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Did you know that there are plenty of groups for you to attend with babies and children across the whole of North London? Whether you’re new to the area or a first-time mum or just looking to rejog your memory from your last child or looking for something for your older children then this blog is for you. Here we will go through all the clubs and classes available to children from birth all the way to high school leavers age.

Baby Groups

Baby groups are a great way to socialise especially if you’re a new mum. It can be quite scary to attend a baby class for the first time especially if it’s your first time being out just you and baby but don’t worry, you will always be made to feel welcome, and I can guarantee that other new mums will be feeling the exact same way.

One of the amazing classes we have here in North London is Baby sensory. With classes available from birth all the way up to 13 months Baby Sensory is a great way to help kickstart a baby’s development.  Find out more information by visiting Baby Sensory Finchley, Hampstead Garden Suburb and Muswell Hill | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Another one of our amazing baby/toddler classes that we have is Caterpillar Music. Classes like this help babies with their development in a great way. It promotes the understanding of vocabulary before they can put that vocabulary into action. Classes are always structured because babies and toddlers thrive off routine and knowing what comes next can be a comforting thing for our little people. For more information visit Caterpillar Music | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Monkey Music is another one of the amazing baby and toddler classes we have available to us. Available from 4 months – 4 years these sessions are made to reflect the 4 different stages of your child’s development. Music is great for children and with over 300 traditional songs, no 2 sessions are the same. It is a great way for children to build their confidence, improve their listening skills and make new friends. For more information visit Monkey Music Winchmore Hill | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Preschool Groups

We have some amazing classes available for pre-schoolers! Starting off with Crafty Chefs. Crafty Chefs is a great way to expand a fussy child’s pallet. Crafty Chefs gives children the opportunity to learn lifelong skills, explore new foods and flavours. Giving Children the independence of helping make homemade delicious food is an amazing way to encourage them to try new things and taste their own creation. For more information visit Crafty Chefs Toddler Cooking Workshops and Parties | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Another amazing pre-schooler class we have available is Diddi Dance. Diddi Dance is an amazing dance class for steady footed toddlers. Parents and carers that tag along are also encouraged to join in the fun and each week you will see your little one’s confidence grow and grow. If you’re not 100% sure if Diddi Dance is a class your little one will enjoy then don’t worry, we offer trial sessions so you and your (hopefully) Diddi dancer to be can give it a try and see what you think. For more information visit diddi dance Enfield and Potters Bar | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Next up we have Messy Bessy. It’s literally in the name, this is class all about getting messy. Offering classes from 6 month – 5 years, messy play is a great way to kickstart them senses. Through looking, touching, listening, smelling and tasting you will witness them explore a wide range of textures with a new theme every week. For more information visit Messybessylondon | Sophia’s Diary (sop/hias-diary.com).

If your pre-schooler loves insects and animals, then they’ll love Wild Life Live. Wild Life Live set out to introduce and educate children to a wide range of creepy Crawley’s and other animals and reptiles. We have events taking place throughout North London so make sure you check out their website to find out where to find them. For more information visit WildLife Live | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

If your pre-schooler loves live entertainment, then definitely bring them along to Tales from the Shed at The Chickenshed Theatre. With different stories being told every week, you’re bound to have the best time at theses lively, engaging performances to keep you all entertained. For more information visit Chickenshed Theatre | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Posiquitive children is another of our amazing classes available to children from birth to 3 years. With a wide range of sensory resources, music and run by experts, these classes will be perfect for children with ASD & ADHD and that is why Posiquitive Children offer specialised sessions for them specifically. For more information visit Posiquisitive children | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Sports Groups

Keeping the kids active instead of sat at home playing video games or just on technology in general is one of today’s main battles. Throughout North London we have access to a wide range of sports groups to get the kids up and out being active. Empire Cheerleading Academy is just one of the amazing groups that we have available to us. Based in Palmers Green, Empire is an award-winning cheerleading academy giving children the opportunity to learn cheer, gymnastics, stunts, jumps and dance. For more information visit Empire Cheerleading Academy | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Another one of the groups available in North London is Perform Better. This is for children aged 4+ and they aim to provide affordable opportunities for the local community. Offering a range of gymnastics, trampoline, freestyle gymnastics, fitness, football, tennis, dance and sport in general, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. For more information visit Perform Better Sport Club/Gymnastics/ Trampoline/FreeG/Football | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Soccer Revolution is another one of the range of groups we have available. They are known for their football training sessions, breakfast/afterschool clubs, birthday parties and sports camps and is the perfect place for football mad children to be apart of. For more information visit Soccer Revolution | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

From 18-month-old to 7 years, Sport+ for Kids is group that’s all about sports that we have available to help our children develop their sporting skills and healthy lifestyle. With Football, Rugby, Tennis, Dance, Golf and cricket programmes available S4K is bound to help you keep your little ones active. For more information visit Sport4Kids Enfield – Rugby and Football classes – 18 months to 7 years | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

With over 30 years of experience, Powerleague is our fifth and final sports group that we’re going to talk about. Powerleague is all about bringing the local people together and sharing the good times    and their mission is to “develop fantastic small sided football environments that exceed the expectations of the players and the fans”. For more information visit ENFIELD POWERLEAGUE | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Performing Arts

Next up is the performing arts groups. Whether you have been gifted with some amazing moves or feel like you have two left feet, anyone and everyone can strive to improve with Impulse Dance. This award-winning community caters for everyone, whether you like to dance for fun, or your dream is to take some steps towards dancing professionally. For more information visit Impulse Dance | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Platinum Performing arts is up next offering classes for those aged from 3 up to 21. With over 16 years’ experience Platinum aim to “help support young people and provide them with a platform to boost their confidence and pursue their dreams”. With an incredible track record of getting their students employment in the performing arts industry, you definitely want to get your little ones signed up! For more information visit Platinum Performing Arts | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

If your little one loves singing, then why not get them involved with Little Voices? This successful performing arts organisation can help them reach their full potential while doing what they love at the same time. For those aged between 4 & 12 years, Little Voices thrives on making sure that each student gets their own personal attention and to achieve this they on have small classes of 8 children and they organise groups based on friendships, age, and ability. For more information visit Little Voices | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Excelsis School of Music is all about music education. If your little one is a music lover, then this is the place for them. With classes available to babies and toddlers through to adults aged 18+ students will develop fundamental skills such as pitch, rhythm, improv, musical structure and much more through a wide range of songs, rhymes and games making learning fun. For more information visit The Excelsis School of Music | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

One of the most enjoyable ways kids like to express themselves is through dance. So why not introduce them to Ballet and Tap dancing in a fun and educational environment. Impress Theatre Arts offers classes to children from the age of 2 allowing them to find their feet and tap or plie their days away. These aren’t the only styles of dance that they offer either  we also offer musical theatre. For more information visit Impress Theatre arts | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Founded in 2018, Lumia Dance is another brill performing arts group that’s available to us.  Lumia thrive on providing a safe space for both children from 2 years and young adults to have fun and express themselves freely through the wonderful art known as dance. You can even have a trial session before you commit to make sure that it is something your child will enjoy. For more information visit Lumia Dance | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Next up is North London Street Dance Academy (NLSDA). NLSDA is one of North London’s leading organisations to go for authentic street dance classes. With over 100 students NLSDA thrive on helping their students improve their dance skills, build strength and fitness, increase their confidence, and make sure that they’re doing all this is a fun and safe environment. For more information visit North London Street Dance Academy | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Worlds End (WE) is the next performing arts group which was founded in 2018. Before WE were a thing, founders Will and Xenia owned and ran The Pauline Quirke Academy of performing arts from 2013. WE offers drama classes and filmmaking classes and is a great opportunity for taking the first steps into a performing art based professional career. For more information visit Worlds End Productions London | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

That smoothly brings us on to The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA). With over 200 academies nationwide PQA provide tuition for students aged 4 – 18 and have an amazing track record of students moving onto professional careers and going on to achieve notable professional credits including the BAFTA. For more information visit PQA Finchley | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Rhythmix is our last performing Arts group that we’ll be mentioning today. Rhythmix was founded in 2012 and has built up an incredible reputation. With having exceptional experience in a wide range of genres, Rhythmix pride themselves with their high standards, experienced teachers, up-to-date training and helping students achieve their ambitions. Offering classes to children from 2 years all the way to adulthood find out more information here Rhythmix Academy | Dance, Fitness, Boutique | Potters Bar, Herts (rhythmixacademyofdance.com).

Summer Camps

Our final category is summer camps. These camps can be so helpful to working families, especially if you can’t get the time off to watch them during the school holidays. Let’s start off with Empire, Camps are available from 4 years to 16 years (10 years for 1 of the camps) and are starting from Monday 25th July and the last starting on Monday 8th August (all camps are for 1 week each with a different theme) you need to book in ASAP to guarantee a place. Find out more here Holiday Camps | Empire Cheerleading Academy | Powered by ClassForKids (class4kids.co.uk).

Powerleague Summer Camp is up next. These football themed camps are perfect to help children develop football skills, build up their confidence,  keep fit and have fun while making new friends. For both girls and boys aged between 5 & 14 (age ranges vary by club) this football camp will be the answer to your prayers. For more information visit Kids camps nearby at your local Powerleague soccer club.

Up next is Sport 4 Kids. Camp is available for those aged between 5 & 13 and is one of the most engaging and inclusive multi-activity holiday camp. Every day at Camp S4K is designed to be different to make sure that no one gets bored. With Football, rugby, dance, tennis, nerf, dodgeball, arts and crafts and more – there’s something for every child to enjoy. For more information visit S4K Camps – Kids Holiday Activity Camps (sport4kids.biz).

NLSDA summer school is next on the list. Running from Monday 15th August-Friday 19th August and are here to provide street dance classes in Enfield. NLSDA summer school is 1 full week full of fun classes, games, techniques and other dance related activities and no 2 days will be the same! Aimed at children between the ages of 6 & 11, they can expect to be learning about a wide range of dance styles from hip hop, tiktok mashup, breakdance and more! For more information visit North London Street Dance Academy (pembee.app)

Last and certainly not least is Impress Theatre Arts Musical Theatre holiday camp. Running from Monday 15th August – Friday 19th August the kids are guaranteed to have a theatrical time! Learning all things musical theatre, the students will have a go at singing, acting, dance, drama and so much more in fun and educational ways to make learning engaging for everyone. For more information drop them a message on Facebook or Instagram; @ImpressTheatreArts (Facebook) @impress_theatre_arts (Instagram)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our blog and we hope you found it useful. See you at the next issue.

Did you know that there are plenty of groups for you to attend with babies and children across the whole of North London? Whether you’re new to the area or a first-time mum or just looking to rejog your memory from your last child or looking for something for your older children then this blog is for you. Here we will go through all the clubs and classes available to children from birth all the way to high school leavers age.

Baby Groups

Baby groups are a great way to socialise especially if you’re a new mum. It can be quite scary to attend a baby class for the first time especially if it’s your first time being out just you and baby but don’t worry, you will always be made to feel welcome, and I can guarantee that other new mums will be feeling the exact same way.

One of the amazing classes we have here in North London is Baby sensory. With classes available from birth all the way up to 13 months Baby Sensory is a great way to help kickstart a baby’s development.  Find out more information by visiting Baby Sensory Finchley, Hampstead Garden Suburb and Muswell Hill | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Another one of our amazing baby/toddler classes that we have is Caterpillar Music. Classes like this help babies with their development in a great way. It promotes the understanding of vocabulary before they can put that vocabulary into action. Classes are always structured because babies and toddlers thrive off routine and knowing what comes next can be a comforting thing for our little people. For more information visit Caterpillar Music | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Monkey Music is another one of the amazing baby and toddler classes we have available to us. Available from 4 months – 4 years these sessions are made to reflect the 4 different stages of your child’s development. Music is great for children and with over 300 traditional songs, no 2 sessions are the same. It is a great way for children to build their confidence, improve their listening skills and make new friends. For more information visit Monkey Music Winchmore Hill | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Preschool Groups

We have some amazing classes available for pre-schoolers! Starting off with Crafty Chefs. Crafty Chefs is a great way to expand a fussy child’s pallet. Crafty Chefs gives children the opportunity to learn lifelong skills, explore new foods and flavours. Giving Children the independence of helping make homemade delicious food is an amazing way to encourage them to try new things and taste their own creation. For more information visit Crafty Chefs Toddler Cooking Workshops and Parties | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Another amazing pre-schooler class we have available is Diddi Dance. Diddi Dance is an amazing dance class for steady footed toddlers. Parents and carers that tag along are also encouraged to join in the fun and each week you will see your little one’s confidence grow and grow. If you’re not 100% sure if Diddi Dance is a class your little one will enjoy then don’t worry, we offer trial sessions so you and your (hopefully) Diddi dancer to be can give it a try and see what you think. For more information visit diddi dance Enfield and Potters Bar | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Next up we have Messy Bessy. It’s literally in the name, this is class all about getting messy. Offering classes from 6 month – 5 years, messy play is a great way to kickstart them senses. Through looking, touching, listening, smelling and tasting you will witness them explore a wide range of textures with a new theme every week. For more information visit Messybessylondon | Sophia’s Diary (sop/hias-diary.com).

If your pre-schooler loves insects and animals, then they’ll love Wild Life Live. Wild Life Live set out to introduce and educate children to a wide range of creepy Crawley’s and other animals and reptiles. We have events taking place throughout North London so make sure you check out their website to find out where to find them. For more information visit WildLife Live | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

If your pre-schooler loves live entertainment, then definitely bring them along to Tales from the Shed at The Chickenshed Theatre. With different stories being told every week, you’re bound to have the best time at theses lively, engaging performances to keep you all entertained. For more information visit Chickenshed Theatre | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Posiquitive children is another of our amazing classes available to children from birth to 3 years. With a wide range of sensory resources, music and run by experts, these classes will be perfect for children with ASD & ADHD and that is why Posiquitive Children offer specialised sessions for them specifically. For more information visit Posiquisitive children | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Sports Groups

Keeping the kids active instead of sat at home playing video games or just on technology in general is one of today’s main battles. Throughout North London we have access to a wide range of sports groups to get the kids up and out being active. Empire Cheerleading Academy is just one of the amazing groups that we have available to us. Based in Palmers Green, Empire is an award-winning cheerleading academy giving children the opportunity to learn cheer, gymnastics, stunts, jumps and dance. For more information visit Empire Cheerleading Academy | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Another one of the groups available in North London is Perform Better. This is for children aged 4+ and they aim to provide affordable opportunities for the local community. Offering a range of gymnastics, trampoline, freestyle gymnastics, fitness, football, tennis, dance and sport in general, there will be something for everyone to enjoy. For more information visit Perform Better Sport Club/Gymnastics/ Trampoline/FreeG/Football | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Soccer Revolution is another one of the range of groups we have available. They are known for their football training sessions, breakfast/afterschool clubs, birthday parties and sports camps and is the perfect place for football mad children to be apart of. For more information visit Soccer Revolution | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

From 18-month-old to 7 years, Sport+ for Kids is group that’s all about sports that we have available to help our children develop their sporting skills and healthy lifestyle. With Football, Rugby, Tennis, Dance, Golf and cricket programmes available S4K is bound to help you keep your little ones active. For more information visit Sport4Kids Enfield – Rugby and Football classes – 18 months to 7 years | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

With over 30 years of experience, Powerleague is our fifth and final sports group that we’re going to talk about. Powerleague is all about bringing the local people together and sharing the good times    and their mission is to “develop fantastic small sided football environments that exceed the expectations of the players and the fans”. For more information visit ENFIELD POWERLEAGUE | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Performing Arts

Next up is the performing arts groups. Whether you have been gifted with some amazing moves or feel like you have two left feet, anyone and everyone can strive to improve with Impulse Dance. This award-winning community caters for everyone, whether you like to dance for fun, or your dream is to take some steps towards dancing professionally. For more information visit Impulse Dance | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Platinum Performing arts is up next offering classes for those aged from 3 up to 21. With over 16 years’ experience Platinum aim to “help support young people and provide them with a platform to boost their confidence and pursue their dreams”. With an incredible track record of getting their students employment in the performing arts industry, you definitely want to get your little ones signed up! For more information visit Platinum Performing Arts | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

If your little one loves singing, then why not get them involved with Little Voices? This successful performing arts organisation can help them reach their full potential while doing what they love at the same time. For those aged between 4 & 12 years, Little Voices thrives on making sure that each student gets their own personal attention and to achieve this they on have small classes of 8 children and they organise groups based on friendships, age, and ability. For more information visit Little Voices | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com)

Excelsis School of Music is all about music education. If your little one is a music lover, then this is the place for them. With classes available to babies and toddlers through to adults aged 18+ students will develop fundamental skills such as pitch, rhythm, improv, musical structure and much more through a wide range of songs, rhymes and games making learning fun. For more information visit The Excelsis School of Music | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

One of the most enjoyable ways kids like to express themselves is through dance. So why not introduce them to Ballet and Tap dancing in a fun and educational environment. Impress Theatre Arts offers classes to children from the age of 2 allowing them to find their feet and tap or plie their days away. These aren’t the only styles of dance that they offer either  we also offer musical theatre. For more information visit Impress Theatre arts | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Founded in 2018, Lumia Dance is another brill performing arts group that’s available to us.  Lumia thrive on providing a safe space for both children from 2 years and young adults to have fun and express themselves freely through the wonderful art known as dance. You can even have a trial session before you commit to make sure that it is something your child will enjoy. For more information visit Lumia Dance | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Next up is North London Street Dance Academy (NLSDA). NLSDA is one of North London’s leading organisations to go for authentic street dance classes. With over 100 students NLSDA thrive on helping their students improve their dance skills, build strength and fitness, increase their confidence, and make sure that they’re doing all this is a fun and safe environment. For more information visit North London Street Dance Academy | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Worlds End (WE) is the next performing arts group which was founded in 2018. Before WE were a thing, founders Will and Xenia owned and ran The Pauline Quirke Academy of performing arts from 2013. WE offers drama classes and filmmaking classes and is a great opportunity for taking the first steps into a performing art based professional career. For more information visit Worlds End Productions London | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

That smoothly brings us on to The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts (PQA). With over 200 academies nationwide PQA provide tuition for students aged 4 – 18 and have an amazing track record of students moving onto professional careers and going on to achieve notable professional credits including the BAFTA. For more information visit PQA Finchley | Sophia’s Diary (sophias-diary.com).

Rhythmix is our last performing Arts group that we’ll be mentioning today. Rhythmix was founded in 2012 and has built up an incredible reputation. With having exceptional experience in a wide range of genres, Rhythmix pride themselves with their high standards, experienced teachers, up-to-date training and helping students achieve their ambitions. Offering classes to children from 2 years all the way to adulthood find out more information here Rhythmix Academy | Dance, Fitness, Boutique | Potters Bar, Herts (rhythmixacademyofdance.com).

Summer Camps

Our final category is summer camps. These camps can be so helpful to working families, especially if you can’t get the time off to watch them during the school holidays. Let’s start off with Empire, Camps are available from 4 years to 16 years (10 years for 1 of the camps) and are starting from Monday 25th July and the last starting on Monday 8th August (all camps are for 1 week each with a different theme) you need to book in ASAP to guarantee a place. Find out more here Holiday Camps | Empire Cheerleading Academy | Powered by ClassForKids (class4kids.co.uk).

Powerleague Summer Camp is up next. These football themed camps are perfect to help children develop football skills, build up their confidence,  keep fit and have fun while making new friends. For both girls and boys aged between 5 & 14 (age ranges vary by club) this football camp will be the answer to your prayers. For more information visit Kids camps nearby at your local Powerleague soccer club.

Up next is Sport 4 Kids. Camp is available for those aged between 5 & 13 and is one of the most engaging and inclusive multi-activity holiday camp. Every day at Camp S4K is designed to be different to make sure that no one gets bored. With Football, rugby, dance, tennis, nerf, dodgeball, arts and crafts and more – there’s something for every child to enjoy. For more information visit S4K Camps – Kids Holiday Activity Camps (sport4kids.biz).

NLSDA summer school is next on the list. Running from Monday 15th August-Friday 19th August and are here to provide street dance classes in Enfield. NLSDA summer school is 1 full week full of fun classes, games, techniques and other dance related activities and no 2 days will be the same! Aimed at children between the ages of 6 & 11, they can expect to be learning about a wide range of dance styles from hip hop, tiktok mashup, breakdance and more! For more information visit North London Street Dance Academy (pembee.app)

Last and certainly not least is Impress Theatre Arts Musical Theatre holiday camp. Running from Monday 15th August – Friday 19th August the kids are guaranteed to have a theatrical time! Learning all things musical theatre, the students will have a go at singing, acting, dance, drama and so much more in fun and educational ways to make learning engaging for everyone. For more information drop them a message on Facebook or Instagram; @ImpressTheatreArts (Facebook) @impress_theatre_arts (Instagram)

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our blog and we hope you found it useful. See you at the next issue.