We’re so lucky in North Leeds to have such a huge choice of children’s activities and classes going on every week. The new term starts next week for most classes, so if you’re looking for something new to do for the Summer term then you can check out everything on offer in our ‘What’s On’ area. Classes are listed on the by day for baby and pre-school classes and by type of class for school aged children.
We’ve picked out a few ideas below (covering all ages), so whether it’s sensory play, music, dance, rugby, gymnastics or multi-sports you’re after we’ve got it covered!
The Little Gym offers a diverse line up of classes for every stage of your child’s development from 4 months to 12 years. Classes are filled with movement, music, learning and laughter. Children will make friends, reach developmental milestones and build self-confidence while having ‘Serious Fun’.
Location: Moor Allerton Centre
Age Range: 4 months -12years
Rugbytots offers fun, structured play sessions taking children on a journey of sporting imagination with engaging and energetic coaches supporting them every step of the way whilst teaching how to catch, pass, kick, run with the ball and play as part of a team.
Classes in: Bardsey, Roundhay, Bramhope, Alwoodley, Carr Manor, Harewood, Headingley, and Horsforth. (Free trial available at certain venues)
Age Range: 2-7 years
Rhythm Time offers quality, fun music courses created to enhance and nurture your child’s development. Classes provide complete continuity for your little one from birth until school age. Watch your child grow and develop in confidence, creativity, listening skills, language, numeracy and co-ordination.
Rhythm time now also offer Multi-Sensory Young Baby classes suitable from birth – 6months, more details on these classes can be found here.
Classes in: Roundhay, Scholes, Chapel Allerton, Horsforth and Alwoodley.
Age Range: Birth – 5 years
Climb aboard the Number Train as it takes your preschool child on a different journey of discovery each week. These fast paced, action packed sessions have a different theme each week and are designed to be FUN and educational. Watch your preschooler grow in confidence as they take part in fun activities, games, action songs, turn-taking and art & craft – all of which have an underlying focus on maths!
Classes in: Cookridge and Horsforth (Free trial available)
Age Range: Pre-school year
*Read Mumblers review of Number Train here*
Classes in: Chapel Allerton, Alwoodley and Oakwood. (3-week trial available)
Age Range: 2- 4 years
Dancebugs is a great introduction to dance for pre school children. Using stories and imagination children learn fundamental skills such as balance, co-ordination and rhythm in a fun based class. Dancebugs is a stepping stone to Danceworks which offers a wide range of classes for both girls and boys.Location: Moortown (Classes run on a Wednesday (starting April), Friday & Saturday)
Age Range: 3 to school age.
Baby signing is a fantastic skill to learn with your little one, enabling you to communicate with each other from an early age and encourage their social development. The fun, relaxed music based classes have 3 age groups to suit your little one’s stage of development.
Classes in: Headingley, Roundhay, Chapel Allerton, Meanwood, Cookridge & Horsforth
Age Range: 6 weeks – 2.5 years
Award-winning, sensory-rich development classes designed to support you and your baby from birth. Regular exposure to an incredible range of sounds, smells, sights, textures, music, dance, signing and massage all help rapidly develop the brain in your baby’s first year.
Classes in: Roundhay, Chapel Allerton, Alwoodley and Bramhope
Age Range: Birth – 13 months
Enjoy a multi-sensory adventure with your toddler, where structured activities go hand-in-hand with the freedom to explore! It’s not only a great place to play, but the equipment encourages a wide range of skills from social to physical, emotional, creative, intellectual and heaps more!
Classes in: Moortown, Roundhay and Bramhope (3 for 2 Taster sessions available)
Age Range: 13 months – 3 years
*Read Mumblers review of Toddler Sense here*
diddi dance North & Central Leeds
diddi dance offers funky preschool dance classes for boys and girls from 18 months to 5. Children will explore over 16 different dance styles, from Charleston to Bollywood! Every class is jam-packed with dances, exercises, and the use of exciting props such as hula hoops, ribbons and a themed prop which changes each half-term.
Classes in: Adel, Roundhay, Horsforth (Free taster sessions available)
Age Range: 18 months – 5 years
*Read Mumblers review of diddi dance here*
LittleLions-Rugby is a fun play programme based on non-contact sports skills for girls and boys. The programme encompasses rugby specific skills such as running with the ball, kicking and catching, finding space and scoring a try, developing basic core motor and social skills within a team environment.
Classes in: Thorner, Moortown and Alwoodley (Free trial available)
Age Range: 2.5 – 7 years
Enjoy-a-Ball classes are action-packed, fun-filled sports coaching sessions, designed to nurture and develop your child’s abilities, confidence and fitness.
Children learn fundamental movement skills like throwing, catching, kicking, jumping and running super-fast! These fundamental skills are progressed and shaped into sport specific skills as they develop through the enjoy-a-ball programme.
Classes in: Wetherby, Crossgates, Seacroft, Roundhay
Age Range: 3- 9 years
Bliss4Baby – Massage, Yoga & Sensory Play
Bliss4baby sessions are relaxed and friendly, providing a combination of traditional Indian and Swedish massage strokes, reflexology and adapted baby yoga.
Classes are centred around a different theme each week and there’s always lots of new songs and exciting sensory props to keep little ones entertained.
Classes in: Wetherby, Chapel Allerton, Headingley and Colton
Age Range: 6 weeks – 1 year
Quote MUMBLER10 when booking and Mumblers get 10% off all classes.
Tiny Toes Ballet is an innovative ballet school for children from 6 months to 7 years, providing a gentle, fun and informal introduction to the world of Ballet and dance. Classes help children socialise, gain poise, confidence and self-esteem whilst boosting their language skills and number development, and just as importantly, have fun!
Classes in: Cookridge (Free taster event on 24th April)
Age Range: 6 months – 7 years
You and your little ones can sing and make music together in a safe environment. All the resources used are especially created by Pat-a-cake to enhance your child’s musical development from an early age as well as develop other key skills such as confidence, language skills, communication, gross motor skills plus many more. There’s time to meet other parents, socialise with other children, have a snack, and you can even have a hot cup of coffee too!
Classes in: Chapel Allerton (Tuesday)
Age Range: 6 months – 3 years
Footloose Academy of Dance & Theatre Arts
Whether you are looking for a fun dance class for your child, a high energy hobby or you would like to pursue dance as a career Footloose have a class for all ages and abilities. Footloose moto is FUN – FITNESS – FRIENDS – FOOTLOOSE!
Classes include Tiny Toes Ballet, Prep Ballet & Tap, Ballet & Tap, Freestyle Disco/Street Dance, Modern Jazz/Contemporary, Cheerleading, Boys Street Dance, Adult Tap, Adult Street Jazz.
Classes in: Roundhay (Monday-Friday)
Age Range: 2 years-adult
Foot-Tech Academy offers innovative children’s football coaching in North Leeds. They are not a team but provide the extra training children need to quickly improve. Children are encouraged to be really creative by trying fun new skills and tricks which boost confidence.
Groups are split by ability so they are able to help absolute beginners taking their first steps into sport, right the way up to children who play at a high level.
Classes in: Roundhay – Soldiers Field & Thomas Danby (Free taster session available)
Age Range: 4-14 years
Please contact the class providers directly if you want any more details or to book classes for your little one.
There are lots more classes listed on the website:
Weekly Classes and Groups 0 – 5 years
Weekly Activities 4 – 12 years
Drop-In Playgroups
