Hi we’re Becky (left) and Clarissa (right). We opened Nature and Nurture in December 2023 and it’s been such an amazing journey so far!

Who are we?

Becky is a mum of two young kids and a qualified doctor. She works as a doctor half the week. She’s the one behind the graphics and videos you see on social media!

Clarissa is a mum of two young kids and works as a SEN classroom assistant. She’s also in the final year of her Early Childhood Studies degree. She loves early years education and has applied all her knowledge to the educational themes and design of our play areas. She’s also the creative one who plans our messy play sessions and crafts!

We’re actually family. Clarissa is married to Becky’s cousin!

Why did we open Nature and Nurture?

We have enjoyed bring our kids to the many new role play centres that have opened in Northern Ireland the past few years but we were spending a lot of time travelling to them! We wanted to open one in Lisburn, our city, and we had all these ideas for our play area. We wanted to make a play centre that was educational, safe, accessible and we really really wanted to serve good coffee and traybakes!

We’re constantly developing Nature and Nurture, reinvesting our profits to realise the vision we have. It’s been a steep learning curve (and a rather stressful one!) but we love it!

Thanks for taking the time to find out a little bit more about us. Make sure to follow us on social media to catch up with our latest developments and events! We’d love to see you soon!