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Christmas Charity Raffle

Christmas is the time for giving and we are pleased to announce our first ever Little Leopards Charity Raffle! We are hoping to raise lots of money for 2 amazing causes; Barnsley Neonatal Unit & Jaxon’s Gift!

💕 Barnsley Neonatal Unit

Barnsley hospital charity initially set up the Tiny Hearts Appeal to raise money for a new neo-natal unit and after meeting it’s target the Barnsley hospital charity now continues to provide support to families who’s little ones require a little bit of help from neo-natal services when they are born. They continue to provide state of the art equipment which is needed or has been identified as being beneficial by parents / carers.

💙 Jaxon’s Gift

This is a charity that was set up by a local family who sadly experienced baby loss after their son was born at 21 weeks. They found it extremely difficult to explain to their 3 year old what had happened which inspired their “forget me not” boxes for siblings which help to explain what has happened & are now provided to children who are bereaved. In addition to this they also now provide items to the Rainbow Room at Barnsley hospital and fund bereavement training for local midwives!

Prizes

We have been absolutely overwhelmed by the generous prize donations we have received, we hope you love all the prizes you could win! Check them out:

1. Family or child photoshoot on location or in the studio. Plus 5 digital images. Worth over £400 – Rob Mank Photography

2. Spa afternoon for 2 including refreshments and treatment. Generously donated by Brookhouse Gas Services

3. 1 month one to one personal training worth £120 – Richard Beever Coaching

4. 1 month online personal coaching worth £100 – Richard Beever Coaching

5. 1 bootcamp place worth £100 – Richard Beever Coaching

6. Signed shirt, signed ball & 2 tickets to any home game – Barnsley FC

7. Private baby & child first aid course for 6 people in the comfort of your own home – Little Beats First Aid

8. 45 minute studio family photoshoot with 5 digital images, worth £100 – Bluelights Photography

9. ‘Just Because’ rose gift box – Palette Roses & Gifting

10. Hamper – All Is Good

11. Handmade quilted baby quilt – Temple Quilting

12. Pretty Little Thing Beauty Advent Calendar

13. Custom Balloon Arch – so fetch events

14. £50 NuSkin gift bag

15. Block of 6 sessions on any Sweaty Mamas course

16. Block of 5 sessions with MummyFit

17. £40 Voucher Sarah Shaw Beauty

18. Block of classes, Pebblechild toy and a ‘Little People Big Dreams’ book – Little Leopards

19. 1 Month group exercise membership – On Par Health

20. 6 regular meals from meal plan menu – On Par Health

21. £30 voucher for Calm Babies

22. Dried Flower Hoop – Fields & Flowers

23. Hand embroidered personalised baby grow & muslin

24. Hand painted portraits – Sarah Louise Smith Art

25. 1 Month gym membership – Vision Fit

26. Free Private Hire Swim – Aqua by Ashleigh

27. Bootcamp Vouchers – Crouch Fitness

28. Voucher – Bubbles & Babbles

29. Christmas Eve Plate & Baubles – Print Is Dead

30. 2 x Love to Dream Swaddle Bags

31. Custom Digital Portrait – Mochi Portraits

32. Surprise Bow Box – Valley Bow Boutique

33. Piper Heidsieck Bottle of Champagne

34. £20 voucher – Frances Greenwood Jewellery

35. Hush Linen Scarf

36. Grey Himalayan salt lamp – Hand on Heart Holistic Therapies

37. Temple Spa Goodies – Lora Moore

38. Newborn Sensory Box – Woodenful World

39. Wooden Yoga Discs – Hoglet & Twig

40. Quilted Stocking – Temple Quilting

41. Quilted Makeup bag and reusable makeup wipes – Temple Quilting

42. Temple Spa Goodies – Amanda Green

43. Handmade heirloom keepsake – A Wilder Hero

44. 2 sessions with Little City South Yorkshire

45. Free place on 2 hour course – 1st Steps First Aid

46. Christmas Cookies – Hotcross Bunting

47. Custom set of press on nails – Needham Nails

48. Christmas Teddy Bear – Rhubarb & Brambles

49. Personalised Christmas sleepsuit – Mama Making

50-54. Sensory story – Rainbow & Roots

55. £10 Voucher – Bake Boutique

56. Wax melts

57. Free session Voucher – Amigos Kids

58. Bottle of Prosecco

59. Gift bag full of bath & body products

60. In the night garden toy

61. Neals Yard baby massage oil & powder

62. Bottle of Baileys

Tickets are now on sale at £2 a strip or 3 for £5 and can be bought at classes from now through to December or by dropping me a message!

We will also be running a few additional fundraising efforts at our seasonal specials!

“Guess how many spiders are in the jar” at our Halloween sessions – £1 to enter with a chance to win a bottle of fizz (or coffee voucher) and a Halloween story book.

“Name the giant teddy” at our Christmas sessions – £1 to enter with a chance to win the HUGE Teddy & bottle of fizz (or coffee voucher)!

Let’s raise lots of money for 2 amazing causes!!

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Halloween Workshops 2022

We are super pleased to say that our Halloween sessions are back! These were some of our most popular sessions last year with over 50 tickets selling out in less a few hours 😲

As we have our own venue this year we are able to offer not only 1 but 3 different styles of session so that there is something suited to all ages.

Priority tickets go on sale on Thursday 1st September with all remaining tickets opening up for general booking on Monday 5th September. To go on the priority list just drop me a message or email.

To help you decide what session you want prior to tickets going on sale all of the details can be found below!!

Monster Mayhem

6 weeks to 12 months

75 mins – £13

This is the cutest session ever! It is aimed at 6 weeks to 12 months and is all about celebrating babies first Halloween. We will have a Halloween themed story massage, baby yoga, sensory play, lots of photo opportunities, crafts & keepsakes to remember the day.

Part of the session will be guided and part free play to explore and have refreshments.

We want this to be a family event so encourage siblings, partners, grandparents to come along and join in the fun. There is an option to pay £1.50 to receive a gift and crafts for any siblings who attend.

Sessions will be as follows if you want to plan ahead with friends:

Friday 28th October; 9.30 & 11.30
Saturday 29th October; 9.30, 11.30, 1.30 & 3.30

Monster Ball

3 months to 6 years

90 mins – £11

This session is our Halloween themed Stay & Play featuring themed role play, lots of crafts, sensory play, Halloween disco, lots of fancy dress, photo opportunities and more. All children attending will receive a gift and lots of refreshments.

This session is aimed at our more active little ones but we will have our baby zone as always so could be the perfect family event if you have a baby but would prefer to attend a session aimed at your older child.

This is a free flow play session with a few small guided sections such as action songs & parachute.

Again we want this to be a family event so encourage the whole family to come along!

Sessions will be as follows if you want to plan ahead with friends:

Sunday 30th October; 10am & 1pm
Monday 31st October; 10am & 1pm

Yogi Monsters

18 month – 6 years

60 mins – £8

& finally this is our Little Yogis Halloween yoga session! This will feature a super fun themed yoga story, yoga songs/games & craft activity.

This is a fully guided session. All attendees will receive a themed sensory kit to take home.

Sessions for this will be split based on age but if for any reason numbers are low the sessions may be merged.

Sessions will take place on Thursday 27th October at:

10am – 18 months to 3 years
11.30am – 3 years to 6 years

I am so excited for these sessions and cannot wait to see lots of old & new faces! Please embrace the spooky, fancy dress is definitely encouraged for our little ones (baby pumpkins and bats are just too cute) & just get ready to have lots of fun!

If you have any questions at all just message me

Amy xx

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Want to feel like a kid again? Just play with your little one.

New research has found that adult and baby brains sync up during playtime. A team of researchers from Princeton who study how babies learn to see, talk and understand the world have conducted the first study into how baby and adult brains interact during natural play. Through their research they found that baby and adult brain activity rose and fell together as they shared toys and eye contact. 
During the research adults engaged with babies aged between 9 & 15 months by spending 5 minutes playing with toys, singing or reading.

It was found that during this face to face interaction babies brains were synced with the adults in several areas known to be linked to high level understanding of the world. This suggests that the baby was using the connection to understand the details of the story or activity or could have even just being trying to work out the motives of the adult engaging with them. 

Whilst the researchers expected to see that the babies brains would link up with the adults they were surprised to find that actually the infant brain was often “leading” the adult brain by a few seconds which suggests that babies do not passively receive input but may actually guide adults towards the next thing they want to focus on such as what toy they would like to play with or what words they would like the adult to say. 

Mum reading a book to her child

The brains appeared to form a “feedback loop” in that the adult brain seemed to predict when a baby would smile and the baby’s brain anticipated when the adult would use more “baby talk”. Both brains tracked joint eye contact and joint attention to toys. Essentially both caregiver and baby were found to dynamically affect each other’s brains. 

So remember, when you are playing with your little one you might quite literally be on the same wavelength

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Little Leopards At Home

We know how hard lockdown can be with a baby and how great it can be to have a lovely activity to look forward to and therefore we are excited to move online so that we can continue offering our Group, 1:1 and Private Group Baby Massage courses!!

All sessions are live, not pre-recorded & therefore you can ask questions, chat with other parents and enjoy some face to face, or should we say screen to screen, interaction. Throughout the course you will learn a full baby massage routine include strokes to help ease digestion problems, wind, teething pain and congestion.

The online courses include everything you would get at an in person session including;

  • 50ml bottle of Tiddley Pom Baby Massage Oil
  • Massage manual detailing all the strokes and key information for you to practice at home
  • A code for 10% off Tiddley Pom products
  • A goody bag full of lovely treats for you and your baby
  • A hot drink & sweet treat for you
  • Access to a closed Facebook support group
  • A certificate
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Baby Massage is perfect for babies aged from 6 weeks through to pre-crawling.

Group sessions £39.50

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Want to meet other parents? See some new faces? Group courses take place over 4, weekly 1 hour sessions and are a great way to meet other new parents. not only do you learn a full massage routine but we also include plenty of discussion time.

We keep numbers small at a maximum of 6 per session so that the sessions remain personal and can be tailored to specific group needs.

Courses start twice per month however there are limited spaces available.

1:1 courses £60

Message For Availability

Whilst we try to make all our courses as inclusive as possible we understand that group sessions are not for everyone. Maybe you have a specific concern you want to focus on or simply cannot attend the set time of the group session. Our 1:1 courses are flexible and can be at a time convenient for you (subject to availability).

1:1 courses cover the same content as the group course but over 3 1 hour sessions. The sessions can go at your pace and there is plenty of time to ask questions.

1:1 course dates must be agreed prior to booking.

Private Group courses (for up to 3 parents & babies) £80

Message For Availability

Do you have a group of friends who have all had babies at around the same time? A private group course is a great way to spend some time bonding with baby whilst also socialising (albeit online) with your friends.

The course takes place over 4 1 hour sessions and as with the 1:1 course it covers the same full content as the regular group course.

Additional attendees can be added for £10 per person and the course can be booked at a time convenient for you (subject to availability).

All dates must be agreed prior to booking.

Babies must be aged between 6 weeks and pre-crawling at the time of any online course.

Contact us now to book your space!

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