Baby + Toddler Classes in Dublin
Baby + Toddler Sensory Play + Baby Massage
ClapHandies PlayLabs offer babies, wobblers and toddlers (suitable from birth - 3.5 years) a chance to play, meet other children and develop new skills along the way. Their weekly engaging social play classes offer a wide variety of experiences tailored to the needs of each age group. As well as a chance for children socialize with children of their own age, it also offers parents/caregivers the opportunity to make friends in their area.
Baby + Toddler Sensory Play
Toddler Sense is a world of sensory stimulation, play, fun adventures and learning for your toddler. Toddler sense is the follow on programme from the award winning Baby Sensory. Classes range from 13 months to 4.5 years. Come and help Jennifer and Todd on their mission to learn all about Planet Earth through Adventure Play, Songs, Music, Puppet Shows, Light Shows, Bubble Shows and much more! This is a magical journey of imagination and learning about the world around us. Each week is a different theme, from Space to Under the Sea, to an Ugly Bug Ball and a trek in the Jungle, so there is plenty to see and do! Toddler Sense explores it all!
All activities in the class are designed to work on a range of skills and developmental milestones. Hand eye coordination, gross motor, fine motor, visual stimulation, emotional regulation, exploring the world around us, social and emotional development to name a few!
✉︎ dublinnorth@toddlersense.ie
Baby Sensory
Their Baby Sensory programme (suitable from birth - 13 months) has been designed specifically for babies from birth. The Baby Development activities stimulate the senses and help your baby develop, using a combination of original and traditional songs and rhymes to develop early communication skills, you will always remember the moment your baby first uses the signs of our Say Hello song which is played at the beginning of each Baby Sensory class.
Our Toddler Sense programme (suitable from 13 months - 3 years) is an Adventure Play activity that has been designed to build on the skills acquired at Baby Sensory. Toddler Sense is an exciting introduction into learning through play.
⌂ Various Locations
☏ 087 740 2236
Baby Sensory
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
Mini Music is an action-packed music workshop experience for babies and young children aged 3 months to 8 years old. These 30-minute workshops take place on Saturdays at the National Concert Hall, and seek to provide an immersive learning environment for young children. Carefully designed to suit each of the age groups, workshops are fun and accessible with foot-tapping, memorable tunes.
⌂The National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2
Mini Music - National Concert Hall
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
Colourstrings training starts in the Music Kindergarten taking the young child on a wonderful adventure through “Musicland” where their sense of pitch and rhythm is developed alongside the training of the inner ear.
Music Kindergarten classes are taught in age specific groups, and are suitable for children from one year upwards to 8 years of age. There are special introductory baby groups for babies from 3-12 months.
⌂ Kensington Hall, Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin 6
Leeson Park
School of Music
Baby Sensory
Messy play stimulates the senses, give children the opportunity to experience a wide range of sensory experiences. Prepared solutions such as fingerpaint, slime and gloop give children a wonderful opportunity to experiment with different textures and materials. During messy play, babies and toddlers are developing eye hand coordination and fine motor skills. What looks like a mess on the surface is truly a learning experience for your child. For adults, messy play can be a lot of work and feel stressful. However, there are many benefits to messy play. Early childhood education experts say that play is the work of the child. This is true for all kids, but especially for babies and toddlers. Don’t be afraid of the mess. Roll up your sleeves and enjoy some messy play time with your little one.
⌂ Sandyford Business Park, Holly Ave, Blackthorn, Dublin 14
☏ 087 6703181
MessyFun
Baby Gymnastics
Trojan run a 30 minutes Tiny Tumblers class for Boys & girls aged 2. This is stepping stone class to introduce children to social independence and working in a group environment. It helps reduce separation anxiety, and fun and development of self confidence is encouraged throughout the class.
⌂ Unit 2, Ballyogan Business Park, Ballyogan Road, Dublin 18
Trojan Gymnastic Academy
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
Relaxed, affordable, accessible classical music concerts for parents, children, toddlers and babies in community settings. Classical Kids
believe interacting in a natural way, whether that’s dancing, making a noise, or playing, is key to absorbing all that the world of classical music has to offer. They have play-mats, colouring, toys and music worksheets to facilitate this musical journey.
⌂ Knox Hall, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
Classical Kids
Sensory + Baby Yoga + Baby Massage
Born Ready offers courses in Sensory, Baby Yoga and Baby Massage across various Dublin locations. They pride themselves on providing a welcoming and relaxed environment for new mums (and dads, grandparents, minders too!) to get to know each other while learning new skills.
All classes consist of 45 minutes of stimulating activities followed by 30 minutes of refreshments and chats! Born Ready hold regular taster sessions to allow you to try out classes.
⌂ Various Locations
☏ 087 9531787
Baby Music and Language
Chatterparrot was set up to provide babies, toddlers and their grown-ups with a friendly space to boost bonding and communication from birth. They use a mix of songs, stories, sensory play and baby sign to focus on interaction and learning those early words. The class is run by a qualified language teacher and linguist, passionate about bringing the joy of language to little ones and giving parents some precious play-time with their babies.
⌂ Kilternan and Sandyford
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
Me & You Music (suitable from 4 months - 6 years) is about playfully introducing the wonderful world of music and encouraging children to sing, dance and explore. Mischa takes her music classes and workshops all around Dublin.
Me & You Music
Baby + Toddler + Child Art
The Early Years, Children and Families Programme plays a major part in encouraging learning through art at the National Gallery of Ireland. This strand is for all the family, from babies and toddlers to younger teens and their parents/carers. It is a highly engaging programme, supporting both cognitive, fine motor and emotional/affective development in children while encouraging joyful intergenerational engagement with art.
Sunday is the ‘Family Day’ where free drop-in sessions, tours and activities all have a family focus. Although you can drop into the creative corner upstairs and pick up free art packs.
The Gallery also hold 'New Parents’ Tours' where they will guide you around the gallery and demonstrate how to make the most out of everything it has to offer for families,
⌂ Merrion Square West, Dublin 2
National Gallery
of Ireland
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
Mini Jam and Baby Jam class establish and reinforce beginners academic concepts such as counting, colours and the alphabet while, most importantly having fun. Physical movement
helps balance, coordination, self-esteem and body awareness. Movement and gestures associated with music also help your children absorb ideas and enhance memory. Musically, children will discover an understanding of rhythm and beat by exploring different instruments, hearing different types of music and singing songs.
⌂ 32 North Brunswick Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
Mini Jam and Baby Jam
Baby + Toddler Music
Busy Babies is a fun and educational music class for ages 6 - 24 months. They also run a Bonnie Bluebirds class for 2-3 years and a Red Robbins class for 3-4 years.
⌂ 4-5 The Mall, Ongar Village, Dublin 15
Mini Music Academy
Baby Sensory
SENSEable Tots are programmes of teacher-directed lessons which use sensory materials to help your children explore the use of their most important inborn instincts – the five senses of touch, smell, hearing, taste and seeing. These lessons will also encourage your children’s learning and development in accessible, fun ways – through songs, play, crafts and active games. The classes are approximately 40 minutes long each and are suitable for children between 6 months and 3 ½ years old.
⌂ Deansgrange - Bakers Corner, Rochestown Ave, Kill of the Grange, Dublin
✉︎ Via website
SENSEable Tots
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
A gentle introduction to music, percussion, storytelling and rhythm for children ages 9 months to 4 years accompanied by an adult.
Classes are 45 minutes each for 30 weeks and are grouped according to age.
⌂ Newpark Music Centre, Newtownpark Avenue, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Newpark Music Centre
Baby + Toddler Music
Tempo Music School offers music appreciation classes for children and parents together in our Baby Beats and Mini Beats classes. 'Baby Beats' is a fun and interactive music class for young children between 9 months and 3 years of age. Our super friendly facilitator will awaken the musicality in children using song and percussion. In the 'Mini Beats' class, kids from 4 to 6 years old experience a wide range of instruments, songs and compositions in a comfortable class setting while having plenty of fun in doing so.
Benefits to the children include exercising their sensory motor ability, developing coordination, rhythm, listening and speaking, while promoting the interaction between the children and and also between the child and their parent. Music appreciation classes also prepare children for an instrument class in the future as kids will be introduced to strings, percussion and wind instruments.
⌂ Arts and Business Campus, 40 Lower Drumcondra Road, Dublin 9
☏ 085 719 7714
Baby + Toddler Sensory Play + Music + Art + Sport + Baby Massage
At Gymboree, you and your child will build creativity, confidence and lifelong friendships. Their classes (suitable from birth - 5 years)
encourage development through play and learning designed to support your child's growth their individual pace. From sensory stimulation to problem-solving games and storytelling, Gymboree use play-based activities to stretch the body and mind.
Gymboree Play & Music
Baby + Toddler + Kid Music
Jo Jingles offers fun, interactive music, singing and movement classes for preschool children. With the help of their cheery mascot doll ‘Jo’ the specially trained and experienced class teachers run the most popular and established music and movement classes across the UK, Ireland and now Australia.
Lasting 30 to 45 minutes, their structured and interactive music and movement classes offer a fantastic educational activity for children from three months to five years of age.
Jo Jingles
Baby Massage
Classes are run for an hour a week over 4 weeks. Each class covers new massage strokes, concluding with a full body massage for your infant on the last class. Participants massage their baby while being guided through a step-by-step massage routine. Classes are suitable for infants up to around 1 year old.
⌂ Ranelagh 28a Dartmouth Road, Dublin 6
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⌂ Dundrum 4a Rockfield Central, Dublin 16
Yoga Dublin
Baby Massage
Infant massage is an ancient tradition that has been practised for centuries in India, which has been rediscovered throughout the West. Emotionally massage will provide your baby with a sense of well-being and security and can communicate the love you feel for your child. Once you start to massage your baby you will begin to understand how important the sense of touch is to both you and your baby.
⌂ 32 North Brunswick Street, Stoneybatter, Dublin 7
Baby Massage
The Elbow Room
Baby Massage
Spend quality time with your baby. Learn how to give your baby a massage and meet other local mums for friendship and support.
⌂ Castleknock Community Centre,
Laurel Lodge Road, Dublin 15
☏ 087 740 2236
Schedule + Cost
Active Mum
Baby Massage
Dimples Baby Massage provides baby massage classes in Mount Merrion, South County Dublin. They offer group classes, private classes in your own home, and one-on-one tuition. Open classes will take place in Mount Merrion Community Centre, and will be limited to a maximum of 10 babies. Baby massage classes are suitable for babies between 6 weeks and 8 months (pre-crawlers).
⌂ Mount Merrion Community Centre, The Rise, Mount Merrion, Co. Dublin
✉︎ alex@dimplesbabymassage.com
Dimples Baby Massage
Baby Massage
Learn how to massage your baby in a relaxed and friendly environment. You will go away empowered to share this wonderful gift with your baby for years to come. The classes are completely baby led, so your baby can cry, laugh, sleep or feed during the session! At the end of each class there is time to enjoy some refreshments and chat about different topics that may be of interest to you.
⌂ Malahide Pastrol Parish Centre Village