Short Breaks for Children Shetland

21/02/2025

You can now watch both episode 1 & 2 of Shetland for Bairns on YouTube!

Check them out below 👇

Films made about the Shetland Islands by bairns* living in Shetland. Come see this beautiful island through their eyes. *Bairns is the word for children in Shetland dialect

19/01/2025

Today until 17:00 at the Mareel Auditorium!

Come along with your friends and family, snacks provided 🥰

19/10/2023

Invitations have been sent out, decorations bought, costumes at the ready and we're getting excited! We hope all our young people, their families and friends can stop by our Halloween party this Saturday 21st October.
(Please remember that all young people must be accompanied by a parent/carer) 🦇

10/10/2023

We wanted to share this beautiful little moment with you all. When Kelsie saw that we had balloons up for Fraser's birthday, she picked up the ukulele and began singing 'Happy Birthday' to him, spontaneously. You can see how delighted Fraser is with this random act of kindness. We love this blossoming friendship between the two🥰

20/09/2023

Such amazing and necessary developments to our local playparks to make them more inclusive. Everyone deserves to have fun at a playpark 🥳

19/06/2023

We're so grateful for the lovely Summer weather lately🌞. Our Summer Challenge this year is the Alphabet Challenge, where we try to find different activities for all the letters of the alphabet. Here is Kelsie enjoying the sunshine; 'J' for 'Jellyfish hunting'

06/04/2023

We hope you're enjoying your Spring holidays! 🌻🌞

02/04/2023

Today is Autism Awareness Day 💙. Let today and every day be a day where we celebrate and value each other's differences and contributions.
Autism Speaks is running a month long kindness campaign that you can check out on their page as well.
Here is Murray's film from the BBC documentary 'Inside Our Autistic Minds'; Murray wrote the film and his words are being read aloud by an autistic voice actor, chosen by Murray himself.

09/02/2023

Neurodiversity Celebration Week is taking place from 13th-19th March.
You can sign up for introductory webinars, panel discussions and more on https://www.neurodiversityweek.com/events?utm_campaign=NCW%202023&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=68363242&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9HRWJ_clBxZOP7fAXZ4QjWQy2ZIMLpjO1I_1tlb4S9OqSd1eS_vgb7nHsMW2KHmBAJAixiHXYfFHZ450WaVThLHnS349nPCPMpqfX2JVTEvaXq7ZU&utm_content=68363242&utm_source=hs_email .
The events aim to educate and inspire conversations about neurodiversity.
All events are free of charge and open to all. Please do sign up to as many events as you like and share with your networks, so we can all join together in celebrating different minds.

22/11/2022

Please follow Creative Kids Art and Craft Club for more information on the activities they have on offer and get in touch with them directly to book 🎨

12/07/2022

We hope you're managing to enjoy your Summer holidays, we've found that the wind makes jumping on the trampoline an extra sensory experience! 🌤