Soft Steps

Soft Steps A thoughtfully prepared child-led stay & play studio in Whitburn for ages 0โ€“5.
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Run by Whitburn Community Play & Wellbeing
Scottish Charity SC055053

Book sessions:
bookwhen.com/softsteps

Last week at Mumsโ€™ Wellbeing, one of the mums said something that genuinely stuck with me ๐Ÿฅนโค๏ธShe said she feels so lucky...
22/09/2026

Last week at Mumsโ€™ Wellbeing, one of the mums said something that genuinely stuck with me ๐Ÿฅนโค๏ธ

She said she feels so lucky for the friendships sheโ€™s made through Soft Steps that sometimes it actually makes her emotional.

That is exactly the kind of thing I hoped these evenings would create โ€” a space where mums can come in, switch off for a little while, have a cuppa, chat, laugh, make something and feel comfortable around people who get it.

And seeing real friendships come from that is so lovely.

People who might never have met otherwise are now checking in on each other, chatting outside of sessions and building genuine friendships.

That sense of connection matters.

Sometimes wellbeing is simply having a place where you feel welcome, and being with people youโ€™re genuinely happy to see when you walk through the door ๐Ÿ’›

Mums Wellbeing Hour
Wednesday 6-7pm

Three full sessions today ๐ŸฅนโœจEven on our fullest days, keeping sessions small means thereโ€™s still space to play, explore,...
21/09/2026

Three full sessions today ๐Ÿฅนโœจ

Even on our fullest days, keeping sessions small means thereโ€™s still space to play, explore, focus and just enjoy being here without it feeling overwhelming.

Thank you to everyone who spent part of their Monday at Soft Steps ๐Ÿซถ

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜? ๐ŸŽ„๐ŸงธAfter the amazing response to our Mini & Me event yesterda...
20/09/2026

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜๐˜๐—น๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜? ๐ŸŽ„๐Ÿงธ

After the amazing response to our Mini & Me event yesterday, we sold 19 Build Your Own Bears โ€” and these are the final 10 we have left!

So weโ€™re turning them into ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ข๐˜„๐—ป ๐—•๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ ๐—–๐—ต๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜ ๐—ž๐—ถ๐˜๐˜€ ๐ŸŽ

Each kit will include your chosen character, stuffing, a little heart to place inside, simple instructions and a birth certificate โ€” all beautifully packaged and ready to gift at Christmas.

Rather than just opening another toy, they get an activity to enjoy with their grown-up and their own special friend to keep afterwards โค๏ธ

Perfect for Christmas Eve boxes, gifts from grandparents, aunties and uncles, or simply something a little different under the tree.

ยฃ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐ŸŽ

Message Soft Steps to order. Payment is required to secure your chosen character.

There really are only 10 available โ€” once theyโ€™re gone, theyโ€™re gone! ๐ŸŽ„

Who else loved our first Mini & Me session! ๐ŸงธโœจEach little one chose their new snuggle buddy, filled it with stuffing, tu...
19/09/2026

Who else loved our first Mini & Me session! ๐Ÿงธโœจ

Each little one chose their new snuggle buddy, filled it with stuffing, tucked a little heart inside, gave them the perfect name and left with their very own friend for life ๐Ÿ’›

The photos say it all! Proud faces, big cuddles and lots of special little moments shared with their grown-ups.

A special keepsake made by themselves, with beautiful memories from the day to go with it โœจ

Hereโ€™s to the next Soft Steps event!

A massive happy birthday to Adam! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’™Thank you so much for choosing Soft Steps for your birthday party! ๐ŸฅฐHe's not been ab...
18/09/2026

A massive happy birthday to Adam! ๐ŸŽ‰๐Ÿ’™

Thank you so much for choosing Soft Steps for your birthday party! ๐Ÿฅฐ

He's not been able to visit as much โ€” but he came straight in and made himself right at home again! ๐Ÿ’›

It was lovely seeing the studio full of people celebrating Adam's special day, and we hope he had the best time with his friends ๐ŸŽˆ๐ŸŽ‚โœจ

Sometimes itโ€™s the little things ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’One of our lovely mums brought me these today, just because.There was no occasion, no...
17/09/2026

Sometimes itโ€™s the little things ๐Ÿฅน๐Ÿ’

One of our lovely mums brought me these today, just because.

There was no occasion, no reason โ€” just a really thoughtful gesture that genuinely made my day!

Soft Steps has brought so many lovely people through the door, and moments like this mean more than people probably realise ๐Ÿ’›

Thank you for being so kind ๐ŸŒธ

When youโ€™ve spent the whole day with your little ones, Wednesday 6โ€“7pm is time for Mums Wellbeing ๐Ÿ’›One hour. No kids. Ju...
16/09/2026

When youโ€™ve spent the whole day with your little ones, Wednesday 6โ€“7pm is time for Mums Wellbeing ๐Ÿ’›

One hour. No kids. Just you and other mums who 'get it' โ˜•โœจ

Free to attend ๐ŸŒฟ

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ”! ๐ŸŒˆ "... ๐ฐ๐ž'๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก!!"This little o...
14/09/2026

๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ง๐ฎ๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿ”! ๐ŸŒˆ

"... ๐ฐ๐ž'๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐จ๐ญ ๐š๐ง ๐€๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐€๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐›๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐’๐จ๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก!!"

This little one has experienced so much at Soft Steps and today was his first Glow Explore session. His mum said she loved how relaxing it was, and after a very early start to their day, I think it was just the kind of session they both needed โ˜บ๏ธ

So glad to have them joining the All Access Crew ๐Ÿ’›

โœจ Glow Explore tomorrow at Soft Steps โœจLights down, projectors on ๐ŸŒˆFibre optics, glowing sensory play & lots to explore ...
13/09/2026

โœจ Glow Explore tomorrow at Soft Steps โœจ

Lights down, projectors on ๐ŸŒˆ

Fibre optics, glowing sensory play & lots to explore ๐Ÿ’›

Monday | 11am-12.30pm | 1pm-2.30pm
ยฃ6.50 per child | ยฃ4 siblings
Tea & coffee included โ˜•

Brighten up your Monday โœจ

Address

94D West Main Street
Bathgate
EH470QU

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2:30pm
Tuesday 9am - 2:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 2:30pm
6pm - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 2:30pm
Friday 9am - 12:30pm
Saturday 11am - 12:30pm

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