Looking for a new activity for your kids? Whether you’ve got a baby ready for their first class, a preschooler with energy to burn or a bigger kid keen to try something new, we’ve rounded up five great kids’ classes on the Central Coast.
There’s baby sensory play, swimming, multi-sport, drama and physie – with classes catering for little ones from just six weeks old right through to teenagers. Better still, several offer free trials or special deals for Playing in Puddles families, so you can give something new a go before committing to the term.
Don’t dilly-dally—free trials and popular time slots go fast! Find your perfect class below.
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- Ready Steady Go Kids, Terrigal and Charmhaven
- Learn to Swim at One by Mingara
- Baby Sensory, Erina
- O’Grady Drama, across Central Coast
- Terrigal Physie
Ready Steady Go Kids – Central Coast multi-sport fun for little legends
Looking for a new activity for your toddler or preschooler? One where they’ll burn off a heap of energy, learn new skills and have a tonne of fun? Sign them up for a FREE trial of Ready Steady Go Kids Central Coast!
What we love most is the sheer variety in this sport class – it’s perfect for indecisive kids (or those who want to play all the sports). Designed for kids aged 18 months to 6 years, classes rotate through 10 sports: soccer, tennis, basketball, hockey, golf, AFL, rugby, athletics, cricket and T-ball. Each term, five sports are taught in two-week blocks, keeping interest high while nailing the basics.
And there’s a lot more going on than simply learning to kick, catch and throw. The program has been designed by paediatric and occupational therapists to help develop gross and fine motor skills, with basic colours and counting worked into the fun too.
Sessions are indoors, so they run rain, hail or shine – no weather cancellations. Parents are encouraged to join in and classes are split by age, helping kids build coordination, confidence and school-readiness in a super supportive, high-fivey environment. Run locally by owners Joshua and Melissa (since 2022), you’ll find sessions at Terrigal and Charmhaven, Monday to Saturday.
Keen to try? Book a FREE trial and let your kids run, kick, bat, balance and grin their way through the term. PayPal Pay in 4 is now available too.
Ready Steady Go Kids
Age group: 18 months to 6 years. Classes are broken into ages.
Where: Terrigal and Charmhaven.
When: Multiple sessions weekly. Classes run Monday to Saturday.
Phone: Melissa on 0428 084 004
Email: [email protected]
Ready Steady Go Kids' Facebook Group
Ready Steady Go Kids' Instagram page
Ready Steady Go Kids' website
From babies to teens, Coastie kids Learn to Swim at One by Mingara!
One by Mingara’s Learn to Swim program makes water confidence easy. With qualified, kid-loving instructors and a bespoke eight-level pathway, their Learn to Swim lessons teach solid technique and real-world water safety to babies (6 months+), toddlers, preschoolers and kids. Lessons run seven days a week (mornings, after school, and – hooray – weekends, so it’s simple to find a time that fits your family.
The Learn to Swim pathway begins with Babies (6 months–2.5 years) and a parent in the water, focusing on floating, bubbles and wall push-offs. Then come the pre-school stages where they build on that confidence and increase the safety messages with entries/exits, roll-to-breathe and kicks with equipment. As skills grow, kids will progress to “rainbow arms”, breaststroke, butterfly kicks, treading water, 25m swims and rhythmic breathing (hello, pace clock!). Confident kids then glide into Mini Squad to polish starts/finishes, build stamina and work on their carnival tactics.
One by Mingara's Learn to Swim classes are held in their brilliant aquatic facility, which has a heated 50m lap pool, leisure pool (with a lazy river), hydrotherapy pool and babies’ aqua play area – perfect for comfortable, confidence-building progression.
Whether your child is blowing their first bubbles or refining freestyle, in One by Mingara's Learn to Swim program they’ll feel supported and encouraged, and no doubt build a lifelong love of swimming.
Enrol today to have your kids feeling confident and water-safe ahead of summer. It’s a life skill for them – and peace of mind for you.
Learn to Swim at One by Mingara
Age group: From babies (6 months+) to teens. The Learn to Swim program
Where: One by Mingara, 12-14 Mingara Drive, Tumbi Umbi.
Contact: 4349 7821 or [email protected]
One by Mingara Aquatics' Facebook page
One by Mingara's website
Baby Sensory Central Coast – evidence-based, joy-filled classes in Erina for newborn to 13 month olds
Looking for a fun and meaningful activity to share with your baby? Baby Sensory Central Coast offers award-winning classes for little ones from newborn to 13 months, designed to nurture development through music, lights, textures, smells and play – all in a soothing, joyful environment.
Led by lovely local mum Sam, each session is packed with enchanting experiences: think bubbles, puppets, fibre optic lights, parachutes, shakers and even the smell of cinnamon and dried orange. Every week brings a new theme, with carefully chosen props and activities that spark curiosity while supporting your baby’s learning and social development.
If you love educational classes, Baby Sensory is a unique, evidence-based program designed to support learning and development in your baby’s first year. And if you simply love creating memories, this is a session you’ll truly cherish. Playing in Puddles’ own babies have done the classes and we can’t recommend them enough – they were as joyful for us parents as they were for our little ones, a truly special opportunity to bond.
Mention Playing in Puddles to get a Free trial class.
Baby Sensory Central Coast
Age group: Newborn to 13 months.
Where: 4/16 Bonnal Road, Erina.
When: Classes run Monday to Wednesday, plus Saturday specials throughout the year.
Discounts offered: Mothers Group Discount: Save $15 each when booking in groups of 4 or more! Twins: Families with two babies attending class will get a discount.
Phone: Sam on 0490 412 928
Email: [email protected]
Baby Sensory's website
Baby Sensory's Facebook page
Baby Sensory's Instagram page
O’Grady Drama – confidence-building drama for Kindy–Year 12 across the Central Coast
Have a little star in the making? O'Grady Drama's kids' performance classes are now open for enrolments, and they're offering Playing in Puddles' readers 10% OFF their first term!
O’Grady Drama’s kids’ classes are a great way to nurture your child’s passion for the performing arts while helping them to develop social skills, boosting their confidence, and providing them with an opportunity to make new friends!
There are so many reasons to love these classes:
+ With drama classes, kids learn essential skills to prepare them for life at school AND beyond.
+ Theatre studies stimulate creativity, curiosity and a growth mindset.
+ O’Grady Drama runs classes for teenagers and high-school students as well as for younger kids.
+ Theatre classes help children develop vital communication skills, and build confidence and self-esteem.
+ Your kids will learn improv skills, stage presence, and voice training.
+ O'Grady Drama classes are available all over the Central Coast - at five key locations.
+ You can use your Creative Kids voucher!
+ Most importantly, kids have a tonne of fun in these classes!
Mention Playing in Puddles and get 10% OFF your child's first term.
O'Grady Drama Central Coast
Age group: Kindy up to Year 12.
Where: Classes are held at Erina, Terrigal, Kanwal, Berkeley Vale and Umina. View the website for details.
When: Classes operate after school and Saturday mornings on the Central Coast. Youth Theatre Classes operate from 6pm during the school term.
Discounts offered: Family discounts apply for two or more students attending. Creative Kids Voucher Accepted.
Contact: Tim Doyle on 0403 368 517.
O'Grady Drama Central Coast's Facebook page
O'Grady Drama Central Coast's Instagram page
O'Grady Drama Central Coast's website
Creative Kids Voucher Accepted
Terrigal Physie – inclusive, affordable dance-sport for girls & women 2–60+
Terrigal Physie is all about providing age-appropriate, fun, inclusive, family-focused dance classes for girls and women ages two to 60 plus. Yep, that means you can sign up to their classes too, sharing the awesomeness of physie with your daughter. No dance experience? No worries. They welcome everyone, with classes for all abilities. It's also really affordable - with classes starting at just $6/week!
Not quite sure what physie is? Well, physie (or physical culture) is the fusion of dance and sport and has some fabulous benefits:
+ It increases confidence
+ Good posture is required, and this comes from building strength and balance.
+ You'll get fit and improve your cardiovascular health.
+ Physie increases your flexibility.
+ Classes such as physie help balance your mind and improve your mood with hits of serotonin.
+ Physie improves your emotional health by helping you get social and make new friends.
Physie mixes together all kinds of dance types (think jazz, hip hop, basic ballet and contemporary) with choreography to the latest, age-appropriate music. Physie is a really affordable class, and a great way to build teamwork skills, make friends and share a common activity and interest with your daughter.
For further information visit their website or request an information pack by filling out an Expression of Interest Form here.
Mention Playing in Puddles and your first week of classes are FREE!
Terrigal Physie
Age group: Girls and women aged 2-60+
Where: Terrigal Physical Culture Club, Leisure and Learning Centre, Duffys Road, Terrigal
Phone: Melinda on 0412 004 397
Email: [email protected]
Terrigal Physie's Facebook page
Terrigal Physie's Instagram page
Terrigal Physie's website
Active Kids and Creative Kids Vouchers are accepted.
Written By: KATIE STOKES
Founder & Editor
After working in print and online media for more than a decade, Katie launched Playing in Puddles in 2017. A mum of three young boys and local of the Central Coast, Katie loves discovering and sharing all that’s happening in our region.
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