We’ve pulled together a list of activities and classes in the North Leeds area that you can take your toddler or pre-schooler along to, plus your baby.
Our list is split into sections to help you find an activity that’s right for your children. Use the links below to jump to each section. Or scroll the whole list and see what takes your fancy!
Let your child get creative (and possibly messy) at a fun and creative class. The ones we have selected below welcome under 5s, so you can enjoy some time being creative together.
⏰ When: Tuesdays, 10.15 -11.15am & Fridays 10.10 -11.10am
???? Where: St Barnabas Church, Alwoodley, LS17 7NA (Tuesdays) & Adel & Ireland Wood Community Association, Adel, LS1 (Fridays)
???? Cost: £6.50 per class
???????? Age range: up to 4 years
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Catherine runs this class, who is a local mum of two young girls. ARTventurers run colourful, creative (often messy!) art, craft and creative play sessions for babies, toddlers and children. All classes are family classes which are great for siblings and mixed age friends as the range of sensory, messy, painty and crafty activities can be accessed at different levels from babies aged 6 months up to pre schoolers age 4 years.
⏰ When: Tuesdays, 10:15 am – 11:15 am; Thursdays, 10:15 am – 11:15 am & Fridays, 10.30-11.30 am
???? Where: St Johns Church, Menston, Ilkley Leeds (Tuesdays), Jubilee Hall, Rawdon, Rawdon, Leeds (Thursday) St Andrews Methodist Church, Robin Lane, LS28 7BR (Friday)
???? Cost: £6.50 per class
????????Age range: up to 4 years
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Gill runs this class who is a local mum of two with a background in art and design. Family ARTventurers sessions are suitable for children from 6 months – 4 years and include sensory play, painting, and arts based simple crafts focused on a different, exciting theme each week. The sessions have been developed to encourage babies, toddlers and children to explore textures, colours, and early mark making through creative play to support their physical, personal, and social development.
⏰ When: Wednesdays, 10.30 -11.30am
???? Where: Studio Sixteen, 151A Otley Old Road, Leeds, LS16 6HN.
???? Cost: £7 per class or £6 if booking a block of 4 or more. Free taster sessions available
????????Age range: 6 – 30 months old
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These classes are aimed at children from 6-30 months and are designed with the child and adult in mind. Each week sessions introduce you to favourite books, activities, music and toys to inspire you and your little ones. Each class includes activity inspiration, and printed photo of your child to put in a discovery diary. Older siblings are very welcome at sessions as activities can be tailored and are half price.
Toddlers are very active little people, so going to an active group is a great choice to burn excess energy! At these classes and groups, your toddler will learn new skills and get to burn off plenty of energy. These classes welcome babies and siblings along too, so hopefully, you can watch your toddler having fun whilst caring for your baby.
⏰ When: Mondays, 1.25pm and 2.15pm & Tuesdays, 1.50pm
???? Where: Seven Arts, Harrogate Road, Chapel Allerton (Mondays) & Oakwood Church, Springwood Road (Tuesdays)
???? Cost: £5.50 per class
???????? Age range: up to 5 years
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Pyjama Drama offer classes where children can sing, dance, play games and pretend. Whether it be playing with the musical instruments and dancing along to the music, to taking part in the drama and seeing the fruition of their ideas classes appeal to younger and older children as there is something for everyone.
⏰ When: Monday, 10 – 10.40am & Fridays 10 – 10.40am & 11.301m-12.10pm
???? Where: Bramham Village Hall (Monday) & Kirk Deighton Village Hall, Wetherby & Boston Spa Village Hall (Fridays)
???? Cost: £5 per class
???????? Age range: 2 – 5-year-olds
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Sporty Tots weekly sessions are built around attainable targets which encourage your child to improve their sports techniques and develop their motor skills within a pressure-free environment. Sessions are designed to be fun with simple games, tasks and activities, to build confidence and promote teamwork.
⏰ When: Every weekday
???? Where: Various locations in Leeds
???? Cost: £6 per class (less if you book a half-term block)
???????? Age range: 0 – 5-year-olds
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Shake Rattle & Boogie offer exciting weekly dance and music classes. The classes are full of energy and lots of fun and use a variety of props – shakers, scarves, bean bags, bells, pom-poms and more – to capture the children’s imaginations. There are often themed sessions highlighting popular events like World Book Day.
⏰ When: Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays (mornings)
???? Where: Adel Sports and Social Club, Church Lane, LS16 8DE (Monday), Robert Craven Hall, Old Lane Bramhope, LS16 9AZ (Wednesday), St Edmund’s Church Hall, Lidgett Park Road Roundhay, LS8 1JN (Friday)
???? Cost: £8 per session
???????? Age range:13 months to 5 years
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Classes aresuitable for children 13 months – 5 years old, but younger siblings below 12 months are absolutely welcome (for free!). The equipment it all safe for toddlers and babies, there are ball pools, soft play and the whole area is covered by protective mats. In the activity section, there is a range of different sensory elements (classes are Baby Sensory follow on group, so you can expect similar style activities) for your babies to enjoy.
You still are required to go round with your toddler in the adventure play section, so most parents have a sling or pram for when they are not mobile yet.
Generally, babies and toddlers are welcome at playgroups as they tend to work on a drop-in basis and be largely unstructured – except for perhaps storytime or singing. There is a full list of drop-in Playgroups here. Below is a selection of groups & classes that are well suited if you have more than one child to take along.
⏰ When: Weekdays, depending on the location
???? Where: Various locations throughout Leeds
???? Cost: Free
???????? Age range: up to 5 years
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A visit to your local library is always an enjoyable few hours. Why not pop along when a Storytime or Rhyme time session is on, to keep your little ones entertained. The best bit is they are free! Check out the list of locations and details of family sessions on North Leeds Mumbler.
⏰ When: Friday, 12.3-2.30pm & every third Saturday of the month, 12-2pm
???? Where: Brackenwood Community Association, The Highwood Building, Brackenwood Drive, LS8 1RG
???? Cost: Free to members or PAYG £1 per child, £2 per adult. Annual yearly membership £5
???????? Age range: up to 5 years
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A weekly ‘Stay & Play’ group for the local community. With complimentary refreshments and facilities for warming baby food. Hot drinks, juice/water, biscuits, raisins, sandwiches and toast are provided. A great place to meet other parents and carers whilst your children play.
⏰ When: Open Monday – Saturday
???? Where: 149-151 Bradford Road, Stanningley, Pudsey
???? Cost: from £2.50 per child (Session cost varries depending on activity)
???????? Age range: 4 months+
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Popalong is a cafe, gift shop and creative space rolled into one! There’s space to play, relax and create, whilst enjoying great cafe food and service. There are different sessions each day including ‘Messy Mondays’ which offers sensory play, Arts & Crafts Tuesdays, Wheely Wednesdays for transport lovers, Art Attack on Thursdays and Toddler Time on Fridays.
⏰ When: Various sessions all week
???? Where: 311 Stonegate Road, Leeds, LS17 6AZ
???? Cost: from £2 per child
???????? Age range: Any age
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A great range of activities is available including a ‘Stay and Play’ on a Monday morning with refreshments and snacks included, ‘Baby Bubbles’ on a Wednesday, which is a fun and relaxed sensory group and ‘Super Stories’ on a Friday where you can play and enjoy stories together.
⏰ When: Open every week Tuesday-Friday, 10am – 1.30pm with a different theme each week
???? Where: Our Place, Unit 3 Buslingthorpe Green LS7 2HG
???? Cost: is £4 for the session if pre-booked. £5 on the door. Adults and siblings under 6months are free.
???????? Age range: any age
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BOOMCHIKKABOOM offers you a fresh, unique approach to having fun with children, toddlers and babies. It’s a perfect hangout for the whole family (all ages welcome) with soft play and bouncy castle for children to play on and dressing up costumes. There is a Boomchikkaboom led session with a different theme each week.
There are so many benefits to music. Not only is it great fun, but music also helps build confidence, social skills, music inspires creativity and is a brilliant form of expression. Below is a selection of Music Groups and Classes in North Leeds that welcome babies are toddlers.
⏰ When: Mondays 12.45 – 1.30pm, Thursdays 11.15am-12pm & 12.45-1.30pm & Fridays 12.45-1.30p
???? Where: Quakers Meeting House Roundhay (Mondays), Boston Spa Village Hall, Jubilee Room (Thursdays), Newman Centre, Crossgates (Fridays)
???? Cost: Drop-in sessions £6.50. Block booking for a 6 week block- £36 or one-time booking . 50% discount for siblings.
???????? Age range: 0-5 years
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TinyBeats is a musical and theatrical baby and toddler class. Each 45-minute class takes your child on a different adventure each week. There are three classes to choose from depending on your child’s age and needs. From BabyBeats (newborn-sitting confidently), LittleBeats (sitting confidently to walking confidently) and BuddyBeats (walking confidently to pre-school age, plus younger siblings). BuddyBeats sessions are great for mixed age siblings to attend together.
Moo Music Leeds
⏰ When: Weekdays
???? Where: Yeadon (Mondays), Scarcroft & Menston (Tuesdays), Chapel Allerton, Morley, Oulton (Wednesdays), Alwoodley & Farsley (Thursdays), Adel (Fridays)
???? Cost: from £36 for 6-week half-term
???????? Age range: 0 to 5-year-olds
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Moo Music Leeds run a ‘Mixed Moo’ session which is ideal for age 0-5 years and certainly for those confidently walking and discovering anything new. It is also ideal you have two or more children as the mixed session caters for both ages. Under 6 month siblings are FREE in this group. Over 6 month siblings are half price. Each week you will explore Moo original music with sensory activities, props and instruments with a new theme.
⏰ When: Fridays
???? Where: Calverley Methodist Church, LS28 5NF
???? Cost: £5 per session payable in half term blocks
???????? Age range: Birth – 4 years
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This class enhances your child’s musical development and also helps them develop other key skills such as confidence, language, communication, gross motor skills and many more. Hayley who runs the class has over 17 years of experience teaching music and is passionate about the importance of learning music from an early age.
⏰ When: Mondays, 10.30-11.15am
???? Where: The Mustard Pot Stainbeck Lane, Chapel Allerton
???? Cost: £6.50 per session, 6 for £35. Two siblings offer £10
???????? Age range: up to 5 years
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Children and babies love to explore sounds and rhythm and a Piccolos experience provides ample opportunity for this, with instruments, sound makers and plenty of songs and rhymes, both new and familiar, to enjoy. Piccolos is an inclusive music session designed to engage, entertain and foster a love of music in all your budding musicians.
⏰ When: Thursdays & Fridays, 9:15am
???? Where: Iveson Primary School, LS16 6LW (Thursdays), Oakwood Church, LS8 2QA (Fridays)
???? Cost: £30 for 6 weeks
???????? Age range: 0-4 years
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Chat ‘n’ Bop is a fun and engaging musical group and has been designed by ChatterBug Specialist Speech and Language Therapists. It’s a very interactive group and uses music, singing and storytelling to teach the fundamental skills required for developing good communication skills and building confidence.
⏰ When: Mondays, 9.45am
???? Where: The Grove Centre, New Street, Horsforth, Leeds
???? Cost: £5 per class. Siblings under 1 free, and over 1s get a 50% discount
???????? Age range: 6 months – 5 years
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Mini Maracas is a music and movement classes suitable for babies to 5-year-old preschoolers. Your child will get to enjoy music through singing, dancing and playing musical instruments. The classes will contribute to the development of your child’s communication skills, numeracy skills, physical capability and social & emotional development.
There is a huge range of activities and groups for young children in North Leeds. From science to maths and phonics to baby signing, there really is something for everyone. Below is a small selection that is great if you have a baby and an older child. There are loads more classes and activities listed by day of the week here.
⏰ When: Monday – Friday, various timed sessions
???? Where: Horsforth St James’ Parish Centre. (Off Low Lane) LS18 5QW (Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays), Oakwood Church, Springwood Road, LS8 2QA (Thursdays), Cookridge Village Hall LS16 7ER (Fridays)
???? Cost: £7 per session, half term block booking.
???????? Age range: 2-5 years
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At a Number Train session, your child goes on a different journey of discovery each week. This class will help prepare them for school in a very fun way. They can enjoy fun activities, games, action songs, turn-taking and art & craft – all of which have an underlying focus on maths! Sessions are designed for children 2.5 years+ but Annette involves younger siblings in the group activities whenever possible. Sessions always involve lots of props and sensory materials which younger children can benefit from.
⏰ When: Wednesdays, Thursdays & Fridays at 9:45 – 10:30am & 10:45 – 11:30am
???? Where: St Barnabas Church Hall, Alwoodley LS17 7NA (Wednesdays), Clifton Village Hall, Otley LS21 2ES (Thursdays), Kidzplay Centre, Harrogate HG2 8DS (Fridays)
???? Cost: £36.00 per term
???????? Age range: Minis’ Class (age 1- 2.5 years) & Preschool Class (age 2.5 – 4 years)
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Sounds Right Phonics are fun and high energy classes that are written by early years specialists and delivered by a fully qualified, experienced teacher who can introduce your child to the world of letters and sounds. Children can enjoy games, music, dance and more whilst learning. Younger siblings always really enjoy the sessions too. They are very welcome and can join in the sessions as much or as little as they like learning and having fun with their older siblings
⏰ When: Fridays, 10am – 4pm
???? Where: Abbey Walk, Abbey Road, Kirkstall, Leeds LS5 3EH
???? Cost: Normal admission charges apply, Under 5s FREE
???????? Age range: under 5s
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Enjoy this fun drop-in session at Abbey House in the Victorian Street. There is a great range of playshops, tents, play food and a post box. Plus there is a trail, stickers and a craft session every week.
