Mondays 1pm Tolson museum front entrance Walk with other mums/parents. Free tea and coffee
Stay and Play runs on Mondays between 10.30am and 12.30pm for children aged 0-5 years. Unstructured stay and play session for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. £4 for 2 hours play,…
Baby Movers 0 months – 18 months | Friday 10:00-10:45 Suitable from birth to crawling – A relaxed and friendly class where babies and adults socialise and meet new friends. Little…
Fun with songs and rhymes for children 0-3 years and their grown ups. Beechwood Road, Mondays 10.30am – 11.15am No booking required
FUN WITH SONGS AND RHYMES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 2 AND THEIR GROWN UPS. Monday King Cross Library 10.30am Alternative Mondays Todmorden Library 10.30am Tuesday Brighouse Library 10.10am Thursday Central Library…
STORIES, CRAFTS AND SONGS FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 AND THEIR GROWN UPS. Tuesday Brighouse 11.00 Northowram 2.00 Wednesday Central Library 10.30, Todmorden 10.30 Thursday Akroyd 11.00, Friday Sowerby Bridge 10.15
Mrs Molly’s Story Time Fun with stories, rhymes and drama Every Thursday 11:00- 12:00 MerakI Coffee, Yoga and Wellbeing, Victoria Rd, HX5 OUP Advanced booking only.
Elland Baby Group – Elland children’s centre Fun sessions to help support your child’s development. Every Monday 9:30-11am Call 01422 266197 to book £1.50
Baby group – A play session for parents and carers with children from birth to walking Every Wednesday 10.00am to 11.30am No need to book – just turn up! £1.50 per…
No booking required, just turn up. £1.50 per family 1.15-2.45pm
Every Friday 9.30am – 11am (term time only).
Every Thursday 9.15am – 10.45am (term time only).
Every Wednesday 1.30pm – 3pm
Every Wednesday 9.30am – 11am (term time only).
Every Monday 1.30pm – 3pm (term time only).
Come and join us for lots of fun, free activities for you and your child. Stay & Play (0-5 years), Wednesdays, 1.30pm – 3pm (term time only) Baby Group (0-2…
Every Wednesday 10am – 11.30am (term time only).
Our baby group is back on Monday mornings at Elland Children’s Centre from 9.30 – 11am. Suitable for children aged birth – walking. £1.50 per family – a healthy snack is…
Fridays until 23rd Feb, excluding 16th Feb 2024 Play sessions to support children and build independence ready for them to start nursery. 01422 266197
Thursday afternoons (term time only) 1.00pm – 2.30pm Cross Hills Methodist Church, Greetland. £2 per child – includes drink and a snack.
A chance for Mums to chat while their children interact and play before we all join together for a short fun time of songs, rhymes and musical activities. Afterwards while…
Express yourself studio Wednesday from 24th January 2024. Book on website. 42, Union Street, Halifax, HX1 1PR
Express yourself studio Thursday’s from 25th January 2024. Book on website. 42, Union Street, Halifax, HX1 1PR
You and your little one will explore stories, songs and crafts in these special sessions. Suitable for ages 2-4 with their parent/carer, free to attend but booking is required. Wednesdays,…
Free group for parents and carers, toddlers and babies providing tea, coffee, cakes and snacks. There’s storytelling, songs, crafts activities and toys for the children and chatting and socialising for…
Updated May 2021 Come enjoy a short (and free!) Walk and Talk session with NCT. Running most Wednesday afternoons around Calderdale, there is space for 15 people on a walk…
Create special memories through songs, music and dance. Tuesdays, 10.20-10.55am. Miss Stacey’s School of Dance, Boothtown. Email Stacey at missstaceyschoolofdance@gmail.com
Classes not currently running -updated January 2021 Sensory classes for children aged 0-2. Wednesdays 2pm: Mill Play Cafe, Halifax Fridays 9.30am: Mill Play, Halifax Fridays 2pm & 3pm: Chiccocino £6…
Updated January 2021 Messy Play for children aged 6 months+. Classes include Baby Creations, Toddler Creations and The After School Art Club, as well as school holiday camps and workshops….
Not currently running at venues – updated January 2021 Baby Discover classes (6-15 months) and Little Explorer classes (15 months – 5 years). Wednesdays at The Play Palace, Halifax Baby…
Fun and friendly singing and piano lessons for children and adults. Experienced and well-qualified teacher with 100% pass rate at merit/distinction. Contemporary singing and contemporary/classical piano. Contact Laura on 07425…
Easy walks with health champions from Todmorden Health Centre every second Monday of the month. Meet at 9.45am, set off at 10am. Todmorden Health Centre, Lower George Street, OL14 5RN.
Mum and babies exercise class. Fun, friendly and suitable for all levels of fitness. Every Monday (except bank holidays). 9.40-10.30am. £4. Threeways Sport Centre, Nursery Lane, Halifax, HX3 5SW
Fun dance fitness class for kids AND adults with disco lights, glow sticks and great music. Expect a high-energy cardio fun class , dancing the same routines each week. Children…
Currently not running (updated January 2021) Early years sessions at The Piece Hall in Halifax. Songs, stories and a craft activity. Complimentary refreshments for adults. Every second Tuesday of the…
Baby massage, baby yoga and toddler yoga. Thursdays at PB Play Village, Halifax. Baby massage, 9.45am; baby yoga, 10.45am; toddler yoga (11.45am). Call 01422 242679 to book.
Huge inflatable theme park with eight different zones. Kids and adults alike can bounce and burn off energy on the drop slides, balance beams, freefall area and inflatable Wipeout zone….
Pregnancy yoga & mum and baby yoga classes. Pregnancy Yoga: Gentle stretching and strengthening to relieve the aches and pains of pregnancy. Fridays, 6.15-7.30pm, The Todfellows Space, Todmorden, OL14 5PU….
Classes not currently running – updated January 2021 Science experiments classes for children aged 18 months to 4 years. Sessions include: The Mill Play Cafe, Halifax: Tuesdays, 10am Mytholmroyd Community…
Fun drop-in group for parents and children aged 0-5 during term time. Every six weeks there will be a different programme of themed activities to get you and your child…
Baby yoga and massage classes at Norwood Green Village Hall every Tuesday. All courses run for 4 weeks. June 8, 2021: Baby Yoga – 9.30am Baby Massage – 10.30am July…
Our motto is simple; “make it more fun”. We do this by delivering our specifically designed programme for each age group with energy, enthusiasm and excitement. This creates an atmosphere in the…
Updated April, 2021 Our mission here at Northern Arts Factory is to nurture your children’s confidence so that they blossom, learn and shine. From their earliest days, children have a…
Friendly walk and chat around Wellholme Park on Fridays, every fortnight, followed by a brew and biscuits at Wellholme Children’s Centre. Meet at the children’s centre at 9.15am prompt, for…
Kids fancy giving rugby a try? With the World Cup currently on our screens, are the kids getting interested in giving rugby a go? The Old Brodleians in Hipperholme has…
All new Core Power Flow evening classes designed for mums. Ryecroft Hall, Tong Valley between Leeds and Bradford. BD4 0RJ Mum&Baby Post-Natal – 11am Mondays Core Flow – 7.30pm Tuesdays…
Friendly and supportive group for breastfeeding mums and their families. Held in a relaxed setting, we have baby sensory play and peer supporters at the sessions. Tuesdays at 12-1:30pm, Jubilee…
Baby swimming with Water Babies is an exciting, enriching experience for both you and your little one. Not only does it teach vital life skills, but it also enhances the…
Fun dance class for children aged 18 months to 3 years. Tuesdays, 9.30am. Fridays, 10.15am. Dancing Tots, Creative Dance Centre, 4 Springvale Works, Brighouse. 07377 883522.
Class using baby massage, yoga, pilates, sensory play and postnatal fitness to enhance the bond between mum and baby. From post six week check to fast crawling. Spring term: February…
Parent & Toddler Open Play Sessions: These are 60 minute sessions where your toddler can run and play on their own initiative. Pay as you go. “Mini U” & “Little U”…
Parent and toddler open play at Utopia Gymnastics, Brighouse. For children under 4. Free play on the gymnastic equipment. Pay as you go. Utopia Gymnastics, Units 1 & 2, Prince…
(lessons running whilst in Tier 3 – updated January 2021) Term time lessons for children aged four and above, with crash courses available during school holidays. Lessons run Tuesday to…
Fun, musical signing classes for babies and parents on Fridays. Babies (birth to six months): 10.30am Stage 1 (6 months – 18 months: 9.30am & 11.15am. Sing and Sign, Fridays….
Family roller skating sessions at the Halifax YMCA. Fridays: 6-8pm, open age. £3.50 per person including boot hire. Saturdays: Noon-1.30pm. £3 per person including boot hire. Sundays: 2-3.30pm. £3 per…
Looking to be more active and meet new friends? Join in this short buggy walk from Field Lane Children’s Centre, Rastrick. Tea and coffee afterwards. No need to book, just…
Come amd join us for stories, songs, rhymes and crafts based around popular children’s stories. Led by the early years librarian, we will visit some familiar characters and maybe even…
Not currently running – updated January 2021 Fun for under 5’s with crafts, stories and fun in the Akroyd Library at Bankfield Museum. £2 per child – no need to…
Forty minutes of songs and rhymes led by an Early Years Librarian and Early Childhood Music Specialist. You and your baby will explore traditional songs and rhymes and add new…
Updated January 2021 Classes for tots, children and adults. Genres include musical theatre, street & jazz, dancing tots, adult dance, tap & modern and classical ballet. Musical Theatre School Holiday…
Currently not running (updated January 2021) Wild and wacky sessions with giant floats, for children aged 14 and under. Brighouse Pool: Saturdays, 1.30-2.45pm Sowerby Bridge Pool: Saturdays, 1.30-2.45pm
Currently not running (updated January 2021) – (some pools are open but lane swimming only) Family Swimming sessions are times to swim with children under eight. Brighouse Pool: Mondays, 9.30am-noon;…
Fun swimming for adults with children. Brighouse Pool (teaching pool): Fridays (under 5s), 9am-1.15pm; Saturdays (under 11s), 1.30pm-2.45pm; Sundays (under 11s), 9am-1pm. Sowerby Bridge Pool (teaching pool): Mondays (under 5s),…
Not running while Calderdale is in Tier 3 (updated Jan 2021) Aquanatal, mum and baby aquafit and exercise sessions at Calderdale’s leisure centres. £5.20 per session (£4.20 PTL), or free…
Playgroup for 0-5-year-olds that meets every Tuesday and Friday morning in the basement at Luddenfoot Civic Centre. Come and join us for a friendly, informal environment with a large range…
Sweaty Mama Halifax is a fun and effective fitness class that let’s you bond with your baby whilst burning fat! Suitable for ALL levels of fitness, for ages 6 weeks…
The Halifax Sling Library is held every Tuesday at Play Palace, Halifax. Come and learn about optimal infant positioning, general sling safety and different carrier pros and cons. You can…
The St Matthew’s Baby & Toddler Group invites all parents with young children to join them in the Parish Centre for fun and games on Thursday mornings from 9.30am-11am. St…
Parent and toddler group in Greetland. £1.50 per adult and one child, includes refreshments. Open throughout the school holidays. Greetland Parent and Toddler Group, Greetland Community Centre, Tuesdays, 9.30am-11.30am. Contact…
Friendly group with lots of toys, a weekly craft activity and singing. Thursdays during term time, 9.30am-11am. £2 per family, includes drink and a biscuit. Hove Edge Toddler Group, Thursdays,…
A small, friendly group in Elland offering play, craft, activity, snack and sing song. Wednesdays during term time. £2 per child, includes a healthy snack and a drink. Go Bananas…
Updated January 2021 Pre-school dance fun for tots and their grown ups. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 10am, The Limelight Studio, Rastrick Boogie Babes. Contact Lisa on 07779 154 126. www.boogiebabes.biz
Jo Jingles classes introduce young children to music through the use of nursery rhymes, songs, musical instruments, movement, sound games and stories. Classes include: Mondays, Chicoccino Play Gym, 9.45am (2…
Buggy4Fitness is a fun, hour-long outdoors, postnatal workout, focussing on a wide variety of postnatal-specific exercises. Mums of all fitness levels are welcome. You can join as early as 6-10…
Updated January 2021 Mini Mess combines different activities such as Mini Movers and Groovers music time, messy play specifically designed for little ones, free playtime, singing songs, story time and…
Mini Massage courses are sociable, relaxed and fun. The course is open to infants from birth up to pre-crawling and guides you through a step-by-step massage routine, which combines a…
(updated January 2021) A dance, movement and creative play class for parents and their little ones. All classes currently being run and booked through the children’s centres. Contact charlotte@minimetime.co.uk for…
We run music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-school children in Brighouse, Copley, Eccleshill, Halifax, Mytholmroyd, Oakenshaw and Queensbury. Sessions include exploring different percussion sounds, building confidence and self-expression through…
Provides sports acrobatics gymnastics for children aged 4 upwards. Sessions include beginners, development and recreational, and aim to provide a child-friendly safe and supportive environment where gymnasts can reach their…
Sessions offered for all abilities, from preschool and beginners to international performers. Classes include acrobatics, cheer, men’s artistic, team gym, tumble, women’s artistic, display, general gymnastics and trampolining. Sessions are…
Children of all abilities love the Amphibi-Kids experience. Whether your child is a complete beginner or can swim a little, we’ll have a class that’s just right for them. Classes…
Currently on hold (updated January 2021) Classes range from Aquababies (6 months – 2 years), Aquatots (2-4 years) and Ducklings (3-4), who are accompanied in the water with a responsible…
At Swimrite we offer tuition for every level of child. We have smaller classes (1 instructor to 6 pupils) with water-based instructors. Sessions include: Adult and Baby, with nursery rhymes,…
Our baby and pre-school programme is a wonderful bonding experience, taught in warm pools with a maximum of ten children. Classes incorporate rhyme, music and movement. Taught at various locations…
Swimming lessons and baby and toddler swimming in a warm, well-lit pool. All the changing rooms have baby changing tables with ample seating in reception where people can enjoy a…
The Little Samurai Club offers fun martial arts classes for 3-5-year-olds in Brighouse. Tuesdays, 4pm-4.45pm; Thursdays, 4.30pm-5.15pm; Saturdays, 11am-11.45am. The Little Samurai Club, A One Business Park, Brighouse. Contact 07761…
Little Strikers encourages all aspects of mental and physical development through football, for children aged 1-6. Thursdays, 1pm-1.45pm, Play Palace, Halifax; Saturdays, 9.30am-10.15am and 10.30am-11.135am, Play Palace, Halifax; Saturdays, 10am-10.45am…
Rugger Ratz is a fun, energetic introduction to rugby, designed to give your child a head start with the sport skills that are essential for many different sporting activities. Age…
Striker Tots provides a structured programme of football coaching sessions for toddlers and young children in Calderdale. Head coach is ex-professional footballer Richard Graham, and classes teach and develop basic…
Tumble Bees run fun, themed preschool gymnastics classes for confident walkers aged 1 to 5 years old. Classes are run as themed terms, between 6 to 8 weeks long. Learning…
Coaching runs from Easter to October half term. Sessions include Red, where your child will learn all the basic strokes, Orange/Green where they adapt to using a higher bouncing, smaller…
Coaching programmes to cater for children aged two and upwards. Classes include Teenie Tennis (pre-school parent and toddler class for children aged 2-4), Red 2 (aged 4-7), Red 1 (aged…
(updated January 2021) Classes include ballet, parent and child dance, cheerleading, tap, acro, street and musical theatre. Miss Stacey’s School of Dance, Hayley Hill, HX3 6ED. Contact 07791 209353.
Our dance school follows the highly-regarded ISTD syllabus (Imperial Society of Teachers and Dancing). We teach classes in ISTD ballet, tap and modern jazz for children aged three to adults….
Mini Me Time provide local classes in baby massage, baby yoga, baby sign and movement to music for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Mini Me Time Calderdale, contact 07768 636427.
Trampoline park and soft play centre with café. Parent and toddler sessions every morning from 10am-11am, £5. Airtime Halifax, Unit 4 Calderdale Business Park. Contact 01422 247404.
Not currently running – updated January 2021 Baby Sensory is an interactive, multi-sensory experience combining massage, music, light shows, signing, puppets singing and much more. Classes run Mondays and Tuesdays,…
Classes not currently running – updated January 2021 Toddler Sense, a multi-award winning activity programme, offering toddlers and children a magical, multi-adventure experience in a safe and happy environment. Classes…
Pre-school and recreational gymnastics with classes during the week in Greetland, Elland, Rastrick and Norland. The club is affiliated with British Gymnastics. Iconic Gymnastics Academy, 07468 596489.
Updated January 2021 A family business with family principles at the heart for students aged 2-19. With all aspects of dance and stage covered, there is so much going on…
A football play programme run by FC Halifax Town for children aged six months to four years. Shaytots is a unique and fun-based concept using football as a medium to…
Cheerleading at Calderdale College. Little Cheer LW Danceworks, Calderdale College, Wednesdays, 5.15pm-6pm. Contact Laura 07868123902.
Currently only offering paint at home kids – updated January 2021 Pottery painting café in Hebden Bridge. Choose from a plate, bowl, mug or even piggy bank, unicorn, fairy or…
Hippopottery is a mobile paint your own pottery studio based in the Shibden Valley. Suitable for all ages, you can choose from a wide range of pottery pieces to paint…
Come along and join us in the church hall underneath the Methodist Church. We have fun every week, a great selection of toys, ride ons, craft and art activities plus…
Fun activities for children up to age 8 and their dads, male carers, granddads, uncles and stepdads. For information, call Todmorden Children’s Centre on 01706 399970 or Jubilee Children’s Centre…
A group for parents and children aged 0-4 years. Every six weeks there will be a different programme of themed activities to get you and your child exploring different types…
A group for local childminders and their minded children to meet up and play. Tuesday, term time only, 9.45am – 11.45am. Dodnaze Community Centre.
Weekly group for parents, carers and younger babies (not walking). Safe activities for babies and a chance to chat with other parents. Monday, 12.30pm – 2pm, Central Streets Infants School,…
Propel your pushchair to Christ Church! Babies, toddlers and their carers are invited to join in a social activity morning each Monday and Friday, 10am – noon in the large…
Free group for children under five, offering messy fun, sensory experiences, musical instruments and much more. No need to book, just turn up on the day. Thursday, term time only,…
Babies and toddler group at Clifton Methodist Church, Brighouse. Lots of toys and activities for the children and hot drinks for the parents. Lovely social group, which also runs during…
Friendly and relaxed playgroup for parents, grandparents and carers with babies and children of pre-school age. Tea, coffee, juice, water, toast and biscuits all provided. Free play and crafts, songs…
