Sensory friendly haircut club, Malahide, Feb 8th

Sharkey’s cuts for kids will be running the next haircut party afternoon on Wednesday 8^th February 2012 from 3:30 to 5pm.  This is an event which is organised approx once every 6 weeks for children who have sensory problems and who find a haircut overwhelming and stressful. 

The salon will be closed to the public and they make sure noise is kept to a minimum.  The salon is bright and airy with a large fish tank, and also a playstation and a WII set up at the hair cut seats to distract and calm the kids. Children are also encouraged to bring along a favourite game, toy, movie or DS themselves.  Children can chill out upstairs in a quiet room where there will be a movie on and pizza available.  

Please feel free to call out to John at the salon and let the kids have a familiarisation in advance if you think it will help. Cost will be € 14.  The staff are very understanding, patient have a genuine interest in providing a much needed service for our sensory kids.

If you are interested in your child being involved in this session , please contact Linda Fleming ( Jigsaw Dublin 7 – 11 support and social group ) at 087 6694802 or Linny@iol.ie .  Numbers are limited to 10 children so please contact her in advance to reserve a place.

Sensory friendly hair cut club, Malahide, Dec 14th

The Hair Cut Club will be running its nextsession 

at Sharkeys Cuts for Kids in Malahide 

on Wednesday 14th December 2011, 

3:30pm to 5:30pm.

Due to phenomenal success Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids, Malahide, have agreed to run another haircut party afternoon for children whohave sensory problems and who find a haircut overwhelming and stressful. The salon will be closed to the public and they will make sure noise is kept toa minimum.  

The salon is bright and airy and they have a large fish tank,and playstation and wii set up at the hair cut seats to distract and calm thekids. Children are also free to bring along a favourite game, toy, movie or dsthemselves.  Children can also  chill out upstairs in a quiet roomwhere there will be a movie on and pizza available.  

Please feel free tocall out to John at the salon and let the kids have a familiarisation inadvance if you think it will help. Cost will be € 14.  They genuinely have an interest in providing a much needed service for our sensory children and previous sessions have been very successful.

If you are interested in your child beinginvolved in the afternoon Hair Cut Club, please contact Linda Fleming at 0876694802 or Linny@iol.ie .  

Numbers arelimited to 10 children so please let her know asap to register for a place

Hair cut Club for children with sensory issues - Sharkey's Malahide Tuesday 30th August 2011

Due to phenomenal success Sharkey’s Cuts for Kids Malahide will run another haircut party afternoon for children whohave sensory problems and who find a haircut overwhelming and stressful.  

The salon will be closed to the public and they will make sure noise is kept toa minimum.  The salon is bright and airy and they have a large fish tank,and playstation and wii set up at the hair cut seats to distract and calm thekids. 

Children are also free to bring along a favourite game, toy, movie or dsthemselves.  Children can also  chill out upstairs in a quiet roomwhere there will be a movie on and pizza available.  

Please feel free tocall out to John at the salon and let the children have a familiarisation  visit inadvance if you think it will help. 

Cost will be € 14.   

If you are interested in your child beinginvolved in the Hair Cut Club, please contact Linda Fleming at087 6694802 or Linny@iol.ie .  

Numbersare limited to 10 children so please let her know asap to register.

Next Date :  Tuesday 30^thAugust 2011 4pm – 6pm.

Sharkeys Cuts for Kids Malahide have a Facebook page where you can keep up to date with events such as this. 

They have also, very kindly, put a mobile phone recycling box instore to help out the families recycling mobile phones to get iPads for their children via Irish Autism Action. If you are attending the hair cut club please bring along any old mobile phones you have that are not in use.