Kids Activities in Portlaoise

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,...

Roll 'n' Bowl Entertainment Centre Portlaoise

An entertainment centre in Clonminam Business Park with ten-pin bowling, soft play, laser quest, indoor soccer, a roller skating disco, arcade games, a toddler zone and a café.

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Portlaoise Christmas Market

Downtown Portlaoise traders, with Laois County Council, light up Main Street for the town’s Christmas lights switch-on and Christmas market. In past years Santa has arrived to switch on the lights and meet children for photos ahead of...

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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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Ready Steady Play Portlaoise

Ready Steady Play Midlands runs weekly sensory and play classes across five locations - Athlone, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Tullamore and Naas - led by play leaders with a background in child development. Sensory Baby Play suits newborns up...

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The Santa Experience: Santa's Magical Cabin (Portlaoise)

Santa's Magical Cabin is run by The Santa Experience Ireland at The Kyle Centre in Portlaoise. An elf guide welcomes each family and leads them through the cabin to a one-to-one visit with Santa, and every child receives an...

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Tea and Tots (Midlands Down syndrome Centre)

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Down Syndrome Centre Midlands, 27 Conboyne Close, Bellingham, Portlaoise, Co. Laois.

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Portlaoise FRC Parent & Toddler Group

Community parent and toddler group offering informal weekly playtime and social contact for local parents, carers and young children, held at Treo Nua, Harpur's Lane, Portlaoise, Co Laois.

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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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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 Leisure - Swimming & AquaFit, Portarlington

Laois Leisure runs children's swimming lessons alongside AquaFit classes at its Portlaoise centre in Co. Laois. The swim programme covers the fundamentals young swimmers need — water confidence, breathing and basic strokes — in a...

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Speak Out Drama - Portlaoise

Speak Out Drama is an award-winning drama school in Portlaoise offering acting, singing and dance classes, with summer camps running during school holidays. Students get the chance to perform at Dunamaise Arts Centre, giving the weekly...

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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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Krav Maga Portlaoise & Midlands - Kids Krav Maga

Krav Maga Portlaoise & Midlands runs a kids' Krav Maga programme built around self-defence, discipline, confidence and general fitness, and has been growing steadily since 2018. Krav Maga's practical, situation-based approach to...

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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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Ready to Play

Child development experts and teachers create a unique experience weekly, encouraging early learning and development. In class we pride ourselves on forging a sense of community where parents and caregivers build personal connections...

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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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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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Midwife For You

This five-week infant massage course in Ballyhyland, Co. Laois, is run by a registered midwife and certified infant massage instructor, and is suitable for babies from newborn up to pre-crawling age. Each week focuses on a different...

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Edel's Baby Massage in Portlaoise🌈

Edel's Baby Massage classes in Portlaoise are physiotherapy-led and run in four-week blocks for babies from newborn up to 12 months old, at Portlaoise Parish Centre on the Dublin Road. Organic massage oil and all class materials are...

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Baby Massage in Portlaoise with Oxana Murray

This five-week baby massage course in Knockmay, Portlaoise, teaches parents gentle massage techniques for babies from birth to around 12 months old. Each session gives parents dedicated time to bond with their baby while learning...

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Art Classes with Caroline - Toddler Art Class

This Early Years art class in Portlaoise introduces one- to three-year-olds to sensory and messy play through a different art-making activity each week, with an accompanying adult taking part alongside them. Sessions run on Monday...

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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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