Testimonials

Selection of feedback from parents that attended classes

Snuggle Bugs

"Baby massage was such a wonderful experience for me and my baby. I learnt lovely gentle techniques for calming and soothing my baby. Claire is a great teacher and she developed my confidence to build massage into my daily routine.  I am so glad I signed up for Claire’s baby massage classes. My baby really loved the calm sessions and I was able to use the techniques I had learnt at home. It helped me to sooth him when he was restless, ease tummy pains and aid sleep (always good!). Claire creates such a lovely atmostphere for mums and their babies and I always looked forward to the next class. I moved on to advanced massage, then onto Babblebugs and now Lenny and I go to Chatterbugs in the LC2."  Amanda and baby Lenny

“It was lovely to have time to spend 1;1 with my baby in a small group. Claire gave clear instructions and she made us feel very welcome. The notes were really helpful – great to refer to at home.” Julie and baby Aimee, Norton.

“It was very relaxing; I felt chilled myself! A really useful course for mum and baby and the notes were very easy to follow when at home.” Nicola and baby Holly, Mumbles

“The content was great, the notes were very easy to follow and the whole experience was very enjoyable.” Charlotte ad Baby Sophia, West Cross

“A great way of bonding with your baby! Good to have the notes afterwards for relaxation at bedtime. Snuggle Bugs environment was very relaxing and welcoming.” Catherine and baby Harriet, West Cross.

“Very helpful and inspiring.” Karen and baby Oisim, Mumbles

“Snuggle Bugs was exactly what I had hoped for. The instructor was lovely and knowledgeable and the setting beautiful!” Anna and baby Charlie

“Martha and i loved our time with Claire at Snuggle Bugs massage; it was so relaxing and nurturing and informative too. Also it was great fun for both of us. It’s really revolutionised our bedtime routine which has become our special time, full of truly bonding moments. I’m not sure who enjoys it most, me or Martha” Louise and baby Martha

“Having tried massage classes before, this was the first course where we continued with the massage at home. The lessons and materials were clear and easy to follow, the location warm and inviting. Massage time is now our favourite time of the day together. Thank you Snuggle Bugs! Fera and bay Nalanai

Babylove

“I met some great friends and me and Luke had a great time, we loved the chill out times and the movement and massage to music. The baby instruments were great, didn’t know you could get them so small. I always left Babylove feeling happy and calm, ready for my coffee in (LC) coffee shop, and Luke was so stimulated he just fell straight to sleep for up to 4 hours!!!!!!” Jane and Luke

“Thank you for giving me somewhere to come when my baby was so tiny and i needed to get us out and about. I had no clue what to expect, Babylove was wonderful, i loved all the developmental tips as well as all the fun singing, moving and the massage we did; infact i loved the massage so much i signed up for snuggle bugs too. Me and Lucy loved it.” Sian and Lucy

“...so nice to come to a baby group that really was for little babies and was nice and clean and NOT a drafty and none to clean hall somewhere. For the first three weeks all Aiden did was sleep but i didn’t mind, it was nice to be out and meeting other people. When he did wake up it was great, i didn’t even feel uncomfortable if he cried, (and some times he cried and fed for most of session). But when he was in good mood, i loved all the things we did, the songs were brilliant too, and the massage and movement; wish i was that flexible.” Julie and Aiden

Babbling Bugs and ChatterBugs

"I started signing classes with my baby when he was seven months old. Lenny started to show an understanding of the signs at about 9 months and signed back at us at 11 months by asking for his milk. He is now 15 months old and can ask for a drink, tell us when he is hungry, ask for more, tell us he has a pain, tell us he is tired and many more. New signs stated to be used very slowly, now he is using several new ones a week. His most recent one is ‘time’ where he points to his wrist when we are on our way to Chatterbugs. His speech is really developing alongside the signing.

Babblebug and Chatterbug classes are a filled with an array of interactive activities and songs with wonderful resources to support the themes. The little ones have a sensory experience while developing their signing and speech. And for mums, it is a great way to meet friends and share experiences. My little boy loves the classes and gets very excited when I sing the ‘signing time’ song to let him know where we are going.

Chatterbug and Babblebug classes are such a wonderful opportunity to spend fun time with your little one singing, signing, socialising and learning. It is thanks to these sessions that my little boy at 15 months can communicate his basic needs to us through signing. All my family use the signs with him too and you can see the delight in his face when he knows we can understand him.

 

Claire has provided a wonderful path of development for me and my son. We started with baby massage, progressed to advanced massage, went on to Babble bugs and now we are in Chatterbugs. Claires caring, empathetic yet bubbly nature is perfect for these classes. My son watches her in amazement when she dances, sings signs and demonstrates what we need to do with her legendary doll Barney."  Amanda and baby Lenny

“...Just want to say a really big thank you for such a fab class and for your time and constant effort in helping welcome our babies into the world. Wonderful songs, great resources and lovely, commited and warm teacher! We had a ball, thank you Claire” Laura and Ayda

“Such great fun, where does Claire get her energy and enthusiasm from. Loved all the songs, dances, the puppets and props are great and we LOVE all the sparkly resources, rainy skies, sunny skies, rain sticks, under the sea parachute with dangly sea weed, could go on and on.. It is fab because we are using lots of signs at home now, i love our Mondays” (anonymous evaluation)

“..We loved our time with Claire, we had such fun and really enjoyed all the singing and dancing and signing. Thank you for all your hard work, we will miss you” Lizzie and Sunny

“The classes were were great, the amount of signs introduced; perfect and well demonstrated. The puppets were lovely and it is great knowing i am supporting communication.” Sian and Caitlin

“Classes were great fun, especially with the music chosen! The signs were just enough and the props were great, and there were enough for all babies. “(anonymous evaluation)

“lovely sessions with songs and toys used well to re-inforce the signs. I loved the way the babies played and interacted with each other” (anonymous evaluation)

“Thank you for our wonderful experiences. As soon as we pulled into the LC car park, Megan would start to bounce and kick her legs, she knew what was coming next. She is now using signs at home, and we sing the songs all the time.” Sam and Megan