4 top London baby and toddler classes for autumn

Monkey Music
Introduce baby to music the London-way by signing up for weekly Monkey Music classes, engaging music classes designed for children aged 3 months to four years. The popular classes are structured, action packed and feature fun puppets and hand crafted props, specialist percussion, bubbles and lots more. There are classes in Chelsea, Gloucester Road, South Kensington, Belgravia and Pimlico, among others.

Budokwai
From six months, little ones can take their first classes at martial arts club The Budokwai in Chelsea. I can’t wait to take Baby Boy to a Judo Gym class in autumn, as I have a number of friends who rave about Budokwai classes for babies and toddlers. From what I hear the instructors are great fun, and Judo Gym is great for getting little ones active and keep them safe at the same time, as it takes place in a fully-padded area. There are also Budokwai art classes for toddlers and pre-schoolers, and these can be combined with the Judo Gym classes, meaning mums and carers might be able to spend a full morning at Budokwai.
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The Little Gym
Many friends have been very complementary about The Little Gym classes (for children aged between 4 months and 12 years), and when visiting it’s seemed like a fantastic place for babies, toddlers and young children to be introduced to gymnastics. The Little Gym is very well equipped with bars and beams, and I could see the classes being great for teaching little ones new skills, co-ordination and boosting their confidence. The Little Gym Wandsworth is easy to access by car from Chelsea, Fulham and Battersea, as it’s located by the river, near B&Q.

Gymboree
When Big Girl’s friends turned two she was invited to several Gymboree birthday parties, as the little ones were fans of these classes taking place in colourful custom-built soft play areas. At the parties, I liked that the instructors were super energetic, and the children loved climbing in the padded area, sliding on sheepskin, running around and practising rolls. I can see why several friends take their babies to Gymboree from around six months, and there are, among others, Gymboree venues in South Kensington, Clapham, Putney and Wandsworth.

Tags: Activities for toddlers, Baby activities, Baby classes, Gymboree, Monkey Music, The Budokwai