Small Wonders

Small Wonders Age 5 + Car parking available

Small Wonders can provide an opportunity to work through and process puzzling thoughts and feelings in a creative and compassionate way: helping big feelings feel safer through Drawing & Talking, Sand Tray therapy and wellbeing support.

How does Drawing & Talking help adults?Sometimes our emotions sit below the surface.Talking alone can feel overwhelming ...
25/02/2026

How does Drawing & Talking help adults?

Sometimes our emotions sit below the surface.
Talking alone can feel overwhelming or even blocked.
Drawing gives us a different way to explore and process our thoughts and emotions.

In my group sessions:
You’ll respond to gentle prompts
Draw in a relaxed, supported way
Reflect safely within the group
Learn some grounding techniques to take away with you

It’s calm. It’s structured. It’s therapeutic.
It’s absolutely not an art class. It’s emotional wellbeing support in a gentle, caring Small Wonders way.

Want to book on the next group? We start in April.
Interested? Send me a message, I'm happy to answer any questions you may have.
📧caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com

My link has other contact details added to it.
🔗linktr.ee/caroline.smallwonders

Steps to Getting the Right Support for Your Child Watching your child struggle can feel overwhelming. You don’t have to ...
24/02/2026

Steps to Getting the Right Support for Your Child

Watching your child struggle can feel overwhelming. You don’t have to figure it all out alone. Here are three simple steps to help you move forward with confidence:

1️⃣ Notice the Signs
Trust your instincts. Changes in behaviour, sleep, mood, friendships or big emotions that feel hard to manage are often your child’s way of communicating something deeper.

2️⃣ Start the Conversation
Create a calm, safe moment to talk. Keep it gentle and open:
“I’ve noticed things feel a bit tricky lately. I’m here to listen.”
Sometimes children can’t explain their feelings with words and that’s okay.

3️⃣ Reach Out for the Right Support
Early support can make a huge difference. Therapeutic approaches like Drawing & Talking or sand tray therapy give children a safe, creative way to express their feelings without pressure.

At Small Wonders, I offer nurturing, child-centred emotional wellbeing support built on 25 years of experience working with children and families. 🧡

If you’re wondering whether support might help your child, you’re welcome to get in touch:

📧 caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com

linktr.ee/caroline.smallwonders

You don’t have to wait until things feel “serious enough.”
Sometimes small steps create the biggest changes.

You don’t need to wait for a crisis to offer your child support.Changes in behaviour, big emotions, frequent worries and...
23/02/2026

You don’t need to wait for a crisis to offer your child support.
Changes in behaviour, big emotions, frequent worries and shutting down…These are common signs that a child needs help making sense of what they’re feeling.
Through creative and therapeutic approaches children can explore emotions safely, at their own pace, without being pushed to talk before they’re ready.

Sometimes, the sand says what words can’t

Message me or send an email if you’d like to discuss whether this support feels right for your child.
Use the link to contact me.

🔗 linktr.ee/caroline.smallwonders

What happens in a session…No pressure. No judgement. No “tell me what’s wrong.”Just a calm, safe space where children ca...
22/02/2026

What happens in a session…

No pressure. No judgement. No “tell me what’s wrong.”

Just a calm, safe space where children can draw, create, reflect and gently explore their feelings, at their own pace.

If your child’s behaviour is telling you something…
listen to that instinct.

Early emotional support can change everything.

📧 caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com

Something for the adults to share with the little people.🧡A Special Place Just for You 👋(for the younger viewers)Hi kidd...
20/02/2026

Something for the adults to share with the little people.🧡

A Special Place Just for You 👋
(for the younger viewers)

Hi kiddos,
My name is Caroline and I help children with their big feelings.
Sometimes those feelings might be:
too big
too heavy
too angry
too worrying

Here at Small Wonders, you don’t have to use big words to explain everything.
We can:
✏️Draw
🦖 Use small figures in sand
💭 Talk (if you want to)
😮‍💨 Take calm breaths
😌 Sit quietly and think

There are no right or wrong answers.
No one gets told off here and no one will laugh at your ideas.

It’s just a safe, gentle space where your feelings always matter.
If you ever feel worried, sad, cross, confused or just not quite your usual self, I’m here to listen and help you with your thoughts and feelings.

You are all so important. Your feelings are important too and you don’t have to figure them out all alone.

👨‍👩‍👧 Grown-ups:
If you’d like to find out more about how Drawing & Talking and sand tray sessions can support your child, you can get in touch: visit my Linktree for my contact details.

📧 caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com
🔗 linktr.ee/caroline.smallwonders

Everyone…children and adults need somewhere they feel safe enough to just be themselves.A space where they don’t have to...
20/02/2026

Everyone…children and adults need somewhere they feel safe enough to just be themselves.

A space where they don’t have to pretend they’re fine and everything is okay.
Where they’re not judged, rushed or told to just get on with it.
Where they can speak freely… or not speak at all. Because when someone feels totally safe, something happens to the body. Our shoulders drop, our breathing slows down and the messy feelings begin to untangle.
So many children and young people are carrying big emotions but don’t have the words to explain them.
So many adults are holding things together on the outside while feeling overwhelmed on the inside.
Safety isn’t a luxury. It’s a basic human right and the foundation for our emotional wellbeing.
At Small Wonders, I create calm, creative spaces where children and adults can explore their feelings gently, without any pressure.

Through my Sandtray work and Drawing & Talking, there is room to be quiet, to be expressive, to be unsure, to be honest.
To just be.

If you’re looking for a safe space for yourself or your child, one where nothing needs to be fixed before it’s understood, I may be the place you’ve been searching for.
You don’t have to wait for things to get worse. Support can start with being gentle.
I’d love to help.
Message me or send an email
📧caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com to begin a conversation.
Sometimes, one safe space can change everything.🧡








Does this all sound familiar to you? It describes what life can feel like before joining the group and the shift people ...
19/02/2026

Does this all sound familiar to you? It describes what life can feel like before joining the group and the shift people often experience afterwards.

Before joining...
Life feels busy, overwhelming and exhausting.
You’re giving so much to others that there’s very little time or energy left for yourself.
Emotions stay bottled up because there’s never time (or space) to process them.
You feel like you’re carrying everything alone.
After 6 weeks...
You’ve had some calming regular time to pause and breathe.
You feel lighter, having gently explored your feelings through drawing.
You’ve met a group of compassionate people, who truly listen.
You leave with more clarity, calm and kindness towards yourselt.
This April give yourself the gift of self care. Come and join my Adult Drawing & Talking Group:
1 hour a week, Friday nights, for 6 weeks.
📍Heddon on the Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Message me to reserve your place.
caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com

19/02/2026

Soft skies. Gentle clouds. A reminder that feelings, like the weather, are always moving.

At Small Wonders, I create a calm space where children (and adults) can pause, breathe and let their thoughts drift safely by, just like these clouds.

Whatever today feels like, it’s okay.
There is space for it here.






When a child can’t explain how they feel,their emotions often show up in other ways.Big reactions. Withdrawal. Worries t...
19/02/2026

When a child can’t explain how they feel,
their emotions often show up in other ways.
Big reactions. Withdrawal. Worries that don’t seem to make sense.

At Small Wonders, I support children who are struggling with big emotions using Sandtray therapy and Drawing & Talking, gentle, creative approaches that don’t rely on children having the right words.

This is for children who:
Find talking hard
Feel overwhelmed or anxious
Are going through change or transition
Need emotional support without pressure

If you’ve been thinking “something doesn’t feel quite right”, trust that instinct.

Gentle support now can make a big difference later.

Message me or email caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com for a calm, no-pressure chat.

When you see this T-shirt, I hope it tells you something straight away,That this is a kind, calm place.A place where chi...
18/02/2026

When you see this T-shirt, I hope it tells you something straight away,
That this is a kind, calm place.
A place where children are met just as they are.
If you’re new here, I’m Caroline and I run Small Wonders. I support children, young people and adults with their emotional wellbeing in gentle, creative ways, often through drawing, play and quiet conversation.
There’s no pressure to talk before they’re ready.
No expectations to “fix” anything.
Just time, space and someone alongside them.
If you’re wondering whether support might help you or your child, please know you’re not alone and you’re welcome to get in touch and have a chat.
I’m really glad you’re here and I’d love to help you.
Use my link to contact me.

🔗 linktr.ee/caroline.smallwonders

17/02/2026

There is no right or wrong way to create a sand tray…
Just space.
Just safety.
Just expression.

In the sand, stories unfold without pressure or expectation.
Big feelings can be explored quietly.
Worries can be placed down.
Strengths can be discovered.

Every tray is unique, just like a child or adult creating it.

At Small Wonders, sand tray sessions offer a calm, therapeutic space where emotions can be expressed in ways that words sometimes can’t reach.

If you’d like to learn more about how sand tray therapy can support your child (or yourself), you can find details via my Linktree.

📧 caroline.smallwonders@gmail.com

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Newcastle Upon Tyne

Opening Hours

Monday 5pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday 5pm - 8:30pm
Thursday 5pm - 8:30pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm

Telephone

+447568348883

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