Children's Activities
Welcome to our lively world of children’s activities! Here, we believe in the power of play, creativity, and sparking young minds. Whether you’re a parent, carer or educator, you’ll find a treasure trove of ideas to keep little ones engaged, entertained and learning.
Children’s School Holiday Activities
Byw’n Iach offers a variety of children’s activities over the school holidays for all ages.
This is a taste of what comes across our centres during the school holidays.
- Soft Play 0 – 5 years
- Play Sessions for children with additional needs
- Sports Camp 8 – 11 years
- Small Sports Camp 5 – 7 years old
- Fitness Passport Sessions 11 – 15 years old
- Free entry to the fitness classes of the main program for children aged 11 – 18
- Chwarae Allan – allowing local children and young people to use outside courts/fields free of charge during the centre’s opening hours and external sessions booked by customers.
- Free Swimming 0 – 16 years
- Inflatable and float sessions
- Weekly Intensive Swimming Courses
- Bubble Swimming Lessons 0 – 3 years
Play Session for Children with Additional Needs
The hall will be full of fun sessions including a bouncy castle, a sensory area and a variety of different toys so there will be no shortage of fun things to do! Who will be able to join the sessions? The sessions are open to all children or young people with additional needs as well as their families. Siblings, parents, carers and grandparents are all welcome! The sessions are for the whole family!
First Saturday of every month:
- Byw’n Iach Arfon : 10:00-11:00
- Byw’n Iach Dwyfor : 10:00 – 10:45
- Byw’n Iach Penllyn : 10:00 – 11:00
Second Saturday of every month:
- Byw’n Iach Glaslyn : 10:00 – 10:45
Children’s Parties
Byw’n Iach offers to host children’s parties within our centres, from Pool Parties, Soft Play and NERF Parties.
You will need to contact your local centre to book a place – Not every facility is available at every centre.
Children’s Lessons
Swimming Lessons
We follow the Welsh Swimming Learning Framework in order to offer high quality and professional swimming lessons to the children of Gwynedd. We have trainers with high level SEQ qualifications and they attend ongoing training. Therefore, you can be confident that your child will receive excellent training. Our swimming lessons make sure that ALL children learn to swim regardless of their ability or needs.
The swimming lessons are available in 7 centres: Arfon, Bangor, Bro Dysynni, Bro Ffestiniog, Dwyfor, Glaslyn, Penllyn
This is an information pack for the swimming lessons offered at Byw’n Iach: Info Pack
Gymnastic Lessons
Byw’n Iach offers a wide range of gymnastics lessons at different levels in 5 of our centres, from beginner classes: bronze, intermediate classes: silver, advanced class: gold, elite class: platinum.
Our Byw’n Iach gymnastics classes follow the Cymru Gymnastics ‘A-Z’ route which develops the essential gymnastics skills in the following areas: Read
All children who take part in the classes must be in full-time education, being 4 years old turning 5 years old in the educational year (September 01 – August 31). We suggest that the children attend until they are 14, then we suggest that they follow professional training with a sports leader qualification.
Payments for lessons are collected through a monthly Direct Debit payment. Once gymnasts have completed their Platinum level, they will have reached the end of their journey in Healthy Living Gymnastics Lessons and can continue their development in local clubs.
Here’s what a customer had to say about Byw’n Iach gymnastics lessons:
“I’ve never seen anyone bring her out of her shyness as fast as you. It was lovely to see her enjoy, listening and responding so well. She walked from the lesson having learnt new skills, with new confidence that will be priceless to her development. Thank you!”