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What to do with the kids<br />
Stories<br />
Storytime for the under 5s at Victoria Park<br />
Community Centre every Tuesday from 10am to<br />
11.30am. 5 Gore Road, E9. FREE.<br />
Fourth Tuesday of each month, Chatterbooks<br />
reading group for 8-12yrs, quizzes, competitions,<br />
prizes. Dalston CLR James Library.<br />
Music<br />
Piccolo music for babies and toddlers, Mondays,<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays in the V&A building<br />
in Victoria Park. Toddler class 10am, baby class<br />
11am. Just drop in. Stefanie, 07708 451 314.<br />
Museums<br />
Free drop-in activities every day at The Museum<br />
of Childhood, including arts and crafts, tours, trails<br />
and storytelling. For ages 3-12 years. Cambridge<br />
Heath Road, E2. Plus: check out p19 for this<br />
month's extra activities.<br />
Want to be a Geffrye Explorer? There is lots of fun<br />
to be had between 12.30pm and 4.30pm every<br />
Saturday at geffrye-museum.org.uk<br />
Cinema<br />
Hackney Picturehouse Kids’ Club is for ages<br />
3-12 years. picturehouses.co.uk/cinema/Hackney_<br />
Picturehouse<br />
Swimming<br />
London Fields Lido offer swimming lessons<br />
and they’ve started giving stages 3-8 swimming<br />
classes again. Go to betterlessons.org.uk for details<br />
and booking. Plus of course, there's Mile End<br />
Leisure Centre, York Hall in Bethnal Green and<br />
the gorgeous Aquatics Centre, QE Olympic Park.<br />
Farms<br />
At city farms in Hackney, Stepney, Spitalfields and<br />
Mudchute. stepneycityfarm.org, hackneycityfarm.<br />
co.uk, spitalfieldscityfarm.org, mudchute.org<br />
Award winning classes for 0-5 yrs<br />
At Gymboree our focus is on encouraging<br />
and nurturing your baby in every aspect of their<br />
development, with you right by their side. We<br />
offer a variety of fun and sensory led<br />
classes from newborn to 5years.<br />
Gymboree classes are designed by experts<br />
in early childhood development to<br />
help young children learn as they play.<br />
Book your FREE trial class today!<br />
Gymboree Bethnal Green<br />
bethnalgreen@gymboree-uk.com<br />
020 7537 2901 / 07966 227583<br />
59-61 Roman Road, London, E2 0QN<br />
gymboree-uk.com<br />
Children's Centres<br />
Wentworth on Cassland Road (wentworth.<br />
hackney.sch.uk), Gainsborough on Berkshire Road<br />
(gainsborough.hackney.sch.uk/childrens-centre),<br />
and Morningside on Chatham Place (morningside.<br />
hackney.sch.uk/childrens-centre). Meath Gardens<br />
Children's Centre, 1 Smart Street, E2; Mile End<br />
Leisure Centre, The One O'Clock Club (Vicky Park);<br />
Overland Children's Centre, 60 Parnell Road, E3.<br />
Yoga for babies... and their mums<br />
Yoga for Mums and Babies, every Tuesday<br />
at 10.15am with tea and biscuits afterwards.<br />
Hackney Forge, E9. 07958 645 978 or email<br />
clare@clareday-yoga.co.uk<br />
Dancing<br />
Wiggly Jigglers at Rich Mix. Creative movement<br />
for 0-2yrs. Call 020 7613 7498 to book. Ballet,<br />
Street Dance and Musical Theatre classes. at the<br />
Hackney Forge. hackneyforge.com<br />
Activity times may change, so please check on times/<br />
availability via the websites or phone numbers<br />
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