Baby Sensory
Baby Sensory East Down runs Tuesday classes for babies aged 0 to 13 months at Carryduff Parish Church (BT8 8BU), led by Kirsty — a nurse and midwife with 17 years of NHS experience who attended Baby Sensory herself with all five of her children before taking over the East Down franchise.
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About this class
Baby Sensory East Down holds its Carryduff classes on Tuesdays at Carryduff Parish Church (BT8 8BU), welcoming babies from birth through to 13 months. The franchise is run by Kirsty, who spent 17 years in the NHS — qualifying as a nurse in 2009 and retraining as a midwife in 2014 — before taking over the East Down franchise. She first came to Baby Sensory in 2019 when her eldest son was just three weeks old, and went on to attend with all five of her children. That combination of clinical training and lived experience informs how she runs each session.
Every class follows a detailed lesson plan covering what babies touch, see, hear, smell, and feel. Sessions draw together creative play, tummy time, movement, textures, scents, and music alongside original and traditional songs and rhymes chosen to support early speech and language. Sensory signing activities give even very young babies a way to communicate before words arrive. Each session opens with a signature song and closes by mimicking the sounds of the womb — a deliberate, gentle wind-down after the stimulation. You are welcome to feed or cuddle your baby at any point; the class works around your child.
The current Pre-Summer Mini Term brings themed weeks including French Week, English Garden, and Baby Olympics, so each Tuesday has its own character rather than repeating the same format. To ask about availability or the current schedule, contact Kirsty on 07739846293 or at eastdown@babysensory.co.uk.
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What ages are the Tuesday classes in Carryduff for?
Classes at Carryduff Parish Church are open to ages from birth to 13 months. Newborns are welcome from the very start — Kirsty herself first brought her eldest son along at three weeks old.
How do I book or find out what is on?
Contact Baby Sensory East Down directly: call 07739846293 or email eastdown@babysensory.co.uk. Kirsty can confirm what is running in the current term and check availability.
What happens in a typical session?
Each session opens with the Baby Sensory signature song, then moves through a mix of creative play, movement, tummy time, textures, scents, and music. Songs and rhymes run throughout to support early speech and language, and sensory signing activities give babies a way to communicate with their hands before words come. Sessions end by mimicking womb sounds to help babies settle. Every activity is underpinned by a detailed lesson plan. In the current Pre-Summer Mini Term, themed weeks — French Week, English Garden, and Baby Olympics — give each Tuesday its own focus.
What should I bring?
There is no set kit list. The programme is designed so the activities and techniques you learn each Tuesday can be repeated at home. Toys and props from the sessions are available through the Baby Sensory shop, including the 'Say Hello' range designed by Dr Lin Day, if you want to continue between classes.
Can I feed my baby during the class?
Yes. You are welcome to feed or cuddle your baby at any point during the session.
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