Little Vic Explorers (18m-4yrs) – Richmond
2026-05-22 10:00 - 10:45 (Europe/London) | Old Vicarage School, 48 Richmond Hill, Richmond, TW10 6QX
Join Little Vic Explorers Group – A fantastic opportunity to experience life at the Old Vicarage School nursery
A free weekly session held on Friday mornings from 10-10.45am during term time.
The parent and toddler group is aimed at children from 18 months to 4 years old and their parents or carers. Baby siblings are more than welcome.
Join the Little Vic Nursery for a morning of exploring, playing and fun.
Your daughter will get a free taster play session with current pre-school girls and then join in with some songs and stories at the end.
With a team of highly experienced and nurturing teachers the nursery introduces children to a broad curriculum, through a mix of exploration, games and learning.
It’s where a curiosity for learning begins!
With small class sizes, booking is essential
Please click here to book at place.
https://www.oldvicarageschool.com/little-vic-nursery/little-vic-explorers

RhymeTime – Barnes
2026-05-22 10:00 - 10:45 | Barnes Methodist Chuch, Station Road, Barnes, SW13 0NH, United Kingdom
RhymeTime’s lively preschool music and movement classes help children develop their abilities, skills and confidence by unlocking their natural love of music. Sessions are interactive and are fun for you and your child. They use songs and music you know and love, plus new songs you’ll love learning, along with pom-poms, maracas, parachutes, puppets and instruments, all topped off with lots of bubbly fun.
Please contact Janie: 07958 662 296 / Catie: 07887 608 299 if you’d like to attend, or just turn up!
https://rhymetimemusicclasses.wordpress.com/blog/about/

Ways To Play Today (6m-4yrs) – Teddington
2026-05-22 10:00 - 10:50 | Peter & Paul Centre, Bychurch End, Teddington, TW11 8PS
Classes are designed for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers to be able to explore, have fun and of course, learn through their play adventures! Through a range of creative sensory and messy play activities, as well as gross and fine motor play and of course, stories and songs, your little one will develop loads of skills to last a lifetime while having a ton of fun.
You are welcome to take your child from any age, but the classes are most suitable for babies from 6 months who are sitting, through crawling babies to first steps, all the way up to confidently walking toddlers and pre-schoolers. Mixed-age play builds social, emotional, and cognitive growth, while keeping things relaxed, inclusive, and fun. Children don’t all develop in neat age boxes — so these groups don’t either.
https://bookwhen.com/waystoplaytoday#focus=ev-safwb-20260115100000

Penny Poppins Messy Play – Barnes
2026-05-22 10:00 - 11:00 | Barn Elms Sports Trust, Queen Elizabeth'e Walk, Barnes, SW13 9SA, United Kingdom
Penny Poppins Musical Playtime & Messy Play.

Friday sessions at 10.00-11.00am
Weekly themed messy play classes consist of 40 minutes of messy playtime, where you and your little ones can explore the room freely. There is a range of sensory experiences which include foam, water, spaghetti, sand, paint, mud and more. You will also get the opportunity to create something to take home with you! You will finish the class off with 20 minutes of musical playtime. With familiar songs and rhymes.

£10.00 per session

Classes are drop in and pay as you go but please remember to check that the session you wish to attend is running. You can book here.

https://www.pennypoppinsmusic.co.uk

Gozzle – London Wetland Centre, Barnes
2026-05-22 10:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-23 10:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-24 10:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-25 10:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-26 10:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-27 10:00 - 17:30, 2026-05-28 10:00 - 17:30 | London Wetland Centre, Queen Elizabeth's Walk, Barnes, SW13 9WT, United Kingdom
The Wetland Centre has teamed up with Macmillan Children’s Books to explore the wonderful world of wetlands with Gozzle the gosling, from Julia Donaldson and Sara Ogilvie’s freshly hatched picture book. With outdoor adventures, special activities, storytelling sessions and more, enjoy a season of firsts. Follow the interactive trail to discover what it takes for your fuzzy little friend to become a grown-up goose. From her first nibble to her first splash… right up to the day she flies away on her first migration. There are lots more firsts for you to discover along the way – whether it’s your first time pond dipping, your first time birdwatching with binoculars, or simply your first visit. From 28th March – 31st May, you can also waddle into the Vet Check station and become an amazing animal helper. Your mission: is to nurse your toy goose back to health, becoming an expert with x-rays and discovering how to handle, measure and weigh birds just like a real WWT vet.
Normal admission applies.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/london/whats-on/events

Play:Make:Art (2-5yrs) – Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
2026-05-22 10:30 - 12:30 | Orleans House Gallery, Orleans Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BL, United Kingdom
Play:Make:Art is a unique session that enables time and space for you and your little one(s) to create and just be together. There are no expectations, pressures or milestones to meet, only materials to roll, cut, tear, mark, balance, thread, crawl under, move and inspect. You’ll be supported and gently guided by artist and early years facilitator Abigail Hunt, who has over twenty years’ experience working with families and developing creative projects for galleries and museums.
What will you create, what new skills and stories will unfold? It will be led by your child’s imagination, and you will be held in a space that allows you to breathe and experiment. Watch as your child deeply concentrates on a creative task that they have set for themselves, developing new skills before your eyes.
Families are encouraged to enjoy the experience of Play:Make:Art, taking only memories home, so all materials can be used again.
Key information

Suitable for 2-5 year-olds, children must be accompanied by an adult
Sessions are fortnightly on Fridays
Drop-in session starting at 10:30 and last entry is at 12:00 – arrive at a time that works for you!
Tickets are £6 full price, £4 concessions per session

Book tickets on the link below:
https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/playmakeart-2/

Cheeky Chops Play Cafe (0-5yrs) – Twickenham
2026-05-23 09:00 - 12:30, 2026-05-24 09:00 - 12:30 | Cheeky Chops Play Cafe, 37-39 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3LP, United Kingdom
A family-run play café designed to provide a quality experience for the whole family – with modern, stimulating and challenging play for children aged 0-5 years as well as a clean and comfortable café area for adults serving high quality coffee and cakes.
There are three play sessions available to book on weekdays and two on a Saturday morning. Each session allows 90 minutes for families to enjoy the play facilities as well as the food and drink on offer, while the 30 minutes in between will give staff the opportunity to clean and tidy the facilities to ensure that we provide the best possible customer experience.
The maximum capacity for each slot is 25 children. They encourage you to book online as places for each session fill up fast. If you arrive without a booking you can pay to enter at the front desk, but only if there are spaces available for that session. You can book via the link below.
Prices
0-6 months – FREE
7-11 months – £5.50
1+ years – £9.00
​Adults – FREE
Session Times
Monday – Friday
Slot 1: 9.30am – 11am
Slot 2: 11.30am – 3pm (stay for 90 minutes at any time within these times)
Slot 3: 3.30pm – 5pm
Saturday Mornings
Slot 1: 9am – 10.30am
Slot 2: 11am – 12.30am
https://www.cheekychopsplaycafe.co.uk

Junior Parkrun – Osterley
2026-05-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Osterley Park, Jersey Road, Isleworth, TW7 4RB, United Kingdom
A 2k event for juniors only (4 to 14 year olds). ​
It is held every Sunday at 9:00am.
The event takes place at Osterley Park, Jersey Rd, Isleworth, TW7 4RB. See Course page for more details.
The course is 2000m (2K) long. The course is in Osterley Park, Isleworth. The course is run on a mixture of paved paths, unpaved paths and grass. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Marshals will be at key sections of the course and signs will be in place.
The course begins in front of the steps to Osterley House. Turn right in to the field in front of the house. After a clock wise lap of the field, come off the field and on to the pathway and run down to the large gate at the back entrance by Osterley Lane. Turn around and run back along the same path. Then turn left in to the field and run another clockwise lap with the finish funnel in the field in front of the steps to the house.
It’s free! but please register before your first visit. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don’t forget to bring a printed copy of your barcode.
The aim is to have fun. Please go along and join in whatever your pace!
Every week they grab a post parkrun coffee in The Tearooms, Stable Yard – please go and join us!
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/osterley-juniors/

Junior Parkrun – Moormead, St Margarets
2026-05-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Moormead & Bandy Recreation Gound, Moor Mead Road, St Margarets, TW1 1JS, United Kingdom
A 2k event for juniors only (4 to 14 year olds). ​
The aim is to have fun. Please go along and join in whatever your pace!
What does it cost to join in?
Nothing – it’s free! but please register before your first visit. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don’t forget to take a printed copy of your barcode (request a reminder).
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/moormead-juniors/

Junior Parkrun (4-14yrs) – Bushy Park
2026-05-24 09:00 - 10:00 | Bushy Park, United Kingdom
A 2k event for juniors only (4 to 14 year olds). ​
It is held every Sunday at 9:00am.
The event takes place in Bushy Park, Hampton Court Road, East Molesey, Ricmond, TW11 0EQ. See Course page for more details.
Starting on the grass near the Diana Fountain, the runners will head towards Teddington Gate for 1km keeping a line of trees on their left, before making the turn and heading back keeping the line of trees on their left again, to the finish which is in the same place as the start.
It’s free! but please register before your first visit. Only ever register with parkrun once. Don’t forget to take a printed copy of your barcode.
How fast do you have to be? The aim is to have fun. Please go along and join in whatever your pace!
Every week they grab a post parkrun coffee in one of the two cafes in Bushy park. A van in the Diana Fountain carpark or the Pheasantry Welcome centre about 400m from the start point – please go and join them!
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/bushy-juniors/

Let's Get Creative (4-11yrs) – Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
2026-05-24 11:00 - 16:00 | Orleans House Gallery, Orleans Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BL, United Kingdom
Let’s Get Creative is a free activity for families with children aged 4-11 years and a grown-up. Sessions are delivered by artists and encourage creativity and working together.
Specific details for this event, including whether you need to book and how to do this, not available at time of writing, but will become available on the link below.
Please be aware that event dates.
Children must be accompanied by an adult at all times.
https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/event-categories/children-families/

Bach to Baby Family Concert – Kew
2026-05-24 15:00 - 15:45 | Barn Church, 41 Atwood Avenue, Kew, TW9 4HF, United Kingdom
Bach to Baby is the critically acclaimed concert series for babies, toddlers and their carers. Tots dance, roam about and revel in the wonder of live music, while you take a moment out of your busy day to hear top notch performances by outstanding musicians, with your young babes in tow.
Outstanding Musicians, Exhilarating Performances, Inspiring Locations across the UK. As seen at Royal Albert Hall and Buckingham Palace. Featured in The Times (London) and the New York Times.
Remember: Up to 2 children go free on every Adult Ticket!
You can book on the link below.Get £2 off on your first concert when you sign up to Bach To Baby e-updates. Be the first to hear about concerts in your area, exclusive & special events, e.g. Buckingham Palace, offers and early bird ticket sales at https://www.bachtobaby.com/signup
https://www.bachtobaby.com/kew-music-concerts-for-baby-and-family

Cheeky Chops Play Cafe (0-5yrs) – Twickenham
2026-05-25 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-26 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-27 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-28 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-29 09:30 - 17:00 | Cheeky Chops Play Cafe, 37-39 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3LP, United Kingdom
A family-run play café designed to provide a quality experience for the whole family – with modern, stimulating and challenging play for children aged 0-5 years as well as a clean and comfortable café area for adults serving high quality coffee and cakes.
There are three play sessions available to book on weekdays and two on a Saturday morning. Each session allows 90 minutes for families to enjoy the play facilities as well as the food and drink on offer, while the 30 minutes in between will give staff the opportunity to clean and tidy the facilities to ensure that we provide the best possible customer experience.
The maximum capacity for each slot is 25 children. They encourage you to book online as places for each session fill up fast. If you arrive without a booking you can pay to enter at the front desk, but only if there are spaces available for that session. You can book via the link below.
Prices
0-6 months – FREE
7-11 month – £5.50
1+ years – £9.00
​Adults – FREE
Session Times
Monday – Friday
Slot 1: 9.30am – 11am
Slot 2: 11.30am – 3pm (stay for 90 minutes at any time within these times)
Slot 3: 3.30pm – 5pm
Saturday Mornings
Slot 1: 9am – 10.30am
Slot 2: 11am – 12.30am
https://www.cheekychopsplaycafe.co.uk

Curious Tots – Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham
2026-05-26 10:15 - 12:15 | Orleans House Gallery, Orleans Road, Twickenham, TW1 3BL, United Kingdom
Sessions at 10.15-11am & 11.30-12.15, fortnightly from 4th February 2025 – 18th March 2025
Get ready to sing and play with musician, Finn Chatwyn-Ros!
Designed for babies and toddling toddlers, this sensory musical session uses puppets, instruments, and creative activities to explore, play and imagine. Early Years artist-in-residence, Finn, will introduce you to her original songs and musical games. Together you’ll explore sensory environments, soundscapes and musical instruments.
Curious Tots offers a calm, nurturing space for families to enjoy together. Carefully designed to support parents and carers, these sessions provide dedicated time and space for you to connect with your baby away from the hubbub of the outside world.
Sessions recommended for babies from birth and toddlers who are just learning to walk.
Sessions are fortnightly on Tuesdays.

Cost

£6 / £4 (concession)
1 ticket admits 1 child plus an accompanying adult
PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE USING THE LINK BELOW

https://www.orleanshousegallery.org/events/curious-tots-3

One O'Clock Club (0-5yrs) – Marble Hill Playcentres, Twickenham
2026-05-27 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-28 09:30 - 17:00, 2026-05-29 09:30 - 17:00 | Marble Hill Playcentres, Richmond Road, Twickeham, TW1 2NL, United Kingdom
The One O’Clock Club is a fun and safe outdoor play space for children under 5 and their parents/carers. Grown-ups can relax with a cuppa and a snack from the newly refurbished kiosk, while the little ones explore. With ride-ons, scooters, playhouses and sandpit, there is plenty to occupy them. Playworkers are there to oversee, and facilitate any messy play and craft activities, and on warm days, the paddling pool and sprinkler is always popular. They are open whatever the weather, rain or shine! They offer a range of messy & wet play opportunities so please expect that your child may need a change of clothes at the end of the session. Please support your child in their play by dressing them in clothes for playing in that you don’t mind getting messy.

Families need to pre-book before entering the One O’Clock Club.

Every Saturday morning 10am – 11.45am
Week Days:
Weds – Fri: 9.30am – 12pm & 1.30pm – 5pm (on some days there is only one session – click below for details)

https://marblehillplaycentres.com/one-oclock-club/
https://marblehillplaycentres.com/one-oclock-club/

Story & Rhyme Time (0-4yrs) – The Alligator's Mouth, Richmond
2026-05-27 11:00 - 11:30 | The Alligator’s Mouth, 2a Church Court, Richmond, TW9 1JL, United Kingdom
Staff read favourite picturebooks and rhymes, ideal 0-4yrs, £3 (redeemable against any purchase on the day)

Join The Alligator’s Mouth for new picturebooks and traditional rhymes, read and performed by Alligator’s Mouth staff. And as always you are welcome to ask their recommendations for new stories to discover together with your child. RSVP welcome or just turn up! The £3 entry price is redeemable against any purchase on the day (making the storytime free if your buy a book!)

https://www.thealligatorsmouth.co.uk/event-details/the-alligators-story-rhyme-time

Tiny Tunes (3m-5yrs) – Twickenham
2026-05-28 10:00 - 11:30 | Twickenham Library, Garfield Road, Twickenham, TW1 3JT, United Kingdom
Classes at 10.00am & 10.50am
CLASSES MUST BE PRE-BOOKED
Charge: £9.50 (sibling £4.50)
Age: 3mths – 5 yrs
Duration: 40 mins
Classes in the Twickenham Library upstairs in Arthur Burrell’s room. Lift at the back of the library as well as baby changing area.
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https://www.tinytuneslive.com/twickenham
