Mini First Aid Newcastle

19/11/2025

This looks like a lovely way to add Christmas magic for those of you with little ones 🎅🏻🎄📰

13/11/2025

How fab is this?!

Congrats, Katie and Maria 🎉🥳

We’ll be back at The Play Cafe in 2026 for more baby & child first aid classes, but don’t wait until then to visit - their homemadecakes are 👌🏼

✨ A little proud moment from us… Katie & Maria here! ✨

Today we had our official hygiene inspection — and we’re absolutely over the moon to share that we’ve been awarded a 5 ⭐ Food Hygiene Rating!

Taking over The Play Café just a year ago has been the most exciting (and sometimes scary!) adventure… and as we celebrate our 1st Birthday Month, being able to continue with a top 5-star rating means the world to us. 💛

We couldn’t have done it without our amazing team — Netta, Erin, Ava, Lori & Cole — who work so hard every single day to keep the café clean, safe, welcoming, and full of happy faces. We are so grateful for them.

And of course, a huge thank you to all of you — our wonderful Play Café families — for supporting us, believing in us, and helping us grow. Your kindness and loyalty have made this first year unforgettable. 🥰

Here’s to many more years of great food, great playtimes, and great company… all with a sparkling 5-star standard! ✨☕🧼

With love,
Maria & Katie 💕

05/11/2025

🎆Bonfire Night Safety🎇

If you’re enjoying bonfire night celebrations tonight, these safety tips can help ensure your night goes off with a (safe and sensible) bang:

🔥 Attend organised displays where possible
🧨 If purchasing fireworks, make sure to buy them from reputable places and check for relevant safety markings
🔦 Read the instructions carefully and follow all safety information
👧🏼 Supervise children at all times
🚫 Sparklers are not suitable for under 5’s
🧤 Always wear gloves and keep sparklers at arms length
🥳 Have fun!

For burn injuries, don’t forget:

💦Cool 📞 Call ⛑️ Cover

For more information on bonfire night safety, you can find information from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents RoSPA in the comments ✨

04/11/2025

I had the absolute pleasure of spending the evening with South Shields Brownies group tonight, who all achieved their first aid badge ⛑️🩹

Thanks for having me 💚

29/10/2025

We carved our pumpkins last night, but these look like great alternatives for smaller humans 🎃

Pumpkin carving is a great Halloween tradition. But if your child isn’t old enough to handle a sharp knife safely you can use pens, stickers, paint or glitter to decorate your pumpkin without making a scratch.

Just search for “no-carve pumpkin ideas” and you’ll find lots of creative ways to transform yours.
We’d love to see your pumpkin creations. Please share them with us.

For more top tips on how to this Halloween visit: https://ow.ly/vUgx50Xatii

15/10/2025

Hot drinks are the leading cause of burns to children in the UK.

Serious hot drink burns to children are up 16.4% since 2022.

These are not minor injuries. Every child in this statistic needed specialist hospital treatment for life-changing burns.

This National Burns Awareness Day, we're supporting Children's Burns Trust in highlighting the impact of burns and how so many of these injuries are preventable.

You can read Charlie's story in our blog this week. Charlie was just 15-months old when he pulled a pan of boiling water over himself.

We chatted with Charlie's mum, Michelle, to find out what happened that day, how Charlie's burns were treated and how the family managed with the ongoing trauma and physical recovery.

30/09/2025

Look at that gorgeous smile! We hope Rory gets the heart she needs soon ♥️

No one wants to imagine they’d be in the position to need to make such decisions, but having a conversation about organ donation is so important, just in case 🫀

19/09/2025

What an incredible little girl, so brave and calm. She knew to call 999 and what information she needed to tell them. Equip your children with knowledge on what to do in an emergency situation, it could save your life! 💚

17/09/2025

❓ Did you know…

5% of serious childhood burns are caused by hair straighteners.

✅ make sure they’re out of reach of little hands at all times

Find out more from the Children's Burns Trust below 👇🏼

16/09/2025

🌟 Baby & Child First Aid Class – Sunderland 🌟

👶 When: Sunday 19th October, 10am–12pm
📍 Where: The Play Café Sunderland

Looking after little ones is full of surprises (and sometimes worries!) – but knowing what to do in an emergency can make all the difference. Our award-winning first aid classes are designed especially for parents, grandparents and carers, taught by an experienced and qualified trainer who’s supported hundreds of families with practical, life-saving skills.

You’ll learn:
✅ Baby & child CPR
✅ Choking
✅ Bumps, burns & breaks
✅ When to get help (and when you can handle it yourself!)
⛑️ And much more

The session is friendly, relaxed and hands-on – no PowerPoints or role play! Babies are more than welcome to come along too, so you don’t need to worry about childcare. 💕

⭐ Places are limited – book now to feel confident, calm and prepared.

👉 https://newcastle.minifirstaid.co.uk/classes/open/22678

04/09/2025

If you’re ever in a situation where you need to use a public access defibrillator (PAD) and you have never learnt how to use one, or you forget the steps, just turn it on and listen closely.

Defibs have a built-in automated voice that will talk you through the steps, so they can be used by anyone to help save a life!

03/09/2025

Who knew sheep can do CPR 🙈🐑