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Hello! It’s been a strange time at Lots for Tots Nottingham, and I’m just delighted that I’ve been able to get an Autumn edition to you despite the many challenges we’re all facing. My hope is that by doing so, you and your young children will be able to get out there a little bit more, have some fun, and support some of the local businesses who are there for you across Nottingham! This edition is smaller, reflecting that fewer activities and events have been able to confirm their timetables. Booking is essential, so I’d always advise you to get in touch with providers to get the latest information!
Jo x Jo Colburn, Editor
But first, a little intro to The Elms Pre-School As we all know, the first five years of a child’s life are vital for their development. At Pre-School, children learn and play together, building strong foundations for the school journey ahead and a successful future beyond it. Your child can join a thriving community at The Elms from six weeks old where support from qualified staff enable children to excel in the seven areas of learning and development on the early years curriculum.
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With thanks to Rebekah Boultby Photography, Nottingham
About Lots for Tots
Lots for Tots is distributed quarterly in October, January, Easter & July in Derby & Nottingham. Lots for Tots Nottingham is part of Lots for Tots Ltd. Other franchise areas available.
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At The Elms, Pre-School children learn in a classroom environment, wear uniform and eat their lunch in the whole school dining room. Every child benefits from advanced learning opportunities, including specialist teaching in various subjects and daily sessions with Reception teachers. Following a smooth transition into reception, your child can go further with a first class education through to senior school and sixth form at Trent College. Find out more at www.trentschools.net
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Lots on Local...seasonal events to enjoy These are very uncertain times. These details are correct as we go to print but, as we know, they will be subject to change. Please check with the event organiser before setting out. 5th, 15th, 17th and 25th October Mini First Aid Nottingham 5th October Hucknall, 15th and 17th in Mapperley and 25th in Wollaton Multi Award winning classes are delivered in a relaxed and comfortable style and give you confidence to know what actions to take if faced with a medical emergency. For details visit www.nottingham.minifirstaid.co.uk
Until Fri 6th November - daily The Wise Old Owl Walk Throughout Nottingham city centre Use the map to find 10 Owls, beautifully decorated by talented artists, perched around the city centre. www.visitnottinghamshire.co.uk
From Fri 16th October - daily 9.30am - 5pm Pick Your Own Pumpkins Haywood Oaks Lane, Blidworth, Nottingham NG21 0PE Come and pick your own pumpkin! We have a huge variety to choose from! There will also be food and drink by Rocket Dogs and Little Schnauzer Coffee Company.
Sat 17th October – Sun 15th November 10.30am - 4pm daily Halloween Monster Hunt Rufford Abbey Country Park Follow the map into the haunted hideaways and creepy woods and discover the cause of Rufford’s strange happenings. £1.50/map
Fri 23rd October 10am-12noon Little Wicket’s Tots Hot Shots West Bridgford Tennis Club A chance for 3-5 year olds to try both tennis and cricket in one great fun session! £20 per child. Email info@littlewickets.com to book 4
Sun 25th and Mon 26th October 10am - 2pm Tricker Treat Maize Maze Nott’s Maze, Lime Lane, Arnold, NG5 8PW Jiun us for pumpkin carving, apple bobbing, spooky face painting and scavenger hunt through the maze with a prize for those who succeed. From £8. www.maize-maze.co.uk
Every weekend 12th November 20th December 10.30am - 4pm Christmas in the Courtyard Rufford Abbey Country Park Enjoy craft and gift stalls in the twinkle-lit courtyard. Soak up the Christmas spirit with carols, mulled wine and mince pies. Free to enter (normal parking charges. For details visit www.parkwoodoutdoors.co.uk
Fri 27th November to Wed 6th January 2021 Christmas at Wollaton Hall & Deer Park Wollaton Hall This festive season, Wollaton Hall will host its first magical Christmas lights trail, as the formal gardens are transformed for the first time ever into an enchanted light spectacle. Tickets from *£17.50 adult, *£12.50 child. Family tickets are *£59.50. *subject to a booking fee. www.christmasatwollaton.org
Fri 27th Nov - Sat 16th Jan 2021 Beauty and the Beast Nottingham Playhouse Join us to laugh and cheer, ‘boo’ the baddies and singalong to magnificent musical numbers – it’s a guaranteed great night out for all the family! www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
Wed 9th Dec- Sat 2nd January Jack and the Beanstalk Nottingham Playhouse Filled with music, dancing and plenty of opportunities to join in, this charming family show is giant adventure for little ones aged 3-8 and their grown-ups. Tickets: £13. www.nottinghamplayhouse.co.uk
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Lots for Tots’ Lockdown Heroes A big thank you to some of our favourite groups who supported us through tricky times From baby music and messy play, to baking groups and tots tennis lessons, some of our favourite groups proved their resilience by switching online or diversifying their offer during the last few months. So from all of us, thank you...
Wendy from Early Years Music Groups for adapting your classes to work brilliantly on zoom! Tumble Tots for delivering more than 100 classes online and even hosting an ‘at-home’ sports day, helping keep pre-schoolers active!
Tiny Talk for supporting parents in your online classes, as well as helping their babies’ communication skills continue to grow. Little Wickets cricket for getting their classes up and running outdoors so quickly so our little ones could get back to enjoying the sports they love! Fran from Muddy Feet Outdoor Playgroup who sent out home activity packs so children could engage with nature at home and on local walks, and delighted her community with trails around her local nature walk. The springboard to confidence for your child
DO YOUR LITTLE ONES ENJOY BEING OUTSIDE, EXPLORING AND CREATING IN NATURE?
Tumble Tots is the UK’s leading structured physical play programme for children from 6 months to school age.
Would you like your children to enjoy an alternative playgroup where they learn in and about the great outdoors?
Using our specifically designed colourful equipment your child will learn agility, balance, climbing and co-ordination skills, appropriate to their age. Gamston • Uni of Nottingham • Radcliffe • West Bridgford
We aim to let children explore with the emphasis on child led play, letting them get their hands dirty... Muddy Feet are compulsory! Join us for our free range playgroup and forest school sessions in Nottinghamshire and enjoy:
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For classes, parties & other enquiries: W: www.tumbletots.com/nottingham E: fiona.tumbletots@gmail.com M: 07429 845132 FB: tumbletotsnottingham
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2020: The year we got on with (all of) it! Person-centred Therapist Geradline on resilience We can’t let the events of the last few months go unmentioned.
Whether you struggled or smashed it, every parent deserves a massive well done for simply getting through much of this year without their usual childcare, support network, and regular activities. Although cast off in the same unfamiliar waters, we were all in very different boats. Some of you will have become new parents in challenging circumstances. You and your babies will have missed out on those activities many of us with older children relied on to get through those early weeks of parenthood. Others will have taken multitasking to a whole new level; home schooling while caring for little ones and working from home. What we have all discovered is the importance of resilience: “The
capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness.” Or put simply, “Getting up the morning, following a bad day and getting on with it for our children.”
We speak to Geraldine from Freedom Counselling for Mums who gives us a few tips on how we can build our mental resilience. Be aware of your ‘inner critic’ (that voice telling you you’re not doing a good job). Work on challenging this voice with kindness 6
and compassion. If you struggle, imagine you’re talking to someone you love, then turn that compassion towards yourself. Work on a positive mindset by focusing on what you HAVE achieved at the end of each day rather than what you haven’t. Write it down if that helps. If you feel you’ve had a bad day, forgive yourself. Each day is a new start Suport networks are vital as a new parent. Accepting help and support from those who care about you strengthens resilience. Help is out there: Most of us will have struggled at times, but for some parents, lockdown will have created or unearthed issues they need help and support to resolve. • If you’re a very new parent, get in touch with your Health Visitor • Contact your GP if you are suffering with any mental health condition • Mind.org.uk has lots of help advice and access to local networks • Access private services like Geraldine from Freedom Counselling for Mums who supports mums with their emotional well-being and maternal mental health through person-centred talking therapy.
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Lots on Weekly... Most classes are Term-Time only
These pages would normally be filled to bursting with details of classes and playgroups in each area of Nottingham. But at the time of going to print there was still a lot of uncertainty, and most playgroups had yet to re-start. So, instead, please find details of those classes that are on, and there for you and your little ones this Autumn.
Some may still be online, some may be in new venues, and you will need to follow the COVID safety measures they have in place. Please check details with the provider before setting off. Booking will usually be required.
Puddle Ducks Swimming Nottinghamshire County Council is trying to get some face to face support groups for new parents up and running, including BABES breastfeeding support groups. Virtual BABES Groups are being rolled out across the county. For details visit www.nottinghamshire.gov. uk/care/early-years-and-childcare/childrens-centre-service
Mapperley TinyTalk Mon 10am Baby Signing 11.30am Toddler Talking St Jude’s Ch, Woodborough Rd Pre-book claireba@tinytalk.co.uk
Little Wickets Cricket
Sun 9am (2.5-5yrs) Astro turf pitch, Mapperley Sports Village, Nott Academy, Ransom Drive. Booking essential. Tel: 0115 671 0565 E: info@littlewickets.com
Reading llamas storytime and song Message or text Hannah to book 07557 808146
Nottingham City Puddle Ducks Swimming
Fri am, Hilton Hotel, Milton St. Booking essential: 07906 191504
Sherwood TinyTalk Tue 10am Toddler
Talking and 11.30am Baby Signing, Sherwood United Reform Church Pre-book claireba@tinytalk.co.uk 8
Thu am, Nottm Sherwood Hotel, Mansfield Rd. Booking essential: 07906 191504
Robin Hood Gymnastics Academy Weekdays 9.30-10.45am. Haydn Road. Places are limited. info@ robinhoodgymnasticsacademy.co.uk
TinyTalk Thu 9.30am Baby Signing & 10.45am Toddler Talking Currently Online (normally Pirates Play Centre) Pre-book claireba@tinytalk.co.uk
The Meadows Puddle Ducks Swimming
Sun, Portland Centre, Muskham St Booking essential: 07906 191504
The Park
Nuthall Little Signers Club
Tues 10am (toddlers) and 11.15am (babies) Jungletastic Soft Play Booking essential. 07856 021527
Daybrook Tiny Talk
Fri 9.45am Toddler Talking & 11am Baby signing. Free Trial Class. Memorial Hall, Main Rd. Booking essential. Pre-book emmaw@tinytalk.co.uk
Hucknall Little Signers Club
TinyTalk Fri 10am Toddler
Talking, 11.15am Baby Signing Nottingham Squash Rackets Club, Tattershall Drive Currently Online Pre-book claireba@tinytalk.co.uk
Top Valley TinyTalk Tue 10.15am Baby
Signing & 11.30am Toddler Talking Top Valley Community Centre Pre-book claireba@tinytalk.co.uk
Ravenshead Little Signer’s Club Wed
12noon (babies) 1.15pm (toddlers) Ravenshead Leisure Centre Booking essential Tel: 07856 021527
Tues 1.30pm (babies) St John’s Church Hall, Hucknall NG15 7QN Fri 9.30am (babies) & 10.45am (toddlers) St Peter & St Paul’s Comm Hall. Booking essential Tel: 07856 021527 Things are slightly different at Puddle Ducks classes at the moment. They have adapted lesson plans to accommodate teaching from poolside, cleaning of equipment and social distancing. But lessons are as action packed and fun as ever and nurture the potential of every child.
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Protect your child against Flu this winter It’s more important then ever to access the Free vaccine this Flu season Do I have to pay? No! The NHS offers a free nasal spray flu vaccine to all eligible children in England aged 2 and 3 years old, school children in Reception to Year 7, and those eligible between ages 2-17 years. Why should I vaccinate against flu? Flu can be an unpleasant illness and sometimes causes serious complications. Vaccinating your child will not only protect them but it will also stop the spread among vulnerable friends and family.
How do I access the Flu vaccination? Contact your child’s GP if your child was two or three years old on 31 August and if you haven’t heard from them by early November. If your child is at primary school you will need to fill in an electronic consent form. Contact your child’s school for more details.
For more information visit www.nhs.uk/child-flu
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Woodthorpe TinyTalk Wed
Tumble Tots Thu, The Grange,
Vicarage Lane. Booking essential. www.tumbletots.co.uk/nottingham
Tollerton Muddy Feet
Mon, Tue & Weds, 10.30am10.15am Baby Signing 12pm, family session. Mon 9am 11.30am Toddler Talking, St Mark’s West Bridgford and 1pm, Mini Muddies (for Church, De Vere Gdns. Pre-book Tumble Tots Fri, Sir Julien Cahn under 2.5yrs).St Peter’s Church claireba@tinytalk.co.uk Pavilion,Loughborough Rd. Centre, Tollerton. Book your Booking essential. half term block: Gamston www.tumbletots.co.uk/nottingham www.muddyfeetoutdoors.co.uk Tumble Tots Mon, Gamston Little Wickets cricket Community Hall. Beeston Booking essential. Mon (2.5-5yrs) 1.15pm Mon, www.tumbletots.co.uk/nottingham Outfield, Sir Julien Cahn Tumble Tots Tue, David Ross Pavilion, West Park (Near Sports Village. ASDA) Loughborough Road Keyworth Booking essential. Puddle Ducks Swimming Every Fri (2.5-5yr) 10.30 and 11.30am, www.tumbletots.co.uk/nottingham
day Mon-Sun The Key Health Club. Booking essential. Tel: 07906 191504
The Blossom Tree cafe
Baby friendly cafe hosting activities for expectant mums and new parents. Booking essential. www.theblossomtreekeyworth.co.uk
Back field, Roko Health Club, Wilford Lane.
Sat (2.5-5yr) 9am and 10am,
Tennis Courts, The Becket School, Wilford Lane. Booking essential for all sessions t:0115 671 0565 E: info@littlewickets.com
Nottingham Sling Library
Second Friday of the month.12noon-1pm. Blossom Tree Cafe. E: dnslings@gmail.com
Bingham Tiny Talk Mon 10-11am
Old Church House, 2 East Street pre-book emmaw@tinytalk.co.uk Little Wickets cricket (2.5-5yr) 9am Sat , Back field, Bingham Leisure Centre. Booking essential 0115 671 0565
Radcliffe-on-Trent Baby Sensory Wed 10.15am
(6-13mths), 11.45am (0-6mths) The Grange. Classes also at Waltham on the Wolds and Grantham. Booking essential. Tel: 07786 741766. E: grantham@babysensory.co.uk 10
The following providers are also taking bookings for sessions across Nottingham. For little ones: ArtVenturers, Little Legs, Little Fit, Little Kickers, Sing Song Stories, Mini Motions, Baby Ballet, Rugby Tots, Wiggle & Giggle, Teddy’s Tots, BeBops, Jo Jingles, Mini Maker Move and Baby Sparks Sensory. New and expectant parents: Pre-natal pilates, the Daisy Foundation, Baby Bloom Massage and Yoga, The Reformer Studio Pre -natal Pilates and First Steps into Parenting.
Early Years Music Groups Tue & Fri 9.45am (2-3yrs) & 10.45am (under 2s). Currently online. Booking essential. www.eymg.co.uk
Long Eaton Rockabillies Music Groups
6mths-3yrs A 30-minute session prerecorded each week for you to watch as many times as you like whenever you like! £3.50 per household. 3yrs+ 30-minute session sent out each week developing the children’s voices, sense of pulse and musicality. www.rockabillies.co.uk
Nottingham Sling Library
Second Tuesday of the month.10am-12noon. Toton Tesco Community Room. E: dnslings@gmail.com Do check the precautions that need to be taken according to current COVID-19 guidance with the event/session provider on booking.
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Plan ahead to help your hospice care Act this October to plan for your family’s future Making a will is one of those tasks that just never seems to make it to the top of the to-do list. But this October, local solicitors and Will writers have kindly agreed to waive their fees for the writing or amending of a basic Will. Instead, they ask you to make a donation to Nottinghamshire Hospice. Writing a Will is so important as it makes sure the things you leave behind go to the people and causes you care about. Without a Will there is no guarantee your loved ones will be provided for if something were to happen.
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That’s why this Make a Will Month, Nottinghamshire Hospice are making it easier for all of us to tackle this task. For more information contact them on 0115 910 1008 (ext 208). The suggested donation for a basic Will is £100 - £120 of for mirrored wills £180 - 250.
All the money you donate will go directly to Nottinghamshire Hospice to provide crucual end of life care for people across Nottinghamshire, and their families.
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Sneak a peek, it’s all amazing! Our multi-award winning classes will introduce you and your baby (or babies) to a world of sensory delights, where you can relax, spend quality time with each other and enjoy meeting other new parents.
To find out more: Email: grantham@babysensory.co.uk Check : BabySensoryGrantham Classes at: Radcliffe-on-Trent, Waltham on the Wolds & Grantham
We’ve done the research; so you can enjoy the fun...
Now taking registrations FOR CHILDREN AGED 6 WEEKS TO 5 YEARS
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Fun is an essential ingredient at Edwalton Day Nursery and Preschool where the care and education opportunities for each and every child are as extraordinary as the staff who provide them.
Please call 0115 945 2741 or email edwalton.nursery@childbase.com Edwalton Day Nursery and Preschool, 227 Melton Road, Edwalton, Nottingham, NG12 4DB
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Hi, I’m Geraldine, and I work with mothers to allow them a safe place to offload and explore the difficulties they may be having adapting to motherhood - be it in the first few weeks or even years down the line If you’d like to discuss how counselling could help you please contact me on 07514 693231 or search@freedomcounselling formums
Championing Teamwork, Fair Play & Fun “Little Wickets is brilliant! There are lots of awesome games and the coaches are fun!” Evie Byng, Aged 7 Started Little Wickets at 3
Cricket Fun for Kids and Toddlers For Girls and Boys Of All Abilities
Developing Physical & Social Skills To Create Team Players for Life • • •
Separate sessions for pre-schoolers from 2 1/2 Year-round, term-time, weekly sessions Prevailing C-19 guidance is followed to allow the FUN to continue.
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Have you thought of volunteering? You could make a real difference to young families in your community with Home-Start Parenting is a steep learning curve isn’t it! As soon as you master nappy changing, there’s burping, napping, teething, weaning… and the list goes on! Have you ever stopped to think how much you know about babies and young children? You’ve probably gained so many practical childcare skills as a parent or grandparent. Wouldn’t it feel good to pass this knowledge on and help others in your community?
As a volunteer with Home-Start you can do just this. After a free preparation course you could visit families with young children or give telephone support. Use what you’ve learned as a parent to make a valuable difference to families near you. -
For more information call 0115 962 4262 or email Home-Start on info@home-startnottingham.org.uk
Do you have time to support families with young children? Would you like to access training and learn new skills? Then volunteer with Home-Start Nottingham today We need parents or grandparents to visit or give telephone support to young families in Ashfield, Broxtowe, Gedling, Nottingham City and Rushcliffe Get in touch on 0115 962 4262 or info@home-startnottingham.org.uk T: 08456 436 221 E: nottingham@lotsfortots.co.uk
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I am pregnant. Do I need a flu vaccination? Yes. All pregnant women should have the flu vaccine to protect themselves and their babies. The flu vaccine can be given safely at any stage of pregnancy, from conception onwards.
The flu vaccination or pregnant women
Pregnant women benefit from the flu vaccine because it will: reduce their risk of serious complications such as pneumonia, particularly in the later stages of pregnancy reduce the risk of miscarriage or having a baby born too soon or with a low birth weight help protect their baby who will continue to have some immunity to flu during the first few months of their life
The flu vaccination for pregnant women
reduce the chance of the mother passing infection to her new baby. You can get the free flu vaccine from your GP, a local pharmacist or at daily drop in antenatal sessions* at: Queen's Medical Centre antenatal clinic: 8am – 4:30pm Mon - Fri Nottingham City Hospital antenatal clinic: 8am – 4:30pm Mon - Fri *No booking required at antenatal clinics however you must bring your maternity records with you