The benefits of sharing creative play with your child are well documented, it builds many of the essential core skills, including problem, understanding their world and social skills which all help to build a strong foundation for each developmental step.  Find out more about the benefits of Art and Creative Activities.

However, it can be tricky providing your baby or toddler with hands-on arts and crafts activities at home. As busy parents we can all struggle with ideas, time or energy.  That’s precisely why art, craft and messy play groups have been established - to give you quality, fun, creative experiences with your child in a safe, nurturing and friendly environment.

It's the perfect solution for all your child's creativity needs, with no stress or mess for you!  Not only do you share some great creative fun with your child, the classes are very social and full of laughter and giggles too.

Messy and Creative play is fantastic for babies and children as it encourages language and communication, aids sensory and physical development, helps to inspire little imaginations and is great for developing social skills and learning about the world around us! 

Many parents are put off doing messy and creative play activities at home because of the mess so attending a regular class is perfect!

There is much for you to enjoy with your baby to support development and health plus these are wonderful bonding experiences that create memories you will treasure.  Find our more about the benefits of those magical first activities with your baby.

Suitable from birth, baby massage has been proven to help with a host of infant issues such as colic and sleep, as well as helping your baby's developing body systems to thrive.

Infant massage is also wonderful for parents to bond and communicate with their babies even from the early days.

Baby massage can be taught individually or in groups, which means it is also a lovely way to meet other parents with their babies and make life-long friendships.

Imagine if instead of screaming your baby was able to tell you exactly what was wrong or what they wanted. Using simple sign language with your baby could open up a window into your child’s mind. Moreover you will learn a beneficial skill and entertain your baby!

The most frequently asked question about this growing phenomenon is “will signing with my baby inhibit their speech?” Research shows, that in fact the opposite is true - baby signing provides a platform for your baby to develop language and it also reduces frustration. 

Meet like-minded parents and experience for yourself the benefits and joys of signing with your baby.

Baby and Toddler groups are a great way for you and your little one to make special memories together, explore a variety of activities and make new friends in your local area.

These groups provide a great opportunity for little ones to develop social skills, interact with their peers, and explore new experiences in a safe, supportive environment.

For parents, these groups offer a chance to connect with other caregivers, share experiences, and build a sense of community. Engaging in activities like singing, playing, and learning together helps enhance babies' cognitive, motor, and emotional development, setting a strong foundation for their future growth.

Baby and toddler gym classes help to increase upper and lower body strength, develop their balance and flexibility and bring awareness to their body. Supporting your baby or toddler in their early skills of tummy time, rolling, crawling, cruising and walking. The movement, sensory and musical activities in baby gym classes will also boost a baby and toddler’s cognitive development and build their social and emotional confidence.

Yoga and mindfulness classes have many benefits to children’s development and wellbeing, covering their emotional and physical needs.  Exercising in this way can help little ones sleep patterns, digestion, colic and boost the immune system and just some of the benefits for toddlers include self-discovery, language & communication, increased attention span, co-ordination, and social skills.  

Older children often need reassurance that feelings like anger, frustration, sadness, worry, are ok, It’s important to teach them skills that will help them to find ways to work through feelings to help them back to ‘their safe place’ by understanding and communicating their feelings.  Yoga & Mindfulness enable us to do this along with boosting self-esteem & confidence in themselves.

Classes at Mitchy Titch focus on having fun whilst learning new skills and improving our health and wellbeing.  Engaging, fun, stimulating classes for babies, toddlers, children and their grown-ups ensures  you all get the many benefits from yoga stretches, breathing techniques and mindfulness skills from a very young age enabling us all to grow our self-care skills.

Sensory play is crucial to baby learning and development from birth. Sensory play fuels healthy brain development and is an essential component for normal intellectual and physical development.

At Baby Sensory, multi-award winning classes will introduce you and your baby to a world of sensory delights, where the two of you can relax, spend quality time with each other and enjoy meeting other new parents. Specifically designed from birth, the programme is packed with an incredible variety of sounds, smells, sights, textures, music, dance, signing and massage – and you’ll never experience the same class twice.

Baby Sensory is a magical world, full of glowing balls, light shows, puppets, bubbles, petals, rainbows, even an underwater experience of breathtaking imagination. Everything we do is backed by scientific research, carefully designed with your baby’s development in mind, and we’re passionate about sharing our knowledge.

Role Play Classes are an amazing way to spend quality play time with your child and develop your child’s confidence and independence at the same time.

As your child attends week on week, they become familiar with the role play areas and move their learning on by experimenting and exploring new scenarios. This is turn develops their social skills, language and literacy, maths and problem solving and builds on their creativity and imagination.

Pop Up Play Village offer fantastic role play classes which are child led which means that your child is in the driving seat leading their play and taking it any direction that they choose. A very powerful way to learn and develop whilst having lots of fun at the same time.

This is probably the biggest category of activities with a huge range available for children of all ages.   We know how important physical activity is for our physical and mental well being though out our lives and encouraging an early interest help develops muscles and coordination too.

Try a few different activities and see what works for you and your children.  You may inspire a life-long hobby and healthy lifestyle quickly or it may take a visit to several different classes before you find the right one.  Find out more about the benefits of Sport and Physical Activities.

Cricket is the one sport that reaches across boundaries of gender, race and class and enables children to mix with other children from every different community.

Cricket also teaches children the importance of self-reliance and practice.

Although eleven cricketers make a cricket team, when the time comes to bowl your first delivery, walk out to bat or take a catch, your team mates can't do it for you and it's up to you as an individual to perform.

Cycling is an important life skill for every child to learn.  Traditionally it's parents and carers who had this job but did you know that there are now classes to help your child to master this skill. 

Group and individual lessons are available from toddlers upwards. 

Learning from experts will ensure your child is cycling quickly with confidence and safely - and you a spared some of the back ache!

An early opportunity to learn football-inspired skills as well as developing fitness and co-ordination.

There are several football programmes that run nationally alongside many local teams run by volunteers.

Gymnastics and movement classes for little ones often feature soft play equipment, climbing apparatus and structured games and activities. There are even classes for tiny babies which feature sensory exploration and gentle movement designed to stimulate baby in new ways. 

For older children the more technical aspects of gymnastics can start to be included.  Some classes are offered in community venues and others take place in dedicated gymnastic centres with specialist equipment.

Whether they saw it on the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles, on the Power Rangers, or on Yu Gi Oh, children today have been exposed to martial arts from an early age.

From karate to kung fu, martial arts provide a powerful workout. Today's martial arts provide children with physical exercise, a chance to gain self confidence, an opportunity to interact with others, and worthwhile lessons in self defence.

For children of all ages, martial arts are an exciting alternative to team sports.

“Football is a gentleman's game played by hooligans, Rugby is a hooligans game played by gentlemen” Unknown. 

Why is this? The two sports are both physically active and similar in their strategy, in fact Rugby evolved from “the beautiful game”. In the current world the major differences can be found in their ethos and core values.

Rugby is a fantastic game for all kids to get involved in: it keeps them fit, they make friends for life and learn to work as part of a team.  The Rugby Football Union (RFU) actively promotes its core values of Teamwork, Respect, Enjoyment, Discipline and Sportsmanship.

From teaching water safety skills to boosting their confidence in and out of the water, taking your little one swimming as early as possible can help children in their early years with their emotional, cognitive and physical development as they grow. There are endless benefits to baby and toddler swimming lessons.

Water Babies swimming lessons will nurture your child's development, build the bond between you, teach them vital safety skills and grow their water confidence.

From the start of your child's swimming journey, Water Babies will get your little one used to the sensation of the water, developing their natural instincts and transforming these into core aquatic skills.  And by the end of the programme, your little one will be swimming freely using different strokes and be able to keep themselves safe in and around the water.