Baby Sensory
Baby Sensory classes for babies aged 0 to 13 months run every Tuesday at Bowerhill Village Hall, Halifax Road, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6YH — with two session slots available, at 10:30–11:15 and 11:45–12:30, term time only.
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About this class
Every Tuesday morning, Bowerhill Village Hall in Melksham hosts two back-to-back Baby Sensory sessions — 10:30 to 11:15, and 11:45 to 12:30 — both open to babies from birth through to 13 months. Classes run term time only, so the timetable follows the school calendar. Each session costs £51.00.
Every session follows a detailed lesson plan developed by Dr Lin Day, the programme's founder and a Senior Associate of the Royal Society of Medicine with over 40 years of experience working with parents and children. The plan covers everything your baby touches, sees, hears, smells and feels — from textured objects and visual activities arranged to match the distance at which infants see objects clearly, to scents, tummy time and movement sequences. Instrument decibel levels are measured to ensure they are not too loud. Each session opens with a signature song and closes with sounds that mimic the womb to soothe babies, giving the session a consistent shape from start to finish.
Alongside the sensory play, sessions weave in original and traditional songs and rhymes to support early speech and language, as well as sensory signing activities to help you and your baby communicate. The activities are designed to be easily repeated at home in the days between classes. If your baby needs a feed or a cuddle mid-session, that is entirely welcome — the sessions are built around babies being babies.
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Which babies can come to the Bowerhill Village Hall classes?
The sessions are open to babies from birth through to 13 months. Both Tuesday slots — 10:30–11:15 and 11:45–12:30 — cater for that full mixed age range, so you can join at any point during your baby's first thirteen months.
How do I book?
Booking is arranged through your local Baby Sensory practitioner. You can find and contact your nearest franchise using the find-a-class tool on the Baby Sensory website.
What should I bring?
There is no formal kit list for regular sessions. Bring whatever you and your baby need for a comfortable outing — nappies, a change of clothes, anything you normally carry. You are welcome to feed during the session, so bring a bottle or anything else you need for that. Some props and toys from the programme are available to buy from the Baby Sensory shop if you want to carry the play home.
What actually happens in a session?
Each session follows a structured lesson plan covering creative play, massage, tummy time, movement, visual development, textures, scents and music. There are original and traditional songs and rhymes to support early speech and language, sensory signing activities, and a signature song at the start. The session closes with sounds that mimic the womb to soothe babies. Every activity has been carefully designed to stimulate your baby's senses and move development and learning forwards — and everything is simple enough to repeat at home.
Do classes run through the whole year?
No — sessions at Bowerhill Village Hall are term time only. There are breaks over school holidays, so it is worth checking the current term dates with your practitioner before booking.
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