Short Breaks & Activities

KidsKinetic

Short Breaks & Activities

Our Short Breaks & Activities service provides young people up to 16 years with opportunities for social engagement, skill development, and independence-building experiences.

Our Three Main Services:

Social & Community Engagement

Independent Living & Life Skills

Respite & Wellbeing Support

All activities are tailored to individual needs, ensuring young people feel safe, supported, and empowered to engage in meaningful experiences.

Take a look at our Three Main Services:

Social & Community Engagement

Day trips and outings – Activities like bowling, cinema trips, nature walks, and theme park visits.
Group activities – Cooking, gaming, music, and art sessions in a safe, structured environment.
Peer support groups – Opportunities to socialise and make friends in a supportive space.

Independent Living & Life Skills

Daily living skills – Support with cooking, budgeting, travel training, and personal care.
Vocational training – Guidance on work experience, volunteering, and preparing for employment.
Supported accommodation taster sessions – Helping young people transition towards independent living.

Respite & Wellbeing Support

Overnight & weekend short breaks – Giving young people a chance to experience new environments and develop confidence.
Wellbeing activities – Yoga, mindfulness, and sensory-based activities to support emotional regulation.
Parent & carer relief – Providing a safe and structured space for young people while families take a break.

HEAR FROM OUR CLIENTS

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Tracy

We have seen a great improvement in Chloe's motor skills promoting her independence. Since working with you and as well as physio she has more confidence in climbing challenging obstacles with less adult supervision.

Matt

The therapists who attended sessions built up a good rapport with the pupils within a short space of time, meaning that they were excited for the following sessions and felt completely comfortable almost immediately. There has been a good amount of progression from children in many key areas as a result of the sessions with your therapists - particularly in their attitude to learning and motor skills. The children who have participated in sessions are enjoying their learning more, because they have picked up so many skills that previously struggled with.

Kirsty

I think the work he has done with your staff this school year has really helped him loads. He is a lot more happy about going to school, and he's more willing to practice school activities at home like his spellings and times tables, something that he'd never do in the past. Connor has always been self-conscious of his dyspraxia, because he feels like he's different to other children. The therapists who have worked with my son have helped him to feel more comfortable and resilient about things he finds tricky. All of the work that your staff have done with Connor this year have helped so much and I know he's having a much better time at school now too.

Thank you again so much.

James

The children who have taken part in your sessions have made good improvements in several areas since. We are seeing excellent progress in fine motor skills across the board, such as legibility and fluency of handwriting, which has been aided by ergonomic pens and pencil grips. The sessions have also helped the children in tasks when using their rulers and holding them properly, supporting them in every lesson, but especially when drawing shapes in Maths and underlining their date and learning objective.

Overall, the children from the focus group have grown in confidence with using different pieces of stationery, which has helped them to feel more like independent learners.

The advice that was passed onto myself and my teaching assistant by yourselves was invaluable and will help us to incorporate different strategies to support children throughout the next academic year and beyond.

Short Breaks & Activities