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Summer has finally arrived and we are getting some degree of normality back in our lives. I think everyone is thankful for being able to do a little bit more.

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With local baby and toddler groups & classes re-opening, make sure you check out our Daily Activity Planner (p. 26) to see what’s going on in your area. I know how much of a support network local classes provide to young parents. Lockdown has been so isolating, particularly for new mums who haven’t been able to socialise and meet with fellow mums.

It’s great to see face-to-face classes returning although with limited capacity so please ensure you book early to avoid disappointment and quote ‘Toddle About’. Don’t forget to check out our Special Offer Vouchers in the centre pages (p.18) before you book.

You will find plenty more inspiration for things to do with the children throughout the magazine.

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Bite SIZED NEWS Baby & Postnatal Yoga Classes Now Running on Moreton Hall

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Come and find a quiet space away from the day-to-day stresses of life and connect with yourself, your body, and your baby. Plus meet other local mums to swap tips and advice, and make lifelong friends. ZenMuma now offer Pregnancy Yoga on Thursday evenings and Baby & Postnatal Yoga on Wednesdays mornings on Moreton Hall. Get 10% off a block of six classes.

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Give Jo Jingles a Try This Summer Jo Jingles and Katie have loved being back for the Summer term of educational music and movement classes. Why not come along and give Jo Jingles a try at their Summer sessions being held on Tuesday 10th & 17th August at The Castle Hill Community Centre in Ipswich? 9:25am – 1-2yrs, 10:30am mixed ages (both £5.50/child or £10 to attend both sessions), 11:35am – 3mths-walking (£4.50/child or £8 to attend both sessions).

Booking is now also open for the Autumn term. www.jojingles.com/ipswich/timetable - ipswichjingles@gmail.com P.30

A New Name & Logo but it is still Ali!

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Ali has been involved with the Little Signers Club® brand for over 6 years. It’s a brand that has been known for expertly taught baby signing classes since it launched in 2010. The pandemic demonstrated that the UK teaching needed a flexible approach to operating their businesses so Little Signers Club; Suffolk has relaunched as Sign with Ali. It’s an exciting time for Ali’s business, she has lots of exciting developments planned for 2022. Try a free taster session by quoting Toddle About.

Little Kickers Ipswich take two core beliefs into every session. They believe in something they call “Play not Push”. It means teaching football in a fun, pressurefree environment. They want to give children a positive introduction to sport. Secondly, they believe football can be educational. It can stimulate imagination and aid early development skills such as learning colours/numbers and following instructions.

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Bite S I Z ED NEW S New Activity Centre Now Open Multi-Activity Developmental Play Classes in Hadleigh Tots Play Hadleigh provide a great mixture of classes as well as spending focused time playing together with your little one, learning new things and enjoying each other’s company. You can expect baby & toddler massage, yoga, sign language, music, sensory play and more, all in a warm, friendly environment. Classes are a great place to meet other parents with children of a similar age too. £5 off a term for Toddle About readers.

For more information, call 07870 506690 or visit www.totsplay.co.uk/hadleigh P.32

Roots, a fab new activity centre for all ages based between Eye and Diss is now open. It has a wonderful indoor and outdoor space incorporating climbing, traditional wooden activities and their amazing Japanese crochet net. One of the first visitors called it ‘old school loveliness’ where you can come and reconnect with your child or sit back and relax with a cuppa from the cafe whilst your child explores. A truly unique experience for all the family. Free hot drink if you mention Toddle About in your booking.

Visit www.rootsactivities.co.uk or call 01379 741001 to book.

Free Taster Session for Little Woodies

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Little Woodies is a parent and toddler woodland play session that aims to build confidence, social skills and understanding of the natural world through free play and exploration.

The group meets on Friday mornings during term time in the beautiful, little woodland that is 'Charlotte's Wood' in Wilby for a woodland walk, time to dig, climb and play in the mud followed by campfire songs and stories.

Free taster session for Toddle About readers.

With lockdowns behind us (hopefully), the social development of your child is pretty important right now.

Swimming is a fantastic way of interacting with other children of a similar age, in a COVID-secure environment. It is also a perfect opportunity to bond with your baby or toddler, while teaching them a life-saving skill.

Water Babies classes specialise in 0-5 years. They are structured, progressive and huge amounts of fun!

Contact Charlotte on 07879 653488 or visit www.charlotteswood.co.uk

For more information, call 01206 841126 or email blastoff@waterbabies.co.uk or visit www.waterbabies.co.uk P.15

'Must do' Experience in Ipswich With over 15 years expertise in the art of ceramic painting, Pennikkity Pots Ceramics Cafe, a quirky little business, has established itself as a ‘must do’ experience when visiting Ipswich, whether you’re celebrating a new life with first footprints, marking a special occasion with a party, creating a bespoke gift or just getting messy and making a memory.

Now open every day (except Wednesdays term time) we recommend you call to book your table to avoid disappointment and don’t forget their £2 discount voucher then sit back relax and enjoy.

To book, call 01473 216865 or email info@pennikkitypots.co.uk P.9 July-Sept 2021 Toddle About Suffolk 5

Bite SIZE D NEWS Summer at Yaya's House

Supportive & Friendly Baby Massage Courses

Yaya’s House is ready to welcome you this summer to their role play town, full of imagination fun! Open 7 days a week with two sessions daily: 9-11:30 and 12:15 -2:45! Whilst there, venture into their vehicle filled garden, relax in their sensory room or fill your tummies with food from their in-house cafe.

Summer holiday passes are also available.

Baby Senses understands how nerve racking it is trying out baby classes post lockdown and as a new mum. That's why their smaller, more intimate baby massage classes make a great first class to try. But don't take their word for it, here's what their customers said recently; 'Very friendly atmosphere, encouraged conversation and was warm towards babies' Hannah and Arlo.

'How relaxed it was, very supportive and explained things well' Vikki and Ava. Get £5 off a baby massage course.

For more information or to book a play session visit www.yayashouse.co.uk or call 01473 898515.

Contact Ann on info@babysenses.co.uk or visit www.babysenses.co.uk P.31

Redwings Horse Sanctuary

A fun family day out!

Dog friendly!

Meet friendly rescued horses and donkeys at Redwings Aylsham, nr Norwich, NR11 6UE or Redwings Caldecott, nr Gt.Yarmouth, NR31 9EY Open 10am to 4pm every Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday

We have two centres in Norfolk!

Entry is by pre-booked tickets only, please visit our website to book www.redwings.org.uk/visiting 0870 040 0033

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MINI-BEAST

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• Make sure everyone knows not to touch the mini-beasts.

• Adopt quiet and slow “David Attenborough” tones and encourage the troopers to do the same. This will have no effect on the bugs whatsoever, but will avoid startling other kinds of wildlife.

• Move slowly and carefully, making no sudden movements.

• If you’re anxious, don’t show it. Your children take their cues from you, and if you show you’re nervous around mini-beasts, they will learn to be too.

• If you find a mini-beast that could bite or sting, explain to your troopers that it is the creature’s natural defence mechanism.

• Challenge misconceptions about mini-beasts: Bees aren’t just stinging machines, they’re arch pollinators and without them many plants and crops (including the ones we eat) would die.

Flies can be a pain, but they are busy workers in the garden, pollinating, helping to dispose of decaying waste and serving as a protein-rich meal for birds, frogs, spiders and other insects. Worms aren’t slimy mini-snakes, they’re “nature’s ploughs” turning waste into nutrient-rich soil. Dung beetles mean that the world isn’t covered in poo!

• Once your mini-beast hunt is complete, don’t forget to thoroughly wash your hands.

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• Paper, pencil and clipboard • Spotting sheet (use sheet below or download more at www.wildlifewatch.org.uk/spotting-sheets) • Wipes or hand sanitiser • Optional: Camera; Magnifying Glass

Ins tr uc tio ns : Mini-beasts are more active in spring and summer, but it is possible to find them all year round if you know where to look – and you look carefully. Good places to look for mini-beasts in woodland include: • In or near any kind of flowers or plants • On leaves, in long grass or in a hedge or bush • In or near any kind of shelter, including cracks in tree bark, piles of deadwood or leaves

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• Under large stones and logs • In or near any source of water (be careful!)

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This is an edited version of the activity, extracted from the best-selling guide, ‘Commando Dad: Forest School’ by Neil Sinclair and his wife Tara and published by VIE. Neil is an ex-commando, qualified Forest School Practitioner and full-time dad to three.

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Stay and Play getaways at Drayton Manor start from just £42pp, which includes an overnight stay, full English breakfast to start the day and access to the theme park’s 100+ rides and attractions, and the zoo’s 500+ animals.

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By Alison McClymont

Child Psychologists have championed the emphasis of play and imagination on the healthy development of a child for over 50 years. Erik Erikson (1963) said that “make believe” games at the crucial life stage of ages 3-5 will help a child find their “purpose”, through the promotion of a sense of inner belief in their abilities, and Piaget (1971) claimed that imaginative play is a crucial stage in the cognitive development of children aged 2-7 helping them to develop abstract thought and problem-solving skills. Mooli Lahad (1992) discovered that through imaginative expression, children develop emotional coping skills and those with greater expression of imagination were shown to cope better with later life crises. child, the world of play offers an imaginative lens through which to interact with the world and make sense of relationships and life events. It offers them a sense of mastery and control when in “real life” they cannot achieve this.

In the imaginative world of the 2-3 year old, they can try out being a policeman, a shopkeeper, a princess, a witch, a king… any number of roles that in their real world, they could not be. This offers a child the opportunity to feel powerful, to feel vulnerable, to show anger, to feel magical, to be cruel, and to be friendly. This may not sound like much or, in the cases of more negative emotion, something we don’t want to encourage, but it is an essential learning experience.

Neuroscientists have actually discovered that play increases brain plasticity - play has been shown to fire up synaptic connections between different parts of the brain and activates the brain’s emotional hard drive, the amygdala. When children engage in social play, fMRI data shows increased activity in the pre frontal cortex - the place where we make our decisions, manage impulses, and problem solve. In short, play has been shown to create a faster, more adaptable and better, emotionally regulated brain.

That’s the science bit… So why do we play?

We play in order to connect with the world of our thoughts and the world of “reality” around us. For a 10 July-Sept 2021 Toddle About

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It is essential that children get to experiment with these different states and get to learn, in a safe and contained way, how they can manage these strange sensations that bubble up inside of us, that adults call emotions. We can try on new roles, and we can take them off. We can experiment with the states of being that we like, and those that we don’t. We can learn how it might feel to be another, and we can think about how characters might interact with each other. No-one in their right mind would try to explain the concepts of “empathy” , “social hierarchy” or “subtext” to a 4 year old, as it would very likely be met with a blank stare, but watch a group of 4 year olds engaging in imaginative play and you will see every sophisticated nuance of these ideas playing out, without a single explanation required.

Play doesn’t even have to involve another to offer these brain-building, and social learning benefits.

In one research paper, “Doll play” was shown to significantly increase prefrontal cortex activity, regardless of whether the child played alone with the doll or with another. This research made the important point that, for children who may struggle with social interactions, doll play or imaginative play involving “pretend characters” can help them practice social situations - it can offer a script and a chance to try out new things. In other words, if you have a child who struggles in big groups or with others, give them figure toys and allow them to interact, engage and practice.

Childhood brings with it many strange and difficult events for a little soul - new siblings, new playgroups, new houses and maybe more difficult, adverse events such as bereavement, divorce or trauma. One of the things I am most passionate about in my work is the healing power of creative expression and the imagination - I have seen in my own therapeutic work and in the research of others, the incredible power of the brain to develop beautiful and creative coping mechanisms for even the most terrible of traumas. The brain is a magical thing, and it never ceases to amaze me what it can overcome.

So, we know now that play helps brain circuitry and it offers emotional projections, as well as confidence building, but what about those children who have vivid imaginations and engage confidently with others? Does play help them? Absolutely it does - because imaginative play helps the assertive child learn the art of compromise. How often do we, as parents, start an imaginative game with an under 5 year old only to be told, “You are doing it wrong,” or, “You are supposed to say this”? Whilst this is frustrating for the parent, and one of the

biggest reasons parents tell me they don’t like to play ‘make believe things’- it’s actually one of imaginative play’s biggest gifts. This is a real life example for the child of ‘power vs control’ - I want the game to go like this, because that’s how it goes in my imagination, but I have to learn that the other person’s imagination is not the same as my own and they want to do something different… so we will have to compromise. That’s a huge amount of social learning for a little person! In that one interaction they have had to consider the emotional state of another, regulate their own, and agree to collaborate for the greater good, and still try to find enjoyment from it.

No one needs to give any modern day parent a lecture on the evils of the tablet screen, or the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle, and not every parent has the time or resources to play for hours on end creating elaborate fairy-tale and mythical structures with their children. You don’t have to.

But what you might have to do, is allow them to be “bored”.

Children are hardwired to find play in anything, and whilst of course they may not like it if you turn off the TV and tell them to ‘go play with your toys’, they may discover in that moment of boredom and non-stimulation, a space where the imagination steps in. In this imagination space there is so much joy, learning, and resilience-building to be found… so much. In fact, if we as adults found more time to “go play with our toys,” perhaps the world would be a more empathetic, creative and magical place.

Alison McClymont is a leading child psychotherapist with over a decade’s worth of experience at the forefront of the industry. She is the author of children’s book Wilbur’s Memory Box. Keep up-to-date with Alison on Instagram @alisonmcclymontinsta July-Sept 2021 Toddle About Suffolk 11

Watermelon Ice Lollies Our friends over at Eco Rascals know how quickly a tasty ice lolly can change a day. Children consider them to be treats so lollies are a great way to give them healthy yet delicious snacks.

As well as just making children happy, they also help them to stay hydrated, reduce waste by using up leftover fruit and veggies and they also help relieve pain from teething.

These lollies are great for children from one year and up and for those starting out on their weaning journey, you can use the little food feeders and freeze some breastmilk mixed with fruit or veggies that they enjoy.

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2. Remove from freezer and add a layer (approx 50mm)

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of coconut milk. Place back in the freezer for one hour.

• 3 cups watermelon • 1 cup coconut milk • 1 cup kiwi (blended)

add a thicker layer of blended kiwi.

4. Freeze overnight before serving, they look great served up with cut fresh fruit!

Scan the QR code to view more great Eco Rascals lolly recipes!

Recipe courtesy of Eco Rascals who make stylish eco-friendly bamboo dinnerware for babies. ecorascals.co.uk

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BY DR. KIKI MORRISS

A Family Practice Starting Young

Nurture Yourself First

You’re never too young to start yoga and by introducing it to your children at an early age you are giving them a gift for life, as it will help them build a strong and flexible body, improve co-ordination and balance, achieve a peaceful and relaxed state of mind, sleep well, build their self-confidence and improve their focus, memory and concentration.

There are many wonderful and simple ways to make yoga a real part of your everyday family life, bringing happiness and harmony to your home. By practising with your children you will strengthen the bond and trust between you all, as you foster health and wellbeing for your whole family.

To nurture your children well, you must start by nurturing yourself well. That’s why the first practice in my book Nurturing Your Family With Yoga is for you, the caregiver.

It’s a gentle, guided meditation, similar to the Becalmed Yoga Nidra album on Spotify, iTunes or Amazon Music. If you have time I would recommend you listen to one of these tracks, which last between 6 and 22 minutes, before sharing yoga with your children. It will help you to feel calm, grounded and patient, so you are at your best for your children.

Tips for a Successful Family Yoga Practice

BUTTERFLY

★ Keep your family yoga practice simple and light-hearted. ★ Let your children practise when they are ready to. Don’t put pressure on them to practise at a certain time or in a specific way. ★ Encourage your children to use their imaginations, as they croak like frogs, flap their butterfly wings or stand tall like trees. Make it fun!

Photography: Vanessa Berberian

★ Children love to make up their own versions of yoga poses. Encourage them to be creative with their bodies. ★ Children are natural mimics. If you develop your own yoga practice, they will enjoy copying you. ★ Turn off your phone and computer during your family yoga practice. You will teach your children to be attentive and focused by being attentive to them.

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Tree: This is a great one to start

with, as children love balancing poses. If you’re practising with very young children you can support them by holding their hands or they can make the shape of Tree pose whilst lying on their back. This is called Sleeping Tree. Tree pose will strengthen their legs and arms, improve their balance, relieve anxiety and develop focus, concentration and confidence.

1. Stand tall with your TREE feet together 2. Lift your right foot to the inside of your left leg 3. Bring your hands in prayer pose in front of your chest and then above your head 4. Balance for as long as you can and then repeat on the other side Ask your children to imagine what type of tree they are and what season it is. They could be an ancient oak tree, a fir tree on a snowy mountain, a kapok tree in a tropical rainforest or a palm tree swaying in the warm breeze on the beach.

Butterfly: Butterfly is a lovely pose for children of all ages. It will maintain the natural flexibility of their hips and strengthen their back.

1. Sit with the soles of your feet together and hold your ankles or feet.

2. Close your eyes and take a few steady breaths in and out.

3.Imagine the colour and patterns of your wings. After your practice you could try drawing or painting them.

THE Lifecycle of a Butterfly Sequence:

Photography: Vanessa Berberian

This is a wonderful way to be imaginative and playful with your children. Developing a child’s imagination has been shown to help them reduce anxiety and build resilience.

1. Lie on your front and imagine you are a caterpillar. You are very hungry and crawl around, munching on all the delicious leaves.

Imagine you are growing bigger and bigger.

2. Now stand up and lift your arms on either side of your head with your hands together in prayer position. Slowly turn round and round and imagine you are changing into a chrysalis. Close your eyes and stand very still, imagining that you are hanging from the underside of a leaf.

FROG

3. When you are ready, slowly emerge from the chrysalis as a beautiful butterfly by sitting in Butterfly pose. Flap your wings by gently lifting your knees up and down.

Frog: Imagine you are a frog with long, powerful legs and see how far you can jump in this pose. As a frog you can choose to jump on land, swim in the water or make lots of noise ‘ribbit, ribbit!’ Frog pose will strengthen your legs and back, stretch your hips and thighs as well as improving your balance.

1. Squat with your feet slightly wider than hip-width apart 2. Lower your heels down to the floor but don’t worry if you can’t bring them flat on the ground 3. Place your hands on the floor in front of your feet Tell your children that many grown ups have lost the ability to squat comfortably because they spend so much time sitting in chairs. The muscles at the back of their legs, called hamstrings, become tight and their back muscles weaken, which can lead to backache. If your children squat every day in Frog pose, then they will keep their legs and back as healthy as possible.

Yoga and Your Family

Introducing your children to yoga at an early age will lay the foundations for their teen and adult years, as it supports good mental, physical and emotional health throughout life. A family yoga practice, however simple, will give you and your children precious moments together. I hope it is full of joy and happiness.

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It has been well-reported that the COVID pandemic and successive lockdowns have had a negative impact on the mental health of both adults and children. Esther Marshall, a mental health activist, shares some activities here that can help all of us to help our little ones (and ourselves at the same time!)

3 DRINK DRINK DRINK

There are studies to show that not drinking enough water each day contributes to anxiety. Try and get your children to drink enough water by making it fun. Each hour, get them to drink water out of something different like different coloured cups, a bowl, an egg cup etc. Make drinking water fun rather than a chore.

4 FROM BOWL TO SOUL

Cooking is a good way to relax. You could look through recipes online or in cookbooks if you have them and see if there is anything that your child would like to make. Or you can get them to make up their own recipe! It’s a fun activity to do together and will let them be creative and, who knows?

They might really get into cooking, which will help with their overall wellbeing by helping them to understand what ingredients go into the food they are eating. They can then make enough for family or friends to come over and eat as well.

1 THE POWER OF IMAGINATION

A great tip to help boost your child’s wellness is to take them outside in any outdoor space and ask them to pick out 5 objects they can find e.g. a leaf.

Once they have the objects, ask them to make up a story that features the objects they have found.

Not only is being outside and exploring good for them but when they are making up the story, they will be fully immersed in their imagination and anything that was worrying them will feel calmer during that time. It’s a great way to relax both their body and mind all at once.

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Dancing is always good, regardless of whether you’re and adult or a child, regardless of whether you are good at it or not. So why not put on some of your favourite music and dance your heart out?

It will help release endorphins and make you feel better – yes, both adults and children!

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Being kind and making others feel good helps us to feel good. Ask your child to write what they like about a friend and then get them to post it to a friend. If possible, get the parent/s of the other child to do the same. This way they are being kind but also building self-confidence.

Esther Marshall is a Diversity and Inclusion expert, mental health activist and the author of the The Sophie Says children’s books series – which make life’s most important lessons fun to learn. www.sophiesaysofficial.com

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Ages: 3 mths - 4 yrs. Cost: £3 per session (booking essential). Dates: 8 Sep - 6 Oct.

DANCE & DRAMA SJSteps

Chalkstone Community Centre, Millfields Way, Haverhill, CB9 0JB. 07969 061023.

Zumbini: 10:00 - 11:00.

Ages: 0 - 4 yrs.

Cost: £6.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul & 8 Sep - 6 Oct.

Times: 10:00 - 13:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 27 Jul & 7 Sep - 28 Sep.

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PHYSICAL FUN Toddler Monkey Time

Tumble Tots Ely

Risby Village Hall, Aylmer close, Risby, IP28 6RT. 07523 962484. www.tumbletots.com.

Bury Spectrum Gymnastics Club, Unit 5, 1 Northern Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6NH. 01284700866.

Times: 11:00 - 12:30 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £5 per session (booking essential). Dates: 7 Jul - 28 Jul & 1 Sep - 6 Oct.

Walking to two years: 10:00 - 10:30.

3-school age: 10:50 - 11:20.

2 - 3 years: 11:40 - 12:10.

6 months to walking: 12:30 - 13:00.

Cost: £6.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Sep - 7 Oct & 8 Jul - 15 Jul.

SWIMMING

SWIMMING

Water Babies

Culford School, Culford Sports and Tennis Centre, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TX. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 09:30 - 12:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 28 Jul & 1 Sep - 29 Sep.

Barrow School, Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU. 01206 841126.

Times: 10:00 - 12:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 28 Jul & 1 Sep - 29 Sep.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Mini First Aid Suffolk

The Self Centre, Kempson Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7AR. 07706 068980. www.suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk.

Baby & Child 2 Hour Class: 10:30 - 12:30.

Cost: £20 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 14 Jul.

THURSDAY PARENTS & TOTS Home-Start Mid & West Suffolk

Chalkstone Community Centre, Millfields Way, Haverhill, CB9 0JB. 07415 689087.

Homestartmidandwestsuffolk.org.uk.

Chalksters Home-Start Mid & West Suffolk Playgroup: 10:00 - 11:30.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 15 Jul.

PHYSICAL FUN Academy Of Movement

The Market Cross, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1BT. 07934 954741. www.academyofmovement.co.uk.

Circus Minis / Juniors : 16:00 - 17:00.

Ages: 5 - 11 yrs.

Circus Minis / Juniors: 17:00 - 18:00.

Ages: 5 - 11 yrs.

Cost: £8.50 per session Acrobatics: 18:00 - 19:00 & 19:00 - 20:00.

Ages: 8 - 16 yrs. Cost: £8 per session Aerial : 18:00 - 19:00.

Ages: 8 - 16 yrs.

Aerial: 19:00 - 20:00.

Ages: 8 - 16 yrs.

Cost: £8.50 per session Dates: 8 Jul - 22 Jul. (booking essential).

Water Babies

The Ickworth, The Ickworth Hotel, Horringer, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5QE. 01206 841126. www. waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 10:00 - 13:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 29 Jul & 2 Sep - 30 Sep.

HEALTH & WELLNESS ZenMuma & Lupine Living Yoga

Zenmuma & Lupine Living, The Small Hall, Christ Church Moreton Hall, Lawson Place, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 7EW. 07876347730. www.lupineliving.com.

Pregnancy Yoga: 18:15 - 19:30.

Ages: Pregnancy.

Cost: £50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 15 Jul.

FRIDAY PARENTS & TOTS Bury Soft Play

New Green Community Centre, New Green Ave, Thurston, Bury St Edmunds, IP31 3TG. 01284 628724. www.burysoftplay.co.uk.

Coffee & Play from Bury Soft Play @ Thurst Cafe: 9:15 - 10:45, 11:15 - 12:45 & 13:15 - 14:45.

Ages: 0 - 6 yrs. Cost: £6 per session (booking essential). Dates: 9 Jul - 16 Jul.

Haverhill Library

Haverhill Library, 10 Camps Road, Haverhill, CB9 8HB. 01440 848095. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Baby Bounce: 11:00 - 11:30.

Ages: 0 - 1 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 16 Jul.

Horringer Hedgehogs Baby & Toddler Group

Horringer Community Centre Suffolk, Horringer , Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5RU. 07772 200223.

Horringer Hedgehogs Baby Only: 9:30 11:00 & 13:00 - 14:30.

Ages: 0 - 1 yrs. Cost: £4 per session (booking essential). Dates: 9 Jul - 1 Oct.

Diddy Disciples

St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Angel Hill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1LS. 01284 748720. www.stedscathedral.org.

Times: 10:00 - 10:45 Music, movement, story and reflection Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 8 Oct.

PHYSICAL FUN Academy Of Movement

The Market Cross, Cornhill, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1BT. 07934 954741. www.academyofmovement.co.uk.

Parent & Circus Tots: 9:30 - 10:15.

Ages: 2 yrs 6 mths - 4 yrs 6 mths.

Cost: £6.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 23 Jul.

Mini Monkey Time

Bury Spectrum Gymnastics Club, Unit 5, 1 Northern Way, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6NH.

Times: 13:00 - 14:00 Ages: 0 - 2 yrs. Cost: £3 per session (booking essential). Dates: 6 Aug - 27 Aug.

SWIMMING Water Babies

Barrow School, Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU. 01206 841126.

Times: 10:00 - 12:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 30 Jul & 3 Sep - 1 Oct.

Culford School, Culford Sports and Tennis Centre, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TX.

Times: 11:00 - 13:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 30 Jul & 3 Sep - 1 Oct.

SATURDAY SWIMMING Water Babies

Culford School, Culford Sports and Tennis Centre, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TX.

Times: 11:15 - 16:30 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Jul - 31 Jul & 4 Sep - 2 Oct.

SUNDAY SWIMMING Water Babies

Barrow School, Colethorpe Lane, Barrow, Bury St Edmunds, IP29 5AU. 01206 841126.

Times: 09:00 - 13:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 11 Jul - 25 Jul & 5 Sep - 3 Oct.

Culford School, Culford Sports and Tennis Centre, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6TX.

Times: 11:15 - 14:15 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 11 Jul - 25 Jul & 5 Sep - 3 Oct.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Mini First Aid Suffolk

Culford Village Hall, Culford, Bury St Edmunds, IP28 6DN. 07706 068980. www.suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk.

Baby & Child 2 Hour Class: 10:30 - 12:30.

Cost: £20 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 25 July, 5 Sept.

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FOREST HEATH & THETFORD AREA

MONDAY

CREATIVE

PARENTS & TOTS

Tilly’s Crafty Pots, Brandon High Street, Brandon, IP27.

WEDNESDAY

Tilly’s Crafty Tots

Home-Start Mid & West Suffolk

Lakenheath Methodist Church, Back Street , Lakenheath, Brandon, IP27 9HF. 07415 689087.

Homestartmidandwestsuffolk.org.uk.

Lakenheath Home-Start Mid & West Suffolk Family Group: 10:00 - 11:30.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul.

The Rainbow Mother & Toddler Group

Barton Mills Village Hall, Mildenhall Road, Barton Mills, IP28 6BD. 07912 645549.

Times: 10:00 - 11:30. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £2.10 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul, 5 Jul - 12 Jul & 6 Sep - 4 Oct.

Thetford Library

Thetford Library, Raymond Street, Thetford, IP24 2EA. 01603 774777.

Baby Bounce & Rhyme Time: 10:30 - 11:00.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 4 Oct.

Times: 9:30 - 11:30.

Ages: Pregnancy - 5 mths.

Cost: £6.50 per session (drop in). Dates: 5 Jul - 4 Oct.

TUESDAY

PARENTS & TOTS Garboldisham Baby and Toddler Group

Garboldisham Village Hall, Church Road, Garboldisham, Diss, IP22 2SE. 07787533834.

Times: 9:00 - 11:00. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £3.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 25 Aug.

PARENTS & TOTS Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Suffolk Wildlife Trust Knettishall Heath Nature Reserve, Knettishall Heath, Thetford, IP22 2TQ. www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.

Wild Tots: 10:30 - 12:00.

Outdoor adventures & wild play activities!

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs.

Wild Babies: 10:30 - 11:45.

Nature-based sensory play for babies!

Ages: 3 mths - 1 yrs 6 mths.

Cost: £5.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 28 Sep.

IPSWICH & EAST SUFFOLK AREA

MONDAY PARENTS & TOTS Gainsborough Community Library Gainsborough Community Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RL. 01473 927270. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Me, Myself & Baby Stay and Play Group: 10:00 - 10:45 & 11:15 - 12:00.

Ages: 0 - 1 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul.

Gissing Parent and Toddler Group

New Gissing Community Building, Rectory Road, Gissing, IP22 5XB.

Times: 9:15 - 11:15. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 2 Aug.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Jo Jingles Ipswich

Wild Tots: 10:30 - 12:00.

Outdoor adventures & wild play activities!

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs. Cost: £5.50 per session (booking essential). Dates: 5 Jul - 27 Sep.

Mixed Ages: 13:35 - 14:20.

Ages: 1 yrs 2 mths - 4 yrs.

3mths-walking: 13:37 - 14:07.

Ages: 3 mths - 1 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul.

Redgrave & Lopham Fen, Low Common Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HX. www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.

MUSIC & SIGNING Jo Jingles Ipswich

River of Life Church, Carr Road, Felixstowe, IP11 2FS. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

Under 2s: 13:30 - 14:00.

Mixed Ages: 13:33 - 14:18.

Ages: 1 yrs 2 mths - 4 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul.

All Saints Church Hall , Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 1BN. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

Toddle Talk

Sewell Wontner Close, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2GB. 07748 914370. www.ToddleTalk.co.uk.

Toddle Talk Baby Signing: 10:00 - 10:50.

Ages: 5 mths - 3 yrs. Cost: £5 per session (booking essential). Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul.

Pre & Postnatal heath, fitness and well-being specialists supporting mums on their journeys Mums supporting mums: • Pre & postnatal exercise classes & yoga • Parent & toddler fitness • Baby massage • 1:1 specialist training

info@612fitness.co.uk

tel: 07979 123826

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IPSWICH & EAST SUFFOLK AREA

SENSORY & DEVELOPMENT Tots Play Hadleigh Area

Hadleigh Town Hall, Market square, Hadleigh, IP7 5BN. 07870 506690. www.totsplay.co.uk.

Social Tots: 9:30 - 10:10.

Ages: 8 mths - 2 yrs 6 mths.

Discovery Tots: 10:30 - 11:10.

Ages: 2 - 9 mths.

Cost: £6.25 per session (booking essential).

Baby Development Course: 11:30 - 12:30.

Ages: 0 - 6 mths. Cost: £55 per session (booking essential). Dates: 5 Jul - 12 Jul.

SWIMMING Thomas Wolsey School, Hydrotherapy Pool, Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 15:45 - 17:15 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 26 Jul & 6 Sep - 27 Sep.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Moontree Yoga & Wellbeing Ltd

Rushmere Community Hub, Humber Doucy Lane, Ipswich, IP4 3PD. 07305 267820. www.moontreeyoga.co.uk.

DANCE & DRAMA

YogaBellies for Pregnancy: 18:30 - 19:45.

Cost: £12 per session (booking essential).

Luna Yoga (Yoga for Women): 20:00 - 21:00.

Cost: £9.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 4 Oct.

Feather Steps Dance Academy

Capel St.Mary Community Centre , The Street, Capel St.Mary, Ipswich, IP6 0BU. www.featherstepsdanceacademy.co.uk.

TINY TOTS DANCE Class: 11:30 - 12:00.

Ages: 2 - 4 yrs. Cost: £5 per session (booking essential). Dates: 5 Jul - 4 Oct.

PHYSICAL FUN Little Kickers Ipswich

Wickham Market Village Hall, High Street (next to Co-Op), Wickham Market, Woodbridge, IP13 0HE. 07762 341982. www.littlekickers.co.uk.

Little Kicks: 9:00 - 9:45.

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 2 yrs 6 mths.

Junior Kickers: 10:00 - 10:45.

Ages: 2 yrs 6 mths - 3 yrs 6 mths.

Cost: £7.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 4 Oct.

TUESDAY Gainsborough Community Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RL. 01473 927270. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Little Story Makers: 10:30 - 11:30.

Ages: 2 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 13 Jul.

ali@signwithali.co.uk 07720 349424

Baby Bounce and Tot Rock: 10:00 - 10:30 & 11:00 - 11:30.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 5 Oct.

Nacton & Bucklesham Under 5’s Preschool

Village Hall, The Street, Nacton, Ipswich, IP10 0EU. 01473 659809. www.nbu5.co.uk.

Mums & Tots: 13:30 - 15:00.

Ages: 0 - 4 yrs. Cost: £3 per session (booking essential). Dates: 6 Jul.

Tots+ at Christ Church Ipswich

Christ Church, Tacket Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AU. 07709 934570. www.christchurch-ipswich.org.uk.

Times: 10:00 - 12:00. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 20 Jul.

MUSIC & SIGNING

PARENTS & TOTS

✓ Experienced Babysigning Leader - BSL Level 3 qualified ✓ Classes – Tattingstone IP9, Ipswich IP3 and Online ✓ A warm welcome for all parents and carers ✓ Baby Signing Basics™ - 12 weeks ✓ Sing Sign & Rhyme™ - 6 weeks ✓ Age 4.5 months to preschoolers ✓ Learn a new skill and have fun at the same time

Halesworth Library, Bridge Street, Halesworth, IP19 8AD. 01986 875095. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Jo Jingles Ipswich

Gainsborough Community Library

Castle Hill Community Centre, Highfield Road, Ipswich, IP1 6DG. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

Under 2s: 13:17 - 14:02.

2yrs+: 13:20 - 14:05.

3mths - walking: 13:22 - 13:52.

3mths-walking: 14:22 - 14:52.

Ages: 3 mths - 1 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 13 Jul.

Football fun for children

Babysigning classes focusing on nurture and joy

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Halesworth Library

Water Babies

aged 18 months - 7 years.

“Learning the FUNdamentals of Football”

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ipswich@littlekickers.co.uk

07762 341982

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IPSWICH & EAST SUFFOLK AREA

St Augustine’s Church

St Augustine’s Church, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich, IP3 8TH. 01473 723960. www.staugustinesipswich.org.uk.

Music and Rhyme: 10:00 - 11:00.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £1 per session (booking essential). Dates: 6 Jul - 20 Jul.

PHYSICAL FUN Little Kickers Ipswich

Kesgrave Community Sports Centre, Twelve Arch Approach, Kesgrave, IP5 9JF. 07762 341982. www.littlekickers.co.uk.

Little Kickers Kesgrave: 10:00 - 10:45.

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs.

Cost: £7 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 5 Oct.

SWIMMING Water Babies

Letts Swimming Pools, Semer, Semer, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 6HN. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 09:15 - 12:15 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 6 Jul - 27 Jul & 7 Sep - 28 Sep.

HEALTH & WELLNESS 612 Mumma Fitness & Well-being

612 Mumma Fitness & Well-being, Kingfishers Country Park, Cretingham, Woodbridge, IP13 7BA. 07979 123826. www.kingfisherscretingham.co.uk.

Little Monsters - Parent & Walkers Exercise Class : 10:30 - 11:15.

An exercise class for parents Bounce Back - Postnatal Exercise : 11:30 - 12:15.

Safe and effect postnatal exercise support.

Cost: £6 per session (drop in). Dates: 6 Jul.

Mini First Aid Suffolk

Old Felixstowe Community Centre, Ferry Road, Felixstowe, IP11 9NB. 07706 068980. www.suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk.

Baby & Child 2 Hour Class: 10:00 - 12:00.

Cost: £20 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Aug.

Moontree Yoga & Wellbeing Ltd

Ipswich & District Indoor Bowling Club, 136 Rushmere Road, Ipswich, IP4 4JU. 07305 267820. www.moontreeyoga.co.uk.

YogaBellies for Mum & Baby: 10:30 - 11:30.

Ages: 1 mths - 1 yrs. Cost: £11.50 per session (booking essential). Dates: 6 Jul - 5 Oct.

WEDNESDAY PARENTS & TOTS Kesgrave Library

Kesgrave Library, Kinsey House, Kays Close, Kesgrave, IP5 2HL. 01473 626103. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Tot Rock: 9:45 - 10:15.

Ages: 2 - 5 yrs.

Baby Bounce: 10:45 - 11:15.

Ages: 0 - 1 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 6 Oct.

Thorndon Parent and Toddler Group Thorndon Village Hall, High Street, Thorndon, IP23 7LX. 01379 672922.

Thorndon Under Fives: 10:00 - 12:00.

Lots of toys, craft activities, singing and snack.

Ages: 0 - 4 yrs. Cost: £2 per session (drop in).

Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul.

MUSIC & SIGNING Jo Jingles Ipswich

Henley Community Centre, Church Meadows, Henley, Ipswich, IP6 0RP. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

3mths-walking: 14:36 - 15:06.

Mixed Ages: 14:37 - 15:22.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul.

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IPSWICH & EAST SUFFOLK AREA

Jo Jingles Ipswich

Copdock and Old Ipswichian Cricket Club, Old London Road, Ipswich, IP8 3JN. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

3mths-walking: 14:42 - 15:12.

Under 2s: 14:44 - 15:29.

2yrs+: 14:46 - 15:31.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul.

Sing and Sign Ipswich

Partyman World of Play, 9 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, IP3 8AX. 07922 946493. www.singandsign.co.uk.

Stage 2 Sing & Sign: 10:00 - 10:40.

Ages: 6 mths - 4 yrs.

Stage 1 Sing & Sign: 11:00 - 11:40.

Ages: 6 mths - 4 yrs.

Cost: £7.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 8 Sep.

St Augustine’s Church

St Augustine’s Church, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich, IP3 8TH. 01473 723960. www.staugustinesipswich.org.uk.

Happy Hippos Times: 9:00 - 12:00. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Dates: 7 Jul - 21 Jul. Times: 9:30 - 11:30. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Dates: 15 Sep - 6 Oct. Cost: £1 per session (booking essential).

SENSORY & DEVELOPMENT Tots Play Hadleigh Area

Hadleigh Stars Gymanstics, Birch Farm, Silver Hill, Hintlesham, IP8 3NJ. 07870 506690. www.totsplay.co.uk.

Social Tots: 9:30 - 10:10.

Ages: 8 mths - 2 yrs 6 mths.

Discovery Tots: 10:30 - 11:10.

Ages: 2 - 9 mths.

Cost: £6.25 per session (booking essential).

Baby Development Course: 11:30 - 12:20.

Ages: 0 - 6 mths. Cost: £55 per session (booking essential). Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul.

DANCE & DRAMA CDC Street Dance

Capel St Mary Church of England, Church Hall, Capel St Mary, Ipswich, IP9 2EL. 07507 806787. www.cdcstreetdance.co.uk.

Kids Class (Capel St Mary): 16:45 - 17:45.

Ages: 4 - 6 yrs.

Cost: £3 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul & 15 Sep - 6 Oct.

SWIMMING Water Babies

Letts Swimming Pools, Semer, Semer, Hadleigh, Ipswich, IP7 6HN. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 09:15 - 12:15 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16.50 per session (booking essential).

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Mini First Aid Suffolk

Stowmarket Community Centre Hillside, Hillside, Stowmarket, IP14 2BD. 07706 068980. www.suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk.

Baby & Child 2 Hour Class: 19:00 - 21:00.

Cost: £20 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 11 Aug.

Moontree Yoga & Wellbeing Ltd

Millennium Jubilee Hall, Millennium Way, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2EN. 07305 267820. www.moontreeyoga.co.uk.

Luna Yoga (Yoga for Women): 20:15 - 21:15.

Cost: £9.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 6 Oct.

THURSDAY PARENTS & TOTS Leiston Library

Leiston Library, Old Post Office Square, Main Street, Leiston, IP16 4ER. 01728 831252. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Wordplay: 9:45 - 10:15.

Songs & nursery rhymes for babies & toddlers.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Sep - 7 Oct.

Wetherden Toddlers

Wetherden Baptist Church, Elmswell Road, Wetherden, Stowmarket, IP14 3LN

Times: 13:00 - 14:30. Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 15 Jul & 2 Sep - 7 Oct.

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IPSWICH & EAST SUFFOLK AREA

MUSIC & SIGNING Jo Jingles Ipswich

All Saints Church Hall, Main Road, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 1BN. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

Mixed Ages: 14:27 - 15:12.

3mths-walking: 14:29 - 14:59.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 15 Jul.

Sign with Ali

Partyman World, 9 Cavendish Street, Ipswich, IP3 8AX. 07720 349424. www.signwithali.co.uk.

Baby Signing Basics - 12 Weeks: 10:00 10:45.

12 week Baby Signing Basics course Ages: 5 mths - 1 yrs 6 mths.

Cost: £8.25 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 16 Sep - 7 Oct.

St Augustine’s Church

St Augustine’s Church, Bucklesham Road, Ipswich, IP3 8TH. 01473 723960. www.staugustinesipswich.org.uk.

Music and Rhyme: 10:00 - 11:00.

Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £1 per session (booking essential). Dates: 16 Sep - 7 Oct.

DANCE & DRAMA CDC Street Dance

Whitton Parish Church, Whitton Church Lane, Ipswich, IP1 6LT. 07507 806787. www.cdcstreetdance.co.uk.

Kids Class: 16:30 - 17:30.

Ages: 4 - 6 yrs.

Cost: £3 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 15 Jul & 16 Sep - 7 Oct.

PHYSICAL FUN Little Kickers Ipswich

Kesgrave Community Sports Centre, Twelve Arch Approach, Kesgrave, IP5 9JF. 07762 341982. www.littlekickers.co.uk.

Little Kickers: 11:00 - 11:45.

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs.

Cost: £7 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 7 Oct.

SWIMMING Water Babies

Thomas Wolsey School, Hydrotherapy Pool, Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 15:45 - 17:15 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 8 Jul - 29 Jul & 2 Sep - 30 Sep.

FRIDAY PARENTS & TOTS Gainsborough Community Library Gainsborough Community Library, Clapgate Lane, Ipswich, IP3 0RL. 01473 927270. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Baby Bounce: 10:00 - 10:45.

Ages: 0 - 1 yrs.

Tot Rock: 11:00 - 11:45 & 14:00 - 14:45.

Ages: 1 - 5 yrs.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 16 Jul.

Kesgrave Library

Kesgrave Library, Kinsey House, Kays Close, Kesgrave, IP5 2HL. 01473 626103. www.suffolklibraries.co.uk.

Story Time: 9:45 - 10:15.

Ages: 2 - 5 yrs. Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 8 Oct.

Suffolk Wildlife Trust

Redgrave & Lopham Fen, Low Common Road, South Lopham, Diss, IP22 2HX. www.suffolkwildlifetrust.org.

Wild Tots: 10:30 - 12:00.

Outdoor adventures & wild play activities!

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs.

Wild Babies: 13:00 - 14:15.

Nature-based sensory play for babies!

Ages: 3 mths - 1 yrs 6 mths.

Cost: £5.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 24 Sep.

MUSIC & SIGNING Jo Jingles Ipswich

Pauls Sports and Social Club, Salmet Close, Ipswich, IP2 9BA. 07732 544548. www.jojingles.com.

3mths - walking: 14:31 - 15:01.

Mixed Ages: 14:34 - 15:19.

Cost: Free (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 16 Jul.

Toddle Talk

Sewell Wontner Close, Sewell Wontner Close, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2GB. 07748 914370. www.ToddleTalk.co.uk.

Toddle Talk Baby Signing: 10:00 - 10:50.

Ages: 5 mths - 3 yrs.

Cost: £5 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 16 Jul.

SWIMMING Water Babies

YouFit at The Holiday Inn, The Holiday Inn, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0UA. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 11:00 - 14:30 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 30 Jul & 3 Sep - 1 Oct.

PREGNANCY Baby Senses

Head Office, Sewell Wontner Close, Kesgrave, Ipswich, IP5 2GB. 07748 914370. www.BabySenses.co.uk.

Baby Senses Baby Massage: 11:15 - 12:15.

Ages: 0 - 1 yrs.

Cost: £10 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 9 Jul - 16 Jul.

SATURDAY MUSIC & SIGNING

DANCE & DRAMA CDC Street Dance

Rushmere Village Hall, Humber Doucy Lane, Kesgrave, IP4 3PD. 07507 806787. www.cdcstreetdance.co.uk.

Kids Class: 9:00 - 10:00.

Ages: 4 - 6 yrs.

Cost: £3 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Jul & 11 Sep - 9 Oct.

Ipswich Sports Centre, Henley Road, Ipswich, IP1 4NJ. 07507 806787. www.cdcstreetdance.co.uk.

Kids Class: 14:00 - 15:00.

Ages: 4 - 6 yrs.

Cost: £3 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Jul & 11 Sep - 9 Oct.

PHYSICAL FUN Dilys Dance Studio

Waldringfield Village Hall, School Road, Woodbridge, IP12 4QP. 07881 360191. www.dilysdancestudio.co.uk.

Tricks & Tumbles : 9:00 - 9:30.

Gymnastic Dance class for pre schoolers!

Ages: 3 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £6 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 4 Sep - 9 Oct. Bromeswell Hall, 2 School Lane, Bromeswell, Woodbridge, IP12 2PZ. 07881 360191. www.dilysdancestudio.co.uk.

Pre School Ballet : 9:00 - 9:30.

Magical and fun class with storytelling and props.

Ages: 3 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £6 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 4 Sep - 9 Oct.

Little Kickers Ipswich

Suffolk New College Drive, Grimwade St, Ipswich, IP4 1LT. 07762 341982. www.littlekickers.co.uk.

Little Kicks: 8:45 - 9:30.

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 2 yrs 6 mths.

Junior Kickers: 9:45 - 10:30.

Ages: 2 yrs 6 mths - 3 yrs 6 mths.

Mighty Kickers: 10:45 - 11:30.

Ages: 3 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs.

Dates: 10 Jul - 9 Oct. Mega Kickers: 11:45 - 12:30.

Ages: 5 - 7 yrs.

Dates: 10 Jul - 9 Oct & 10 Jul - 9 Oct. Cost: £7.50 per session (booking essential).

SWIMMING Water Babies

YouFit at The Holiday Inn, The Holiday Inn, London Road, Ipswich, IP2 0UA. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 09:00 - 11:30 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Jul - 31 Jul & 4 Sep - 2 Oct.

Sing and Sign Ipswich

Ipswich High School, Woolverstone, Ipswich, IP9 1AZ. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Stage 1 Sing & Sign: 11:15 - 11:55.

Ages: 6 mths - 4 yrs.

Cost: £7.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Jul - 4 Sep.

Thomas Wolsey School, Hydrotherapy Pool, Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG. 01206 841126.

Yayas House, Birch Farm Children’s Centre, Silver Hill, Hintlesham, IP8 3NJ. 07922 946493. www.singandsign.co.uk.

Times: 11:00 - 14:00 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 10 Jul - 31 Jul & 4 Sep - 2 Oct.

Times: 12:45 - 15:45 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs. Cost: £16 per session Dates: 10 Jul - 31 Jul & 4 Sep - 2 Oct.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS Mini First Aid Suffolk

612 Fitness Studio Kingfishers Country Park, Swan Lane, Cretingham, IP13 7BA. 07706 068980. www.suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk.

Baby & Child 2 Hour Class: 10:30 - 12:30.

Cost: £20 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 31 Jul.

SUNDAY PHYSICAL FUN Little Kickers Ipswich

Kesgrave Community Sports Centre, Twelve Arch Approach, Kesgrave, IP5 9JF. 07762 341982. www.littlekickers.co.uk.

Little Kicks: 9:00 - 9:45.

Ages: 1 yrs 6 mths - 2 yrs 6 mths.

Junior Kickers: 10:00 - 10:45.

Ages: 2 yrs 6 mths - 3 yrs 6 mths.

Mighty Kickers: 11:00 - 11:45.

Ages: 3 yrs 6 mths - 5 yrs.

Cost: £7.50 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 11 Jul - 3 Oct.

SWIMMING Water Babies

Thomas Wolsey School, Hydrotherapy Pool, Defoe Road, Ipswich, IP1 6SG. 01206 841126. www.waterbabies.co.uk.

Times: 12:45 - 15:45 Ages: 0 - 5 yrs.

Cost: £16 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 11 Jul - 25 Jul & 5 Sep - 3 Oct.

ONLINE ACTIVITIES

MONDAY

HEALTH & WELLNESS Mini First Aid Suffolk

MUSIC & SIGNING

07706 068980. www.suffolk.minifirstaid.co.uk.

Sing and Sign Ipswich

07922 946493. www.singandsign.co.uk.

Sing and Sign @Home: 10:00 - 10:30.

A full term of Sing and Sign online, to enjoy at home!

Ages: 6 mths - 4 yrs.

Cost: £5 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 5 Jul - 6 Sep & 5 Jul - 6 Sep.

Online Mini First Aid Course: anytime Cost: £20 per session (booking essential).

Dates: Jul - Sept.

WEDNESDAY MUSIC & SIGNING Sign with Ali

07720 349424. www.signwithali.co.uk.

Sing, Sign & Rhyme ONLINE: 10:00 - 10:35.

6 week Sing Sign & Rhyme class hosted online.

Ages: 4 mths - 3 yrs.

Cost: £6.66 per session (booking essential).

Dates: 7 Jul - 14 Jul.

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