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Mums and babies classes directory
Make a Splash with Little Fishes Swimming Club! Swimming is such a fantastic experience for any parent and baby to share. There’s lots of eye and skin contact – a wonderful way to bond with your baby. And, not only is it great fun, but swimming with your baby will improve their general health and awareness as well as their eating and sleeping patterns and strengthen their cardiorespiratory functions. Little Fishes Swimming club now have over 1800 children and employ 20+ staff. The classes teach valuable lifesaving skills and involves sub – surface swimming, structuring the lessons through play and having fun. One of their locations – Hilltop Swimming School in Clophill is a privately owned pool. It has a very good car park and has been updated over the last couple of years. Changing rooms are big in comparison to our other pools and have waist height changing shelves with changing mats on as well as a play pen. The pool is heated to higher temperatures than normal pools so is very suitable for little ones. It also has a small café type area with a vending machine. For more information contact Debbie at 01707 276734 or 07805 309102.
Bedfordshire Tot Bop Classes Creative movement classes for every stage of development. Ages 1 – 7. Thu, Fri & Sat mornings - Wing Village Hall, LU7 0NN. Billington Village Hall, LU7 9BW. Astral Park Community Centre, LU7 4AY Mon & Fri afternoons - Linslade Community Hall, LU7 2NR
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& St Leonard’s Lower School, LU7 0AX. Ages and times vary at each location. Visit www.totbop.co.uk or call 01525 237474
Karma Nurture Pregnancy and Postnatal Yoga with Teacher, Doula and Therapist, Pippa Moss. Offers nurturing and informational classes, treatments and support for pregnancy, birth and beyond. Based in Bedfordshire, also offers 1-2-1 services and bespoke packages to meet the needs of you, your family or private group. See page 14 for events and retreats in spring 2020. For more info visit www.karmanurture.co.uk/karmabirth or call Pippa Moss 07903 838006
The Signing Company Offers Signing Babies for 5 months - 18 months +. Classes give the opportunity to communicate and bond with your baby/toddler, expand on vocabulary through puppets and specially created songs and nursery rhymes, fun activities, bubbles, props and each session is based on a theme. Covers listening and turn-taking skills, emotional vocabulary, and much more. Class locations vary. www.thesigningcompany.co.uk
Baby Sensory Bedfordshire Multi-sensory activities. For babies from birth to 13 months. Activities include music, movement, baby signing, massage, baby music, light shows, themed sessions, water play, messy play, puppet shows, bubbles and hundreds of props! www.babysensory.com Baby College Bedford Infant (0 – 9 mnths), toddler (9 – 18 mnths) and BC Junior (18 mnths – 3 yrs+) classes. Classes include a variety of fun activities which are designed specifically for each age group developing confidence, promoting language and social skills and supporting increased independence with fun and stimulating games. www.babycollege.co.uk/bedford
Char Char Chimps Cha Char Chimps is an award winning, fun – filled, confidence building, interactive musical fun show, for accompanied pre-school children. To find the nearest class in your area visit www.ccchimps.com
Lindy Lous Glow Babies Interactive music classes for baby and toddlers from 3 months – 5 yrs. www.lindylous.co.uk
Buggy Bootcamp Provides safe, friendly, relaxed and fun outdoor exercise classes specifically designed for postnatal (and beyond). www.buggy-bootcamp-bedford.co.uk
Infant Aquatics Swimming classes for babies from 10 weeks old to 4 years old. Courses are progressive, promoting water parenting skills and helping to develop your joint love of the water as well as safety and water confidence. Locations vary. www.infantaquatics.co.uk
