Group Programs
Building skill, social confidence & friendships
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Sensational Kids runs small group programs in the school holidays for kids of all ages, from little ones through to teens.
Our groups are a fun and supportive way for kids to build confidence with their peers, while developing important skills like sharing, taking turns, planning and problem-solving. Along the way, kids also get to work on their physical and coordination skills, all through play-based activities they’ll actually enjoy.
Every January, we run our popular School Readiness Groups, designed to help kids starting prep feel confident, capable and ready for their first year of school.
Group therapy provides children a safe environment to practice skills and techniques learned in individual sessions. They allow therapists to identify and focus on key areas of challenge and strength in a social setting that we may not otherwise have an opportunity to observe.
Some of the things we work on in our groups include:
- Social confidence
- Using the right language, body language and gestures
- Making and keeping friends
- Attention and concentration
- Awareness of others
- Dealing with feelings
- Perspective taking
- Group participation and turn taking
- Resilience
- Negotiating social situations
- Reading body cues
- Following directions
- Problem solving and reasoning
- Sensory and motor skills
HOW DO I ENROL MY CHILD IN A GROUP?
If you are interested in groups for your child, please call our admin team to register your interest. If you are new to our practice, you will meet with a therapist first to set goals and work together to determine the best group environment for your child.
OUR GROUP PROGRAMS CURRENTLY ON OFFER
Social Dyads (Ages 3+)
Intensive social skills-based program for children who require practice with a peer, without the larger group setting. The therapist guides and supports two children in play to help further develop play and social skills.
School Readiness Group (children transitioning to school that year)
A fun, engaging and targeted group program helping kids with the essential skills to help them transition to the school environment with ease. These groups are run each January. Register your interest with our admin team and keep an eye out in clinic and on socials for upcoming groups.
School Holiday Groups
We offer a range of fun and engaging half day school holiday group programs including:
- Handwriting Heroes: For kids needing to work on their handwriting skills. This group is fun and full of activities that work on all of the essential skills to improve handwriting.
- Dungeons and Dragons: For kids who love D&D and who are keen on connecting more with their peers. D&D is great for developing language, social and thinking skills. This goup is suitable for kids aged 12+.
- Lego Lovers: Build friendships, develop thinking and language skills and create something wonderful with our Lego Lovers groups.
- Food Discovery Groups: Explore food types, nutrition and cooking skills with a qualified Dietitian. Great for kids aged 8+.
- Cooking Class at SK: Get kids busy in the kitchen while developing essential fine motor skills, thinking skills such as planning, organisation and problem-solving, and language skills.
- Art Group: Help kids develop their fine motor and thinkig skills while getting creative in one of our art groups!