Explore Wellbeing Kids

Explore Wellbeing Kids Mini Explorers has been created by two professionals that are also two local mums;
Laura Stitt: B.Ed.

Wellness service
Promoting positive mental wellbeing
We work with parents, schools, community organisations,charities & councils
⭐️Sensory integration service
⭐️Sensory Play
🧠Mindfulness
✍️Drawing & Talking Therapy
🧘‍♀️Yoga & Mind & Movement ASD trained and with over 8 year's experience in education. Leanne Alawi BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, with a background in Family Support. We both w

ho have a passion for play and learning and we are enthusiastic in sharing our passion of play to parents aswell as working in nurseries and schools. Our main focus is early years and special needs however, we our activities do cater for older children. Our main aims are:
• promote development and achievement through play
• to get parents involved
• to promote positive mental well being in both parents / carers and
children. We offer:
Learning through Play workshops for nurseries and schools. Parent services
Professional Training and information sessions
Parent and child play workshops
Mindfulness workshops
Mindfulness Training

Available for:
Nurseries, schools
Charities
Community groups
Creches
Playgroups
Family Fun Days
Summer Schemes
Corporate Events

27/05/2026

What a great new space we have on the Ormeau Road for our FREE Community Breakfast Club 🥣

Every Thursday morning during term time, children and young people can call in on their way to school for a free, healthy breakfast - including hot porridge, fresh fruit and healthy snack options.

Delivered by Foodstock in partnership with Clanmil.

📍 Old Curzon Cinema Building
2 Raby Street, Belfast, BT7 2HG
⏰ Thursdays | 7:30am – 8:45am
✅ Free breakfast
✅ Open to all

Giving young people the best start to their day in class.

Please spread the word 🤝

See you all on Saturday
06/05/2026

See you all on Saturday

The kids are taking over City Hall for one day only - this Saturday 9 May, 1pm-5pm!

Councillor Tracy Kelly Lord Mayor of Belfast is putting on a giant fun day to mark her year in office and children of all ages are invited.

Join us for:

🥊boxing, fencing, table tennis, cheerleading, kickboxing and Fitness Freddy
🍳Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing workshops on self-care, nutrition and mental health
😌 relaxed family-friendly mindfulness sessions
🎨crafts, mindful colouring and sunflower planting
🎪circus skills workshops
🎵‘Good Vibes Only’ disco rave and silent disco
🎭theatre, global crafts, VR gaming, animation and DJing
🎶Cool FM with music, interactive fun and prize giveaways

Admission is free, and everyone welcome - fingers crossed the sun shines too!

We’re here offering sensory play, mindfulness sessions and a family rave! 😀
27/04/2026

We’re here offering sensory play, mindfulness sessions and a family rave! 😀

Free fun day at City Hall!

📅 Saturday 9 May, 1pm-5pm

Come along and enjoy free activities for kids - all hosted by Councillor Tracy Kelly Lord Mayor of Belfast to mark her year in office.

🥊try-it boxing, fencing and table tennis, as part of our celebrations
💃cheerleading moves from Sandy Row Falcons and kickboxing from Full Circle Martial Arts
🏋️dance and movement with Fitness Freddy

🍳Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing workshops on self-care, nutrition and mental health
🍓GLL smoothie bikes to make healthy treats
😌 relaxed family-friendly mindfulness sessions with Explore Wellbeing Kids

🎨crafts, mindful colouring and sunflower planting with Treeco
🎪circus skills workshops
🎵‘Good Vibes Only’ disco rave and silent disco

🎭Take Away Theatre from Open Arts for children with additional needs (pre-booking needed – email [email protected])
🖌️crafts from around the world with Arts Ekta
🎧VR gaming, animation and DJing with WheelWorks

🎶Cool FM with music, interactive fun and prize giveaways
😊 info from civic charities Little Heroes NI and Alternatives Restorative Justice, highlighting their work in the city.

Admission is free and all the info is on our website too - see you there!

Thank you Family Connections - South & East for asking us to being our sensory sessions today. It was great meeting you ...
21/03/2026

Thank you Family Connections - South & East for asking us to being our sensory sessions today. It was great meeting you all

It was great to be invited to celebrate with these schools
17/02/2026

It was great to be invited to celebrate with these schools

It was all to mark the start of the Year of the Horse on Tuesday

We had a great morning thank you
13/02/2026

We had a great morning thank you

A packed sensory play session with our HERe NI baby group this morning. ✨

Thanks to Casey from Mini Explorers for providing all the fun!

Loved sharing this morning with our friends at St Paul’s and Fane street. We had a lovely relaxing session, breathing, w...
05/02/2026

Loved sharing this morning with our friends at St Paul’s and Fane street. We had a lovely relaxing session, breathing, wining in our attention and listening,sensory regulation and talking about who we love for Valentines

19/01/2026

Can’t wait to visit with our children

It’s been an amazing year for Explore Well-being kids!Firstly a name change & rebrand we were Mind & Mind Explorers for ...
01/01/2026

It’s been an amazing year for Explore Well-being kids!
Firstly a name change & rebrand we were Mind & Mind Explorers for 8 years, which was great when we were solely sensory play & mindfulness, however our business has grown and we work with so many adults and teens we felt it was the right thing to do.

✨We have worked in over 30 schools delivering our SENSE Programme, Mind & Movement and Yoga. It’s great working with

✨On average we work with around 800 children per week

✨Launched our new sensory service across schools in Belfast.

✨Worked with for Children’s Mental Health week across NI

✨We were so grateful to be part of an exciting arts project with older people & the best Mela yet with

✨Big events we hosted Good Vibes Only Raves this year for Sea Bangor, Ballyclare Mayfair to name a few

✨Sensory services for Maritime Festival, Park events all summer Wake the Giant

✨Some charities we have worked with this year

✨We started working in 3 family support hubs helping 32 children per week

✨We had afterschools clubs in 3 schools

There’s lots more but I can’t fit it into one post

❤️Leanne and Laura both turned 40

❤️Laura welcomed a new tortoise called Merlin

❤️Casey’s big boy started P1

It’s been such a fantastic year, we’re so grateful and proud of what we have achieved we can’t wait for 2026 and to celebrate 🔟 years of our business! 🎉🥳

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