Magical interactive well-being learning adventures for 0-4 year olds and their grown-ups.
Suzie Beats - Children's Well-being in Harrogate
Suzie Beats is all about togetherness between you and your little one and other members of the class. You will enjoy singing together, making music together, marching together, learning together and most importantly giggling lots together.
In Suzie Beats classes you will:
• learn rhymes and songs
• practice rhythms and enjoy making sounds
• develop language skills and vocal expression
• make friends and learn to love taking turns
• dance and develop balance and hand/eye coordination
• start with eye-tracking and work towards full action songs
• learn to listen
• enjoy bringing stories to life
• develop confidence and self-expression
• learn pre-school yoga
• enjoy bonding and relaxation time
• practice numbers, colours animals, objects and seasons
• learn how to manage emotions
• enjoy connecting and practising together
… all this magic and more so that you and your little one can shine bright.
A magical way to start your child's learning journey...
Suzie Beats classes celebrate the uniqueness of the blend of well-being practices, children’s theatre and a learning experience like no other.
The class has just as much benefit for the grown-ups attending as we all participate together.
After everyone has arrived, we start off with a grounding relaxation to prepare you for your well-being adventure.
We all hum certain sound frequencies which soothe the nervous system. By the adults being guided into a deep level of relaxation, the children are then bathed in their vibrational frequencies. This helps us all which helps us all achieve a level of relaxation that wouldn’t be possible without this guidance.
We then journey through Suzie's magical rainbow of fun and adventure to bring learning to life, incorporating speech and language skills and preschool topics to help prepare your little one for their future learning journey.
Expression through marching helps build confidence, and by working with music and rhythm, we connect with our ears, connect with the rhythm in our heart and take that rhythm into the class and bring it to life.
After the adventure of music and learning via each week's story and puppets, we then float back down through a guided relaxation which helps bring about a sense of calm and achievement to end the session.
Suzie says:
“The first five years of a child’s life is fundamentally important… and the first three or four years are the most critical in shaping a child’s architecture.
I design my classes as theatrical learning experiences for you to enjoy with your little ones. They are entertaining sing-along adventures with my puppet Beatie and me, and each class covers a different learning theme or topic for you to enjoy.
Classes start with relaxation followed by a rhythm welcome chant and song to warm us up ready for our adventure. We then enjoy a range of sing along learning songs to suit the theme of the class celebrating our achievements along the way. I encourage you to move with your little ones and embrace the musical rhythms, especially when we are marching. You can also enjoy using instruments and explore making sounds with me.
I give suggestions for different ways you can participate to suit your child’s abilities, and I always encourage grown-ups to sing out nice and loud! After all, your voice is more familiar and it's super comforting and reassuring for your little ones to hear. It will certainly add to their enjoyment and development hearing you join in.
We end each class with a relaxation song or a guided meditation and finish with a goodbye song.
For some extra feel-good and well-being magic I include sprinkles of pre-school yoga, which are optional. You may like to enjoy a few poses yourself as your little one enjoys watching and learning from you, or you may find as your little one gets older that you can enjoy weaving these poses into your learning adventures side by side and together."
Join a class
Classes are taught by Suzie who specialises in Children’s Performance Art training, Educational Theatre and teaching Yoga & Mindfulness to Children. These sessions are active classes designed for 1 child and 1 adult to participate together, or 2 siblings and one adult (please book the 2 child option). The classes are suitable for babies, toddlers and walkers aged 0-4 years; the mixed age range not only allows more families to come along but also creates a rich learning environment where different-aged children can learn from each other. Classes are booked in blocks and each session lasts approx. 45 minutes. Individual drop-in sessions are also available to book for these classes.
Get in touch
If you have any questions at all, would like to find out more about our children's well-being in Harrogate, or would like to book us for a private family yoga session, or host Story Yoga, Suzie Beats, Rising Stars, Musical Theatre or Creative Dance sessions at your venue or event, please get in touch via the form below. We’d love to hear from you.