SHINE Child Development

03/03/2026

At Shine Child Development we Love Boardgames !

Board games aren't just fun—they're a powerful tool for growth

1. **Critical Thinking**: Games encourage strategic planning and problem-solving skills.
2. **Social Skills**: Playing together fosters teamwork, communication, and sportsmanship.
3. **Emotional Intelligence**: Kids learn to manage wins and losses, developing resilience and empathy.
4. **Creativity**: Many games stimulate imagination and creative thinking.
5. **Math & Literacy Skills**: Counting, reading, and following rules enhance academic skills in a playful way.

Gather your family for a game night and watch your kids thrive! 🥳✨

27/02/2026

🌟 Fun Fact Friday 🌟

27/02/2026

Come Join Today
Baby and Toddler Group at Shine Child Development
11am start
A fun and relaxed way to connect with your community and engage in sensorymotor and social skill games and activities.

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26/02/2026

🧚 National Tell a Fairy Tale Day ✨

Today we celebrate National Tell a Fairytale Day. Fairytales enable children to develop imagination, emotional processing skills, vocabulary and language skills, cultural and social skills as well as moral and cognitive growth. What’s your child’s favourite fairy tale? Comment below, we would love to hear ⬇️ 📖

23/02/2026

https://www.shinechilddevelopment.com/post/moving-is-learning
✨ New Blog Post is Live! ✨

Did you know that movement plays a powerful role in how children learn? 🧠💛

From improving focus and memory to supporting emotional regulation and coordination, movement helps build the foundation for successful learning both at home and in the classroom.

In our latest blog, we explore how simple, everyday movement activities can make a big difference in your child’s development.


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Shine Child Development is a multidisciplinary team offering Occupational therapy, Speech and language therapy and Behavioural specialist services to improve the learning and wellbeing outcomes for children and young people.

23/02/2026

20/02/2026

Next week will be February half term break for many children. Some fun activities your little ones might want to try include…

🎂 Baking treats is a great way to support executive functioning skills (organising, planning), language development (taking about the different ingredients and the method) as well as reading skills (reading the recipe)

🪴 Gardening- as the weather is warming up here in the Costa del Sol, now is a great time to start planting seeds and flowers, supporting gross motor skills (body strength, coordination), manual dexterity (using tools for digging, sorting seeds with fingers) and sensory regulation (being outdoor in nature is a calming experience)

🚲 A family bike ride along the promenade to work on gross motor skills (co-ordination, balance, body strength)

🎨 Arts and crafts to get messy and work on fine motor skills (cutting and pasting, hand painting)

👫Play dates with friends to support social skills, communication skills emotional regulation

Shine Child Development will be open next week and so if you would like to arrange any last minute sessions, contact us today at admin@shinechilddevelopment.com

16/02/2026

Communication is more than words. 🗣️

Our therapists support children to connect, express, and be understood — in their own way.
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Message us to find out more. 📧 SHINE Child Development

15/02/2026

14/11/2025

⭐ Fun Fact Friday ⭐

07/11/2025

🌟 Fun Fact Friday 🌟