Twistin Tots

01/05/2026

🫖🧺𝚆𝚎’𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊 𝚐𝚊𝚛𝚍𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚎𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚢 🫖🧺

Join us next week for our garden tea party, featuring our Teddy bears picnic! There will be singing and dancing with the frogs, creating a scarf rainbow and finishing off with fireworks and bubbles 🎆🫧 We include lots of counting and repetition at classes which help your child develop early numeracy and language skills in a super fun way!

☕️Monday and Tuesday 9.45am @ Belper Community Hall
🧺Wednesday 9.45am @ Arc Leisure Centre Matlock
☕️Thursday 9.45am @ Darley Abbey Village Hall

⬆️Book you space, visit the link in our bio ⬆️

29/04/2026

‼️☀️Date for your diary ☀️‼️

📅Sunday 28th June
📍Belper Community Hall
🕣10.30-4.30

Come and celebrate 20 years of Twistin Tots at our Family Fun Day!

We have a great day of fun activities planned, including forest school activities run by the lovely Layla Sunshine, hook-a-duck, scavenger hunts and much more. (And we are praying for sunshine so we can nake the most of all the outdoor space 🙏). There will also be a raffle, tombola and cake stall (and possibly face painting - watch this space!) to raise funds for Belper Community Hall. Tell all your friends about it as we’d love to see everyone there!

This will be my last Twistin Tots event, so I hope that you will come along to say Goodbye......although I hope that lots of you will keep in touch 💜

29/04/2026

🦖🦕𝔻𝕚𝕟𝕠𝕤𝕒𝕦𝕣 𝕊𝕙𝕒𝕕𝕠𝕨 𝔻𝕣𝕒𝕨𝕚𝕟𝕘𝕤 🦕🦖

This week we’ve been meeting lots of ROARsome dinosaurs and if you have dino lovers at home then you have to try this activity!!

Dinosaur shadows can be a great imaginative game for your little ones. Get some paper and place it in front of a window so that shadows are being cast onto it or now it’s getting darker earlier, you could grab some torches and shine the light on the dinosaurs to cast those shadows! Your child can then draw round them and colour them in. You could add trees, plants of anything else that you fancy! 🔦 🦖🦕

Sure to keep your toddler entertained for a couple of hours!! Don’t forget to share your pictures with us, we love to see them 🤳📱 toddlerclasses belperparents imwithhappity

29/04/2026

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Motherhood was never designed to do alone so grab your friends and tell them about us! PLUS if they’re a new customer, they can enjoy 4 consecutive classes packed with musical magic, developmental delights, and precious bonding moments with your child, all for an amazing £20! That’s right, a fantastic one-time offer to kickstart your journey with us.

🌳 Discover a community of parents, grandparents, and caregivers, share experiences, and create lasting memories.

📆 Ready to embark on this incredible journey with us? Secure your spot today and join in the fun, please visit the link in our bio ⬆️

26/04/2026

Our next Intergenerational session will take place on Friday 15 May at Holbrook Hall Care Home and we would love it if you could join us!

Residents are looking forward to having lots of fun with you and your children / babies at our fun-filled music session. If the weather is fine, we will take our session outside onto the beautiful lawns at Holbrook Hall, so bring a blanket to sit on.

The session will run 10am - 11.30am. The first hour will be a musical extravaganza with action packed songs, activities and props, while the last 30 minutes will be refreshment time where you can have a chat with the residents. There is plenty of parking at the Care Home and access for prams and pushchairs should you need to bring them along.

Come and join us - all welcome, including older siblings if on Inset days. Book your place using the link below:

https://www.happity.co.uk/twistin-tots/events/holbrook-hall-care-home-15-may-2026

We look forward to seeing you there!

26/04/2026

The Hollies (Former Belper Library) has recently changed hands - They wish for us to remind ALL Users of B*H that there should be NO PARKING beyond our yellow barrier which is the end of our boundary - if cars cannot be accommodated within B*H car park space then Hall users will need to consider local public car parks of which there are plenty Including Field Lane, Bridge Street and Belper Meadows and they can walk up the permissible path - NB: They are launching Sunday classes too in coming weeks so their car park and immediate areas will be in full use. They also have CCTV and will be monitoring parking situation. They are aware that some people who access local take away/ restaurants and barbers have parked in general areas , this is also being addressed by the new owners Tabitha & Lisa. - Thank you for your cooperation

26/04/2026

Hi everyone!

This is something very dear to me and I need your help!

Care leavers are some of the most vulnerable young people in the UK — and the statistics reflect that.

• Around 1 in 3 care leavers become homeless within the first 2 years of leaving care
• Care-experienced young people are significantly more likely to experience poor mental health, unemployment, and isolation
• Nearly half of children in care meet the criteria for a mental health disorder
• Care leavers are at a much higher risk of self-harm and su***de compared to their peers

And yet… when they leave care, many are expected to navigate adulthood without a consistent adult in their corner.

This is exactly why this petition matters.

We’re calling for every young person leaving care to have access to a consistent, one-to-one mentor someone who can guide them, support them, and help them build a future they believe in.

Because one mentor doesn’t just change a moment…
it can change a life.

Please take 30 seconds to sign and share

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/762405

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Introduce a statutory right to trauma-informed one-to-one mentorship and guaranteed mental health support for every child in care and after care leavers up to age 25, funded by the Government.