Sensory room
Our sensory rooms are welcoming spaces for families to enjoy together, offering a range of sounds, lights and textures for children to explore and enjoy.
These rooms encourage curiosity, play and interaction, providing a calm and engaging environment where children can learn through their senses while spending quality time with their parent or carer.
Borrow bags
Borrow Bags are available for families to take home and enjoy together. They include a wide range of sensory bags, story bags, treasure baskets and other play resources to support learning, creativity and shared play at home.
These sessions help build confidence, encourage bonding, and give parents and carers fun, simple ideas to support their child’s development through everyday play.
What our families have said:
- “I read the book to him in an exciting way and he was really interested. The toy bear helped to bring the story even more to life”
- “Great idea for at home learning!”
- “Great rhyming book and helped develop an awareness of rhythm. The children loved it thank you.”
Re-use, re-love
Reuse, Re love clothing offers families the chance to choose from a range of pre loved baby and children’s clothes, giving items a second life.
Available through Lincolnshire’s Family Hubs and Children’s Centres, these donated clothes for children aged 0–5 years are free for families to access, supporting families practically, promoting sustainability, and helping to support children and families as they grow.
Lending Library
The Lending Library gives families the chance to borrow a variety of fun and engaging resources to enjoy at home with your child.
The items are designed to support bonding, play and early learning, with resources such as sensory equipment, soft play and tuff play activities to encourage shared experiences and everyday routines.
The service is free for Lincolnshire families to use, offering a simple way to try different resources and support your child’s development through play at home.
Explore the Lending Library and see what you could borrow.
What our families have said:
- “A brilliant idea and great to recycle toys and find out what my baby enjoys and has an interest in.”“We really enjoyed lending the items. It's been lots of fun for both baby and our 10 year old. We will look forward to borrowing the same items again in the future. Thank you.”
- “A fantastic resource! Will definitely borrow more items and spread the word to friends.”
- “This service is so beneficial - so many children can benefit from having these wonderful toys and resources to explore at home.”
- “We borrowed the ball pit for 2 weeks and it gave us so much joy. Our baby loved it, learning to kick and throw the balls and having his own safe area to explore. We talked about the different colours. It brought so much enjoyment.”
- “I think the lending library is an absolutely great facility, we’ve really enjoyed using the equipment as a whole family, the grandparents especially are amazed with the fibre optic lights, and I have been telling everyone I know about it.”
The Community Café
The Community Café is a relaxed, friendly space where families and their children are welcome to drop in, enjoy a tea or coffee, and spend some time together. It’s also a great chance to find out what’s available at your local Best Start Family Hub or Children’s Centre.
You’re very welcome to have an informal chat with one of our Family Navigators, who can talk through the groups, services and support that might be helpful for you and your family.