Details are subject to change, please check directly with class providers for the latest updates, further info and booking requirements. There may be a waiting list for some activities.
From 11th Sep 2023
Oodles of singing, dancing, sensory and arty activities to ignite your little ones imagination and introduce them to art!
From £7.50 per session, booked termly (sibling discounts available).
For more info, visit @ARTventurersNewcastle
Baby: from 6 months | Little: from 18 months | Family: mixed ages
📆 Fridays, 9.30 – 11.30am
📆 Saturdays, 9 – 11.05am
📌 Dunston Activity Centre, NE11 9SS
From 4th Sep 2023
We teach award-winning pre-school dance classes to babies, toddlers and children. Our fully trained dance teachers create a fun, friendly environment where every little one is given a chance to shine.
👉 £7 per 30/35 min class, booked termly (3 week trial available for £20).
For more info, visit @babyballetnorthtyneside
Tots: 6-18 months | Tinies: 18 months – 3 Years | Movers: 3-4 years | Tappers: 3+ years | Groovers: 4.5-6 years
From 4th Sep 2023
Tappy Toes classes are welcoming, sociable, supportive and most importantly so much fun for children and parents! Our 30 minute sessions are suitable for boys and girls, with classes split into three age ranges. Classes follow EYFS guidance to support your child’s early years development, and involve sensory props, catchy tunes, action songs and basic dance movements, finishing with bubbles.
👉 £16.50 for 3 week trial, then half termly booking available.
For more info, visit @tappytoesgateshead
From 4th Sep 2023
Fun and funky dance classes for boys and girls, covering 16 dance styles from Hip Hop to Bollywood, Rave to Charleston and many more! Above all it’s about having lots of fun!
👉 From £5 per 45 min session, booked termly (selected trial/PAYG sessions available).
For more info, visit @diddidancesunderland
Approx 18 months (when steady on feet) – 5 years
📆 Mondays, 4.15-5pm (Nursery Dance)
📆 Tuesdays, 4.15-5pm (Acro, Age 4+)
📆 Saturdays, 9-10am (Nursery Dance)
📌 Happy Feet Studios, High Heworth, NE10 9AJ
Nursery Dance Classes for ages 2.5 – 5 years, with a range of classes from 4+ and older children including Street, Ballet, Tap, Musical Theatre and Cheerleading. Our PAY AS YOU GO CLASSES are a great way to start your child’s dance passion!
👉 No need to book. Pay on the Day, no termly fees (free trial available)
For more info, visit @happyfeetdancene
📆 Saturdays
📌 Hazel Rayson Theatre Dance Studio, Crawcrook, NE40 4TX
Offers all ages and abilities the chance to dance, with a mixture of tap, ballet and theatre craft in one class. I.D.T.A Exams in Theatre subjects plus panto, competitions and other performance opportunities.
👉 From £3.50 per 45 min session, booked termly.
For more info, visit @HazelRaysonTheatreDanceStudio
Ages 2+
📆 Saturdays, 9-9.45am & 1.30-2.15pm
📌 Eve Trew School of Dance, Saltwell Business Park, NE9 5BG
Beginner’s Ballet classes for 3-5 years are fun, interactive sessions ideally suited to boys and girls who enjoy music and movement. Range of classes for older dancers including: Ballet, Tap, Freestyle, Lyrical, Streetboyz and CATS theatre school – with the opportunity for children to perform on stage.
👉 For more info, visit @Evetrewdance
Age 3+
📆 Saturdays, 9am & 10am
📌 Marley Hill Community Centre, NE16 5DW
Mini Performers classes for ages 3+ years, to introduce music, singing, movement and drama activities with a focus on building confidence and having fun! A packed timetable of classes for older children includes: Tap, Commercial/Modern Dance, Drama/Acting, Acro Gymnastics and Private Tuition, with lots of opportunity to perform on stage without the pressure of exams or competitions.
👉 FREE taster class available.
For more info, visit @niceswanacad
Ages 3+
📆 Saturdays, 10 – 11.30am (Ages 3-6)
📌 Ryton Community Centre, NE40 3QP
Drama classes with a fun theme each week, using drama, dance and more to help your children’s confidence flourish.
👉 £7 per 90 min session, booked termly (FREE taster class & sibling discounts available)
For more info, visit @bravoperformancenortheast
Pre-school: 18 months+ | 3-6 years | 7-14 years
📅 Saturdays, 9-10am (5-7 years) & 10:15-11am (18months+)
📌 All New Teams Life Centre, NE8 2PW
Autumn term from 9th Sep 2023
Football activities for kids developing physical literacy/motor skills.
👉 £18 a month, 1st session free!
For more info, visit @Buchanan’s Football For All Ltd
📅 Sundays, 9.10am – 12.40pm
📌 Fell Dyke Community Primary School, Wrekenton, NE9 7AA
A top-rated parent & toddler football class, to engage, encourage & inspire every child, every time, through age-specific, fun & structured football classes, with the ethos ‘Development Beyond Football.’
👉 £29.99 per month. Free trial!
*£29.99 joining fee, includes kit, football, water bottle, backpack, sticker chart & delivery.
DIDS: 18m-2.5yrs | MIDS: 2.5-3.5yrs | BIGS: 3.5-5yrs
📆 Tuesdays
📌 9.30 – 11.05am @Springwell Village Hall, NE9 7RP
📌 5 – 5.45pm @Dunston Activity Centre, NE11 9SS
📆 Wednesdays
📌 9.30 – 10.15am @Blaydon Youth & Community Centre, NE21 5LU
📌 4.45 – 6.30pm @Whickham School, NE16 5AR
📆 Fridays
📌 4 – 5.35pm @Barley Mow Community Centre, Birtley, DH3 2AJ
📆 Saturdays
📌 9am – 12.15pm @Blaydon Youth and Community Centre, NE21 5LU
📌 9am – 12.20pm @Emmanuel College, Lobley Hill, NE11 0AN
📆 Sundays
📌 9am – 12.30pm @Cardinal Hume School, NE9 6RZ
📌 9am – 12.30pm @Whickham School, NE16 5AR
Teaching football in a fun, pressure-free environment, to give children a positive introduction to sport as a whole so they’re more likely to stay healthy and active throughout life.
👉 £27.99 per month, 45 min sessions (plus £24 registration fee, inc shirt & shorts).
For more info, visit @LittleKickersNorthEast
Little Kicks: 1½ to 2½ years | Junior: 2½ to 3½ | Mighty: 3½ years to 5th birthday | Mega: 5 years to 8th birthday
📅 Sundays, 9am
📌 Eslington Park, Teams, NE8 2TQ
Mini Reds fun football development programme for boys and girls, held on the 3g pitch. These players then form the future Under 7s teams every season so it’s a great way to start out in grassroots football.
👉 For more info, visit @gateshead.redheugh
4-6 years
📆 Saturdays, 10am – 1pm
📌 Whickham School, NE16 5AR
Twinkle Stars toddler football classes are fun and interactive for both parents and children, designed to help develop social and motor skills then to move onto more active independent interaction. Bright Stars classes involve FUN and ENERGETIC football with an engaging theme each week, incorporating exciting activities to improve fundamental football skills.
👉 £29 per month, 45 min sessions.
For more info, visit @soccerstarsacademynewcastle
Twinkle Stars: 18 months – 3 years | Bright Stars: 3-4 years | Shooting Stars: 5-6 years | Super Stars: 7-9 years
📆 Saturdays
📌 Beggarswood Park, Lobley Hill, NE11 0HH
Fun filled football on a 3G pitch, giving kids a chance to get used to the footballs at their feet. Once the children turn 6 years old they may move onto the U7’s where they can play matches too.
👉 For more info, visit @rutherfordfootyclub
Age 4-6
📆 Thursdays, 5-6pm (4-6 years old)
📌 Blaydon Community Centre, NE21 5LU
📆 Sundays, 11:30am-12:15pm (2-3 years old)
📌 St Albans Centre, Windy Nook, NE10 9SU
Various sessions delivered across Tyneside for a range of ages and skill levels, with the core principal of instilling a love of sport to increase the chances of lifelong participation and all the benefits this brings.
👉 For more info, visit @tynesidefutsal1
Ages 2+
📅 Saturday, 10am – 12pm
📌 Dukes Hagg Wood, Prudhoe, NE42 5PA
Monthly ‘Family Fun’ session, including stories, woodland crafts, campfire snacks and songs.
👉 £6 pp, PAYG
For more info visit @forestschoolnortheast
Suitable from toddler age, up to the age of 6
📅 Tues-Thurs & Sat-Sun
📌 Dauntless Fitness Blaydon, NE21 5NJ
A range of gymnastics classes and fitness classes from 18 months-18 years, including Toddlers Parent & Child gymnastics class with themes, songs, apparatus and bubbles. Moving on to Pre-School classes for children ready to attend without an adult, with a similar structure to the Toddlers class.
👉 From £7, booked monthly (trial session available).
For more info, visit @dauntlessgymnastics
Toddlers: 18 mths – 4yrs | Pre-School: 3 – 4yrs
*More info on casual unstructured Dauntless pre-school sessions can be found under Playgroups here
📆 Wednesdays, 2 – 2.45pm
📆 Fridays, 10 – 10.45am & 2 – 2.45pm
📆 Sundays, 12.15 – 1pm
📌 Station Lane, Birtley, DH3 1QT
Structured sessions starting with a warm up then onto the apparatus learning basic skills such as forward rolls, backward rolls, etc, followed by free play exploring larger equipment. Finishing with parachute play and bubbles.
👉 £5 per session, booked termly.
For more info, visit @Northern Hope Gymnastics Centre
Under 5 years
*More info on unstructured pre-school Stay & Play sessions can be found under Playgroups here
📆 Saturdays, 9 – 10am
📌 Dunston Activity Centre, NE11 9SS
Shotokan Karate classes for all ages, with an emphasis on self-defence, control, respect and discipline. Kaizen Kids is a fun class incorporating karate techniques with games and exercise to promote physical and mental skills in a safe secure environment, with 30 min sessions for Stage 1 (Beginners) and Stage 2 (Graded).
👉 For more info, visit @GatesheadKaizenKarateClub
Kaizen Kids: Stage 1 (4-6yrs), Stage 2 Graded (5-7yrs)
📆 Fridays, 9:30-11am (fortnightly) – CAKE & PLAY
📆 Saturdays & Sundays, from 10am (selected dates) – PLAY CAFE
📌 Dunston Community Centre, NE11 9DU
CAKE & PLAY – From 6 months to pre school age, bouncy castle and play with different themes, surprises and layouts every time. Free cereal & juice, snacks, teas & coffees. Café is available for cakes, ice creams & drinks. Booking required.
PLAY CAFE – Pop-up play cafe with soft play shapes and a variety of crafts and toys, and lots of tasty treats on sale. Play from 10am, food and drinks orders from 11am, play café closes 5pm Saturday and 3pm Sunday. No booking needed.
👉 99p/£1 per child (free for siblings under 1/over 12)
For more info, visit @Treats by the Tyne
📆 Sundays, 9 – 11am
📌 Blaydon Youth & Community Centre, NE21 5LT
Fun, structured play sessions taking children on a journey of sporting imagination with engaging and energetic coaches supporting them whilst teaching how to catch, pass, kick, run with the ball and play as part of a team.
👉 £7.50* per 30/45 min session, booked termly.
For more info, visit @RugbytotsNorthEast
*Plus £29.99 welcome pack with kit.
Age 2 – 3.5 years | 3.5 – 5 years | 5 – 7 years
📆 Sundays, 9am
📌 Saltwell Park, Gateshead, NE9 5AX
Junior parkrun is a free, timed 2k event for children. Children can walk, skip, hop, jog or run.
👉 Free, registration required online.
For more info, visit @saltwelljuniorparkrun
Ages 4-14
📆 Saturdays, 11-11.45am
📌 3d Health & Fitness, Cardinal Hume School, Gateshead
ITF KIDS martial arts classes (*International Taekwon-Do Federation). Learn new skills, improve fitness, gain confidence and make new friends.
👉 For more info, visit @Master Cook Schools of Taekwon-Do
Ages 4-7 / 7+
📆 Saturdays, 1pm
📌 Whitehall Road Methodist Church, Bensham, NE8 4LH
📆 Saturdays, 4.30pm
📌 Barley Mow Community Centre, Birtley, DH3 2AJ
A fun and safe fitness training programme loosely based on martial arts, with a mixture of simple training exercises and games to assist in physical development whilst building confidence and self-esteem.
👉 Free trial lesson available.
For more info, visit @UKTC North East Taekwon-Do with Mr William McElhone VI
3-5 years
