaging activities, group discussions, and hands-on exploration, participants will:
✔️ Understand the neurological and emotional impact of sensory play
✔️ Learn how to plan and deliver sensory activities that support emotional regulation
✔️ Explore types of sensory play for stress reduction, mindfulness, and confidence building
✔️ Reflect on real-life case studies and create a personalised action plan
✔️ Take away strategies, tools, and inspiration to integrate sensory play into everyday practice
A perfect course for anyone looking to combine neuroscience with nurturing, and theory with practice.
Messy & Sensory Play for Cognitive Development
Course Duration: 1 Full Day (8 Hours)
Certificate Provided
This engaging one-day, CPD-approved course explores how sensory and messy play can significantly enhance children’s cognitive development. Rooted in both theory and practical application, the course equips early years professionals with the knowledge and tools to create enriching, brain-building experiences.
Throughout the day, participants will:
✔️ Discover how sensory input supports brain development, memory, attention, and executive function
✔️ Explore the links between Piaget, Vygotsky, and modern neuroscience
✔️ Learn to plan and deliver purposeful sensory play activities for a range of cognitive skills
✔️ Gain hands-on experience across tactile, visual, auditory, proprioceptive, and olfactory stations
✔️ Reflect on observations, build sensory profiles, and develop a personalised classroom action plan
Ideal for early years practitioners, SENCOs, and educators, this course blends child development theory with fun, practical strategies that boost thinking, problem-solving, and learning through play.
Sensory Play for Infant Development
Course Duration: 1 Full Day (8 Hours)
Certificate Provided
This one-day, hands-on course is designed for early years professionals and caregivers working with babies from birth to 18 months, exploring how sensory play supports infant development across cognitive, physical, and emotional domains.
Through expert-led modules, participants will:
✔️ Understand the link between early brain development and sensory input
✔️ Explore safe, age-appropriate sensory play for babies—including highchair play, tummy time, and sensory bags
✔️ Gain insight into the neurological benefits of sensory play, including enhanced brain plasticity and early learning
✔️ Learn how to plan, deliver, and reflect on sensory activities that support visual tracking, motor development, and emotional regulation
✔️ Participate in hands-on stations and leave with practical tools and personalised action plans
This course blends theory, practice, and neuroscience, making it ideal for nurseries, baby rooms, childminders, and early years practitioners looking to elevate their sensory play provision for babies.
Advanced Messy & Sensory Play
Course Duration: 2 Full Days
Certificate Provided
This in-depth, advanced training course is designed for early years professionals, SEN practitioners, and educators looking to deepen their understanding and expand their practice in messy and sensory play.
Combining theory, neuroscience, hands-on activities, and practical adaptations for SEND, this course equips participants with the knowledge and confidence to lead truly inclusive, safe, and meaningful sensory experiences for children of all abilities.
Participants will:
✔️ Explore the theoretical and neurological foundations of sensory and messy play (Montessori, Piaget, Duffy, Perry, and more)
✔️ Learn how sensory play supports every area of development—PSED, C&L, Literacy, Maths, Physical, and Understanding the World
✔️ Gain SEND-specific strategies for supporting children with autism, ADHD, SPD, physical disabilities, and communication needs
✔️ Participate in hands-on sensory stations and real-time adaptations
✔️ Understand how to manage safety, allergies, and sensory overload
✔️ Develop observation, assessment, and documentation strategies
✔️ Create a personalised sensory toolkit, plan inclusive environments, and co-develop action plans
This training is packed with ideas, resources, reflection, and inspiration. Perfect for professionals who want to level-up their sensory provision and ensure that every child can access meaningful, playful learning.
Nourishing the Senses: Exploring Food, Play, and Development in Early Childhood
Course Duration: 1 Full Day (8 Hours)
Certificate Provided
Nourishing the Senses is a unique, hands-on training that explores how combining sensory play with mealtimes can enhance children’s development, engagement, and healthy eating habits. Designed for early years practitioners, SEND professionals, and family support workers, this course offers a fresh, creative approach to food-based learning that supports emotional, physical, and cognitive growth.
Participants will:
✔️ Understand how sensory play influences eating behaviours, emotional regulation, and developmental outcomes
✔️ Learn how to safely integrate tactile, visual, auditory, proprioceptive, and gustatory play into daily mealtime routines
✔️ Gain practical experience using food-safe materials and natural or artificial food dye
✔️ Create and test activities like edible playdough, coloured yoghurts, food art, and sensory food bins
✔️ Explore strategies to support fussy eaters and children with sensory processing or mealtime anxieties
✔️ Learn how to observe, assess, and reflect on sensory eating experiences
✔️ Leave with a personalised action plan and renewed confidence in creating inclusive, sensory-rich eating environments
Blending child development theory, neuroscience, and real-world practice, this course is both evidence-based and inspiring—perfect for those ready to turn everyday meals into meaningful learning opportunities.