Toddler Groups in Brentford and Northfields

Wondering what do with without Brentford Toy Library?

A parent, frustrated by the loss of the Brentford Toy Library, researched alternative entertainment for parents and carers with young children.

These lists do go rapidly out of date but is quite comprehensive. Many thanks to Cat Berry for compiling it.

Monday
9.30am til 11am: Makers & Shakers, St Faiths Church Hall. £7 plus £3 siblings. (Bouncy Castle, toys, singing and refreshments)
9.45am-11.20am Quackers, St James’ Church Hall, St James Ave, West Ealing. £1.
10am-11.30am: ABC at Brentford Free Church (a get-together for parents, carers and babies). FREE.
10.30am til 11.30am: Puzzle Time at Brentford Library. FREE.
10.30am-11.15am: Interactive Storytelling with Sandy Beech. Ealing Broadway Library. £5.

Tuesday
9.30am-11.30am: St Mary’s Babies & Toddlers Group, St Mary’s Polygon, St Mary’s Rd, Ealing. £3.
9.30am til 10.30am (Under 2’s): Tippitoes, St Faiths Church Hall. £6. (Toys, singing and refreshments)
10.30am til 12 (Under 4’s) Tippitoes, St Faiths Church Hall. £6.50. (Toys, singing and refreshments)
10am-1pm: Snips Playgroup. (Crypt of St John's Church, Mattock Lane. Please use the entrance down the ramp in Broomfield Place). £1.50 donation. Plus opt £2.50 for Wendy’s song time.
10-10.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for under 4s. Northfields Community Centre. £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11-11.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for 4 mths to 18 mths. Northfields Community Centre. (free juice and biscuits after the class). £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11am: Lammas Park Playcentre. FREE.
11am Northfields Library: Story and Rhyme Time. FREE.
12.15-1.45pm Tumble Time at West London YMCA, 25 St Mary’s Rd, Ealing. FREE. (And why not stay and have lunch at our community café)

Wednesday
9.30am til 11am: Makers & Shakers, St Faiths Church Hall. £7 plus £3 siblings. (Arts and crafts, toys and singing)
10am til 12: ECC (Ealing Christian Centre) Little Stars Playgroup, 268 Northfields Ave, opposite Northfields Station. £1.
10am til 11.30am (1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month ONLY): Great and Small Playgroup at St Paul’s Church, Ridley Ave, Northfields. Toys, crafts, soft play, refreshments. £3.
10-10.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for under 4s. Northfields Community Centre. £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11-11.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for 4 mths to 18 mths. Northfields Community Centre. (free juice and biscuits after the class). £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
10.30am - 11.25am (0-24 months) or 11.30am - 12.15pm (2-4 years): Pandemonium, Watermans Arts Centre. Tickets: £5.
11am: Lammas Park Playcentre. FREE.
1pm-3pm Kingsdown Babies and Toddlers, Kingsdown Methodist Church Hall, Kingsdown Avenue, Northfields.
4pm til 5.30pm (4th Wednesday of the month ONLY): Mighty Makers at St Paul’s Church Hall, Ridley Ave, Northfields. Crafts and bouncy castle. £2.

Thursday
9.30am – 11am (Under 4’s): Tippitoes, St Faiths Church Hall. £6.50. (Toys, singing and refreshments)
10am-1pm: Snips Playgroup (Crypt of St John's Church, Mattock Lane. Please use the entrance down the ramp in Broomfield Place). £1.50 donation. Plus opt £2.50 for Wendy’s song time.
10-10.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for under 4s. Northfields Community Centre. £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11-11.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for 4 mths to 18 mths. Northfields Community Centre. (free juice and biscuits after the class). £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11am: Lammas Park Playcentre. FREE.
11am Northfields Library: Story and Rhyme Time. FREE.

Friday
9.30am – 11am (Under 4’s): Tippitoes, St Faiths Church. £6.50. (Toys, singing and refreshments)
10am til 11am Danceabout at Brentford Free Church (Music and movement, stories and songs for under 5’s). £2.
10-10.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for under 4s. Northfields Community Centre. £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11-11.50am Jumping Jellybeans music and fun for 4 mths to 18 mths. Northfields Community Centre. (free juice and biscuits after the class). £5 drop-in/£1.50 siblings. Book six sessions for £25 and save £5.
11am: Lammas Park Playcentre. FREE.

Saturday
9.30am til 10.30am (Under 2’s): Tippitoes, St Faiths Church Hall. £6. (Toys, singing and refreshments)
10.30am til 12 (Under 4’s) Tippitoes, St Faiths Church Hall. £6.50. (Toys, singing and refreshments)
11am: Lammas Park Playcentre. FREE.
11am Storytime at Northfields Library. FREE.

Brentford Children's Centre publish a termly timetable of all their excellent activities.

There is also the Log Cabin Children's Centre in Northfields.

Information on activities is also to be found at Brentford library.

March 5, 2015