Baby Sensory
Baby Sensory classes for babies aged 0–13 months run every Monday at the Bettridge Centre, Newtonhill (AB39 3UL), across four slots: 10:30am, 11:45am, 1:00pm, and 2:15pm. Classes are led by Elisha Martin, run term time only, and are booked as a five-week block at £45.
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About this class
Each Monday at the Bettridge Centre on Greystone Place in Newtonhill, Elisha Martin runs Baby Sensory Aberdeen South sessions for ages from birth to 13 months up to 13 months. Four slots across the day — 10:30am, 11:45am, 1:00pm, and 2:15pm — give a reasonable spread of start times. Classes run term time only, and a five-week block costs £45.
The programme was developed by Dr Lin Day, whose background spans nursing, special education, and post-graduate biomedical research at the University of Southampton. Every session follows a detailed lesson plan built around a baby's natural play-rest-play cycle. Activities move through creative play, baby massage, tummy time, movement, and music — including original songs composed by Dr Lin Day — woven together with sensory signing, textured objects, and visual stimulation arranged at the distance young babies naturally focus on. Instruments are checked against safe decibel levels. Each session closes with womb sounds to soothe babies before you leave.
The programme runs across two developmental stages — birth to six months, and seven to thirteen months — so activities are matched to where your baby actually is. Newborns aged 0–3 months may also access Hello Baby, a sub-programme covering how to read your baby's behavioural cues, comfort and colic workshops, and gentle touch through massage, reflexology, and yoga. Parents are welcome to feed or cuddle their baby at any point during the session.
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What ages are the Monday classes at the Bettridge Centre for?
Sessions are open to ages from birth to 13 months. The programme is designed with two developmental stages — birth to six months, and seven to thirteen months — so the activities are appropriate for where your baby is right now.
How much do classes cost, and how do I book?
Classes are sold as a five-week block at £45. To check availability or book a place on the Monday sessions at the Bettridge Centre, contact Elisha Martin on 07999 452858. You can also search for Baby Sensory Aberdeen South using the WOW World Group find-a-class tool at wowworldgroup.com.
Do classes run all year round?
No — sessions at Newtonhill run term time only. Contact Elisha directly to confirm dates for the coming term.
What actually happens in a session?
Each class follows a detailed lesson plan structured around your baby's natural play-rest-play rhythm. Activities include music and singing, baby massage, tummy time, movement, sensory signing, and exploration of textures and scents. Visual displays are arranged at the distance young babies focus on naturally, instruments are kept to safe decibel levels, and every session ends with womb sounds to help babies settle. You are welcome to feed or cuddle your baby whenever they need it.
My baby is a newborn — is that too young?
No. The Hello Baby sub-programme is designed specifically for ages from birth to 13 months to three months and sits alongside the main Baby Sensory classes. It covers reading your newborn's behavioural cues, colic and comfort techniques, and gentle touch through massage, yoga, and reflexology.
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