Juniper Tree Therapy

04/07/2025

Breeze in the Park is back to bring family fun to a park near you this summer holidays! With 26 events, all jam packed and ready to bring the sun, fun, chills and thrills to your holidays! Expect sports, games, arts and crafts, interactive play, food, entertainment and, of course, their famous inflatables! Tickets are on sale now for £1 and include all of these activities. You do not require a Breeze Pass to attend the Breeze In The Park events. If however you’d like to access fantastic perks, discounts & priority tickets to many venues across the city, as well as fast track onto some of our most popular inflatables at Breeze In The Park, then please grab your Breeze Pass for these!

families look our especially for the 12 relaxed sessions specifically for children with additional needs (see the 😊 on the timetable!). As well as offering lots of activities, inflatables, games, arts and crafts and fun for children we also have lots of charities and services joining us to provide families with information about living healthy and safe lives 💫

04/07/2025

26/06/2025

I have just registered for the The SNAPS Superhero Challenge 2025 Why not join me...

26/06/2025

🧠✍️ Why Should Kids Work on a Vertical Surface? Let’s break it down! 👇

🦾 Stronger Shoulders & Arms
Big movements on vertical surfaces (like chalkboards or easels) build upper body strength 💪

🤲 Better Bilateral Coordination
Holding and tracing = both hands working together 🤝 (and yes, it's trickier than it looks!)

➡️ Cross That Midline
Drawing side to side helps kids develop hand dominance & brain-body coordination 🧍‍♂️✏️

✍️ Improved Pencil Grasp
Vertical writing naturally puts the wrist in the right position for better control and grip 🖊️

👀 Boost Visual Attention & Hand-Eye Coordination
Tasks are closer to their eyes = more focus and success 🎯

🧭 Learning spacial awareness
Up/down/left/right is easier when it's right in front of them! 🔼⬅️➡️🔽

🌀 Sensory Support
Standing or kneeling = movement + focus for busy bodies 💃🧘

🧍‍♀️ Core Strength & Posture
No slouching here! Vertical work = strong backs and bellies 💥

🎨 So grab that easel, chalkboard, or window markers and let the vertical fun begin!

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25/06/2025

We loved having you guys! 💪

25/06/2025

We love to see this! Play, fun, connection 💝

24/06/2025

What’s the sign of a lovely EYFS provision? One of our Therapists going into a classroom and coming out 3 minutes later with a freshly decorated tshirt! Good work West SILC - looks like you were having fun! We love your new jazzy uniform Kat!

19/06/2025

PLAY! Always our favourite topic of conversation! 🧑‍🦽🏃‍♀️👩🏾‍🦯🤸🏻‍♂️🏊‍♀️🧗

We’re incredibly lucky here in Leeds to have Child Friendly Leeds who are passionate about increasing opportunities for play for children & families across our lovely city 👏

Play is a fundamental occupation for children and young people.

19/06/2025

Summer sun! ☀️

We often talk with families about how when the weather is warmer, it can really alleviate the demand on parents to try and scaffold play opportunities. Nature takes over and provides so much for curious little minds 🧠

Here’s our top tips:

💫 Natural shade such as tree cover is very cooling
💫 Prepare your child for suncream by encouraging your child to firmly stroke their arms, legs and other areas that need application before putting cream on. The more they can do themselves, the more organising they’ll likely find it!
💫 Encourage lots of drinking through a straw. Ensure they take on enough fluids, and if so then consider a narrower straw if your child needs more calming input (after you’ve made sure they’re hydrated!)
💫 Explore nature with your child! Scavenge, hunt, explore and create!