Testimonials
Shae – March 2022
"First senses messy play is SO much fun! For not only our little boy but us! We love every session and always excited to see what creative things they come up with! Emma and Kelsey are fantastic humans! Love your work ladies!"
Marlie – March 2022
"Such an amazing experience. We’ve been going to these messy play and sensory play sessions since 2018 with our first son and couldn’t wait to get our second son into them too. Such a fantastic learning experience through such fun interactive play. Nothing but smiles. Great for the parents too, to be able to relax and let the little ones explore and play (and get tuckered out too) always themed beautifully, staff so welcoming and helpful and great community of parents to be around. Thank you First Senses"
Gemma – March 2022
"Been to Emma’s messy play events numerous times and she has never failed to organise such a fun activity for the kids:) would deffo recommend it 10/10"
Dee – March 2022
"My little one absolutely loved her time exploring at messy play. Emma and the team are absolutely fantastic and have such great ideas. We can’t wait to go many more 🙂"
Talia – March 2022
"My LO had such an amazing time at messy play! The trays were all set up in really cute playful ways at the start and I have so many lovely photos and memories to share with family and friends. 10/10 Would definitely do it again!! Thank you First Senses 💕💕"
Jacqueline – March 2022
""This business is run by a wonderful, smart and caring woman. She really is passionate about creating beautiful shared experiences for families."
Andy – March 2022
"We have been regulars at First Senses messy play sessions for a long time now and every single session has been an absolute joy. The amount of effort and attention to detail put into each tray creation by Emma and Kelsey is just incredible. They go above and beyond to ensure your little one has a great experience and are super friendly and approachable. All 3 of my kids have thoroughly enjoyed partaking in sessions. We recently hired First Senses for our youngest son’s first birthday and were so impressed with the session we had! All the kids had an absolute blast and Kelsey was a wonderful host; so creative with matching trays to our theme! Definitely come along and support this fantastic business."
Eve – March 2022
"First Senses Messy Play is the best experience for young kids! It’s all age appropriate and the kids just have so much fun. My daughter was the biggest fan of these sessions and always left with the biggest smile. Nap time was easy post these sessions! Cannot wait for my little man to start coming along in the next month! Emma and her team are amazing. So welcoming!"
Caitlin – March 2022
"Quality classes with brilliant, friendly staff. They work hard to make the classes fun every time, and ensure that everyone is enjoying themselves. They spend time getting to know the families that attend, and are always happy and friendly. My little one has been slowly gaining confidence with different sensory experiences thanks to these classes, and they’re just as excited as we are with her progress! Definitely would recommend!"
Eden – March 2022
"We had a ball at Messy Play. The stations are well thought out and very interactive. My son loved it. I left with some many great ideas for play at home. We will be back!"
Taylor – March 2022
"First Senses Messy Play is amazing!! Emma is a bundle of light and makes everyone feels so welcome! The set up of the messy trays are great and presented so creatively! My daughter loved rolling around in coloured noodles/rice! A great sensory experience and opportunity for her to get messy and have a great time exploring! Bonus that there’s no big clean up for us parents afterwards (apart from the kids!)!"
Shae – March 2022
"First senses messy play is SO much fun! For not only our little boy but us! We love every session and always excited to see what creative things they come up with! Emma and Kelsey are fantastic humans! Love your work ladies!"
Marlie – March 2022
"Such an amazing experience. We’ve been going to these messy play and sensory play sessions since 2018 with our first son and couldn’t wait to get our second son into them too. Such a fantastic learning experience through such fun interactive play. Nothing but smiles. Great for the parents too, to be able to relax and let the little ones explore and play (and get tuckered out too) always themed beautifully, staff so welcoming and helpful and great community of parents to be around. Thank you First Senses"
Gemma – March 2022
"Been to Emma’s messy play events numerous times and she has never failed to organise such a fun activity for the kids:) would deffo recommend it 10/10"
Dee – March 2022
"My little one absolutely loved her time exploring at messy play. Emma and the team are absolutely fantastic and have such great ideas. We can’t wait to go many more 🙂"
Kelsey – March 2022
"We absolutely love First Senses! There is such a great variety of locations and activities on offer, no session is the same."
Talia – March 2022
"My LO had such an amazing time at messy play! The trays were all set up in really cute playful ways at the start and I have so many lovely photos and memories to share with family and friends. 10/10 Would definitely do it again!! Thank you First Senses 💕💕"
Jacqueline – March 2022
"This business is run by a wonderful, smart and caring woman. She really is passionate about creating beautiful shared experiences for families."
Andy – March 2022
"We have been regulars at First Senses messy play sessions for a long ime now and every single session has been an absolute joy. The amount of effort and attention to detail put into each tray creation by Emma and Kelsey is just incredible. They go above and beyond to ensure your little one has a great experience and are super friendly and approachable. All 3 of my kids have thoroughly enjoyed partaking in sessions. We recently hired First Senses for our youngest son’s first birthday and were so impressed with the session we had! All the kids had an absolute blast and Kelsey was a wonderful host; so creative with matching trays to our theme! Definitely come along and support this fantastic business."
Eve – March 2022
"First Senses Messy Play is the best experience for young kids! It’s all age appropriate and the kids just have so much fun. My daughter was the biggest fan of these sessions and always left with the biggest smile. Nap time was easy post these sessions! Cannot wait for my little man to start coming along in the next month! Emma and her team are amazing. So welcoming!"
Caitlin – March 2022
"Quality classes with brilliant, friendly staff. They work hard to make the classes fun every time, and ensure that everyone is enjoying themselves. They spend time getting to know the families that attend, and are always happy and friendly. My little one has been slowly gaining confidence with different sensory experiences thanks to these classes, and they’re just as excited as we are with her progress! Definitely would recommend!"
Eden – March 2022
"We had a ball at Messy Play. The stations are well thought out and very interactive. My son loved it. I left with some many great ideas for play at home. We will be back!"
Taylor – March 2022
"First Senses Messy Play is amazing!! Emma is a bundle of light and makes everyone feels so welcome! The set up of the messy trays are great and presented so creatively! My daughter loved rolling around in coloured noodles/rice! A great sensory experience and opportunity for her to get messy and have a great time exploring! Bonus that there’s no big clean up for us parents afterwards (apart from the kids!)!"
Amelia – March 2022
First Senses is so good, Emma and her team are brilliant. Their messy play sessions are wonderful, my daughter loves them!
Alessandra – March 2022
"Emma and her staff are amazing! They put so much effort and love in setting up different sensory play stations with different themes as well. My daughter loves it and it’s great they created a place where she is free to get messy without worrying about it! Highly recommended 💗"
Terri – March 2022
"Have loved bringing my three year old along to messy play and each time I have seen her confidently try new textures. Look forward to bringing my bubs along also when she is old enough. 😊"
Jhane – February 2022
"We had attended a sensory class at Hallett Cove and my son enjoyed exploring the sensory experiences set out, so we decided to book them in for his party. First Senses were friendly and responsive to their messages and accommodating to his party theme – Construction. The experiences set up were perfect for the children’s development and they all had lots of fun exploring and getting messy! Terri hosted our party, she was warm and welcoming to us all and the children. High recommend First Senses for their services!"
Roxanne – March 2021
"What a wonderful way to celebrate my son’s second birthday! Emma made what can be a hectic and stressful day, so smooth and fun. All the kids got so messy and had the best time! There was no set up, pack up or stress for me and hubby. Emma tailored the party to our Wiggles theme and it looked incredible! Highly highly recommend First Senses for birthday parties or events! Lots of my friends were blown away by it. A massive thank you to Emma who always responded to emails super quickly, was very punctual on the day, and left no trace of any messy play when she left. Such a professional set up x"
Lynely – March 2021
"I’ve used First Senses for two kids party, a 4 year old party and a 3 year old party. The kids loved the messy play! Having the opportunity for children to get messy and I didn’t have to clean it up was fantastic! Emma and her team discuss prior to the party what we would like and they come in, set it up, get involved with the children playing and then clean up afterwards. The children loved it! We loved it too! I highly recommend First Senses. Thank you so much for the service you provide!"
Laura – March 2021
"I took my 8 month old daughter to messy play in Hallett Cove and she had the best time! It was so fun watching her play around with all the different activities set up. It was nice to know that the items were baby friendly because she put most of it in her mouth. It was a great way for her to explore her senses and the bonus was not having to clean it all up. I look forward to bringing her to another one!"
Angela – September 2018
"My daughter and our friends thoroughly enjoyed this event- kids doing what kids do learning by making mess and it’s ok- thanks Emma for facilitating this class- it’s interactive and the kids loved it ."
Hannah – August 2018
“My son and I love messy play! Emma always has great areas set up with safe fun activity’s. This messy play is great for sensory learning, texture and general fun! Highly recommend!”
Nancy – June 2018
“We attended our first session this week, my son who is 17 months enjoyed the Gruffalo theme. Love the use of edible items as our little sensory seekers are bound to have a taste. As an OT and first time mum I am always looking for fun, safe new sensory experiences so thank you we’ll be back again soon”
Kimi – June 2018
“My 8month old had a ball with all the different things to touch, eat and sit in!!”
Jess – March 2018
“Love everything Emma does !! Messy plays are amazing i have been to many and many more to come ! Loved the Christmas party too !!”
Melinda – February 2018
“We attended our first Messy Play (Dinosaur) class yesterday at Reynella. My two year old really enjoyed all of the activities especially the cloud dough. Even though we were late we were greeted warmly. The area the class was held in was excellent, my little one also loved the play ground that was there.”
Vicky – November 2017
“Absolutely loved it! Will definitely be back and highly recommend.”
Aleisha – November 2017
“Lots of fun! Highly recommend, friendly, fun environment !”
Tara – June 2017
“We had an amazing time at the Messy Play session. There was lots of different activities and my daughter loved it plus the added bonus of not cleaning up after. We will definitely be back. “
Alice – August 2016
“Just wanted to do a quick review after our last baby massage class this morning… Both me and Duggie loved our weekly classes and will miss the relaxed atmosphere and chit chats that Friday mornings brought! Would recommend to anyone wanting to get out the house & spend bonding time with baby. Wish it lasted few more weeks… hurry up and do a reflexology course”.
Emma – August 2016
“Toby and I loved our time on your baby massage course, looking forward to future courses”.
Jo- June 2016
“Loved this course! V relaxed atmosphere and Emma’s a fab teacher. Massage is now a part of Henry’s bedtime routine and really chills him out”.
Fiona – June 2016
“I couldn’t recommend this course more and Emma is lovely. I miss our Friday mornings so much, lovely chat with Emma and the other mums and my son George loved having his massage. I also miss the 3 hour nap George used to have afterwards! We now use the massage as part of our bedtime routine and it always calms George down and gets him ready for bedtime. Thank you Emma!”
Sabrina – June 2016
“We absolutely loved Emma’s baby massage classes, we can highly recommend them. We will miss not coming on a Friday.”
Sarah – April 2016
“Oliver and i absolutely loved this baby massage course. Emma is a fantastic teacher, made us feel at ease and is brilliant with the babies. Would highly recommend Emma and this course”.
Pippa – April 2016
“Would highly recommend this course! My baby loved the massage! Emma’s a great teacher and makes you feel really at ease. Just the right balance of fun and information 🙂 Met some lovely people too!”
Katie – April 2016
“My baby Stanley and I have really enjoyed baby massage with Emma . Really lovely atmosphere and Emma is a really great teacher.we learnt some good techniques . Stanley loved her.. thanks . Would really recommend this class!”
Michala – April 2016
“Lovely class relaxed atmosphere, Emma is really lovely with all the babies, my little boy loved it.”
Adele – February 2016
“This course was excellent. Myself and Oliver loved it and we enjoy doing massages at home with the skills Emma taught us. I would highly recommend this course as the venue was lovely, the class friendly and Emma made you feel at home.”
Nicola – February 2016
“Really relaxing and fun class to join. Recommended for babies with tummy issues as it helps my little girl feel comfortable. Emma delivers the training well and makes the sessions enjoyable”.
Laura – February 2016
“We both really enjoyed the classes. Emma made them fun and informative and I am so pleased we chose to do the lessons with her. I hope to do yoga with her later on in the year”.
Jo – December 2015
“Really enjoyed the massage class ~ Emma is fab and so lovely ~ It’s very relaxing and welcoming and our class ranged from 3 weeks to 4 months so its for all ages, will look forward to Yoga next year ~ Would definitely highly recommend xxx”
Haley – October 2015
“Logan and I thoroughly enjoyed our sessions with Emma. She adapted strokes to ease his severe reflux. Would definitely recommend! Would do the course all over again”
Gemma – August 2015
“Fantastic class my baby truly loved it and often use the skills learnt to soothe her, thanks Emma you were fantastic!”
Naaya – August 2015
“My little boy really enjoyed the massage course. Emma is brilliant and lovely with the babies. She has taught me methods of massage which have been brilliant and helped me a lot. My baby has eczema and I noticed a difference once I started massaging him using some of Emma’s massage techniques on the legs. Would thoroughly recommend!”
Amanda – July 2015
“I went to Emma’s baby massage for the first time today with my 15 week old daughter. It was really enjoyable and my little girl really enjoyed the massage and was very relaxed throughout. It is a lovely bonding experience and Emma is great.”
Rachel – July 2015
“Highly recommend Emma’s baby massage classes, really relaxed environment and helped us get to know the other mums on the course. Ruby also loved the massages.
Thanks Emma”
Peppa – July 2015
“Me and my daughter Sophie absolutely loved the massage course. Emma was fantastic. It really is a great way to bond with baby. I’d highly recommend to anyone.”
Karen – July 2015
“Fantastic baby massage class. Relaxed environment with lovely, friendly people. Charlie was a bit unsure at the beginning but seemed to really enjoy the massage by the end of the course. Would highly recommend.”
Kathryn – July 2015
“Absolutely loved this class! Emma is a fab bubbly character and makes everyone feel welcome! Evelyne really enjoyed the massage and will definitely be carrying on with it at home!
It was a lovely class to be involved with for the last five weeks! We would highly recommend!!!
Thanks Emma!”
Rachel – July 2015
“Me & Lucy loved Emma’s 5 week massage course. The tummy massage in particular has been so beneficial in helping relieve Lucy’s discomfort due to wind! Emma is so friendly and makes the sessions really relaxing and enjoyable for both mother and baby. Would highly recommend. Thank you!”
Sarah – May 2015
“Me and Archie have loved these session and we will miss them! Thank you “
Gaynor – May 2015
“No pressure, very relaxed and an enjoyable first session!!”
Gemma – March 2015
“We have enjoyed every session and had a lovely time! Thank you for teaching us the strokes and techniques. Aria just loves her massages and I look forward to giving them to her it’s a lovely way to spend time together.”
Laura – February 2015
“Absolutely brilliant. I would recommend Emma to everyone. My daughter has really enjoyed the course and loves having a massage regularly. Thank you Emma.”
Laura – February 2015
“A lovely class and now I have a lifelong skill! My baby enjoyed thoroughly, highly recommend!”
Tracy – February 2015
“Emma it’s great to see you have started your own business. As …you know we have known each other for over 5 years now and I started bringing my daughter to your massage classes when Phoenix was 6 months old in Wakefield. You always showed us a friendly, warm welcome and your ability with children especially the small ones was nothing short of fantastic. I felt safe in the knowledge that Phoenix was being looked after and your enthusiasm around your job was brill. I personally would recommend Emma’s classes and if I had another child I’d be there in a flash.”