PLAYFUL DOSES DRAMA

A fun child-led interactive therapeutic drama session for 3-7 year olds and their parents/carers.
(Siblings over 2 years old are welcome to attend at a discounted price. Siblings under 2 years old can attend for free).

The focus of our session:
• Nurturing children’s social and communicative expression
• Fostering emotional wellbeing
• Nurturing the parent-child/carer bond

We do this by:
• Having two wellbeing-trained practitioners
• Going at your child’s pace
• Supporting self and co-regulation skills
• Being attuned to your child’s emotional and physical needs
• Providing a non-pressure space for all children – whether they enjoy soaking up the spotlight or not!

We are committed to ensuring that every child we work with is seen, heard and valued just as they are.

We also include a little gift just for you, because we also focus on parents/carer’s wellbeing.

FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS ATTENDEES:
“Brilliant, my daughter is usually very shy so really nice to see her interact in a non pressure way.”

“My daughter and I attended your wonderful sessions. Thank you for your incredible energy, sunny mood and easy bonding with the adults and children.”

“It was a lovely session, great energy, fun, very kind ladies. My shy little boy loved it and felt included and kept smiling throughout. Thank you.”

“Great fun, super enthusiastic and energetic. My 3 and 6 year old loved it!”

Check us out on Instagram @playful_doses_drama

Sandy has a background in early years education, having worked as a nursery teacher (including SEND) and as a performer. She has also worked in groups and in one-to-one situations supporting parents and carers.

She is trained in acting and physical theatre, having performed, directed and devised many theatre shows and interactive storytelling shows for young children and their adults. These performances have taken place in theatres, arts festivals, schools, children’s centres, libraries and museums.

Using storytelling as a base, 25 years ago, she began developing and delivering drama workshop programmes for 3-7 year olds as well as sessions for parents/carers and their toddlers. This weaving together of early years work with drama and performance has proven a very beneficial blending of education and the arts.

At the heart of all Sandy’s performing and drama facilitation is a belief in the transformative power of playfulness and the desire for people to emerge more confident, livelier and with a greater sense of agency and connection.

Leia trained with the Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education and is a qualified Therapeutic Wellbeing Practitioner for children, young people & families. Specialising in early years, with 14 years of early years experience working in a variety of settings, including primary schools, children’s centres and private nurseries.

She has key-worked emotionally vulnerable young children facilitating the development of the child’s self-awareness, self-esteem, self-confidence, communication and social skills, emotional regulation, self-concept, agency, motivation, resilience and recovery to support the child in reaching their full potential.

Leia recognises parents’ and carers’ huge influence on their children’s emotional development and is passionate about facilitating the bonding and nurturing of parent-child relationships through every child’s language – play.