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We’ve squeezed loads of cool stuff into this issue for you - we hope you like it! There are plenty of activities for you to enjoy at home from Halloween and Bonfire Night crafts to creating a mud kitchen in your garden. We’ve also compiled details of local firework displays and some of the best places to meet Santa, and we have invited parenting expert Sally J Hall to tell us why she believes we should be buying traditional toys for our children this Christmas. As always you’ll find hundreds of groups and classes to try out in the Daily Activity Planner - many of which offer free sessions in our Special Offers section.

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Contents What’s New?

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Halloween Crafts

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Bonfire Night Crafts

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Firework Displays

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Make a Mud Kitchen

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Toddle Models

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Tips for a Good Sleep

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Controversy Corner

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Mums Making It

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Special Offers

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Christmas Shop About 30-33 Where’s Santa?

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Win a Christmas Tree

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Winter Family Holidays

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Daily Activity Planner

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What’s new for bumps, babies & toddlers in the Milton Keynes & Buckinghamshire area

Milton Keynes Area Meet the Reindeer at Castle Ashby

Head over to Castle Ashby for the Crafts for Christmas Show from 10am on Sat 29th and Sun 30th November to meet Santa’s reindeer and indulge in a bit of Christmas shopping! Alongside the reindeer there will be over 65 designer-makers of contemporary and traditional crafts, all offering their handmade work for sale. Entry: £4 per adult (under 16s free). Free parking. Castle Ashby Gardens, Northampton, NN7 1LQ. Bring cash as not all stalls have card facilities. Further details can be found at www.palladianevents.co.uk. P.35

New Baby Bumpkin Yoga-Inspired Classes

Tatty Bumpkin are launching some new Baby Bumpkin classes for babies 6 weeks – crawling on Mondays, 11.30 -12.45 at White Space Yoga Studio in Stony Stratford and Wednesdays, 1.45– 2.30pm at the Children’s Centre in Buckingham. Baby Bumpkin sessions are fun, yoga-inspired stories with lots of music and multi-sensory play, designed to encourage movement and enhance development in babies.

Other sessions are available throughout MK and South Northants. Contact Reanne for a free taster session on miltonkeynes@tattybumpkin.com or 07580131842. www.tattybumpkin.com/miltonkeynes. P.44

New Musical Minis Classes in Milton Keynes

Musical Minis has launched a new class in Kents Hill Community Centre on Mondays at 12 noon. The 45 minute class includes music and movement with action songs, puppets, instruments, whistles and more. Class sizes are restricted to 15 - 17 children to ensure your child receives the right attention and the group has a relaxed atmosphere. There is also a new class planned for Linford Wood Arts 1 studios on Tuesdays at 10.30am.

Contact Amanda for advanced booking on 01908 259 914 or amanda_perkins@live.com. P.41

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The Big Family Sleepover!

Go Camping with Cha Char Chimps!

It may seem a way off, but you can now book to join Cha Char Chimps for a family camping experience like no other in May 2015. Set in the picturesque countryside at Silverstone Farm Campsite, it is the ideal setting for your first family camping trip with little ones! There will be entertainment and catering on the campsite – and the price is just £25 for one pitch and one car. For more info see the ‘Events’ section at www.ccchimps.com. P.38

Bring The Toy Shop To Your Home This Christmas

My Toy Story provides quality traditional and educational wooden toys available to buy through home parties, toddler groups, fairs and coffee mornings.

Whether you want a main Christmas/Birthday present or stocking fillers they have something for you with prices starting from under £1. If you host a home party, you get commission to spend on toys yourself, along with a ‘Hostess Thank You’.

See offer for hosts in our centre page Offers section.

Contact Alison 07841 338 195.

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New Pool and Great Offer for Swimkidz in MK

SwimKidz are excited to announce new baby beginner and toddler sessions at a new pool: Woughton Leisure Centre in Milton Keynes. To celebrate the launch they are offering a fantastic introductory discount – you can get an 8-week course for the price of 7, PLUS a free underwater photo shoot for only £80.50. (Big saving of £41.50).

Classes are on Mondays 2-3.30pm, Wednesdays 9-10am and Thursdays 9 - 9.30am. Spaces are limited – contact shelley@swimkidz.co.uk or call 07544 555028 and quote WLMK-Toddle. www.swimkidz.co.uk. P.39

Competitively Priced Electrical Service For Parents

New MummyFit Exercise Classes in MK

If you require an electrician in or around Milton Keynes, Omega Electrics provide a friendly and reliable service. Perfect for busy parents, they can help with anything from a simple socket or light replacement to a full house rewire. As a registered member of the NICEIC, Omega Electrics not only meets with current wiring regulations but also offers you assurances of safety and competence, compliance with building regulations and Public Liability Insurance cover.

To get a quote, call David on 01908 966118, visit www.omega-electrics.co.uk or email info@omega-electrics.co.uk. P.17

Wycombe, Chiltern & S. Bucks

If you’re a new mum and you’re looking to improve your health and feel more energised, then MummyFit is for you! MummyFit is an outdoor exercise session with your little ones in their pushchairs. It’s a workout that will raise your heart rate, burn calories, improve your fitness and make you feel renewed. A safe way to exercise after childbirth, from 6 weeks after a normal delivery and 8 weeks after a C-section. Attend 3 classes and you’ll get the 4th for free. Contact Natalie on 07779 967987, wellfitlife@hotmail.com or visit FeelWellfit. P.7

Aylesbury Vale An Unforgettable Frozen Experience

New Pools for Swimkidz in South Bucks Swimkidz South Bucks are launching classes in new pools from November – Millbrook School in High Wycombe on Thursdays and Mondays, and Alfrison School in Beaconsfield on Tuesday mornings and Wednesday afternoons.

The new pools join existing classes in Wendover and Aylesbury. Swimkidz swimming lessons are for all ages – baby beginners, baby advanced, toddlers and children – and lessons follow a unique, innovative and structured swimming programme that helps your children develop confidence in the water whilst having lots of fun. Contact tracey@swimkidz.co.uk. www.swimkidz.co.uk. P.47

The UK’s No.1 Baby Show & Family Fun Day Comes to Reading

This Frozen experience will transport your child into Elsa’s Frozen kingdom of Arendelle. With a full, glittery makeover and sparkly nails (for girls), face painting and tattoos (for boys), there will be creative activities, story time in Elsa’s ‘ice castle’, singing and dancing with Elsa herself - and Olaf will be available for warm hugs too!

Places must be booked and prepaid - email sweetsandtreatsparties@gmail.com.

Cost: £15 for 2 hours (2 children £27; 3 children £39).

Includes snack and drink.

Dates: Wed 29 Oct – Sat 1 Nov at 9:45, 12:15 or 16:45 Venue: Arncott Village Hall (near Bicester) For more info, visit www.facebook.com/ sweetsandtreatsparties. P.36

Stowe House Christmas Gift Fayre 25th & 26th October 2014

Date: Saturday 29 November Location: Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading Don’t miss…

• Sid from CBeebies opening the show at 10.30am • Products and services from pre-conception to primary • Great activities in the Kidzone and fun taster classes • FREE ultrasound scans • Unique Christmas shopping opportunities and Santa • Humphrey from Humphrey’s Corner • Prizes, offers & Christmas surprises!

• JoJo Maman Bebe Goody Bags For FREE tickets go to www.babyexpobabyshow.co.uk/ visiting/tickets and use the code ‘TODDLE’.

Head down to Stowe House to get your Christmas gifts before the rush! A fantastic day out for all the family featuring children’s crafts and activities along with a variety of stalls selling homeware, jewellery, clothing, food & drink and those unique gifts you won’t find on the high street.

Free on-site parking is available. Doors open 10.00am – 5.00pm. Adults £8 Children £4 (Under 5s free). www.stowe.co.uk/events. P.31

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Baby Sensory Classes Come to Wingrave

Hypobirthing: The Secret to a Calm Birth

Birth Right Hypnobirthing is a complete antenatal course that will prepare you, both physically and mentally, for the birth of your baby.

Whether you are a first time mum, who is anxious about giving birth; a mum of three who felt out of control during previous births; or a dad who is worried about supporting your partner during labour, Nancy can help you have the birth you want.

For classes and individual courses, contact 07817 233480 or nancy@birthright-hypnobirthing.co.uk. P.45

Baby Sensory North Bucks has opened its third venue in the idyllic Wingrave village. Enjoy their award-winning development classes for babies 0-13 months along with ble classes tea and home-made cakes. The fun, socia e and danc c, musi age, include baby signing, mass and a whole lot s show l visua and light nt, eme mov or 11:15am in more! Classes run every Thursday at 10am t, HP22 4PD. Stree ch Wingrave Community Centre, Chur email or 76 6432 6 0787 on erine Kath Contact book a northbucks@babysensory.co.uk to P.38 t’).

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Fun Times at Claydon Christmas Tree Farm

Claydon Christmas Tree Farm is a magical Christmas experience for the whole family.

Meet the family’s team of reindeer amongst the beautiful fresh cut British Christmas trees, hunt for hidden chocolate and discover an exciting array of festive delights in the log cabin shop. Children love listening for the ‘gobble, gobble’ of the turkeys while they have fun in the pedal tractor and digging area. Santa’s Grotto is on 6th, 7th & 14th Dec 2014, 12pm – 3pm plus free fun activities for the whole family each weekend. www.claydonchristmastreefarm.co.uk. P.35

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Take an A4 sheet of paper and cut into a square. Fold in half twice into a smaller square, then in half again, but this time corner to corner to make a triangle, keeping the centre of the paper on the fold. Draw a Christmas tree shape (see picture), with the top of the ‘tree’ at the centre of the paper. Cut out, open up and voila!

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Stagecoach enrolling for autumn term!

Weekly classes for 4-18yrs So what’s it all about?

Being a Stagecoach student is about joining a highly energised, educational and creative part-time theatre school while making new friends, but most of all – having fun! Along the way your child will learn skills in singing, dance and drama, which helps develop the confidence they need in later life.

What classes are on offer?

Early Stages 4-6yrs – These 90 minute classes are split equally into singing, dance and drama. The classes are small, which allow us to develop talent in youngsters, while supporting those who might need an extra boost of confidence!

“I am constantly amazed how the dramatic arts can develop young kids into well rounded, outgoing and confident performers and create such positive change in students every day. We also offer LAMDA tuition, private singing lessons and have our own performance troupes.”

- Principal Clare Gosling

COMING SOON! CHRISTMAS FESTIVE FUN Mon 22nd & Tues 23rd December 2014 SUMMER WORKSHOPS 3rd - 7th August 2015

Call your local principal to find out what classes/ workshops are available in your area now!

Don’t miss out on your FREE Stagecoach t-shirt when you sign up to one of our autumn classes!

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Hang these rockets around the house or create a rocket mobile (obviously not safe for baby to play with though!)

TO MAKE:

Use an old toilet roll for the main part of the rocket and paint or decorate with coloured paper.

Create a cone shape using coloured card and stick to the top of the toilet roll with pva glue.

Cut strips of coloured card or paper and curl using scissors.

Decorate with buttons or anything you want!

TO MAKE:

Use glue and glitter or chalks and pastels on black paper.

FAMILY FIREWORKS 2014 SATURDAY 8TH NOVEMBER ELANGENI SCHOOL FIELD, WOODSIDE AVENUE, CHESHAM BOIS

MILTON KEYNES FIREWORKS DISPLAY SUNDAY 2ND NOVEMBER, APPROX. 7PM CAMPBELL PARK, MILTON KEYNES.

Annual spectacular fireworks display. Free entry, recommended parking at Central MK shopping centre (no parking in the park). www.theparkstrust.com/whats-on

BEACONSFIELD FIREWORKS & BONFIRE SPECTACULAR

Mulled wine, bar, hot dogs, snacks and glow products on sale. For more info and to purchase tickets see www.chestnutlane.bucks.sch.uk/clesa/family-fireworks

ARFC FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR 2014 SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER, 5PM AYLESBURY RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, OSTLER’S FIELD, BROOK END, HP22 5RN

Gates open at 5pm, bonfire lit at 6.30pm - 7pm, fireworks at 8pm. Tickets £7 (£6 in advance) www.pitchero.com/clubs/aylesburyrfc

SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER, 6PM

GERRARDS CROSS FIREWORKS DISPLAY

BEACONSFIELD CRICKET CLUB, WILTON PARK, HP9 2XD

SATURDAY 1ST NOVEMBER, 6PM-9PM

Hog roast, hot drinks, BBQ, licensed beer tent, mulled wine and sparkler stand. £5 per person (under 5s free). For tickets see www.beaconsfieldfireworks.co.uk

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Time for Twos!

FREE childcare education for two year olds

Tel: 01908 253338

Did you know that your two year old could qualify for up to 15 hours of FREE childcare education each week?

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you may be eligible. Find out if you qualify at your local Children’s Centre or speak to your health visitor or someone supporting your family.

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AKELEY WOOD SCHOOL A co-educational independent day school from 1 to 18 years

You are invited to the Nursery & Junior School Open Days

Whatever your child’s hidden genius You’ll see it flourish at Akeley Wood Open Day Dates • Tuesday 14th October 2014 9.30-11am

• Saturday 14th March 2015 2-4pm

• Tuesday 11th November 2014 9.30-11am

• Tuesday 12th May 2015 9.30-11am

• Tuesday 20th January 2015 2-4pm

• Tuesday 9th June 2015 9.30-11am

Akeley Wood Nursery & Junior School (1 – 11 years) Wicken Park Wicken Milton Keynes MK19 6DA

Akeley Wood School is part of the Cognita Group of Schools

Please contact our Admissions Registrar 01908 555 803 registrar@akeleywoodschool.co.uk

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If you want to do more, here are some ideas:

Create a surface using a plank of wood, supported by something from around the house – e.g. upturned plastic storage boxes (easy to clean) or old bricks. Then pop a washing up bowl on top. Ta-da!

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t Akeley Wood Nursery the children thoroughly enjoy playing in our newly built Mud Kitchen.

‘What is a Mud Kitchen?’ I hear you cry. Well, a Mud Kitchen includes all the domestic equipment and utensils that you might find in a real kitchen, but with a slightly different ingredient - mud! Our children have access to the Mud Kitchen every day, all year round, making it an excellent outdoor resource. At Akeley, we provide protective clothing for the children to wear so they can enjoy making creative concoctions using soils, water and a range of other natural materials without the worry of getting their clothes dirty or wet.

The children love making a wide range of things from magic potions to mud pies! This month the children have been out on nature walks where they have collected twigs, leaves and plants to decorate their pies and cakes. Other ingredients that are great to use are sawdust, straw, sand and bark.

HOW TO MAKE A MUD KITCHEN

An old or under-used toy kitchen could make the move to the garden – as long as you don’t mind it getting messy!

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Bring your wheelbarrow out into the garden and fill it with soil and water.

An old coffee table or some shelves picked up at the charity shop or car boot sale would make a great surface, with storage space for kitchen utensils.

Use some simple hand-screw hooks from a DIY shop to make hanging places for utensils and pans on the kitchen or on a nearby fence.

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• S upply plenty of bowls, pots, jugs and other (safe) kitchen tools for the children to play with. The bowls will allow them to collect lots of different ingredients for their concoctions and the other tools will give them more options when ‘cooking’.

• Put your mud kitchen in or next to a flowerbed

if possible – for easy access to mud and to help contain the mess!

We used wood, pallets and an old kitchen sink to make our mud kitchen, but you certainly don’t need to go to such lengths. The purpose of the mud kitchen is to enable fun and educational play, and something far simpler could do the job. Children are very imaginative – some pans, bowls and spoons next to a patch of mud would make a great start!

• Try to put the kitchen near an outside tap or hose, both to give the children independence in their play, and to make it easier for you to clean up.

• Old placemats, cut into circles, make perfect rings for the hob of the cooker.

• Dress your child in old clothes or waterproofs – no explanation needed!

Written by Nicola Simkins – Akeley Wood Nursery Manager – For more information about making a mud kitchen or to organise a tour of Akeley Wood Nursery, contact Nicola Simkins, on 01908 571 231 or nicola.simkins@akeleywoodschool.co.uk.

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Winners

Baby & Toddler Photo Competition Winners Thank you to everyone who entered the Summer Toddle Models competition, sponsored by PixiFoto!

1st

Congratulations this time goes to Marianna Shuliak from Milton Keynes, who you will see on the front cover of our next edition, followed by runners up Maximilano Parsons and Talia Hutchins who all won a photo shoot and prints.

Marianna Shuliak

If you didn’t win, you can still enjoy a photo shoot with PixiFoto - call 01908 282169 or visit www.pixifoto.co.uk.

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Talia Ann Hutchins, 14 mths

Oliver Walker, 3 yrs

Scarlet Saunders, 2 yrs

Oliver Goodall, 2 yrs

Lucy Trundley, 2 yrs

Beau Coles, 14 mths

Beatrice Wiles, 4 yrs

Francesca Wilson, 2.5 yrs

Felicity Reynolds, 4 yrs

Azura Munnelly, 2yrs

Leyton Ray Reeves, 3 yrs

Rhys Venables, 22 mths

Isaiah Martin, 2 yrs

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Oliver Redding, 3 yrs

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Bringing your newborn home is an exciting time, filled with joy & happiness.

Undoubtedly you may have some concerns, one being how to settle your baby to sleep during the day or night.

IS YOUR FAMILY GETTING ENOUGH SLEEP? Without good quality sleep as adults, we very quickly feel the effects of sleep deprivation, such as exhaustion, poor judgement, ill health and the feeling of not being able to cope. Sleep is also essential for a baby’s cognitive and physical development. Without the right amount of rest, your baby may become irritable, fretful and difficult to feed. As a result, family relationships can become frayed, which adds even more stress to the situation.

‘A good nights sleep makes for a happy family’

so you need to be in it for the long haul if needs be – and you will need to support each other through the tough times. It is a challenge, but it’s worth it!

The good news is, once the right sleep plan is in place, your baby will reap the benefits of sleep... and so will you. Their mood and behaviour will quickly change, lifting the spirit of the whole family.

TIPS TO ESTABLISHING 4 PROVEN GOOD SLEEPING PATTERNS:

Sleep problems can arise for many reasons. They could be due to poor health or bad sleep associations - or simply because your child has never learnt how to self-settle.

1. KEEP IT CALM. Bedtime should be calm, lasting no

Thankfully, there are many resources out there to help new parents find a sleep plan that may work for them.

The downside is, after many hours of research, you are on your own. You will still be tired, and probably won’t be feeling confident about implementing the new routine. Feeling uncomfortable with the chosen technique often leads to parents not being consistent, which will lead to failure.

(with a blackout blind in summer) and maintain the correct room temperature (16 – 20°C, ideally 18°C).

All children are unique, so the sleep training technique that you use to teach your child to self-settle, and learn to love sleep, needs to be tailored. All caregivers need to be on the same page, or your child will become confused. Sleep training isn’t a quick fix,

more than half an hour. Toys in the cot / bed should be kept to a minimum.

2. PROVIDE A GOOD SLEEPING ENVIRONMENT. Use low lighting 3. LEARN YOUR BABY’S SLEEP SIGNALS. These could include losing interest in toys & people, yawning, rubbing eyes or playing with their ears. Putting your baby to sleep when they are tired and ready to sleep just makes sense – knowing their sleep signals is key to achieving this.

4. IMPLEMENT A GOOD FEEDING & NAP ROUTINE DURING THE DAY. o not fall into the trap of thinking that less sleep D in the day will lead to your baby sleeping more at night. This is a myth – the opposite is in fact true!

Written by Diane Pawsey, The Family Sleep Consultant – Diane has over 24 years experience working with children and their families, helping to establish healthy sleeping habits. With a gentle and caring approach, she gives you the tools and confidence to implement your own, tailor-made sleep plan. www.familysleepconsultant.co.uk

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How Slow Are Your Toys?

By Sally J. Hall ith Christmas just round the corner, parents around the world are starting to buy toys for their children. We invited parenting author and judge of the Slow Toy Awards, Sally J. Hall, to share with us why she believes we should be buying traditional, low-tech toys for our children this year.

These days, it’s all about speed. Faster Broadband, quicker access to the motorway, London to Birmingham in under an hour. That’s all well and good if speed is important to you – which it sometimes is, especially in business and if you need to be in a different place quickly. But somewhere in this faster, bigger, better world, it’s easy to feel somehow that we are losing something.

When I travel, for example, I like to feel that I have actually gone somewhere. Last year my family and I travelled by train to the southern tip of Italy. It took us the best part of three days but we experienced far more than we would have done with a two hour flight and the stress of the departures lounge: watching the landscape change as we crossed France from plains to rolling hills; the chocolate box chalets and stunning mountain passes of Switzerland; and the villages and towns of Italy changing in colour and character as we chugged south were things we all savoured.

This is one of the reasons I was delighted to be asked to judge the Slow Toy Awards this year, because this movement is one that fits with my own parenting and environmental ethos and also celebrates – almost inadvertently - some of the best and most traditional toys that have been found in the toy boxes of Europe for many generations.

How many of us were fascinated as children by Grandma’s china doll, by an old fashioned bear with moveable legs and shiny black eyes, by a knitted toy or a set of wooden blocks with letters and pictures on them? Toys in the past were few and far between because most families could not afford many. They were played with only on special occasions and were treasured and passed on from one family member to another.

With the advent of cheap metal during the pre-war years and of plastics and electronics after, parents were now able to afford to buy many more toys. Most houses will have boxes of plastic figures and electronic games - we are even given toys free with cereals and fast food meals. Does this proliferation breed contempt?

I have noticed that my son, now in his teens and moving on to big boys’ toys, used to covet those action figures from film and TV series. He would nag for them or save his pocket money but as each craze passed, the toys would be forgotten and left in a box, to be taken to the charity shop or passed to another child who would value them as little as it seemed he did.

My children were lucky enough to have toys they inherited. When I was small, my father spent evenings and weekends creating a farm for the four of us to play with. Small wooden animals including cows, sheep and horses could be arranged around the pond on the farmyard, created from plaster of Paris, and we could put the farmer and his family inside the small plywood farmhouse. It had all been painted and thought through with care – and it is still there at my parents’ house, waiting for the next generation to play with it.

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Controversy Corner

A bout The Slow To y Movement The Slow Toy Movement was launched in 2011 by Thierry Bourret, marking the beginning of an exciting cultural movement for the toy industry. Much like Carlo Petrini’s Slow Food Movement that defended good food and the enjoyment of eating, this campaign aims to promote traditional toys that inspire the child’s mind and encourage real play – over toys that are run by batteries and have flashing lights. The disappearance of the educational abacus, the beautifully crafted wooden toy and the much loved dolls house is very much the issue at the heart of this campaign.

The movement believes that children should never be in a race to talk or walk first, that development is not a competition and should be left to follow its own pace. www.slowtoymovement.com Toys that do not rely on lights, sounds and batteries are sometimes thought of as ‘boring’ or ‘simple.’ It’s a cliché but how many times have you seen a small child have as much fun with a box as with the present it had contained? We have all marveled at the imagination going on in that tiny brain to turn simple cardboard into a plane, a boat or a car – and this is the point.

There’s a bit of a backlash against toys made from good old-fashioned materials like wood and fabric and are given the disparaging epithet of ‘worthy’ but they don’t have to be made from free range hemp to be ethical – nor to engage a child’s imagination.

Choosing toys that do not rely on bangs and beeps and whistles is not a ‘second best’ choice, nor something you should feel ashamed of, even though the big, shiny plastic item that plays 15 nursery rhymes and flashes lights might at first glance look more appealing.

If you buy a set of wooden bricks for your kids, or those of a friend, you are giving them something that is far more than the sum of its parts. Any set of blocks can be built up and bashed down in a hundred ways.

They create a fort, a road, a garden wall and a child can learn about colours, patterns, what pictures and letters mean and how gravity and energy works.

A simple doll will become a playmate and a child can imbue it with a huge range of emotions, likes and dislikes. Dominoes can be built up and knocked down and arranged in shapes and patterns. A playset that turns a child into a doctor, vet, fireman or builder will create a world full of active imagination and role-play and help them make sense of that strange world adults inhabit when they go out to work.

So if all this is true, why do so many parents turn to electronic devices, game machines and mobile apps that keep their child amused for seemingly much

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longer than these old fashioned toys? It’s true that they capture the imagination and a child will become engrossed. But this engagement is to the exclusion of the world around them, rather than helping them live in it. How often have you played an online game, only to find out that suddenly an hour has passed?

But that hour has been spent engaging with your computer, not your family, and though many of us feel the need to switch ‘real life’ off sometimes, I don’t think any of us would agree that this was worth more or was more fulfilling than, say, a night out with friends, a family barbecue or a Sunday lunch spent around the table with loved ones.

That’s not to say, in an Orwellian way, that all technology is bad. Kids can learn a lot from playing with smartphones and tablets and sometimes – on long journeys as I know all too well – it can be the only way to placate them. But if that is at the expense of being able to interact with other children and adults, it’s a high price to pay. So use technology wisely and not too often, be resigned to the fact that children need stimulation and get bored easily (though sometimes they will amaze you at how long they can continue to do a single activity, over and over) and embrace fewer, better made toys that will last – and perhaps your children will pass them on to theirs.

Sally J. Hall is one of the judges of the Slow Toy Awards, which champions toys and games that rely on enduring play value, not lights, sounds and batteries. She is Editor of B Baby Magazine (www.bbabymagazine.co.uk) and author of Eco Baby, A Guide To Green Parenting. She is also Editor of The Bounty Product Guide.

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I suppose the worst bits about being self-employed are that sometimes I work late in the evening and I do find it really hard to turn my phone off!

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If you have a dream - go for it. Make sure that you are passionate about your product or service. Be prepared to make mistakes – and learn from them when they happen. Give yourself time to build your business, be flexible and don’t give up when it gets tough!

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After the huge success we’ve had in Milton Keynes, I have put together a franchise programme to allow Disco Babies to grow to other areas. It’s designed to work for mums (as it did for me) so they can run a successful business and still be there for their kids.

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A great gift for Christmas, this big cardboard rocking chair will entertain your child as they colour and build it – and will become their very own throne. With a solid build, the chair can easily take a child of up to 20 kg.

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www.loubilou.com

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Personalised Family Tree Papercut - from £29 A memorable Christmas gift that will be treasured forever, this Family Tree Papercut is a beautiful and unique way to proudly display the members of your family. The oak tree used symbolises the strength and endurance of a true family and the optional ‘floating frame’ finish creates a magnificent effect.

15% Discount with code ‘Toddle’ at checkout. www.twentyfingers.co.uk

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Personalised Letter From Santa Gift Pack - £8.99

Magical Fairy Doors - from £30 These beautiful Fairy Doors are the perfect gift for a bright imagination.

Fairies are known to be playful, and may well leave notes and gifts for your children throughout the year - and at Christmas, they often leave a little sweet or gift each morning as an alternative advent calendar.

Fairy Door sets come with a personalised letter and tiny door key.

Direct from The North Pole, this brightly coloured ‘Letter From Santa Gift Pack’ is sure to bring a smile to your little one’s face.

Personalise it with the recipient’s name, two of their friends’ names and presents they’re hoping for. Comes with a festive door hanger and a Christmassy window sticker. www.theengravedgiftscompany.co.uk 15% off with code ‘Toddle’

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Noah’s Ark by Lanka Kade - £149.95 This extra large traditional wooden Noah’s Ark by Lanka Kade comes complete with Mr & Mrs Noah and 11 pairs of chunky wooden animals to come in two by two. The hand-crafted, Fairtrade toy is made from rubber wood and is a very generous size, at 55cm x 37.5cm x 26cm.

Buy from Dandy Lions Boutique, Buckingham www.dandylionsboutique.co.uk

16 Cornwall Place, High Street, Buckingham, Bucks MK18 1SB

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DAY OUT WITH THOMAS TO MEET FATHER CHRISTMAS

29-30 NOV, 6-7, 13-14, 20-21 DEC

Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, OX11 7NJ

Families get to ride behind the famo us blue engine to meet Father Christmas in his grotto, and enjoy other Thomas related activ ities.

Adul t £12, Child (with gift) £12, Senio r £11. www.dayoutwiththomas.co.uk/didcot

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ckwell Heath, Hig h Wycombe, HP Father Christm 10 9BN as will read a sh ort story then pr gift and Christm esen as tree sapling to plant and grow t you with a place your wish at home. Then star on the Chris tmas Tree. Mulle mince pie for gr d wine and own ups. £5.00 per ticket. www.makingse nsefh.co.uk

CLAYDON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM SANTA’S GROTTO 6, 7 & 14 DEC, 12 – 3PM.

AS TRADITIONAL CHILTERNS CHRISTMGiles , HP8 4AB

Stone Court Barn, West St, Steeple Claydon, Bucks, MK18 2LJ

Meet Santa and receive a present. Santa’s real reindeer will be next to the Grotto at all times. Buy Christmas trees and beautiful decorations, enjoy the children’s pedal tractor area and refreshments. £4.00 per child.

29 – 30 NOV Chiltern Open Air Museum,

www.claydonchristmastreefarm.co.uk Event details correct at time of printing, but may change: check before attending.

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te some ed historic buildings, crea Enjoy the beautifully decorat er Christmas Fath visit and n Bar t thol Christmas crafts in Nor y costs. d for Santa plus usual entr to receive a gift. £3 per chil www.coam.org.uk

Take a Cruise with Santa Take a 1½ hour cruise through the famous Blisworth Tunnel to Blisworth where Santa will join the boat for the return journey, meet each child and give them a present.

Ticket costs: £10, £13 or £15 per person according to cruise date.

Children under 12 months free Includes: Mince Pies, Soft Drinks, Tea, Coffee, Christmas Crackers. Party Games and music will be played during the cruise.

INDIAN CHIEF CRUISES STOKE BRUERNE

Sat 6th Dec - £10 per head 11.00 am & 2.00 pm Sun 7th Dec - £13 per head 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm Sat 13th Dec - £13 per head 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm Sun 14th Dec - £13 per head SPECIAL RATES 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOLS, PLEASE Sat 20th Dec - £15 per head 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm CALL 01604 862 428 FOR DETAILS! Sun 21st Dec - £15 per head 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm Mon 22nd & Tues 23rd Dec - £15 per head 11.00 am, 2.00 pm Christmas Eve, Wed 24th Dec - £15 per head 10.30 am, 12.30 pm, 2.30 pm

To book, call in at The Boat Inn or telephone 01604 862 428 www.boatinn.co.uk

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Competition

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; SAT & SUN: 1:30-6PM. 5-7, 12-14, 19-21 DEC. FRI: 4:30-7PM , MK12 5EL onnell Drive Milton Keynes Museum, McC

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8UE Unique 45 minute fam ily experience – enj oy a guide from Santa’s head elf, ma ke Rudolph’s favour ite foo Santa, who will read you a story. While adu d and meet lts enjoy a yummy mince pie! Child £9 .99, Adult Ticket £4 .49 (Children must be accompanied by an adult). To book cal l 0800 954 9484. www.frostsgardencen tres.co.uk

TIES CHA CHAR CHIMPS CHRISTMAS PARChur ch End Rd, MK5 7AA Village Hall,

17 DEC, 10AM-12PM: Shenley Brook End NN12 8XA Church Street, Silverstone, 18 DEC, 10:30AM-12:30PM: The Pavilion, 1 1JQ MK1 ford, Strat y Ston , Road 19 DEC, 10AM-12PM: York House, London games, lunch cing, music, Christmas party with dan £5 per head. Booking and a present from Santa. current customers. to n give rity prio al, enti ess s www.ccchimps.com/event

Claydon Christmas Tree Farm are giving away a real Christmas Tree worth up to £50 to one lucky winner!

To enter, complete the form at www.toddleabout.co.uk/ articles/competitions by 31st Nov ‘14. The winner will be chosen at random.

Claydon Christmas Tree Farm, Stone Court Barn, West Street, Steeple Claydon, Bucks, MK18 2LJ

www.claydonchristmastreefarm.co.uk (T&Cs: Christmas tree must be collected from Claydon Christmas Tree Farm. Maximum value of tree is £50).

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Get Away from it all!

Family Breaks from Sky2Travel DISNEYLAND PARIS NEW YEARS FOR CHRISTMAS SUN IN CYPRUS It doesn’t get more magical than combining the magic of Disney with the magic of Christmas! Dazzling decorations, Disney characters and, of course, Santa Claus, offer the warmest welcome, while the glowing star atop the giant tree grants magical Christmas wishes all season long. Enjoy the unique Disney experience and be dazzled as the nighttime spectacular takes a seasonal twist to become Disney Dreams of Christmas and find the Frozen princesses illuminated amid its incredible fantasy.

See in the new year with your family in the scorching heat of Cyprus at the 5 star St Raphael Resort, located on one of the most renowned and largest Blue Flag accredited beaches in Limassol.

The clear blue sea water and sandy beach ensure that you’ll be able to enjoy a dip in the Mediterranean Sea and relax by the calm waves. If you prefer fresh water, the hotel features three pools (one indoor, two outdoor) - one of which has its own water slide and separate shaded children’s pool. And as it’s all-inclusive you can kick back and relax without worrying about the spiralling cost of your food bill!

DATES: 20th Dec – 3 nights, 4 days TRAVEL: Eurostar return from London St Pancras ACCOMM: Explorers Hotel at Disneyland (8 mins from park) COST: £1556.00 for 2 adults, 3 children includes hotel, B&B, Eurostar & 4 day passes to Disneyland.

DATES: 28th Dec – 8 nights TRAVEL: Return flights from Gatwick ACCOMM: St Raphael Resort – 5* all inclusive COST: £2572.00 for 2 adults, 2 children includes hotel, flights, transfers & baggage.

These winter treats can be booked via Sky2Travel – the new independent online travel agent dedicated to finding you the perfect family break at the best possible prices. Their service is FREE and Atol protected – simply tell them what you are looking for and they will work tirelessly to find it for you! Start your journey at www.sky2travel.co.uk.

Where Learning is fun!

Northern Pastures Pre-School, Saint Luke’s Church ,Newport Pagnell.

We are a small Friendly pre-school providing lots of care and attention. If this is what you are looking for we are the preschool for you. Please contact us for more information Tel : 07905 450 816 or Email: Northernpastures@live.co.uk

If you want to treat your child to an extra special party, then look no further!

Using the theme of your choice, Sweets and Treats Parties will create an unforgettable – and totally unique - experience for their big day.

Tailored completely to your individual requirements and budget, all our parties are interactive and can include a visit from your child’s favourite character. From Frozen, Jack and the Beanstalk or Despicable Me to spa parties and Hollywood themes, the only limit is your imagination!

FOR MORE DETAILS CALL: 0781 759 8585 OR EMAIL: sweetsandtreatsparties@gmail.com

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DAILY ACTIVITY P la nner

Your local ‘What’s On Guide’ for families with bump - 5s in Buckinghamshire, including Milton Keynes, Buckingham, Aylesbury, High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Amersham, Marlow and surrounding areas

The Daily Activity Planner is your one stop shop for finding virtually any and all of the bump, baby & toddler groups and classes.

Visit the Toddle About website at www.toddleabout.co.uk/directory then simply enter your postcode and the groups will be listed in order of distance from your home.

MILTON KEYNES AREA

Monday

Leadenhall

SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

14:00-15:30T at Woughton Leisure Centre, Rainbow Drive MK6 5EJ. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

Bancroft

Bancroft Toddler Group

9:45-11:30T at Bancroft Meeting Place, 29 Hadrians Drive MK13 0QB. Caroline 07900 816124; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per family (drop in). 1st session free. Craft, snacks, baby area.

Milton Keynes

Hedgegrows Children’s Centre

Bletchley

Cafe: 9:00-13:00TH; For bump - 5s Stay and Play: 13:00-15:00TH; 0 - 5s. at Hedgerows Children’s Centre, Langland Road MK6 4NP. 01908 239000, FREE (drop in).

Stay & Play

9:30-11:30TH at The Saplings Children’s Centre, Queensway MK2 2HB. 01908 378123; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (donation). Stories, songs and friends.

The Little Turtle Swim Company

9:00-16:00TH at Hydrotherapy Pool, MK General Hospital MK6 5LD. Zara: 01908 543384; For 0 - 5s, £10 per class (book by 6-week term). Bespoke classes for children aged 6 weeks+.

Rugbytots

13:15-14:00TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Prices Way MK2 2HQ. 0845 313 6712; For 2 - 5s, £6.50 (please book). FREE TASTER,sibling discount. ages 2-7yrs.

Cornerstone Toddlers

10:00-11:45T at Cornerstone Church, 300 Saxon Gate West MK9 2ES. 01908 237777; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 (drop in).

Parents, children, chat and play.

Bradville

Rainbow Children’s Centre

Inbetweenies: 9:15-10:45TH; For 1 - 2s, £0.50 (drop in).

Bumps and New Babies: 12:0013:00T; For bump - 3m, FREE (drop in). Group for new mums & babies.

Baby Rainbows: 13:30-15:00TH; For 0 - 1s, £0.50 (drop in). Meet other parents. at Rainbow Children’s Centre, Pepper Hill School MK13 7BQ. 01908 227925.

Water Babies Swimming

11:00-12:30T at Holiday Inn, 500 Saxon Gate West MK9 2HQ. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Messy Play

Broughton

Kents Hill

Fairytale Baby Ballet

10:30-11:15TH at Sadie O’Boyle School of Dance, Broughton Pavillion, 139 Tanfield Lane MK10 9NJ. 07713 120827; For 0 - 3s, (please book). Introduction to ballet for little ones.

Conniburrow

Bumps and Babes

10:00-11:30TH at Conniburrow Children’s Centre, 1 Germander Place MK14 7DU. 01908 675575; For bump - 0s, (drop in). Call centre to chk hol times. Under 12 mths.

Fishermead

Baby Clinic

13:30-15:15TH at Pebbles Children’s Centre, Newlyn Place MK6 2LP. 01908 240556; For 0s, (drop in). Baby weighing with the H/V.

KEY: T :Term Time H :Holidays

13:00-14:30TH at Conniburrow Childrens Centre, 1 Germander Place MK14 7DU. 01908 675575; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Call to check holiday times.

MK Multiples

10:00-12:00TH at Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood Crescent MK7 6HQ. 07765 051 285; For bump - 5s, £3 per family (drop in). Membership £10 p/yr. Call before 1st visit.

Musical Minis

12:00-12:45T at Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood Crescent MK7 6HQ. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per session (please book).

Water Babies

14:00-16:00T at Hilton Hotel, Timbold Drive MK7 6HL. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

In the Water

Music & Singing

Neath Hill

Push & Tone

10:00-11:00TH at Meet outside Quaker Centre, 1 Oakley Gardens MK15 9BH. 01908 227925; For 0 - 2s, £1 (donation). Brisk walk, strengthening & toning exercises.

New Bradwell

Making Marks and Crafts

10:00-11:30T at The Windmill Children’s Centre, Bounty Street MK13 0BQ. 01908 312473; For 0 - 5s, FREE. Please wear old clothes.

Oldbrook

Stay and Play

9:00-10:20T at Moorlands Children’s Centre at Oldbrook First School, Lillingworth Place MK6 2NH. 01908 679819 or 01908 240556; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Physical Fun

Arts & Crafts

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Award winning baby development classes

in Woburn Sands, Wingrave & Thornborough

Baby Sensory classes for babies from birth to 13 months.

Baby signing, massage, music and dance, bubbles, bells, light shows, puppets, pom poms, a big play area.

Fun sociable classes that make the most of your baby’s vital first year. www.babysensory.com

Taster sessionsact

nt available co book Katherine to your space

E: northbucks@babysensory.co.uk

Call Katherine: 07876 643276 Olney

Mum & Co Soft Play

10:00-11:30T at Olney Youth Centre, East Street MK46 4DH. 01234 241837; For 0 - 5s, £2 per family (drop in).

Oxley Park

Music Bugs

13:45-14:30TH at Methodist Church, Silver Street MK11 1JS. 0844 822 1158; For 0 - 4s.

Fun music sessions for 3 mths - 4 yrs.

Towcester

Baby Bumpkin

Baby / Tatty Bumpkin Classes

10:00-10:45TH at Tatty Bumpkin Classes, Brook Health Centre NN12 6HD. 0845 6804981 / 07580131842; For 0 - 1s, £6.50 per class (please book). Yoga-inspired sessions from 6 wks-cruisers.

Disco Babies Funky Dance Classes

Woburn Sands

13:30-15:00TH at Brooklands Farm Primary School MK10 7EU. Reanne: 0845 6804981; For 0 - 4s, £5.50 per class (please book). Yogainspired sessions for babies & children.

14:15-15:15TH at Sadie O’Boyle School of Dance, Oxley Park Community Centre MK4 4TA. 07713 120827; For 1 - 4s, (please book).

A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Stantonbury

Music Bugs

10:00-11:45TH at Summerlin Centre, Station Rd MK17 8SG. 0844 822 1158; For 0 - 4s, (please book). Fun music sessions for 3 mths - 4 yrs.

Action Kids Activity Classes

Wolverton

Stony Stratford

13:00-15:00T at Wolverton Swimming and Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue MK12 5GH. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

9:15-10:00T at Squirrels Children’s Centre, Willen School MK14 6BB. George: 07883535440; For 1 - 5s, £0.50 per session (book). Dance, gymnastics, athletics & parachutes.

Little Cherubs Playgroup

9:30-11:30T at York House Centre, London Road MK11 1JQ. For 0 - 5s, £2. All welcome,friendly local parent-run group.

Baby & Tatty Bumpkin

11:30-12:45TH at Whitespace Yoga and Wellbeing Studio, 5 St Pauls Court High Street MK11 1LJ. 0845 6804981 / 07580131842; For 0 - 1s, £5.67 per class (book by 6-week term).

Yoga-inspired sessions: babies 6wks-cruisers.

Sing & Sign Baby Signing Classes

13:15-14:15T at York House Centre MK11 1JQ. Molly: 07792807596; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term). Help your baby to communicate BEFORE speech.

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SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

Monkey Business

13:30-14:45T at Foundation House, The Square MK12 5DG. 07805 212006; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per child (drop in). FREE healthy snack and juice for the kids.

Tuesday Beanhill

Toddler Time / Family Time

9:30-11:30T at Moorlands Children’s Centre, Beanhill Local Centre MK6 4LP. 01908 679819; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 9.30 (Toddler Time) & 10.15 (Family Time).

Bletchley

Teen Parent Group

10:00-12:00T at The Saplings Children’s Centre, Queensway MK2 2HB. 01908 378123; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Meet & socialise with other young parents.

Ducklings Swimming Classes

12:30-14:30TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way MK2 2HQ. 01908 364264; For 0 5s, £4.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

30-min swim lessons for 6 mths+.

Bradville

Rainbow Children’s Centre

Baby Clinic: 9:30-11:15T; For 0s, FREE (drop in). 1st & 3rd Tues of every mth.

Toddler Time: 10:45-11:30T; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). A fun lively music session.

Range: 11:00-12:00TH; For 0 - 5s. Runs 2nd and 4th Tuesday.

School / Nursery Readiness Sessions: 13:3014:30T; For 4 - 5s, £0.50 (donation). 1st Tues of the mth. Reach area only. at Rainbow Children’s Centre, Pepper Hill School MK13 7BQ. 01908 227925.FREE (drop in).

Caldecotte MummyFit

9:30-10:30T at Caldecotte Lake (meeting at the children’s playground), Lakeside Grove MK7 8HP. Natalie: 07779 967987; For 0 - 3s, £4 per session (please book). Outdoor fitness class for mums.

Conniburrow

Action Kids Activity Classes

10:15-11:00T at Downs Barn School, 69 Downs Barn Boulevard MK14 7NA. George: 07883535440; For 1 - 5s, FREE per session (please book). dance,gymnastics,athletics & parachutes.

The listings are updated but we advise calling before attending - just in case!

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Swimming classes for bumps, babies and beyond across North Bucks

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Contact Shelley Crack Search SwimKidz North Bucks Email: shelley@swimkidz.co.uk Tel: 01908 520528 | 07544 555028

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Middleton

Action Kids & Jo Jingles

Pebbles Children’s Centre

Cygnets Toddler Group

10:00-11:30T at Conniburrow CC at Downs Barn School, Downs Barn Blvd MK14 7NA. 01908 675575; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

13:30-15:15T at Milton Keynes Village Hall, Willen Road MK10 9AF. 07733 397 844; For 0 4s. £1 p/adult +50p p/child over 6m, max £2.

Furzton

Milton Keynes

Grandparents Group

Stay and Play

10:00-11:30TH at Sunshine Children’s Centre, Dulverton Drive MK4 1EZ. 01908 508566; For 0 - 5s, FREE (please book).

9:15-11:15TH at Pebbles Children’s Centre, Newlyn Place MK6 2LP. 01908 240556; For 0 - 2s, £1 (drop in).

Hanslope

Messy Paws with Rhyme Time

9:30-11:00T at Little Paws Children’s Centre at, Charles Warren Academy MK6 3AZ. 01908 696312; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Baby Weigh Drop In

9:30-11:30T at Woodlands Children’s Centre, Long Street Road MK19 7BL. 01234 241837; For 0s, FREE per family (drop in).

Old Stratford Baby and Toddler Group

Heelands

The Little Turtle Swim Company

9:00-16:00T at Novotel Hotel, Heelands MK13 7RA. Zara: 01908 543384; For 6wks - 5s, £10 per class (book by term). Bespoke classes.

Kents Hill

Water Babies

15:45-17:45T at Hilton Hotel, Timbold Drive MK7 6HL. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Linford Wood

Musical Minis

9:30-11:30T at Old Stratford Community Hall, Deanshanger Road MK19 6NL. For 0 - 4s, £2 per family (drop in). Fun friendly group.

Hedgerows Children’s Centre

10:00-11:00T at 3rd Newport Pagnell Scout Hall, Tickford Street MK16 9BG. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in). 5 p/ family. Check ccchimps.com for holidays.

Oldbrook Lindy Lou’s

MK Central Library

Olney Drop-In Clinic

Baby Rhyme Time: 10:00-10:30TH; For 0 - 1s.

Story & Rhyme Time: 10:45-11:15TH; 0 - 4s at MK Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard MK9 3HL. 01908 254088, FREE (drop in).

Loughton

13:45-14:45T at Herons Lodge Girl Guides Centre, Bradwell Road MK8 9AA. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per class (book). Free Trial session - quote ‘Toddle About’.

11:00-12:00TH at MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd MK9 3QA. 01908 676900; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Painting, drawing & mark-making for 0-4s.

KEY: T :Term Time H :Holidays

Newport Pagnell

Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show

13:45-14:30T at Moorlands Children’s Centre at Oldbrook First School MK6 2NH. 01908 679819; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

10:15-12:00TH at Sadie O’Boyle School of Dance, Stantonbury Leisure Centre MK14 6BN. 07713 120827; For 2 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Musical Minis

Pyjama Drama

14:00-14:45TH at Big Rock Climbing, 1 Newmarket Court MK10 0AG. 01908 886113; For 2 - 5s, £5 per session (please book).

Please book your place,spaces are limited.

Baby Clinic: 10:00-11:30TH; For bump - 1s Cafe: 12:00-15:00TH; For bump - 5s at Hedgerows Children’s Centre, Langland Road MK6 4NP. 01908 239000, FREE (drop in).

Disco Babies Funky Dance Classes

10:30-11:15T at Arts 1 Studios, Sunrise Parkway MK14 6LS. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per session (please book).

Family Support Drop-In: 13:00-16:30TH; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Family support group.

Sensory 0-18 months: 13:00-15:30TH; For 0 1s, FREE (drop in). Drop in sensory fun. at Pebbles Children’s Centre, Newlyn Place MK6 2LP. 01908 240556.

Start The Art Toddler Sessions

In the Water

Music & Singing

Olney

9:30-11:30TH at The Olney Centre, High St MK46 4EF. 01234 241837; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Including baby weigh in.

Olney Library Story & Rhyme Time

14:00-14:30TH at Olney Library, High Street MK46 4EF. 01234 711474; For 0 - 4s, FREE.

Oxley Park

Little Owls Children’s Centre

Baby Clinic: 9:30-11:00TH; For 0s, FREE (drop in). The 1st and 3rd Tues of every month.

Oxley Parent and Toddler Group: 13:4515:00T; For 0 - 5s (drop in). For local families. at Oxley Park Community Centre MK4 4TA. 01908 520261.

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Arts & Crafts

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Milton Keynes & Surrounds - Add your group at www.toddleabout.co.uk/advertise/add-class-listing.php Tinies Baby Massage with Fullers Slade Daisy Baby

Stay and Play

10:15-11:15T at Little Owl’s Children’s Centre, Redgrave Drive MK4 4TA. 07412 580853; For 0s, £7.50 per session (book by 6-week term). Baby massage, bonding and sensory development.

Soothing 6-week baby yoga and baby massage classes

Shenley Church End Pyjama Drama

10:00-11:30T at Shenley Leisure Centre, Burchard Crescent MK5 6HF. Amy: 01908 886113; For 0 - 5s, £5 per session (please book). Exciting drama classes for pre-schoolers.

Stony Stratford Little Fishes

Relax with your baby and make new friends!

Visit www.mamababybliss.com Call Lorraine on 07769 320245 or email lorraine.hancock@mamababybliss.com

9:30-11:00TH at The Rowans Children’s Centre, 13A Moorfoort MK11 2BD. 01908 565852; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Furzton

Stay and Play

9:30-11:00TH at Sunshine Children’s Centre, Dulverton Drive MK4 1EZ. 01908 508566; For 2 - 5s, (please book). Please book.

South Furzton Mums and Tots

12:00-15:00T at Furzton Community Centre, 1 Blackmore Gate MK4 1DS. 01908 502877; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 child.

Hanslope

9:30-11:30T at Stony Stratford Methodist Church, Silver Street MK11 1JS. For 0 - 4s, £1.50.

Stay and Play

9:30-11:30TH at Woodlands Children’s Centre, Long Street Road MK19 7BL. 01234 241837; For 0 - 5s, £1 per family (donation).

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

16:00-18:00T at LA Fitness, Willen Lake MK15 0DS. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 4 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Swim classes for 4 - 11yrs.

Heelands

The Little Turtle Swim Company

Story & Rhyme Time

9:00-16:00T at Novotel Hotel, Heelands MK13 7RA. Zara: 01908 543384; For 0 - 5s, £10 per class (book by 6-week term). Bespoke classes for children aged 6 weeks+.

Wolverton

Water Babies

Woburn Sands

11:15-11:45TH at Woburn Sands Library, High Street MK17 8SD. 01908 582033; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

Kents Hill

Water Babies Swimming

9:00-11:30T at Wolverton Swimming & Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue MK12 5GH. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show

10:00-11:00T at The Old Bath House, 205 Stratford Rd MK12 5RL. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in). 5 p/family. Check ccchimps.com for holidays.

SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

10:30-15:00T at Wolverton Swimming and Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue MK12 5GH. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

Wednesday Beanhill

Make and Do

10:00-11:30T at Moorlands Children’s Centre, Beanhill Local Centre MK6 4LP. 01908 679819; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Be prepared to get messy!

Bletchley

Ducklings Swimming Classes

9:30-11:30TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way MK2 2HQ. 01908 364264; For 0 5s, £4.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

30-min swim lessons for 6 mths+.

Stories, Songs and Rhymes

9:30-10:15T at The Saplings Children’s Centre, Queensway MK2 2HB. 01908 378123; For 0 - 4s, £0.50 (donation). Stories,music,songs & dancing.

Bletchley Library Baby Rhymetime

14:15-14:45TH at Bletchley Library, Westfield Road MK2 2RA. 01908 372797; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in).

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Rugbytots

15:30-17:00TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Prices Way MK2 2HQ. 0845 313 6712; For 2 7s, £6.50 (book). FREE TASTER, sibling discount.

Bradville

Rainbow Children’s Centre

Mini Strikers: 9:30-10:15T; For 1 - 5s, £0.50 (donation). Reach Area Only.

Health Visitor Drop In: 13:00-14:00T; For 0 5s, FREE (drop in). 2nd Wed of the month. at Pepper Hill School MK13 7BQ. 01908227925.

Bradwell

Chatterbox Baby & Toddler Group

13:15-14:45T at Bradwell Memorial Hall, Vicarage Road MK13 9AG. 01908 320850; For 0 - 5s, £1 per family. All carers welcome.

Broughton

Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show

10:00-11:00T at Brooklands Farm Primary School, 152 Fen Street MK10 7EU MK10.

07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in). £5 p/family. Check ccchimps.com for hols.

Conniburrow

Teenage Parents Group

12:30-14:30TH at Conniburrow Children’s Centre, 1 Germander Place MK14 7DU. 01908 675575; For bump - 3s. For parents under 20 years.check hol times.

Downhead Park

Toddler Time Music Session

9:15-10:30T at Rainbow Children’s Centre at the Quaker Centre, 1 Oakley Gardens MK15 9BH. 01908 227925; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Fishermead

Pebbles Children’s Centre

Messy Play: 14:00-15:00TH; For 0 - 3s, FREE (please book).

Family Health Drop-In: 14:00-15:15TH; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). Advice from the Health Visitor. at Newlyn Place MK6 2LP. 01908 240556.

15:45-17:45T at Hilton Hotel, Timbold Drive MK7 6HL. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Leadenhall

SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

9:00-10:00T at Woughton Leisure Centre, Rainbow Drive MK6 5EJ. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

Milton Keynes

Hedgerows Children’s Centre

Cafe: 9:00-13:00TH; For bump - 5s, FREE. Mucky Pups: 10:00-11:00TH; For 0 - 4s, FREE. Toddler Time: 11:00-11:30T; For 0 - 3s. Call centre for further details at Hedgerows Children’s Centre, Langland Road MK6 4NP. 01908 239000. (drop in)

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:30-13:30T at DW Sports, Stadium Way West MK1 1ST. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Breastfeeding Cafe MK

10:00-13:00T at 3rd Floor, North Station House, Elder Gate MK9 1BB. J’Nel : 07561 509337; For bump - 2s. Offering support to breastfeeding mothers.

Baby Clinic

13:00-14:30TH at CMK Health Centre, Bradwell Common Blvd MK13 8DY. 01908 675575; For 0s, (drop in). Check with centre holiday times.

New Bradwell

The Wyvern Parent & Under Fives

10:00-11:30T at The Windmill Children’s Centre at, Wyvern School MK12 5HU. 01908 312473; For 0 - 4s, FREE. Stories, singing, play.

The listings are updated but we advise calling before attending - just in case!

10:00-11:00T at Shenley Brook End Village Hall, Church End Road MK5 7AA. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in).

Music with Toddler Time

13:45-14:30T at Green Park Community Centre, Green Park Drive MK16 0PX. 01908 217135; For 1 - 4s, £1 per family (donation).

Music & movement for local families.

Stony Stratford Music Bugs

Newton Longville

Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show

10:00-11:45TH at Methodist Church, Silver Street MK11 1JS. 0844 822 1158; For 0 - 4s.

Fun music sessions for 3 mths - 4 yrs.

Olney

12:00-13:15TH at Whitespace Yoga and Wellbeing Studio, 5 St Pauls Court High Street MK11 1LJ. 0845 6804981 / 07580131842; For 0 - 1s, £5.67 per class (book by 6-week term).

Yoga-inspired sessions: babies 6wks-cruisers.

10:00-11:00T at Longueville Hall, Whaddon Road MK17 0AT. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in). 5 p/family. Check ccchimps. com for holidays.

Post Natal Drop in

10:30-12:00TH at Woodlands Children’s Centre at, The Olney Centre MK46 4EF. 01234 241837; For 0s.

Oxley Park

Daisy Birthing Classes

18:30-20:00TH at Little Owl’s Children’s Centre, Redgrave Drive MK4 4TA. 07412 580853; For bump, £9 per class (please book).

Natal yoga, active birthing, birth hypnosis.

Salford

MamaBabyBliss

MamaBabyBliss Baby Yoga: 10:00-11:30T; For 0s, (book by 6-week term).

MamaBabyBliss Baby Massage: 10:0011:30TH; For 0s, (book by 6-week term).

Learn how to relax & soothe your baby. at Mary Agate Village Hall (opposite The Swan p/h), Wavendon Rd MK17 8BD. Lorraine: 07769 320245.

Shenley Brook End

Sing & Sign Baby Signing Classes

10:00-11:00T at Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood Crescen MK7 6HQ. Molly: 07792 807596; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10week term). Baby signing classes.

Baby & Tatty Bumpkin

Woburn Sands

Family Time inc. Mini Strikers

10:00-11:30T at Moorlands Children’s Centre at Coffee Hall Community Centre, 60 Garraways MK6 5EG. 01908 679819; For 0 5s, (drop in). Lively, fun session of sports.

Bletchley

Ducklings Swimming Classes

10:00-12:30TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way MK2 2HQ. 01908 364264; For 0 5s, £4.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

30-min swim lessons for 6 mths+.

Story Time & Rhyme Time

11:00-11:30TH at Bletchley Library, Westfield Road MK2 2RA. 01908 372797, FREE (drop in).

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

Baby Sensory Classes

10:00-12:15TH at St Mary’s Catholic Church Hall, Aspley Hill MK17 8NN. Katherine: 07876 643276; For 0 - 1s, (please book). 1 hour of sensory fun for babies 0 - 13mths.

Woburn

Disco Babies Funky Dance Classes

10:00-12:00TH at Sadie O’Boyle School of Dance, Woburn Village Hall MK17 9QD. 07713 120827; For 0 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Thursday

Family Stay & Play Holidays

13:00-15:00H at The Saplings Children’s Centre, Knowles Nursery School MK2 2HB. 01908 378123; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (donation).

Ladies’ Multicultural Stay and Play

13:00-14:45TH at The Saplings Children’s Centre, Queensway MK2 2HB. 01908 378123; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (donation). Women only. All nationalities welcome.

Bradville

Beanhill

Baby Group with Baby Clinic

12:30-13:00T at Leon Pool, Fern Grove MK2 3HQ. 07544 555028; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Swim classes for babies/toddlers 12 wks-5 yrs.

Rainbow Children’s Centre

13:15-14:45T at Moorlands Children’s Centre, Beanhill Local Centre MK6 4LP. 01908 679819; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in). Baby weighing and advive from H/V available.

Parent and Toddler: 10:00-11:30TH; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (donation). Reach area only.

Health Visitor Drop In: 10:00-11:00T; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Every 4th Thursday on the month. at Rainbow Children’s Centre, Pepper Hill School MK13 7BQ. 01908 227925.

Musical Minis is a pre-school fun time music group for babies and toddlers. Each structered session encourages cognitive, physical and emotional development through the use of music, intruments and stories.

Classes in Stony Stratford, Loughton Lodge, Monkston Park, Buckingham, Winslow & Tingewick.

Book your little one’s Birthday Party with us!

For more information contact Amanda Perkins amanda@musicalminis.co.uk Tel: 01908 259 914

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Milton Keynes & Surrounds - Add your group at www.toddleabout.co.uk/advertise/add-class-listing.php Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show Newport Pagnell Bleak Hall

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Milton Keynes & Surrounds - Add your group at www.toddleabout.co.uk/advertise/add-class-listing.php Broughton Cairos ZUMBA KIDS, TOTS and TEENS Shenley Brook End

Bumps & Babes

10:00-11:30T at Broughton Pavilion, 139 Tanfield Lane MK10 9NJ. For bump - 2s, £1.50 (donation).

Informal, friendly coffee morning.

Furzton

Song and Dance Stars

in Buckingham, MK18. Please contact for further information. 16:15-17:15TH at Sadie O’Boyle Adult ZUMBA and ZUMBA GOLD daytime, evening and School of Dance, Shenley Brook End Village Hall, Church End Road weekend classes also available.

MK5 7AA. 07713 120827; For 4 - 5s, janey@cairos.co.uk / 07967 041580 / www.cairos.co.uk (please book). Musical theatre class.

Stony Stratford

Sunshine Children’s Centre

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

Baby Clinic: 9:30-11:15TH; For 0s.

Health Visitor and baby weighing.

Craft Group: 10:00-11:30TH; For 0 2s, (please book).

Breastfeeding Group: 11:3012:30TH; For 0 - 2s, FREE (drop in).

1st & 3rd Thurs of month. at Sunshine CC, Dulverton Drive MK4 1EZ. 01908 508566.

9:30-10:30T at York House Centre MK11 1JQ. Molly: 07792807596; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term). Help your baby to communicate BEFORE speech.

Musical Minis

9:30-10:15T at York House Centre, London Road MK11 1JQ. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per session (please book). Free trial offer voucher in centre pages.

Hanslope

Bumps & Babies

10:00-11:30T at Woodlands Children’s Centre, Long St Rd MK19 7BL. 01234 241837; For bump - 1s, £1 (donation). For 0-18 mths. Weekly.

Story & Rhyme Time

14:00-14:30TH at Stony Stratford Library, 5-7 Church Street MK11 1BD. 01908 562562; For 0 - 4s, FREE.

Heelands

The Little Turtle Swim Company

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

16:00-18:00T at LA Fitness, Willen Lake MK15 0DS. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 4 - 11s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

9:00-16:00T at Novotel Hotel, Heelands MK13 7RA. Zara: 01908 543384; For 0 - 5s, £10 per class (book by 6-week term). Bespoke classes for children aged 6 weeks+.

Walnut Tree Soccertots

Little Robins Stay & Play

9:45-10:45T at Little Paws Children’s Centre at, Heronsgate School MK7 7BW. 01908 696312; For 1 - 5s, (drop in). Physical activities.

10:00-11:30T at The Robins Childrens Centre, Glovers Lane MK13 7QL. 01908 318 758; For 0 - 4s, £1 (donation).

Kents Hill

Wavendon Gate

Music Bugs

Baby Clinic

10:00-10:45T at Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood Crescent MK7 6HQ. 0844 822 1158; For 3m - 4s. Fun music sessions.

9:30-10:45T at Little Paws Children’s Centre at Wavendon Pavilion, Isaacson Drive MK7 7RZ. 01908 696312; For 0s, FREE (drop in). Have your baby weighed and measured.

Knowlhill

Westcroft

Wrigglers Baby Yoga with Daisy Baby

13:00-14:00T at 360 Play, MK5 8HL. 07412 580853; For 0s, (please book).

Baby calming, yoga and massage.

Leadenhall

SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

9:00-9:30T at Woughton Leisure Centre, Rainbow Drive MK6 5EJ. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

Leighton Buzzard

Baby Rhyme Time

Stay and Play

13:00-14:30T at Little Paws Children’s Centre at, Charles Warren Academy MK6 3AZ. 01908 696312; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Family Support Drop-In

13:00-16:30TH at Pebbles Children’s Centre, Newlyn Place MK6 2LP. 01908 240556; For 0 5s, FREE (drop in). Family support group.

Newport Pagnell

Music Bugs

13:15-15:15TH at Astral Park, Johnson Drive LU7 4TP. 07713 120827; For 0 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Disco Babies Funky Dance Classes

10:00-11:45TH at Portfields Community Centre, 8 Wordsworth Avenue MK16 8SB. 0844 822 1158; For 0 - 4s, (please book). Fun music sessions for 3 mths - 4 yrs.

Milton Keynes

Olney

Cafe: 9:00-15:00TH; For bump - 5s Baby Stay and Play: 13:45-14:45T; For 0-12m Healthy Lifestyles: 9:15-11:30TH; Ladies only session with a creche. at Hedgerows Children’s Centre, Langland Road MK6 4NP. 01908 239000, FREE (drop in).

10:30-11:30T at St Peter’s & St Paul’s Church, Church Street MK46 4AD. 01234 712772; For 0 - 5s, FREE (donation). Friendly group with Christian theme.

Hedgerows Children’s Centre

The Little Turtle Swim Company

9:00-12:00TH at Hydrotherapy Pool, MK General Hospital MK6 5LD. Zara: 01908 543384; For 0 - 5s, £10 per class (book by 6-week term). Bespoke classes 6 weeks+.

Breastfeeding Support Group

11:15-12:30T at Conniburrow Children’s Centre, 1 Germander Place MK14 7DU. 01908 675575; For 0 - 2s, FREE (drop in).

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Young Parents Group

12:30-14:30TH at Olney Youth Centre, East Street MK46 4DH. 01234 241837; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). For mum’s Under 25.

Oxley Park

Twins Meet and Play Drop-In

10:30-11:45TH at Little Owls Children’s Centre, Oxley Park Community Centre MK4 4TA. 01908 520261; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 1st Thurs of every month.

14:00-14:30TH at Westcroft Library, 10 Barnsdale Drive MK4 4DD. 01908 507874; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in).

Woburn

Woburn Mother & Toddler Playgroup

9:45-11:30T at Woburn Village Hall, Crawley Road MK17 9QD. For 0 - 4s, (drop in).

Wolverton

SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

9:00-12:00T at Wolverton Swimming and Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue MK12 5GH. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

14:00-15:00T at Wolverton Swimming & Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue MK12 5GH. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Friday Bletchley

The Saplings Children’s Centre

Baby Weighing Clinic: 9:30-11:15T; For 0s, (drop in).

Mini strikers: 12:15-13:00T; For 0 - 5s. For local registered reach area families.

Breastfeeding Drop In: 13:30-15:00T; For 0 2s, (drop in). Advice & Support. at Queensway MK2 2HB. 01908 378123.

The listings are updated but we advise calling before attending - just in case!

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For younger dancers, Disco Babies is the hippest class in town. Come along and bop with your tot or join us for Fairytale Baby Ballet and let your little one twirl and pointe their toes like a ballerina! t, Classes in Balle eatre Th al Tap, Music zz & Street Ja • Dance Parties • Shows • Exams t • Fairytale Balle Noah’s Ark Baby & Toddler Group

9:45-11:30T at Whaddon Way Church Centre, Beaverbrook Court MK3 7JS. 01908 372072; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per family (drop in).

Teddy Tots

9:45-11:30T at Water Eaton Church Centre, Drayton Rd MK2 3RR. 01908 631333; 0 - 5s, £1.50 per session (drop in). 50p p/ extra child.

Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show

10:00-11:00T at St John’s Centre, Conway Crescent (off Warwick Road) MK3 6AR. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in). 5 p/ family. Check ccchimps.com for holidays.

Ducklings Swimming Classes

12:30-14:30TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way MK2 2HQ. 01908 364264; For 0 5s, £4.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

30-min swim lessons for 6 mths+.

Conniburrow Family Play

10:15-11:45TH at Conniburrow Children’s Centre, 1 Germander Place MK14 7DU. 01908 675575; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). chk hol times.

Fullers Slade

Stay and Play

9:30-11:00TH at The Rowans Children’s Centre, 13A Moorfoort MK11 2BD. 01908 565852; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Furzton

Sunbeams for Babies & Toddlers

9:30-11:00TH at Sunshine Children’s Centre, Dulverton Drive MK4 1EZ. 01908 508566; For 0s, (please book). Newborns-18mths.

Donations welcome. Bookable.

Pyjama Drama

13:30-14:15TH at Sunshine Children’s Centre, Merebrook Infant School MK4 1EZ. 01908 508566; For 2 - 5s, £1 per class (donation).

Exciting drama classes for pre-schoolers.

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Hanslope

Hedgerows Children’s Centre

Messy Play

9:15-10:45T at Woodlands Children’s Centre, Long Street Road MK19 7BL. 01234 241837; For 1 - 5s, (drop in).

Heelands

Cafe: 9:00-9:30 & 11:00-13:00TH; bump - 5s.

Little Hedgelings: 9:30-11:00TH; For 0 - 2s at Hedgerows Children’s Centre, Langland Road MK6 4NP. 01908 239000, FREE (drop in).

Music Bugs

The Little Turtle Swim Company

10:00-10:45T at Central Milton Keynes, Children’s Library, Saxon Gate MK9 3HL. 0844 822 1158; For 0 - 4s. 10.00-10.45pm: Mixed ages.

Kents Hill

13:00-16:00TH at Hydrotherapy Pool, MK General Hospital MK6 5LD. Zara: 01908 543384; For 0 - 5s, £10 per class (book by 6-week term). Bespoke classes for children aged 6 weeks+.

9:00-16:00T at Novotel Hotel, Heelands MK13 7RA. Zara: 01908 543384; For 0 - 5s, £10 per class (book by 6-week term). Bespoke classes for children aged 6 weeks+.

Munchkins Baby & Toddler Group

9:30-11:00TH at Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood Crescent MK7 6HQ. Rachel: 07740 164987; For 0 - 4s, £2 per session (drop in). cost: £1 per child/baby & £1 per adult.

The Little Turtle Swim Company

Family Tots at Downs Barn

Water Babies

13:15-14:45T at Downs Barn School, Downs Barn Blvd MK14 7NA. 01909 675575; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Run by Cross & Stable Church.

Loughton

Disco Babies Funky Dance Classes

14:00-16:00T at Hilton Hotel, Timbold Drive MK7 6HL. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Loughton Parent & Toddlers

9:30-11:30TH at The Memorial Hall, 44 Bradwell Rd MK5 8AJ. Amy: 07946 112414; For 0 - 5s, £2 per family (drop in).

Musical Minis

10:00-10:45T at Herons Lodge Girl Guides Centre, Bradwell Road MK8 9AA. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per class (please book). Free Trial session - quote ‘Toddle About’.

Milton Keynes

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:15-13:45T at DW Sports, Stadium Way West MK1 1ST. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

In the Water

Music & Singing

Newport Pagnell

10:15-12:15TH at The Polenastics Studio, Interchange Business Park MK16 9PY. 07713 120827; For 0 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Newport Pagnell Story & Rhyme Time

14:00-14:30TH at Newport Pagnell Library, St John Street MK16 8HQ. 01908 610933; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

Olney

NCT Olney Bumps and Babies

13:00-15:00T at Olney Youth Club, East St MK46 4DH. For bump - 3s, £1.50 (donation).

Breastfeeding counsellor once a mth.

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The Meet Up Club MK

Baby Massage: 10:00-11:30TH; For 0s, (book by 6-week term). Learn how to relax & soothe your baby.

Baby Yoga: 10:00-11:30T; For 0s, (book by 6-week term). at Mary Agate Village Hall (opposite The Swan), Wavendon Rd MK17 8BD. Lorraine: 07769 320245.

10:00-11:30TH at Milton Keynes & Boughton Village Hall, Willen Road MK10 9AF. Teresa: 0776 920 0206; For 0 - 2s, £1.50 (drop in). Monthly.

Oxley Park

Disco Babies Funky Dance

10:00-11:00TH at Oxley Park Community Centre MK4 4TA. 07713 120827; For 1 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Shenley Brook End

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

10:00-11:00T at Kents Hill Community Centre, Frithwood Crescent MK7 6HQ. Molly: 07792 807596; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term).

“Just The Way You Are” Group

14:30-16:30T at Little Owls Children’s Centre, Redgrave Drive MK4 4TA. 01908 520261; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

Runs 2nd & 4th Sat of the month. For children with Downs Swyndrome.

Sadie O’Boyle School of Dance

Fairytale Ballet: 16:00-16:45TH; For 3 - 5s, Introduction to ballet.

Tap Dance: 16:45-17:30TH; 3 - 5s.

Bronze Medal Ballet: 17:1518:15TH; For 4 - 5s. at Shenley Brook End Village Hall, Church End Road MK5 7AA. 07713 120827. Please book.

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Yoga inspired classes/parties Fun classes to encourage movement and enhance development for babies and children 0-7 years

Disco Babies Funky Dance

10:30-11:30TH at Simpson Village Hall, Abbey Road MK3 6AE. 07713 120827; For 0 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

Stony Stratford

Cha Char Chimps Show

10:00-11:00T at York House, London Road MK11 1JQ. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in). £5 p/ family. Check ccchimps.com for hols.

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Tattenhoe Baby & Tots

10:00-11:15T at Tattenhoe Pavillion, Holborn Crescent MK4 3EQ. For 0 - 3s, £2 per family.

Dads & Working Parents Mini Strikers

10:00-10:45T at The Saplings Children’s Centre, Queensway MK2 2HB. 01908 378123; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (donation). Runs monthly.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

Westcroft Library Story & Rhyme Time

12:30-15:00T at Leon Pool, Fern Grove MK2 3HQ. 07544 555028; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Swim classes for babies/toddlers 12 wks-5 yrs.

Woburn

Rugbytots Classes

Westcroft

11:00-11:30TH at Westcroft Library, 10 Barnsdale Drive MK4 4DD. 01908 507874; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

Woburn Mother & Toddler Group

9:45-11:30T at Woburn Village Hall, Crawley Road MK17 9QD. For 0 - 4s, (drop in).

Woburn Sands

Baby Sensory Classes

10:00-15:30TH at St Mary’s Catholic Church Hall, Aspley Hill MK17 8NN. Katherine: 07876 643276; For 0 - 1s, (please book). 1 hour of sensory fun for babies 0 - 13mths.

Wolverton

SwimKidz Swimming Lessons

13:30-15:00T at Wolverton Swimming and Fitness Centre, Addington Avenue MK12 5GH. 07544 555028 or 01908 520528; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, structured swimming lessons.

Wolverton Story & Rhyme Time

14:00-14:30TH at Wolverton Library, Town Hall MK12 5LY. 01908 312812; For 0 - 4s, FREE.

Saturday

Buckingham

9:00-10:30TH at Buckingham Primary School, Foscott Way MK18 1TT. Shauna: 0845 313 6712; For 2 - 5s, £6.50 per class (book by term). Classes: 9.10am & 9.50am.

Rugbytots Classes

9:45-14:00TH at Shenley Brook End School, Walbank Grove MK5 7ZT. Shauna: 0845 313 6712; For 2 - 5s, £6.50 per class (book). Classes: 9.45, 10.45, 11.30, 12.25 & 13.05.

Shenley Church End Infant Football Sessions

9:30-10:15T at Shenley Leisure Centre (Annexe / Bottom Pitch), Burchard Crescent MK5 6HF. 01908 502488; For 3 - 4s, £4 per session (book by 6-week term).

Sunday Bletchley

Ducklings Swimming Classes

9:00-10:30TH at Bletchley Leisure Centre, Princes Way MK2 2HQ. 01908 364264; For 6m - 5s, £4.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

Leighton Buzzard

Rugbytots Classes

Disco Babies Funky Dance Classes

Milton Keynes

Stagecoach Theatre School

8:30-13:00TH at Broughton Pavilion, 139 Tanfield Lane MK10 9NJ. Shauna: 0845 313 6712; For 2 - 5s, £6.50 per class (book by term). Classes:8.35, 9.15, 10.15, 11.00, 12.00.

Stagecoach Theatre School

11:15-12:45T at St Mary & St Giles CE Junior School, King George Crescent MK11 1EF. 01908 698333; For 4 - 5s, per session (book by term). Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

Milton Keynes

9:30-12:45T at Fulbrook Middle School, Weathercock Lane MK17 8NP. 01908 698333; For 4 - 5s, per session (book by term).

Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

9:30-12:45T at St Mary & St Giles CE Junior School, King George Crescent MK11 1EF. 01908 698333; For 4 - 5s, per session (book by term). Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

MK Story & Rhyme Time

9:15-12:00TH at Bletchley Community Centre, George Street MK2 2NR. Amy: 01908 886113; For 2 - 7s, £5 per class (please book). Exciting & fun drama classes.

13:00-15:00TH at MK Gallery, 900 Midsummer Blvd MK9 3QA. 01908 676 900; For 5s, FREE (drop in). Art workshops for accompanied 5+ yrs.

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Baby Ballet: 9:00-9:30TH; For 0 - 3s.

Introduction to ballet.

Fairytale Ballet: 9:45-10:30TH; For 3 - 5s, Introduction to ballet.

Street Jazz: 11:30-12:15TH; 3 - 5s, Funky class to get your kids bopping. at Shenley Brook End Village Hall, Church End Road MK5 7AA. 07713 120827. Please book.

10:15-11:15TH at Astral Park, Johnson Drive LU7 4TP. 07713 120827; For 0 - 4s, (please book). A dance class for trendy toddlers!

11:00-11:30TH at MK Central Library, 555 Silbury Boulevard MK9 3HL. 01908 254088; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

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Sadie O’Boyle School of Dance

13:30-17:00T at Leon Pool, Fern Grove MK2 3HQ. 07544 555028; For 12wks - 5s, £11.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Bletchley

Pyjama Drama

Shenley Brook End

Mini Makers Art Workshops

Stagecoach Theatre School

Shenley Brook End

Cha Char Chimps Entertainment Show

10:00-11:00T at Shenley Brook End Village Hall, Church End Road MK5 7AA. 07917 683330; For 0 - 5s, £4 per child (drop in).

Sunday Classes runs alternate wks.

Wolverton

Water Babies Swimming Classes

15:00-18:30T at Wolverton Swimming Centre, Addington Ave MK12 5GH. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

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AYLESBURY VALE AREA

Monday

Tuesday

Aylesbury

with Nancy Keen

Aylesbury

9:30-11:00TH at Aylesbury Children’s Centre, Narbeth Drive HP20 1NX. 01296 423542; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (donation).

Hypnobirthing gives you the knowledge and confidence to have the natural birth you want.

9:30-11:30T at Quarrendon & Meadowcroft Community Centre, Meadowcroft HP19 9HH. 01296 330299; For 0 - 3s, £2 (drop in).

Grandparents Group

Little Angels

Take the first step towards a calm and comfortable birth, call Nancy now for more information on classes.

9:45-11:15TH at The Church on Fairford Leys, Hampden Square HP19 7HT. For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per session (donation). Baby room, crafts, role play, story & songs.

07817 233480

Stone Tiny Tots

nancy@birthright-hypnobirthing.co.uk www.birthright-hypnobirthing.co.uk

9:45-11:15T at Methodist chapel, Eythrope Road HP17 8PH. 07808 156318; For 0 - 4s, £2 per family (drop in). Free hot refreshment, juice & biscuit.

Quarrendon Quackers Toddlers

Tuesday Tots @ Granville Street

9:45-11:15TH at Granville Street Church HP20 2JR. 01296 334154; For 0 - 4s, £1 per session (drop in). Free play, songs & Bible stories.

Aylesbury Children’s Centre

Boomerang Toy Library: 10:0011:45TH; For 0 - 5s, Runs fortnightly.

Grandparents: 10:00-11:45TH; 0 - 5s. at The Dunsham Lane Centre HP20 2DB. 01296 383207. FREE (drop in).

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

10:00-12:00T at Reflexions Health & Leisure, Buckingham Road HP19 0FY. 07889 905678; For 0 - 10s, £11.50 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swim lessons.

Child Health Clinic & Playtime

10:00-11:45T at Southcourt Children’s Centre, Aylesbury College Campus HP21 8PD. 01296 487855; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). HV advice.

Baby Fun

Fairy Folk Toddler Group

10:00-11:30T at South West Aylesbury Children’s Centre, The Healthy Living Centre HP21 8TJ. 01296 334562; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per family (drop in). A Parent & Toddler Group for children under 5.

10:30-11:30T at Southcourt Children’s Centre, Aylesbury College Campus HP21 8PD. 01296 487855; For 0-12m, £1.50 per family (drop in). Baby Fun.

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

11:30-13:30T at Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close HP21 9ET. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:00-12:00T at Buckingham Park Community Centre, Jubilee Square HP19 9AD. Helen: 07906 055591; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by term). Help your baby to ‘talk’ BEFORE speech!

Buckingham Breastfeeding Support

13:45-15:00TH at Embleton Dining Room, Buckingham Hospital MK18 1NU. 01280 826917 or 01296 712975; bump - 1s, FREE.

Aylesbury Children’s Centre

Sensory Fun: 10:00-11:30TH; For 0 - 5s, FREE (please book). Please call centre to book.

Child Health Clinic & Playtime for under 1s: 13:30-15:00TH; For 0s, FREE (drop in). at Aylesbury (Elmhurst) Children’s Centre, The Dunsham Lane Centre HP20 2DB. 01296 383207.

Zumba Gold (Akeley)

18:30-19:15TH at Akeley Village Hall, Church Hill MK18 5HB. Janey: 07967 041580; £5 per session (please book). Adult zumba classes.

Steeple Claydon

Steeple Claydon Baby & Toddler Group

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

11:00-12:30T at Reflexions Health & Leisure, Buckingham Road HP19 0FY. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term).

Fun & educational swim lessons 0-10yrs.

Little Kickers Football Classes

Waddesdon Stay and Play

Buckingham

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:15-10:45T at Buckingham Best Western Hotel, A421 Ring Road MK18 1RY. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Musical Minis

KEY: T :Term Time H :Holidays

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:30-12:00T at Buckingham Best Western Hotel, A421 Ring Road MK18 1RY. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Musical Minis

13:30-15:00TH at Waddesdon and Whitchurch Childrens Centre, The Football Pavilion, Frederick Street HP18 0LX. 01296 655218; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Wednesday Stay and Play Term Time Only.

9:30-11:15T at Tingewick Village Hall, Main St MK18 4NN. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per session (please book). 9:30 & 10:30 sessions. Free trials available.

Wendover

Zumba & Zumba Gold: 9:30-10:30TH; £5 per session (please book). Adult zumba classes.

Cairos Zumba Tots: 13:30-14:15T; For 2 - 5s, £20 (book by term). From w/c 10th Nov. at Buckingham Youth Centre, London Road MK18 1AS. Janey: 07967 041580.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:00-11:45T at The Buckingham Athletic and Sports Social Club, Stratford Road MK18 1NY. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per session (please book). 45-minute classes starting at 10 & 11am.

Stay & Play and Child Health Clinic

13:30-15:00TH at Waddesdon and Whitchurch Childrens Centre at, Buckingham Park Community Centre HP19 9AD. 01296 655218; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Buckingham

10:00-12:00T at Steeple Claydon Village Hall, Chaloners Hill MK18 2PE. 07527 125858; For 0 - 4s, £0.50 per family (drop in). Arts & crafts, story time, song time and more.

16:30-17:15T at 1-2 Trenchard Street (off Coldharbour Lane) HP19 7AA. Kieran: 07412 480804; For 1 - 3s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 18months+.

Little Fishes Baby Group

13:00-14:30T at Church of the Holy Spirit, Church Lounge, 71a Camborne Avenue HP21 7UE. 01296 394759; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in).

9:00-11:30T at MS Centre, Oakwood Close HP22 5GF. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

16:00-18:00T at Wharf Road HP22 6HF. 07889 905678; For 0 - 10s, £11.50 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons.

In the Water

Music & Singing

Cairos Dance and Zumba Fitness

Zumba

19:00-20:00TH at Royal Latin School, Brookfield Lane MK18 1AX. Janey: 07967 041580; £5 per session (please book). Adult Zumba Classes.

Physical Fun

Arts & Crafts

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Aylesbury Vale Area continued - to add your class email: info@toddleabout.co.uk Berryfields Toddler Group Thornborough

10:00-11:30T at Berryfields CE Primary School, HP18 OFG. 01296 424466; 0 - 5s, £2 (drop in).

Baby Sensory Classes

14:00-15:00TH at Thornborough Village Hall, Thornton Road-Lower End MK18 2DF. Katherine: 07876 643276; For 0 - 1s, (please book).

Signing, massage, music & sensory loveliness!

Child Health Clinic

10:00-11:30TH at Aylesbury (Oakfield and Bedgrove) Children’s Centre, Narbeth Drive HP20 1NX. 01296 423542; For 0 - 3s, (drop in).

Thornton

Fishes Toddler Group

Thornton College Baby Group

10:00-11:30T at Church of the Holy Spirit, Church Hall, 71a Camborne Avenue HP21 7UE. 01296 394759; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 per family (drop in).

9:15-10:45T at Thornton College, Convent of Jesus and Mary MK17 0HJ. Samantha: 01280 812610; For 0 - 3s, FREE (drop in).

Sparkles Speech Therapy

Wendover

10:00-13:00T at Berryfields Children’s Centre, HP18 0WS. For children with Downs Syndrome from sitting to school. Appt only.

Water Babies Swimming

10:00-12:30T at MS Centre, Oakwood Cl. HP22 5GF. 01295 709221; For 0 4s, £14.25 per class (book by term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Winslow

Winslow Baby and Toddler Group

9:30-11:30TH at Winslow Public Hall, Elmfields Gate MK18 3JA. For 0 - 5s, £2.50 (drop in). First session free, (under 6m free).

Wednesday Aylesbury

Babble and Speak

10:00-11:00T at Southcourt Childrens Centre, Aylesbury College Campus HP21 8PD. 01296 487855; For 1½ - 5s, £1.50 per family (drop in).

Sing & Sign Baby Signing Classes

10:00-12:00T at Zoomania Indoor Playcentre, 3 Kempson Close HP19 8UQ. Helen: 07906 055591; 0 - 1s, £6 per class (book by term).

Help your baby to ‘talk’ BEFORE speech!

Water Babies Swimming Classes

11:30-16:00T at Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close HP21 9ET. 01295 709221; For 0 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Downs Ducks

12:30-14:30T at Aylesbury (Elmhurst) Children’s Centre, The Dunsham Lane Centre HP20 2DB. 01296 383207; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Monthly group-Call centre for dates.

Buckingham

Zumba & Zumba Gold

10:15-11:00TH at Buckingham Youth Centre, London Road MK18 1AS. Janey: 07967 041580; £5 per session (please book). Adult zumba classes, call for details.

Zumba Gold

18:30-19:15TH at Akeley Village Hall, Church Hill MK18 5HB. Janey: 07967 041580; £5 per session (please book). Adult zumba classes.

Bounce & Rhyme

15:00-16:30T at Chinnor Village Hall, Church Road OX39 4PQ. Kieran: 07412 480804; For 18m - 7s, (book by term). Fun football classes.

11:30-13:00TH at Aylesbury (Elmhurst) Children’s Centre, The Dunsham Lane Centre HP20 2DB. 01296 383207; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

Little Kickers Football Classes

Long Crendon

Bounce and Rhyme Session

9:00-9:45T at Maids Moreton Village Hall, Stoneleys Main Street MK18 1QU. George: 07883535440; For 1 - 5s, £3 per session. dance, gymnastics, athletics & parachutes.

12:00-16:00T at Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close HP21 9ET. 01295 709221; For 0 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Turweston

Sing & Sign Baby Signing Classes

Waddesdon

Baby First Cafe & Child Health Clinic

9:30-10:45T at Waddesdon Childrens Centre, The Football Pavilion, Frederick Street HP18 0LX. 01296 655218; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

9:45 & 10:45T at Winslow Public Hall, Elmsfield Gate. Amanda: 01908 259914; For 0 - 5s, £4.50 per session (please book).

Stay and Play

Winslow

Musical Minis

Thursday

Birth Right Hypnobirthing Classes

Aylesbury

Bierton

9:30-11:00T at Buckingham Park Community Centre HP19 9AD. 01296 655218; For 0 - 5s, £2 per family (drop in).

14:00-15:30TH at St. James Church, Aylesbury Road HP22 5DG. 01296 424466; For 0 - 5s, (donation). Runs 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesday.

9:45-11:15T at SW Aylesbury Children’s Centre, The Healthy Living Centre HP21 8TJ. 01296 334562; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 (drop in).

St. James Church Parent and Toddlers

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Southcourt Children’s Centre

Maids Moreton

Action Kids Activity Classes

Playtime

19:30-10:00TH. Call for location. Nancy: 07817 233480; For bump, (please book).

Relaxed hypnobirthing classes.

Asian Drop in

Tiny Toes: 11:45-13:00T; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Young Parents 25 & under .

Grandparents Group: 13:30-14:45T; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per family (drop in). at Southcourt Children’s Centre, Aylesbury College Campus HP21 8PD. 01296 487855.

11:00-11:30TH at Long Crendon Community Library, High Street HP18 9AF. 0845 2303232; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

13:30-15:00T at Church of the Good Shepherd, Church Square HP21 8NH. 01296 424175; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per family (drop in). 6mths - 4 yrs.

15:00-17:30T at Reflexions Health & Leisure, Buckingham Road HP19 0FY. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term).

Fun & educational swim lessons 0-10yrs.

Lighthouse Toddler Group

Chinnor

13:30-14:30T at Starlight Dance Studios, Glebe Farm NN13 5JE. Helen: 07906 055591; For 0s, £6 per class (book by term). Help your baby to ‘talk’ BEFORE speech!

14:00-15:30T at South West Aylesbury Children’s Centre, The Healthy Living Centre HP21 8TJ. 01296 334562; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). HV advice & Breastfeeding advice.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

10:00-12:00T at Reflexions Health & Leisure, Buckingham Road HP19 0FY. 07889 905678; For 0 - 10s, £11.50 per child (book by term).

Fun & educational swim lessons.

10:30-11:45T at Walton Hall, Holy Trinity Church, Walton Street HP21 7QX. 01296 398110; For 0 - 4s, FREE (donation). Have fun whilst praising God & learning about Jesus.

10:30-11:00T at Verney Close MK18 1JP. 0845 2303232; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

Little Tots

13:30-15:00TH at Aylesbury (Oakfield and Bedgrove) Children’s Centre, Narbeth Drive HP20 1NX. 01296 423542; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

NCT Bumps & Babies (NCTeenies)

10:00-11:30TH at Check Facebook page for location details. 01296 326060; For bump - 1s, £1 per family (donation). 3rd Thurs of month.

Mother and Toddler Group

Stay and Play

Water Babies Swimming Classes

Buckingham

Sing & Sign Baby Signing Classes

9:45-12:45T at Adstock Village Hall, Church End MK18 2HY. Helen: 07906 055591; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by term). Help your baby to ‘talk’ BEFORE speech!

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:00-11:00T at Buckingham Best Western Hotel, MK18 1RY. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Zumba

19:00-20:00TH at Royal Latin School, Brookfield Lane MK18 1AX. Janey: 07967 041580; £5 per session (book). Adult classes.

Steeple Claydon

Steeple Claydon Toddler Group

10:00-12:00T at Steeple Claydon Village Hall, Chaloners Hill MK18 2PE. 07527 125858; For 0 - 4s, £0.50 per family (drop in). Arts & crafts.

Thame

Little Kickers Football Classes

15:45-17:30T at John Hampden Primary School, Park St OX9 3HU. Kieran: 07412 480804; For 3 - 5s, (book by term). Fun 45-minute football classes for 18m-7 yrs.

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Waddesdon

Aylesbury Library Bounce & Rhyme

Waddesdon Children’s Centre

Little Angels: 10:00-11:00T; 1st & 3rd Thurs.

Multiple Magic: 10:00-11:30TH; 2nd & 4th Thurs. at The Football Pavilion, Frederick Street HP18 0LX. 01296 655218. 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in)

Wendover

Puddle Ducks Swimming Lessons

16:15-17:00T at Aylesbury Tennis Club, Wendover Road HP21 9NJ. 07834 826130; For 3 - 5s, £5 per child (book by term).

Long Crendon

Wingrave

PJ Friday

Baby Sensory Classes

17:30-18:15TH at Long Crendon Community Library, High Street HP18 9AF. 0845 2303232; For 1 - 4s, FREE (drop in). The last Fri of month.

10:00-12:15TH at Wingrave Community Centre, Church St HP22 4PD. Katherine: 07876 643276; For 0 - 1s, (please book). 1 hour of sensory fun for babies 0 - 13mths.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

10:00-12:00T at Wharf Road HP22 6HF. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons 0-10yrs.

Wendover Community Library

Fun Fact Fridays: 14:15-14:45T; For 0 - 4s.

Holiday Bedtime Stories: 17:30-18:00H; For 3 - 7s. Call for dates. at High St HP22 6DU. 0845 2303232. FREE.

Winslow

Winslow Baby and Toddler Group

9:30-11:30TH at Winslow Public Hall, Elmfields Gate MK18 3JA. For 0 - 5s, £2.50 per session (drop in). First session free,(under 6 months free).

Saturday

Oving

Tiddlers and Toddlers

Friday

10:00-11:00TH at Waddesdon Childrens Centre at Oving Pavilion HP18 0LX. 01296 655218; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Aylesbury

St. Mary’s Tots

Waddesdon

9:30-11:00TH at Granville Street Church, Granville Street HP20 2JR. 01296 334154; For 0 - 10s, £1 (donation). For dads-1st Sat of mth.

14:00-15:30TH at Waddesdon and Whitchurch Childrens Centre, The Football Pavilion, Frederick Street HP18 0LX. 01296 655218; For bump - 0s, FREE (drop in).

9:30-13:00T at Sir Henry Floyd Grammar School, Oxford Road HP21 8PE. 01296 747758; £13.50 per session (book by term).

Fantastic dance, sing & drama for 6-8 yr olds.

Bumps & Babes

Busy Fingers

10:15-11:15T at Southcourt Childrens Centre, Aylesbury College Campus HP21 8PD. 01296 487855; For 1½ - 5s, £1.50 per family (drop in).

10:30-12:30T at Reflexions Health and Leisure, Watermead HP19 0FY. 01666 577377; For 0 - 5s, £12.50 per class (book by term). Baby, toddler and pre-school swimming lessons.

Little Kickers Football Classes

Stewkley Baby & Toddler Group

10:30-12:00T at Village Hall, High Street North, LU7 0EW. kellyrogers@hotmail.co.uk; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 (drop in). £1 for siblings.

10:00-11:30T at St. Mary’s Church, St. Mary’s Square HP20 2JJ. 01296 437641; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per session (drop in).

Aylesbury

8:30-12:00T at Prebendal Farm Community Centre, Somerville Way, off Fowler Road HP19 7QT. Kieran: 07412 480804; For 18m - 7s, (book).

Stewkley

Playtime

9:15-10:30T at Aylesbury Children’s Centre at, Bedgrove Infant School HP21 9DJ. 01296 423542; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

KEY: T :Term Time H :Holidays

Water Babies Swimming Classes

11:30-16:00T at Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close HP21 9ET. 01295 709221; For 0 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Tots Tennis

10:30-12:30T at John Colet School, Wharf Rd HP22 6HF. 01666 577377; For 0 - 5s, £12.50 per class (book by term). Baby, toddler and pre-school swimming lessons.

Puddle Ducks Swimming Lessons

10:30-11:00T at Walton Street HP20 1UU. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (please book).

Wendover

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:00-12:30T at MS Centre, Oakwood Close HP22 5GF. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

In the Water

Music & Singing

Who Let The Dads Out?

Stagecoach Theatre School

Daddy Cool

10:00-11:30TH at Southcourt Children’s Centre, Aylesbury College Campus HP21 8PD. 01296 487855; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per family (drop in). Alternate Saturdays - call for dates.

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Wendover

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:00-11:00T at MS Centre, Oakwood Close HP22 5GF. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Stagecoach Theatre School

9:00-11:00T at Wharf Road HP22 6HF. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons 0-10yrs.

Thame

13:30-15:30T at John Colet School, Wharf Rd HP22 6HF. 01666 577377; For 0 - 5s, £12.50 per class (book by term). Baby, toddler and pre-school swimming lessons.

11:00-12:30T at Reflexions Health and Leisure, Watermead HP19 0FY. 01666 577377; For 0 - 5s, £12.50 per class (book by term). Baby, toddler and pre-school swimming lessons.

13:00-16:30T at Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close HP21 9ET. 01295 709221; For 0 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

14:00-15:30T at Aylesbury High School, Walton Road HP21 7ST. 01296 747758; For 4 - 5s, £13.50 per session (book by term).

Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

9:00-13:45T at Reflexions Health & Leisure, Buckingham Road HP19 0FY. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term).

Fun & educational swim lessons 0-10yrs.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

10:00-12:30TH at. Nancy: 07817 233480; For bump, (please book). Relaxed hypnobirthing classes.

Puddle Ducks Swimming Lessons

Stagecoach Theatre

9:30-15:30T at The Phoenix Performing Arts Centre, Lord Williams’s Lower School OX9 3NW. Nicky: 01865 763767; For 4 - 5s, £13.50 per session (please book). Dance, theatre and singing classes.

Waddesdon Family Fun

10:00-11:30T at Waddesdon and Whitchurch Childrens Centre, The Football Pavilion, Frederick Street HP18 0LX. 01296 655218; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). Dates: 18/10, 1/11, 22/11.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

Water Babies Swimming Classes

Sunday Aylesbury

Water Babies Swimming Classes

8:30-13:30T at Booker Park School, Stoke Leys Close HP21 9ET. 01295 709221; For 0 - 4s, £14.25 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Birth Right Hypnobirthing Classes

Buckingham

Zumba & Zumba Gold

10:30-11:30TH at Buckingham Youth Centre, London Road MK18 1AS. Janey: 07967 041580; £5 per session (please book). Adult zumba classes, call for details.

Little Kimble

Chatty Church

11:00-12:30TH at Kimble Free Church, Grove Lane HP22 5XR. 01844 346957; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Monthly session for all ages w/ crafts, drama.

Wendover

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

8:30-12:00T at Wharf Road HP22 6HF. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons 0-10yrs.

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SOUTH BUCKS AREA (Wycombe, Chiltern & South Bucks)

Monday Amersham

Stay and Play

9:15-10:45TH at Amersham Children’s centre, Bell Lane HP6 6PF. 01494 764258; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

Multi Sensory, Pre-school Music and Movement Experience.

Term Time classes in Hazlemere & Holmer Green, S. Bucks Tel: 07717 879 903 Web: www.noizeeproductions.co.uk

Swimming Lessons

10:30-19:00TH at The Chiltern Pools, Bensheim way HP6 5AH. 01494 723969; For 0 - 5s, (please book). Please call centre to book.

Little Kickers Football Classes

15:45-17:30TH at The Polish Club, Raans Road HP6 6LX. 01442 506371; For 2 - 5s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

Beaconsfield

Stay and Play

9:30-11:00T at Beaconsfield Children’s Centre, Beacon Close HP9 1RJ. 01494 678244; For 0 5s, FREE (drop in).

Bourne End

Messy Play

9:15-10:30T at Wooburn Green and Bourne End Children’s Centre, The Meadows School HP10 0HF. 01628 525802; For 1 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Denham Green

Pop In and Play

9:30-11:30TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre, Tilehouse Combined School UB9 5JL. 01895 835967; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Hazlemere

Bounce & Rhyme

10:00-10:30TH at 312 Amersham Road HP15 7PY. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (please book). Tickets available Thurs-Sat for Monday.

High Wycombe

Tea & Toast

9:15-10:30T at Millbrook Children’s Centre, Millbrook School HP12 4BA. 01494 447110; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 (drop in). Stay and play session.

Stay and Play

Action Kids Activity Classes

9:15-10:45TH at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, Highfield Way HP15 7UW. 01494 813762; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Chesham

9:15-11:00TH at Stokenchurch & Hambleden Valley Children’s Centre, Longburrow HP14 3TQ. 01494 483140; For 0s, (drop in). A session for babies and pre-walkers.

10:00-11:30T at Trinity Church Hall, Red Lion Street HP5 1EZ. 01494 463113 or 01494 775651; For 0 - 3s, £1.25 per child (drop in).

Sometimes in half-term.

9:30-11:00TH at Wycombe (Hampden Way) Children’s Centre, Star Blocks Community Centre HP13 7TJ. 01494 512138; For 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, FREE (drop in).

9:30-11:15T at Bourne End Community Centre, Wakeman Road SL8 5SX. James: 07877 828251; For 1 - 5s, (please book).

Sessions: 09.30-10.15am & 10.30-11.15am.

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Stay and Play

9:30-11:00T at Wycombe (Hampden Way) Children’s Centre, At: Bowerdean Nursery School HP13 6AW. 01494 512138; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

10:00-11:00T at Millbrook Combined School Pool, Mill End Road HP12 4BA. 07889 905678; For 0 - 10s, £11.50 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons.

Tumbling Toddlers

10:15-12:00T at Booker Gym Club at Wycombe Judo Centre, Barry Close HP12 4UE. 01494 471566; For 1 - 5s, £4 per session (drop in). Suitable for walking to 5yrs. Term time only.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

13:00-16:00T at Maplewood School, Faulkner Way, Downley HP13 5HB. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Chatter Splatter

13:30-15:00T at Wycombe Abbey Children’s Centre, Chepping View Primary Academy HP12 4PR. 01494 475473/4; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Running until 25/10/14, call after this date to check if running.

Little Fish

14:00-15:00T at Wycombe Marsh Baptist Church, London Road HP11 1ET. 07940 953 909; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Short Christian service,play & refreshments.

Child Health Clinic

14:00-15:30T at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, at Cherrymead Surgery HP10 9XA. 01494 813762; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

The listings are updated but we advise calling before attending - just in case!

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13:30-15:00T at Christ Church Centre, Featherbed Lane HP15 6XQ. 01494-715195; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per family.

14:00-15:15T at Tylers Green Middle School, Cock Lane HP10 8DS. 01869 325499; For 0 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Sign & Rhyme Baby Signing

Water Babies Swimming Classes

Tiddlywinks

Marlow

Tiddlywinks

Tuesday

8:45-11:30T at Marlow Methodist Church, Spittal Street SL7 3HJ. 07799 854 535; For 0 - 5s, £1 per session (drop in). Pre-school children & their grown-ups.

Funky Monkeys

Pacey Childminding & Nanny Group

9:45-11:30TH at Amersham Free Church, Sycamore road/Woodside road HP7. 07866 510 289; For 0 - 4s, £5 per session (drop in).

Class times: 09.45 & 10.45.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:30-12:00T at Crowne Plaza Hotel Marlow, Fieldhouse Lane SL7 1GJ. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Princes Risborough

PACEY Childminding Group: 9:30-11:00T; For 0 - 5s, FREE. 1st & 3rd Monday of mth.

Twins Group: 9:30-11:30TH; For 0 - 5s, FREE. 2nd Monday of month. at Risborough Children’s Centre, Wellington Avenue HP27 9HY. 01844 347934. Drop in.

Swimming Lessons

Chesham

Beaconsfield

Midwife Clinic: 9:30-12:30T; For 0 - 1s, FREE. Baby Time: 15:00-16:30T; For bump - 12mths, FREE. at Waterside Children’s Centre, 470 Waterside HP5 1QF. 01494 792852. Drop in.

9:30-11:00T at Alfriston School Pool, Penn Road HP9 2TS. 07889 905678; For 0 - 10s, £13 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons.

13:00-14:00T at The Scout & Guide Centre, Longwick Road HP27 9HD. Maria: 07885 944904; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term). 1 hour classes for beginners / experienced.

Story time

10:00-10:30TH at Beaconsfield Library, Reynolds Road HP9 2NJ. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Stories with lots of fun.

NCT Bumps & Babies (NCTeenies)

14:00-15:30TH at Check Facebook page for location details. 01296 326060; For bump - 1s, £1 per family (donation). 2nd Mon of month.

Burnham

Child Health Clinic

13:30-15:00TH at Burnham Children’s Centre, Minniecroft Road SL1 7DE. 01628 665380; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Baby weighing & breastfeeding support.

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

15:30-17:15TH at The Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Road HP9 1RG. 01442 506371; For 2 - 5s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

Little Bear Feet™ Dance Classes

9:45-10:30T at Penn Street Village Hall, Penn Street HP7 0PX. 07949 569558; For 18m - 4s, (please book). Book your free trial class.

10:30-19:00TH at The Chiltern Pools, Bensheim way HP6 5AH. 01494 723969; For 0 - 5s, (please book). Please call centre to book.

Risborough Children’s Centre

Stay and Play

14:00-15:30T at Beaconsfield Children’s Centre at, St. Teresa Church Hall HP9 2PL. 01494 678244; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

Little Kickers Football Classes

Amersham

9:30-11:00T at Marlow Children’s Centre, Foxes Piece School SL7 1JW. 01628 472121; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 2nd Mon of month.

13:45-14:45T at The Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Road HP9 1RG. Katie: 07866 510 289; For 0 - 2s, £6.50 per family (book by 12week term). Help their hands do the talking!

NCT Beaconsfield Bumps and Babies

10:30-11:30TH at Brindles Children’s Cafe, 4 Burkes Road HP9 1PB. For bump - 2s, FREE (drop in). For mums-to-be & new mums.

Chesham Children’s Centre

Chesham Library

Bounce & Rhyme: 10:00-10:30T; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). 1st Tuesday of the month.

Story Time: 14:15-14:45T; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Call Library for dates. at Elgiva Lane HP5 2JD. 0845 2303232.

St Columba’s Toddler Group

10:00-11:45T at St Columba’s Church Hall, 432 Berkhamsted Road HP5 3HQ. 01494 775629; For 0 - 3s, £1.50 per child (donation). £2.50 for 2 or more children.

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Focus

13:30-15:00T at Newtown Evangelical Baptist Church, Berkhampstead Road HP5 3AT. 01494 583790; For 0 - 4s, £0.50 per session (drop in).

Group run by local Christian church.

Denham Green

Baby Sensory Classes

10:00-11:30TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre, Tilehouse Combined School UB9 5JL. 01895 835967; For 0 - 1s, (drop in).

Gerrards Cross

Tiny Tots & Little Fishes

HOLIDAY CAMPS BOOKER GYM CLUB LearnLearning Gymnastics through Fun gymnastics July & August through fun GYM CLASS FREE TRIAL Term Time sessions run for Tumbling Toddlers through to Teenagers

10:00-11:30T at Tiny Tots & Little Fishes, St James Centre SL9 7DR. 01753 278952; For 0 - 4s, £2 per family (drop in). Free play, crafts, refreshments & singing.

Freestyle Gymnastics A mix of Free Running, Parkour, Tricking & Urban Gymnastics

Hazlemere

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:30-12:00T at Cedar Park School, Cedar Avenue HP15 7EF. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

High Wycombe

Millbrook Children’s Centre

Child Health Clinic: 9:15-11:00T; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). H/V and weighing.

Music & Movement: 14:15-15:00T; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). Singing and rhyming sessions. at Millbrook School HP12 4BA. 01494 447110.

Childminders Group

9:30-11:00T at Wycombe (Hampden Way) Children’s Centre, Star Blocks Community Centre HP13 7TJ. 01494 512138; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Runs 4th Tuesday of month.

Just 4 Childminders

10:00-11:30T at Wycombe Abbey Childrens Centre at Field Road Satellite Centre HP12 4RL. 01494 475473/4; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 1st Tuesday of month,call for dates.

Hazlemere and Loudwater Children’s Centre

0-1 Fun!: 10:00-11:30T; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in).

Baby Health Clinic: 14:00-16:00TH; FREE (drop in). See a health visitor & have your baby weighed. at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, Highfield Way HP15 7UW. 01494 813762.

Booker Gym Club

Tumbling Toddlers: 10:15-12:00T; For 1 - 5s, £4 per session (drop in). Suitable for walking to 5yrs. Term time only.

Pre School Classes: 13:00-15:45T; For 2 - 4s, £4.95 per session (book by term). Class Times: 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. at Wycombe Judo Centre, Barry Close HP12 4UE. 01494 471566.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

12:15-15:00T at Maplewood School, Faulkner Way, Downley HP13 5HB. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Postnatal Group

13:00-15:00T at Stokenchurch & Hambleden Valley Children’s Centre, Longburrow HP14 3TQ. 01494 483140; For bump - 0s, (drop in).

Post natal group.

Fun Tales

13:30-15:00T at Wycombe (Hampden Way) Children’s Centre, At: Hannah Ball School HP13 7JS. 01494 512138; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

All enquiries call 01494 471566 Email: gym@wycombejudocentre.co.uk Booker Gym Club, High Wycombe HP12 4UE www.bookergymclub.co.uk

Marlow Bottom

Marlow Bottom Mother and Toddler Group

10:00-11:30T at Marlow Bottom Methodist Church SL7 3PP. 01628 475725; For 0 - 4s, £1 per family (drop in).

New Denham

Crafty Fun

14:00-15:30TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre at, New Denham Community Centre UB9 4DW. 01895 835967; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Fun craft sessions.

Princes Risborough

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

9:45-12:00T at The Scout & Guide Centre, Longwick Road HP27 9HD. Maria: 07885 944904; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term). 1 hour classes for beginners / experienced.

Baby Clinic & Breastfeeding Support

10:00-11:30TH at Risborough Children’s Centre, Wellington Avenue HP27 9HY. 01844 347934; For 0 - 2s, FREE (drop in). With breastfeeding support.

Wendover

Bounce & Rhyme At Wendover Library

10:15-11:45T at High Street HP22 6DU. 0845 2303232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 10.15am (18mths-5 yrs) & 11.15am (under 18mths).

Wednesday Amersham

Swimming Lessons

10:30-19:00TH at The Chiltern Pools, Bensheim way HP6 5AH. 01494 723969; For 0 - 5s, (please book). Please call centre to book.

Little Angels

10:30-11:30T at St. Michael & All Angels Church, Sycamore Rd HP6 5DR. 01494 727 553; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Alternate Wednesdays -contact for dates.

5 Cheeky Monkeys

Marlow

10:30-11:30TH at Little Chalfont Community Library, Cokes Lane HP7 9QA. 01494 764258; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). Music and singing drop in.

9:30-11:00TH at Marlow Children’s Centre, Foxes Piece School SL7 1JW. 01628 472121; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

14:00-15:30TH at Amersham Children’s centre, Bell Lane HP6 6PF. 01494 764258; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the mth.

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Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

12:30-14:00T at Alfriston School Pool, Penn Road HP9 2TS. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £13 per child (book by term). Fun & educational swimming lessons 0-10yrs.

Bourne End

Bumps and Babies

10:30-12:00T at Wooburn Green and Bourne End Children’s Centre, The Meadows School HP10 0HF. 01628 525802; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in).

Burnham

Burnham Children’s Centre

Child Health Clinic: 9:15-10:45TH; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Baby weighing & breastfeeding support.

Baby Explore & Learn: 9:15-10:45TH; For 0s, FREE (drop in). for babies under 12 mths old. at Burnham Children’s Centre, Minniecroft Road SL1 7DE. 01628 665380.

Chesham

Emmanuel Lullaby Club

10:00-11:30T at Emmanuel Lullaby Club, Emmanuel Church HP5 3EF. 01494 771735; For 0s, £0.50 (donation). Runs 1st,3rd & 5th Wednesday. Up to 1 yrs old.

Chesham Children’s Centre

Little Talkers: 10:00-11:30T; For 0 - 2s, (drop in). A fun Language Focussed Session.

Breastfeeding Group: 13:00-15:00T; For bump - 1s, FREE (drop in). advice/support on Breastfeeding. at Waterside Children’s Centre, 470 Waterside HP5 1QF. 01494 792852.

Denham Green

Baby Clinic

11:00-12:30TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre, Tilehouse Combined School UB9 5JL. 01895 835967; For 0s, FREE (drop in).

Baby weighing & Health Visitor advice.

Flackwell Heath

Flackwell Heath Methodist Church Parent and Toddler Group

9:00-11:30T at Flackwell Heath Methodist Church, Heath End Road HP10 9DT. 07979 541874; For 0 - 4s, £1 per family (drop in).

Gerrards Cross

Tiny Tots & Little Fishes

10:00-11:30T at Tiny Tots & Little Fishes, St James Centre SL9 7DR. 01753 278952; For 0 - 4s, £2 per family (drop in). Free play, crafts, refreshments & singing.

Great Missenden

Bounce & Rhyme at Great Missenden Community Library

10:30-11:00T at The High Street HP16 0AL. 0845 2303232; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

Hazlemere

Water Babies Swimming Classes

9:30-14:15T at Cedar Park School, Cedar Avenue HP15 7EF. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Noizee Parka Preschool Music & Movement Classes

Noizee Parka Music & Movement Classes: 10:00-10:45TH; For 1 - 5s, £5 per class (drop in). For 1 yr - 5 yrs with discount for siblings.

Noizee Parka Sunshine Baby Club: 11:0012:00TH; For 0 - 1s, £6 per session. 6 mths to independent movers. at Hazlemere Community Centre, Rose Avenue HP15 7UB. Elisa: 07717879903.

The listings are updated but we advise calling before attending - just in case!

Midwife Clinic

13:45-14:30TH at Hazlemere Community Centre, Rose Avenue HP15 7UB. Elisa: 07717879903; For 2 - 5s. Take your little ones on a magical journey.

9:30-12:30T at Waterside Childrens Centre, 470 Waterside HP5 1QF. 01494 792852; For bump - 1s, FREE (drop in).

Denham Green

High Wycombe

Pacey Childminders Group

St.Anne’s Toddler Group

10:00-11:30TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre, Tilehouse Combined School UB9 5JL. 01895 835967; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 4th Thurs of mth.

Stokenchurch & Hambleden Valley Children’s Centre

Great Kingshill

9:00-11:00T at St. Anne’s Church, London Road, Wycombe Marsh HP11 1ET. 07443 596304; For 0 - 5s, £1 (drop in).

Great Kingshill Baby & Toddler Group

PACEY: 9:30-11:00TH; For 0 - 1s. 3rd Weds of the month.

Stay and Play: 13:45-15:15TH; For 0 - 5s.

Learning and development through play. at Stokenchurch & Hambleden Valley Children’s Centre, Longburrow HP14 3TQ. 01494 483140.

Radnage

Radnage Mother and Toddler Group

9:30-11:30T at Village Hall, Radnage Common Road HP14 4DF. 01494 484152 or 07754 826598; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per child (drop in).

50p per extra child. 1st visit is free.

Cheeky Monkeys

9:30-12:00T at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, Highfield Way HP15 7UW. 01494 813762; For 0 - 2s, FREE (drop in). 9.30 (walkers-2yrs) & 11.00 (0-1 yrs).

Walters Ash

Walter’s Ash Stay and Play

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

9:45-12:00T at Hilltop Community Centre, Crest Road HP11 1UA. Maria: 07885944904; For 0 - 1s, £6 (book by 10-week term).

9.45(6-7mths-14mths) & 11.00(birth-6/7mths).

Tumbling Toddlers

9:30-11:00TH at Risborough Children’s Centre at, Oakshott Centre HP14 4TS. 01844 347934; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). For RAF Service Families & Carers.

Thursday 0 - 1 Fun

10:00-11:30T at Amersham Children’s Centre, Bell Lane HP6 6PF. 01494 764258; For 0 - 1s, (drop in).

Puddle Ducks Swimming Lessons

12:15-13:45T at Maplewood School, Faulkner Way HP13 5HB. 01666 577377; For 0 - 5s, £12.50 per class (book by term). Baby, toddler and pre-school swimming lessons.

Tiny Toes

Swimming Lessons

10:30-19:00TH at The Chiltern Pools, Bensheim way HP6 5AH. 01494 723969; For 0 - 5s, (please book). Please call centre to book.

Story Time

14:00-14:30T at Amersham Library, Chiltern Avenue HP6 5AH. 0845 2303232; For 1 - 4s, (drop in). Alternate Thursdays, Call for dates.

13:00-15:00T at Millbrook Children’s Centre, Millbrook School HP12 4BA. 01494 447110; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). For Parents under 21.

Little Kickers Football Classes

Marlow

15:30-17:15TH at The Polish Club, Raans Road HP6 6LX. 01442 506371; For 2 - 5s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

Bumps and Babies

10:30-12:00TH at Marlow Children’s Centre, Sandygate Road SL7 3AZ. 01628 472121; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in).

NCT Bumps & Babes Coffee Morning

Footprints

13:00-14:30TH at Marlow Children’s Centre, Foxes Piece School SL7 1JW. 01628 472121; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Young Parents Group.

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

9:45-12:00T at Downley Community Centre, School Close HP13 5TR. Maria: 07885944904; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term). 9.45am(14mths+) & 11.00am(6/714mths).

Loveable Littl’uns

10:00-12:00T at Wycombe (Hampden Way) Children’s Centre, Star Blocks Community Centre HP13 7TJ. 01494 512138; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Reflux Support group 10-11.

Princes Risborough

10:00-11:30T at St Peters Church, Church Street SL1 7HX. 01628 664338; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per child (drop in). 50p each additional child.

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9:30-11:15T at Penn and Tylers Green Village Hall, Penn HP10 8LN. 07766 881567; For bump - 4s, £2.50 per session (drop in). 1st session free so come along & enjoy.

Bourne End

Bounce and Rhyme

9:00-10:45T at Burnham Children’s Centre at, Lent Rise School SL1 7NP. 01628 665380; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Speech and Language Clinic

Penn & Tylers Green Mother and Toddler Group

10:00-11:30T at Bourne End Children’s Centre at Bourne End Library SL8 5SX. 01628 525802; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 10am (Walkers5yrs) & 11am (birth-pre-walkers).

Bumps and Babies

9:30-11:30T at Risborough Children’s Centre, Wellington Avenue HP27 9HY. 01844 347934; For 0 - 5s, FREE (please book). 1st Wednesday of the month.

9:30-11:30T at St. Andrew’s Church, Hatters Lane HP13 7NJ. 01494 529668; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per family (drop in). Welcoming,fun environment for all.

10:00-11:30T at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, Highfield Way HP15 7UW. 01494 813762; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

14:15-14:45TH at Beaconsfield Library, Reynolds Road HP9 2NJ. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Stories with lots of fun.

Lent Risers

10:00-11:30TH at Prestwood Childrens Centre, Wycombe Road HP16 0HJ. 01494 866181; For bump - 1s, FREE (drop in).

Playhouse Toddlers

9:30-11:00T at The Hub, Union Baptist Church, Easton Street HP11 1NJ. 01494 473889; For 0 - 4s, £1 per family (drop in). Includes refreshments & crafts.

Story time

Burnham

Prestwood

Hughenden Toddler Group

9:30-11:30T at St Michael’s Church, Church House HP14 4LA. 07972 396372; For 0 - 4s, £2 per family (drop in). Tea/coffee & biscuits included in the price.

10:00-11:30T at Stokenchurch & Hambleden Valley Children’s Centre, Longburrow HP14 3TQ. 01494 483140; For 0 - 3s, (drop in). A group for young mums under 24 years.

Beaconsfield

10:30-12:30TH at The Court Garden Sports Centre Cafe - beside Sir Steve Redgrave statue, Higginson Park SL7 2AE. 07773 371422; For bump - 0s, FREE (drop in). For bumps & new babies (up to 6mths approx).

High Wycombe

Starlight Toddler Group

Amersham

10:15-12:00T at Booker Gym Club at Wycombe Judo Centre, Barry Close HP12 4UE. 01494 471566; For 1 - 5s, £4 per session (drop in). Suitable for walking to 5yrs. Term time only.

13:30-15:30T at Great Kingshill Village Hall, Missenden Road HP15 6DR. Anna: 01494 714448; For 0 - 4s, £1.50 per family (drop in).

St Peters Toddler Group

Pacey Childminders Group

10:00-12:00T at Burnham Children’s Centre, Minniecroft Road SL1 7DE. 01628 665380; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 1st Thurs of month.

In the Water

Music & Singing

Grandparents Group

0-1 Fun and Baby Clinic

Swimkidz Swimming Lessons

10:00-11:00T at Millbrook Combined School Pool, Mill End Road HP12 4BA. 07889 905678; For 0 - 5s, £11.50 per child (book by term).

Fun & educational swimming lessons 0-10yrs.

Booker Gym Club

Tumbling Toddlers: 10:15-12:00T; For 1 - 5s, £4 per session (drop in). Suitable for walking to 5yrs. Term time only.

Pre School Classes: 13:00-15:45T; For 2 - 4s, £4.95 per session (book by term). Class Times: 1pm, 2pm & 3pm. at Wycombe Judo Centre, Barry Close HP12 4UE. 01494 471566.

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Little Talkers

10:15-11:15T at Wycombe Abbey Childrens Centre, Chepping View Primary Academy HP12 4PR. 01494 475473/4; For 1 - 4s, (drop in). Running until 25/10/14, Call after this date.

Baby Explorers

11:00-12:00T at Millbrook Children’s Centre, Millbrook School HP12 4BA. 01494 447110; For 0 - 1s, (drop in). Sensory & messy play for babies.

Little Chalfont

NCT Chiltern Bumps & Babies

10:00-11:30TH at Little Chalfont Village Hall, Cokes Lane HP8 4UD. Emma: 07747 612483; For 0 - 2s, £2 (drop in).

Marlow

Breast Feeding Support Group

10:00-12:00TH at Marlow Children’s Centre, Sandygate Road SL7 3AZ. 01628 472121; For 0 - 2s, FREE (drop in).

Penn

Sign & Rhyme Baby Signing

9:45-11:30T at Penn Free Methodist Church, Church Rd HP10 8NU. Katie: 07866 510 289; For 0 - 2s, £6.50 per family (book by 12-week term). Help their hands do the talking!

Funky Monkeys

10:00-10:45TH at Holy Trinity Church Rooms, Church Road (next to the crown pub) HP10 8NY. 07866 510 289; For 0 - 4s, £5 per session (drop in). Merry Mix of Music and Movement! .

Princes Risborough

Princes Risborough Library

Bounce & Rhyme: 10:00-11:00TH; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Check hols.

Story Time: 14:15-14:45T; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Call Library for dates. at Princes Risborough Library, Bell Street HP27 0AA. 0845 230 3232.

Bumps & Babies

10:30-12:00TH at Risborough Children’s Centre, Wellington Avenue HP27 9HY. 01844 347934; For bump - 1s, FREE (drop in).

Tylers Green

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:00-12:15T at Tylers Green Middle School, Cock Lane HP10 8DS. 01869 325499; For 0 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Friday Amersham

Rectory Hill Pre -School Toddler Group

9:30-11:00T at Jubilee Hall, Scout Hut HP7 0BT. 01494 725515; For 0 - 3s, £2 per session (drop in). Small and caring group for children.

Sign & Rhyme Baby Signing

9:45-11:30T at Amersham Common Village Hall, 24 White Lion Rd HP5 2BN. Katie: 07866 510 289; For 0 - 2s, £6.50 per family (book by 12-week term). Help their hands do the talking!

Bounce & Rhyme

10:15-11:45TH at Chiltern Avenue HP6 5AH. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). over 1yr: 10.15am; under 1 yr: 11.15am.

Swimming Lessons at The Chiltern Pools

10:30-19:00TH at The Chiltern Pools, Bensheim way HP6 5AH. 01494 723969; For 0 - 5s, (please book). Please call centre to book.

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13:00-14:45T at Amersham Free Church, Woodside Road HP6 6AJ. 01494 726816; For 0 - 4s, £2 per family (drop in). Toys Craft Drink Parking Not 3rd Fri of month.

Fairytale Academy Creative Dance Classes

13:00-13:45TH at Woodrow High House, Cherry Lane HP7 0QG. Elisa: 07717879903; For 2 - 5s. PAYG. Take little ones on a magical journey.

Beaconsfield

Bulrushes Toddler Group

10:00-11:30T at St Michael’s Church, St Michael’s Green HP9 2BN. 07939 493754; For 0 - 5s, £1 per family (drop in).

Bounce and Rhyme

10:00-10:30T at Beaconsfield Library, Reynolds Road HP9 2NJ. 01494 678244; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Runs on the 1st Friday of each month.

Little Bear Feet ™ Dance classes

10:30-11:15T at Beaconsfield Girl Guiding Hall, Malthouse Square HP9 2LE. 07949 569558; For 1 - 4s, (please book). Book your free trial class, 18 Mths +.

Bubbles

14:30-16:00T at Beaconsfield Children’s Centre, Beacon Close HP9 1RJ. 01494 678244; For 0 - 1s, FREE (drop in). under 18 months.

Little Kickers Football Classes

15:45-17:30TH at The Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Road HP9 1RG. 01442 506371; For 2 - 5s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

Bourne End

Stay and Play

9:30-11:00TH at Wooburn Green and Bourne End Children’s Centre, Christ Church HP10 9AA. 01628 525802; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Burnham

Family Focus Postnatal Depression Support Group

10:15-11:30T at Methodist Church Hall, Lent Rise SL1 7BH. Marie: 01628 667101; For 0 - 4s, FREE (please book). Creche provided. Please call for more details.

Bounce & Rhyme

10:30-11:30TH at Gerrards Cross Library, Station Road SL9 8EL. 01895 835967; For 0 5s, FREE (drop in).

Story Time

16:00-16:30T at Gerrards Cross Community Library, 38 Station Road SL9 8EL. 0845 2303232; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in). Call Library for dates.

Great Missenden

Story Time at Great Missenden Library

11:30-12:00T at High street HP16 OAL. 0845 2303232; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

Hazlemere

Sing & Sign Baby Signing

9:45-12:00T at The Stables, Cedar Barn, Barn Lane HP15 7BQ. Maria: 07885944904; For 0 - 2s, £6 per class (book by 10-week term).

Teach your baby to talk BEFORE speech!

Water Babies Swimming Classes

10:00-12:45T at Cedar Park School, Cedar Avenue HP15 7EF. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

High Wycombe

Sparkles Downs Syndrome Group

9:00-15:00T at Emaill for location. For 0 - 5s, (please book). From sitting to school age.

Appointment only.

Wycombe Abbey Children’s Centre

Tea & Toast: 9:00-10:00TH; For 0 - 5s, £1 per family (drop in).

Breastfeeding Support Group: 9:30-11:30T; For 0 - 2s, FREE (drop in).

Do Drop In: 10:00-11:30T; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Baby World: 13:30-14:15T; For 0s, (drop in). at Chepping View Primary Academy HP12 4PR. 01494 475473/4. Groups definitely running until 25/10/14, call after this date.

Stay and Play

9:15-10:45T at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, at the Royal Bristish Legion HP1- 9XA. 01494 813762; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Simply Walk

Chalfont St Giles

9:15-10:15T at Millbrook Children’s Centre, Millbrook School HP12 4BA. 01494 447110; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). Walks in the local area.

9:30-11:30T at The Cricket Pavillion, Crossleys HP8 4QN. 07832 353082; For 0 - 2s, £2 per session (drop in). A mum and Baby/toddler group for under 3’s.

10:00-12:00T at All Saints Church, Castle Street HP13 6RF. 07791 389598; For 0 - 5s, £0.50 per session (drop in). Fun & worship group for under 5’s.

Little Crickets Toddler Group

Chalfont St Peter

Small Saints

Coffee and Play

Teddy Bears Toddler Group

10:00-12:00TH at High Wycombe Evangelical Baptist Church, Corner of Hughenden Ave and The Pastures HP13 5SU. 01494 535880; For 0 - 5s, (donation). Fellowship for adults and fun for children.

Chesham

10:00-12:00TH at St Andrews Church, Hatters Lane HP13 7NJ. For bump - 0s, FREE (drop in).

Run by NCT.

9:30-11:30TH at Chalfont St Peter Community Centre, Gravel Hill SL9 9QX. 07582 995167 or 07713622401; For 0 - 5s, £3.50 per family (drop in). Open all year - see website for closures.

Chesham Children’s Centre

Tea and Toast: 9:00-9:45T; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). come with your family for breakfast & a cuppa.

Play and Learn: 10:00-11:30T; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). at Waterside Childrens Centre, 470 Waterside HP5 1QF. 01494 792852.

Denham

Friday Fun

13:30-15:00TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre, Tilehouse Combined School UB9 5JL. 01895 835967; For 0 - 5s, (drop in).

From 7th November.

Bumps and Babes

Micklefield Library Bounce & Rhyme

10:30-11:30T at Micklefield Library, Micklefield Road HP13 7HU. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 4s, FREE (drop in).

Bounce and Rhyme

11:00-11:30T at 5 Eden Place HP11 2DH. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 4s, FREE (please book).

Ticket Required, call library for dates.

Child Health Clinic

13:00-14:30T at Castlefield Childrens Centre, Rutland Avenue HP12 3LL. 01494 475475; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Call centre to ensure group is running.

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Stay and Play

10:00-11:30TH at Amersham Children’s centre, Bell Lane HP6 6PF. 01494 764258; For 0 - 5s, (drop in). S & P Saturday Session runs every 2nd Sat.

Noizee Parka Music & Movement Classes

14:00-14:45T at Holmer Green Village Centre Hall, The Common HP15 6XG. Elisa: 07717879903; For 1 - 5s, £5 per child (drop in). Sibling discount. Musical workshops in summer.

Swimming Lessons at The Chiltern Pools

10:30-19:00TH at The Chiltern Pools, Bensheim way HP6 5AH. 01494 723969; For 0 - 5s, (please book). Please call centre to book.

Holtspur

Tom’s Tots - NCT Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield

13:00-15:00TH at St. Thomas’ Church Hall, Mayflower Way HP9 1UF. For 0 - 3s, £1 per family (drop in). Babies to pre-schoolers.

Little Chalfont Toddler Group

Marlow

9:30-11:00T at Beaconsfield Children’s Centre, Beacon Close HP9 1RJ. 01494 678244; For 0 5s, (drop in). 1st Saturday of the month.

9:45-11:30T at Little Chalfont Village Hall HP8 4UD. 07936 285002; For 1 - 4s, (book by term). Friendly mum led group.

Saturdads

Bounce & Rhyme Marlow Library

10:15-10:45T at Institute Road SL7 1BL. 0845 230 3232; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 1st Friday toddlers & last Friday babies.

Stagecoach Theatre School

16:30-18:30T at Marlow CofE Primary School, Sandygate Road, SL7 3AZ. Clare: 01494 533203; For 6 - 8s, (book by term). Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

Prestwood

Stay and Play

10:00-11:30T at Prestwood & Missenden Childrens Centre, Prestwood Methodist Church HP16 9EY. 01494 866181; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Stay and Play

Rendezvous Mother and Toddler Group

9:30-11:30T at Longburrow Hall, Park Lane HP14 3TQ. 01494 484152 or 07754 826598; For 0 - 5s, £1.50 per child (drop in). 50p per extra child. 1st visit is free.

Saturday Amersham

Stagecoach Theatre School

9:00-12:30T at Our Lady’s RC Combined School, 27 Amersham Road HP6 5PL. 01494 565402; For 4 - 5s, £13.50 per session (book by 12-week term). Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

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Chorleywood

Little Kickers Football Classes

9:00-11:30TH at St Clement Danes School, Chenies Road WD3 6EW. 01442 506371; For 2 - 5s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

Denham Green

10:00-11:30T at Risborough Children’s Centre, Wellington Avenue HP27 9HY. 01844 347934; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in).

Stokenchurch

Stagecoach Theatre School

9:30-12:45T at St Marys & All Saints CofE Primary School, Maxwell Road HP9 1RG. Georgie: 01494 776668; For 4 - 5s. Dance, theatre and singing classes.

Saturdads

Princes Risborough

Stay and Play

10:00-11:30TH at Hazlemere Children’s Centre, Highfield Way HP15 7UW. 01494 813762; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 1st Sat of month. Reach area only.

Stay and Play

Little Kickers Football Classes

9:00-13:30TH at The Curzon Centre, 43 Maxwell Road HP9 1RG. 01442 506371; For 2 - 7s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

Little Chalfont

Stagecoach Theatre School

9:30-12:45T at Wycombe High School, Marlow Hill HP11 1TB. 01494 533203; For 4 - 5s, per session (book by term). Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

9:30-11:00TH at Denham & Gerrard’s Cross Children’s Centre, Tilehouse Combined School UB9 5JL. 01895 835967; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). For dads & male carers.Call centre for dates.

Hazlemere

10:00-11:30T at Wycombe (Hampden Way) Children’s Centre, Star Blocks Community Centre HP13 7TJ. 01494 512138; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). Every 2nd Sat of the mth.

Princes Risborough

Dads Group

10:00-11:30TH at Risborough Children’s Centre, Wellington Avenue HP27 9HY. 01844 347934; For 0 - 5s, FREE (drop in). 4th Sat of mth.

Tylers Green

Water Babies Swimming Classes

12:30-15:00T at Tylers Green Middle School, Cock Lane HP10 8DS. 01869 325499; For 0 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term).

Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Sunday Hazlemere

Water Babies Swimming Classes

14:00-17:00T at Cedar Park School, Cedar Avenue HP15 7EF. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

High Wycombe

Water Babies Swimming Classes

13:30-17:30T at Cedar Park School, Cedar Avenue HP15 7EF. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

Water Babies Swimming Classes

High Wycombe

8:30-13:15T at Maplewood School, Faulkner Way, Downley HP13 5HB. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

8:30-13:15T at Maplewood School, Faulkner Way, Downley HP13 5HB. 01869 325499; For 0 - 4s, £13.50 per class (book by 10-week term). Fun, action packed, progressive swim classes.

14:00-15:30T at Wycombe High School, Marlow Hill HP11 1TB. 01494 533203; For 4 - 5s, per session (book by term). Fantastic dance, sing & drama!

Water Babies Swimming Classes

Little Kickers Football Classes

8:45-13:00TH at The Royal Grammar School, Amersham Road HP13 6QT. 01442 506371; For 2 - 5s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

In the Water

Music & Singing

Stagecoach Theatre School

Seer Green

Little Kickers Football Classes

9:00-11:45TH at Seer Green Jubilee Hall, School Lane HP9 2QJ. 01442 506371; For 2 - 7s, (book by term). Fun football classes from 2-7 yrs.

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