B&B Holiday Session- Calming Companions

Service Description

Calming Companions Exploring big feelings, mindful movement & simple, effective calming tools Join us for a few joyful hours to slow down, move, breathe, create and connect. This hands-on Balance & Bloom Holiday Experience is about discovering and creating playful, practical ways to support ourselves when we have big feelings or lots of energy moving through our bodies. The main creative experience is making a beautiful Calm-Down Bottle to take home. There's 100s of treasures to enjoy exploring here! Children will choose their own colours, beads and glitter + create a secret message to place inside their bottle, characterise their creation and learn how to use it as a mindful tool: shake, watch, breathe and notice. We'll explore simple breathwork together and create a small set of Breathwork Cards to take home and practise. Through playful movement, creative design, stories and conversations, children will explore a range of different ways they can pause, move, breathe, connect. Their take-home Calm & Connected Kit will include their handmade calm-down bottle, breathwork resources and a few small sensory/grounding surprises to continue exploring at home. Alongside the main experience, children can enjoy our thoughtfully designed sensory and imaginative "Provocation Stations" (tables set up with other fun activities), nature play, drawing, books, nature playdough, outdoor movement and a whole bunch of gorgeous child-led exploration. Children are welcome to participate at their own pace, with no pressure to share feelings, use a particular strategy or complete an activity. This experience supports emotional awareness, self-expression, confidence, body awareness and a growing sense of agency around big feelings. 📍 216 Hibiscus Coast Highway, Ōrewa 🕒 10am–2pm 👧 Designed for 3–13 years (+ adults of all ages!) Parent Options: Children 5+ may attend as a drop-off experience, or parents/caregivers are warmly welcome to stay nearby and observe. Families may also choose an optional Create Together Add-On to join in the creative experience alongside their child and take home another set to use together at home forevermore! For tamariki under 5, a caregiver is asked to remain onsite to support their experience. More information and photos are included in the images below.