Activities for 5–8 Year Olds in Dublin

PlayAct Drama School

At PlayAct, we provide an extensive range of workshops and classes for young individuals aged 4-16 in various locations throughout Dublin. Our effective teaching methods guarantee their development! Our expert guidance equips your child...

Fort Lucan Outdoor Adventureland

Dublin's biggest outdoor adventure playground, set within a large wooden Viking-style fort at Westmanstown near Lucan, and running since the early 1990s. The main adventure playground covers roughly two acres and includes a maze, secret...

Language Explorers Workshops

Language Explorers is a programme from Mother Tongues, designed for children aged 3 to 6 and the adults who bring them along. Sessions are facilitated by specially trained multilingual artists and create a welcoming space for families...

Leinster Rugby (Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby Summer Camps)

Bank of Ireland Leinster Rugby's summer camp runs Monday to Friday, 9.30am to 1.30pm, at Stillorgan-Rathfarnham RFC, Heavey Technology Park, Tibradden Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 16, for children aged 6-12. IRFU-accredited Leinster Rugby...

Doodlebox

Fun, inclusive art school classes for primary school children, run by a qualified art therapist, covering varied media and materials with an annual student exhibition. Doodle Bugs (5-8 years) and Doodle Buddies (9-12 years) run as...

Tina Mation

At River Valley community Centre in Swords, Tina Mation runs its popular children's drawing classes for ages 5 to 12, based on the same step-by-step teaching approach used on Tina's RTÉ art series "Let's Draw with Tina". Classes are...

WSKF Karate Academy Skerries

WSKF Karate Academy Skerries is a volunteer-run club teaching traditional Shotokan and sports karate to children aged 5 and up, alongside general strength and fitness. All coaches hold coaching and child protection qualifications and...

Trojan Gymnastic Club

Improve their gross motor skills, muscle development and balance. Experience different heights and floor surfaces. Meet other children of the same age and improve social skills. Parents get a chance to meet other parents with children...

Aster Balbriggan

Aster, based at 1 St George's Square in Balbriggan, Co. Dublin, runs a Parent Baby/Toddler Group for children aged 0-3 every Tuesday from 10am-12pm during term time. It's a drop-in session with toys for little ones and tea and coffee...

International volleyball Ireland

International Volleyball Ireland (IVI) is a Dublin-based volleyball club welcoming players of all backgrounds, nationalities and skill levels. Alongside adult training and National League teams, IVI runs junior volleyball programmes for...

Children's Art Class (Tallaght)

Fun, flow and inclusive Art classes for Children. This art class runs on Saturdays and Wednesdays Afterschool at Partas, based in the Brookfield Enterprise Centre on Rossfield Avenue in Co. Dublin. Classes are run in a beautiful studio...

Rathfarnham / Ballyroan Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Also known as Ballyroan Playgroup, Kids & Koffee, this parent, baby and toddler group in Rathfarnham welcomes children from birth to 4 years along with their parents or carers. It meets every Friday from 10am to 12pm at Ballyroan...

Mulhuddart Parent, Baby and Toddler Group

Hosted by Empower, Mulhuddart Parent, Baby and Toddler Group gives parents and carers of children aged 0 to 5 a regular place to meet at Mulhuddart Community Centre on Church Road, Dublin 15. The format shifts week to week between open...

Malahide Girls' Brigade

Starting on Saturday 19th September. Interested in dancing, singing, and much more? Join Malahide Girls Brigade! We are welcoming new members. We have PLACES AVAILABLE in our Tiny Tots (Age 2-4 years old) and Explorers (Age 5-8 years...

Irishtown Parent and Toddler Group

Quarryvale Family Resource Centre in Clondalkin runs parent-and-baby activities under the Little Rascals banner, for children from birth to 5 years. The Baby and Toddler Group meets every Wednesday from 10 to 11.30am during school term,...

Clondalkin Parent & Toddler Group

Clondalkin Parent & Toddler Group, known locally as the Little Rascals, is hosted by Quarryvale Family Resource Centre at Quarryvale Community & Youth Centre on Greenfort Gardens, Dublin. It's a relaxed, no-need-to-register drop-in for...

Catherine King Art - Children's Art Classes

Weekly ongoing art classes for children aged 7-14 in Donabate. 20 euro per class Mondays 6 to 7.30 Thursday 7 to 8.30

Robert Emmets CLG

GAA and LGFA Club based in Perrystown, Dublin 12. Academy for kids aged 3-7 every Saturday during school term at 10am in Greentrees Park

Naomh Mearnóg GAA

Naomh Mearnóg GAA runs a GAA nursery for children aged 4 to 7 at the club grounds on Blackwood Lane in Portmarnock. Sessions are held on Saturday mornings and run from late August through to June, giving families a long, consistent...

Sandyford Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Also known as 'Our Wobblers & Toddlers', the Sandyford Parent, Baby and Toddler Group is hosted by the Balally Family Resource Centre at Balally Pastoral Centre every Friday from 10.30am to 12pm. It's a drop-in style group giving...

Hush Baby Massage and Yoga

Hush Baby Massage and Yoga has run classes in South Dublin for 15 years, at Belarmine Community Centre and Mount Merrion Community Centre. The baby massage course runs for five weeks, an hour and a half each week, with the fifth class...

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Kidspace Rathfarnham

Kidspace Rathfarnham is an indoor play centre in the heart of Rathfarnham village for children aged 0 to 8. There are two separate play areas: a padded baby and toddler zone for under-3s with a ball pit, two-lane slide, interactive...

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Brendan McDaid Golf - Junior Lessons (Spawell)

Brendan McDaid runs group junior golf lessons for children and teenagers aged 4 to 17 at the Peter Lawrie Spawell Golf Academy in Dublin. The group session takes place on Monday evenings at 6pm and children can walk in by texting the...

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Gravity Climbing Centre

Gravity Climbing Centre is a bouldering and climbing centre at Goldenbridge Industrial Estate in Inchicore, Dublin 8, suitable for adults and for children over 7. Families can book an induction session for adults climbing with children...

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Jump Zone Sandyford

Jump Zone Sandyford is an indoor trampoline and adventure park in Sandyford. Open Jump is for ages 5 and over with grip socks, and a Family Pass covers four people including one adult. Toddler Takeover is a two-hour session just for...

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Jump Zone Liffey Valley

Jump Zone Liffey Valley is an indoor trampoline and adventure park in Liffey Valley. Open Jump is for ages 5 and over with grip socks, and a Family Pass covers four people including one adult. Toddler Takeover is a two-hour session just...

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Fitness for Kids (Ballymun)

Fitness for Kids runs a weekly children's fitness class through the Aisling Project in Ballymun, Dublin, one of a number of private venue partnerships the provider holds across Dublin and Meath. Each hour-long session follows a...

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Fitness for Kids (Malahide)

Fitness for Kids runs a weekly children's fitness session at the Actikidz After-School Service in Malahide, Co. Dublin, one of several private venues the Dublin and Meath provider partners with. Sessions run for about an hour, moving...

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Fitness for Kids (Howth)

Fitness for Kids holds a weekly children's fitness class at Brackenhill Nursery School in Howth, Co. Dublin, as part of a network of private creche and preschool venues it runs across Dublin and Meath. Each roughly hour-long session...

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Soccer Stars - Aungier Street

Soccer Stars' Dublin 2 classes run at YMCA Dublin on Aungier Street, with sessions on Saturday mornings from 10am to midday for children aged 18 months to 8 years. The session is divided into smaller age groups so that toddlers and...

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Soccer Stars - Ballinteer

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Our Lady's National School on Broadford Rise in Ballinteer, with sessions on Sundays from 9:00 to 11:00. Classes are pitched at very young children, using...

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Soccer Stars - Booterstown

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Booterstown Parish Pastoral Centre on Booterstown Avenue, with sessions on Saturdays from 10:15 to 12:45. The focus is on fun rather than competition: coaches...

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Soccer Stars - Lusk

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Corduff National School near Lusk, with sessions on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:30. Sessions are split into small age-based groups within the time slot, so the...

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Soccer Stars - Ballsbridge

In Ballsbridge, Soccer Stars runs its football classes at St Christopher's Primary School on Haddington Road, with sessions on Sunday mornings from 10am to midday for children aged 18 months to 8 years. As with other Soccer Stars...

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Soccer Stars - Drumcondra

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Grace Park Educate Together National School on the DCU All Hallows campus in Drumcondra, with sessions on Sundays from 9:00 to 11:00. Classes are pitched at...

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Soccer Stars - Baldoyle

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Stapolin Educate Together National School on Myrtle Road at The Coast, Baldoyle, with sessions on Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00. The focus is on fun rather than...

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Soccer Stars - Cabra

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Broombridge Educate Together National School on Bannow Road in Cabra, with sessions on Sundays from 10:00 to 11:45. Sessions are split into small age-based...

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Soccer Stars - Killiney

Soccer Stars' Killiney classes take place at Glenageary Killiney National School on Killiney Road, with sessions running across Sunday mornings from 9am to midday for children aged 18 months to 8 years. The longer Sunday slot allows...

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Soccer Stars - Cherrywood

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Cherrywood Educate Together National School in Tully Park, Cherrywood, with sessions on Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00. Classes are pitched at very young...

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Soccer Stars - Stepaside

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Stepaside Educate Together National School on Belarmine Vale, with sessions on Sundays from 10:00 to 12:45. The focus is on fun rather than competition:...

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Soccer Stars - Kilbarrack

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Scoil Eoin on Thornville Road in Kilbarrack, with sessions on Sundays from 10:00 to 12:00. Sessions are split into small age-based groups within the time slot,...

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Soccer Stars - Stillorgan

At St Laurence Parish Centre on Lower Kilmacud Road in Stillorgan, Soccer Stars runs football classes on Saturday mornings from 9am to 10.45am for children aged 18 months to 8 years. Each session divides children into smaller age...

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Soccer Stars - Swords

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Applewood Community Centre on Castleview Lawns in Swords, with sessions on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:45. Classes are pitched at very young children, using...

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Soccer Stars - Blanchardstown

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Scoil Thomáis on Castleknock Vale in Blanchardstown, with sessions on Sundays from 10:00 to 12:45. The focus is on fun rather than competition: coaches use...

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Soccer Stars - Mulhuddart

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Mulhuddart Community Centre on Church Road, with sessions on Saturdays from 10:45 to 12:30. Sessions are split into small age-based groups within the time...

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Soccer Stars - Mount Merrion

Soccer Stars holds its Mount Merrion football classes at Mount Merrion Community Centre in south Dublin, with sessions running on Sunday mornings from 10am to 11.45am for children aged 18 months to 8 years. Within each session, coaches...

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Soccer Stars - Esker, Lucan

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Esker Educate Together National School on Esker Lane in Lucan, with sessions on Sundays from 10:00 to 12:45. Classes are pitched at very young children, using...

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Soccer Stars - Ballyowen, Lucan

Soccer Stars runs football classes for children aged 18 months to 8 years at Lucan Educate Together National School on Mount Bellew Way in Ballyowen, with sessions on Saturdays from 9:00 to 11:00. The focus is on fun rather than...

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Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle has stood at the centre of Irish history since the thirteenth century, built on the site of a Viking settlement and serving for roughly 700 years as the seat of English and British administration in Ireland. Today it's...

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Dublinia

Located beside Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin's historic centre, Dublinia is a hands-on Viking and medieval history museum aimed squarely at families. Kids explore recreated Viking-age streets and a medieval fair, try on replica...

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EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum

Housed in the historic CHQ vaults on Dublin's Custom House Quay, EPIC tells the story of Irish emigration through 20 fully digital, interactive galleries rather than traditional glass-case exhibits. Kids engage directly with...

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Malahide Castle & Gardens

Malahide Castle & Gardens sits on 260 acres of parkland just outside Malahide village, around 25 minutes from Dublin city centre and 10 minutes from the airport. At its heart is an 800-year-old castle, home to the Talbot family for...

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Airfield Estate

Airfield Estate is Dublin's only working urban farm open to the public, tucked away in Dundrum just a short drive from the city centre. Across roughly 38 acres, families can meet cows, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens on the working...

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Dublin Zoo

Set inside Phoenix Park, Dublin Zoo is home to more than 400 animals across roughly 70 species and has been a fixture of family days out in the capital for generations. Children can follow trails through African Plains to watch Asian...

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PlayAct

PlayAct Drama School Dublin | Drama Classes, Camps & Workshops for Children and Young People PlayAct Drama School Dublin helps children and young people to build confidence, creativity and communication skills through the magic of...

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Aura Leisure Centre

Swim Baby: developed for babies who have received their 2nd inoculation, up to 30 months, delivered over an 8-week course of 30-minute lessons - have fun and nurture the bond with your baby by introducing them to the water. Using a...

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Turtle Tots - CRC Clontarf

Turtle Tots baby and toddler swimming lessons at CRC Clontarf, part of the nationwide Turtle Tots Ireland franchise. Offers autism swim (3 - 6 years), baby swimming lessons (3 - 17 months), pre-school swimming lessons (2.5 - 4.5 years),...

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Rugbytots - Monkstown ETNS

Monkstown Educate Together National School in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run under the Rugbytots Dublin franchise and coached by Richy Downey. The class takes place...

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Rugbytots - Alexandra College

Alexandra College in Milltown, Dublin 6, hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run under the Rugbytots Dublin franchise and coached by Richy Downey, who has delivered Rugbytots sessions in the area for...

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Rugbytots - Manor House School

Manor House School in Raheny, Dublin 5, hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run under the Rugbytots Dublin franchise. The class is coached by Richy Downey, who has led Rugbytots sessions in the area...

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