Activities for 5–8 Year Olds in Laois

Mindful Present Moments

In the Summerhill/Aghnaharna area of County Laois, Mindful Present Moments offers mindfulness and yoga classes for children aged 5 to 12 that combine art activities with breathwork, yoga and meditation. The sessions are designed to...

Mindful Present Moments

Mindful Present Moments runs mindfulness and yoga classes in Portlaoise, County Laois, for children aged 5 to 12, blended with art activities to keep sessions engaging for this age group. Each class works through a combination of art,...

Dunamaise Arts Centre - Children's Art Workshops

Dunamaise Arts Centre is the county arts centre for Laois, housed in a converted 18th-century gaol on Church Street in the centre of Portlaoise. Alongside its theatre, film screenings and visual arts gallery, it runs a programme of...

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Portlaoise Tennis

Portlaoise Tennis brings tennis coaching to children and teenagers in Portlaoise, led by coach Bryan Stewart, who is qualified, insured, Garda vetted and Tennis Ireland licensed. Weekly term-time sessions run on Thursdays at the Music...

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Rugbytots - Portarlington Community Centre

Portarlington Community Centre on Link Road in Co. Laois hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, part of the Rugbytots Midlands Leinster area. The community centre hall provides the space for the toddler...

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Rugbytots - Holy Family Junior School

Holy Family Junior School in Portlaoise, Co. Laois, hosts a Saturday morning Rugbytots class for children aged two to five, run by the Rugbytots Midlands Leinster franchise. The school hall is used for the toddler programme's...

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Little Kickers County Laois, Carlow & Kilkenny

Little Kickers County Laois, Carlow & Kilkenny also runs Saturday classes at St Colman's N.S. on Church Avenue, Stradbally, offering the same preschool football programme built around confidence, coordination and social skills in a...

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Little Kickers County Laois, Carlow & Kilkenny

Little Kickers County Laois, Carlow & Kilkenny holds Sunday classes at the Vitality Hub in Abbeyleix, Fr. Breen Park, part of the national preschool football franchise focused on confidence, coordination and social skills rather than...

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All Abilities Stage School - Portarlington

All Abilities Stage School runs its Portarlington classes at Portarlington Community Centre on Link Road, Co. Laois, with sessions grouped by age into 5 to 8 years, 9 to 12 years, and 13 to 18 years. The programme is inclusive by...

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Ninja Tots - Mountmellick

Ninja Tots programme blending gymnastics, martial arts and parkour for kids aged 18 months to 5 years, with free taster classes.

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Mountmellick Gymnastics Club

Gymnastics classes for children from 3 years and up, running Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturdays.

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Kickbox Fitness Training (Mountmellick)

Kickbox Fitness Training runs junior kickboxing and fitness classes for children from age 3 upwards, alongside senior classes for teenagers and adults, at venues in Mountmellick, Tullamore, Mountrath and Portlaoise. The organisation is...

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Laois County Council - Tin Whistle Classes, Mountmellick

Laois County Council runs free tin whistle classes for children aged 7 to 16 at Mountmellick Library, split into two age groups over a 4-week course. The classes are held as part of Cruinniú na nÓg, the national day of free creativity...

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Portlaoise Gymnastics Club - Gym Start

Portlaoise Gymnastics Club's Gym Start class is aimed at children aged 5 and up, though 4-year-olds already in school can also join. Classes are capped at a 1:8 coach-to-child ratio, keeping group sizes manageable, and children are...

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Ninja Tots - Portlaoise

Ninja Tots, held at Portlaoise Parish Centre on Stradbally Road, offers martial-arts-inspired play for children aged 2 to 7, led by coach Shane Culleton. Rather than formal martial arts instruction, the class channels similar movement...

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Club Vitae Portlaoise - Swimming Lessons

Club Vitae runs kids' group swim lessons from age 4, structured in 8-week blocks with classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays running from September through June, plus additional summer sessions. The 8-week block structure gives...

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Little Kickers County Laois, Carlow and Kilkenny

Little Kickers holds football classes on Main Street in Portarlington, Co. Laois, for toddlers and young children, as part of its wider County Laois, Carlow and Kilkenny programme. Age groups run back to back — Little Kickers (1.5-2.5...

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Little Kickers County Laois, Carlow and Kilkenny

At Harpur's Lane in Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Little Kickers offers football sessions for young children as part of its County Laois, Carlow and Kilkenny programme. Classes are grouped by age — Little Kickers (1.5-2.5 years) at 9am, Junior...

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Water Babies - Graigue

In Graigue, County Laois, Water Babies offers weekly swimming classes for children from newborn up to five years old, organised into named age teams so lessons suit each child's stage of development. Lessons last 30 minutes, with a...

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The Yoga Fairy Classes

The Yoga Fairy Classes bring children's yoga to the Mind & Body House in Abbeyleix, Co. Laois, over a four-week Saturday block priced at €50, with separate sessions for ages 3-6 and 7-12. Each class works on flexibility, balance, focus...

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Rathdowney Children With Additional Needs Social Group

Incredabilities is a social group for children with additional needs in Rathdowney and the surrounding area, set up by parents to give kids from age three through their teens a space for inclusion, friendship and play. It also gives...

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Portlaoise Library - Baby & Toddler Group / Kids Book Clubs

Portlaoise Library on Lower Main Street runs a broad mix of free family sessions, from baby storytime to Lego play and book clubs for older kids. The Baby and Toddler Book Club uses songs, stories and rhymes to build early literacy...

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Portlaoise Family Resource Centre - Toddler & Kids Groups

Portlaoise Family Resource Centre on Harpur's Lane runs a parent-and-toddler morning every Monday from 9.30 to 11.30am, mixing play, art and craft, outdoor time, music, dance and storytelling for babies and toddlers while parents chat...

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Portarlington- Baby Group / Kids Book Clubs / Lego Group

Portarlington Library on Main Street hosts free groups for babies through to preteens, alongside regular pop-up events, especially around school holidays. The Baby and Toddler Book Club meets every Wednesday from 10.30 to 11.30am for...

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Portarlington Toddler Group & Buggy Group

Portarlington Toddler Group runs Fridays from 9 to 11am at the Parochial Hall in Cooltederry, with a light healthy snack and hot and cold drinks provided for both children and adults. Numbers are capped at 35 children, so pre-booking is...

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Portarlington Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Portarlington Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets twice a week at Portarlington Community Centre on Link Road - Tuesdays from 9.30 to 10.30am and Fridays from 10.45am to 12.15pm - on a drop-in basis with no need to book. Mums, dads and...

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Mountrath Library – STEM Play

Mountrath Library on Shannon Road offers free weekly and monthly sessions for children of all ages, from open play for toddlers to STEM activities for school-age kids. The Baby and Toddler Group is an open play session every Wednesday...

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Mountmellick Library – Baby Book Club & Lego Free Play

Mountmellick Library on O'Moore Street runs a full slate of free family groups, from baby storytime to Lego play, alongside seasonal pop-up events worth following on social media. The Baby and Toddler Book Club meets Thursdays from...

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Abbeyleix Library – Baby Book Club & Junior Chess Club

Abbeyleix Library on Main Street runs two free weekly groups for local families: a baby and toddler book club and a junior chess club, alongside pop-up events tied to school holidays. Abbey Babbies Baby Book Club meets every Friday from...

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Abbeyleix Laois Parent, Baby & Toddler Group

Abbeyleix Parent, Baby and Toddler Group meets at Abbeyleix Heritage House on Ballyroan Road every Wednesday from 10am to noon, and unusually for a toddler group, keeps going right through the summer months. It's a drop-in session for...

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Zumbini

Zumbini's Portarlington class takes place on Saturdays at 12.15pm, for children aged 0 to 5 alongside a parent or caregiver. The session runs for 45 minutes and combines music, dance and simple instruments — think drums and rhythm...

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Swimtastic.ie

Swimtastic.ie runs its Laois swimming programme from Portlaoise, part of a network of warm, child-friendly pools spanning Laois, Carlow, Kilkenny and Kildare. Lessons cover the full age range from tiny babies through to teenagers, with...

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