Baby Sensory
Baby Sensory Edinburgh City runs classes for babies aged 0 to 13 months at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre, Ocean Drive, Leith, Edinburgh (EH6 6JJ), on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. A separate Hello Baby programme for babies from birth to 3 months is also on offer at this location.
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About this class
Baby Sensory Edinburgh City holds classes at Ocean Terminal Shopping Centre in Leith three days a week — Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday — with various times available across those days. Classes are open to babies from birth through to 13 months. A separate Hello Baby programme runs alongside for the youngest babies, from birth to 3 months, focusing on observing baby responses, understanding different cries, and early touch and massage techniques.
The class is led by Adele Cowan, who holds a degree in Psychology and a PGDE in Primary Education and has over eight years of experience running Baby Sensory sessions. Each session follows a detailed lesson plan covering everything a baby touches, sees, hears, smells, and feels. Activities move through creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents, and music — all chosen with early development in mind. A signature song opens every session. Sensory signing runs through the programme as well, offering a way for parents and babies to begin communicating from birth. Sessions close with calming sounds that mimic the womb, easing the transition back out.
Ocean Terminal is well set up for parents arriving with small babies: parking is available on site, the centre has buggy parking, baby-change facilities, and disabled access, and it is reachable by public transport. Classes are capped at 16 participants. You are welcome to feed or cuddle your baby at any point — no expectation to hold to any rhythm beyond your baby's own.
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What ages are the classes suitable for?
The main Baby Sensory programme is for ages from birth to 13 months. Edinburgh City also offers Hello Baby, a separate programme for birth to 3 months, covering how to observe baby responses and interpret cues, recognise the five main baby cries, understand self-soothing, and develop touch techniques including massage and reflexology.
Which days do classes run at Ocean Terminal?
Classes are held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, with various times available across those days. Sessions are priced at £10. Contact the Edinburgh City team on 07920 005657 or at edinburghcity@babysensory.co.uk, or visit babysensory.com/edinburgh-city to book.
What happens in a typical session?
Every session opens with a signature song, then moves through a structured mix of activities: sensory play, music, movement, baby massage, tummy time, and sensory signing. Instrument volumes are measured to keep them safe for young ears, and the room is arranged to suit the distances at which babies focus best. Sessions close with sounds that mimic the womb to bring the energy back down. Each activity follows a detailed lesson plan, and many of the ideas are designed to be repeated easily at home.
How many babies are in each class?
Classes at Ocean Terminal are capped at 16 participants, keeping sessions small.
What should I bring?
You are welcome to feed or cuddle your baby during the session, so bring whatever you normally need for a feed. Comfortable clothes make it easier to enjoy tummy time and massage. If you want to carry activities over into the week, toys and props from the programme are available through the Baby Sensory shop.
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