Learning Is Fun

Learning Is Fun LIF is a unique learning space serving the vibrant Home Ed community of Northamptonshire. Your child- their needs and interests are central to everything.

Run by an experienced Teacher, LIF offers a full timetable for children aged 5-15 yrs.

06/09/2025

Calling all Young Writers.....

The Craft Station has been restocked!!!!
06/09/2025

The Craft Station has been restocked!!!!

Next week at LIF ...WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER!A warm welcome is guaranteed. Please book and pay to avoid disappointment. Mon...
04/09/2025

Next week at LIF ...WELCOME TO SEPTEMBER!

A warm welcome is guaranteed. Please book and pay to avoid disappointment.

Monday 8th September

9.30-10.30
MATHS IS FUN. 📏
Measuring - week 1 of 3
using cm, mm and m to measure accurately
Lots of fun games and activities

£9
Suitable from age 5-12 *

11-12noon
WOWSERS. 🧲
Magnets - lots of fun activities
Scientific vocabulary and challenges

£9
Suitable from age 5-12 *

2.15-3.45
CREATORS
Silhouette Art
Portraits and shadow fun
Using light boxes

£12
Suitable from age 5-12 *

4.30-5.30. 1:1. BOOKED

Tuesday 9th September

10-12noon. 1:2 BOOKED

12.15-1.15 THE TUESDAY GROUP 💰
Fully booked

Age 10-16 years.

2-3.30 HAVE FUN WITH MAGNETS £13
Free flow activities and invitations to explore
Robot station
Magnet challenges
Art
Craft
Lego
And much more

Suitable from age 4-12 *

4.30-5.30 1:1 booked

Wednesday 10th September

10-11am. PHONIC CLUB
Phase 3
Lots of games and activities to revise phase 3 so far.
This group travels through each sound in phase 3 enabling ypur child to becone more confident with reading and spelling.

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS
Suitable from age 6-12 *
DRAGONS 🐉
Each child will receive a dragon to inspire their writing.

1.30-2.30 1:1. Booked

2.45-3.45 1:2 Booked

4.30-5.30 1:1 Booked

Thursday 11th September

9.30-10.30 LITTLE MATHS 📏
Using standard and non standard measure
Making hair!!
£9
Suitable from age 4-6*

Friday 12th September

9.30-10.30 REUSERS 📦 🗃
Junk modelling at it's finest!
Hats! 👒 👒 👒 who can make the most bizarre!
£8
Suitable from age 5-12 *

11-12.30. 1:3 Booked

1-2pm 1:1 Booked

2.30-3.30pm
PAWPRINT CLUB 🤡 ☠️
DRESSING UP!!

£12
Suitable from age 5-12 *

* All ages are guidelines, you know your child best and I am always happy to try!

Saturday 4th October 1-3pm£20 per parent(s)/ Carer (s) 🌟 Learning Is Fun - ideas for teaching 🌟 This workshop is aimed...
01/09/2025

Saturday 4th October
1-3pm
£20 per parent(s)/ Carer (s)

🌟 Learning Is Fun - ideas for teaching 🌟

This workshop is aimed at those who are looking for ways to nurture a love of learning. It is full practical information, fun and exciting low cost ideas and general know how on to make learning fun, relevant and easy!

We will look at ....

🔵 Phonic phases a
🔵 Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division strategies ➕️ ➖️ ✖️ ➗️
🔵 having fun with numbers and sounds
🔵 Number and letter formation ideas
🔵 How to make fact learning fun ❤️
🔵 Ways to promote interest in topics 🎨
🔵 How to set up invitations to learn
🔵 planning ideas and strategies 🖊 🤔

This is all about empowering adults and equipping them with an toolbox of strategies and inspirational ideas that can be applied to lots of learning situations.

Suitable for Parents/ carers of children from 3 upwards!

BOOKING IS ESSENTIAL

WELCOME BACKHere is our first week in September .. please book and pay to avoid disappointment. Monday 8th September 9....
31/08/2025

WELCOME BACK
Here is our first week in September .. please book and pay to avoid disappointment.

Monday 8th September

9.30-10.30
MATHS IS FUN. 📏
Measure - week 1
Come and have lots of fun measuring distance in cm, mm and m.
£9
Suitable from age 5-12 *

11-12noon
WOWSERS
Magnets 🧲
Lots of fun activities whilst learning about poles, forces and scientific vocabulary.
£9
Suitable from age 5-12 *

2.15-3.45
CREATORS
Silhouette Art 🎨 🔦
Come and play with light amd make a Silhouette portrait.
£12
Suitable from age 5-12 *

4.30-5.30. 1:1. BOOKED

Tuesday 9th September

10-12noon. 1:2 BOOKED

12.15-1.15 THE TUESDAY GROUP 💰
FULLY BOOKED
Calling all young entrepreneurs . A 7 week course to learn about business basics and to start ypur own business culminating in our own sale where the entrepreneurs keep the profits!
Age 10-16 years.

2-3.30 HAVE FUN WITH ....MAGNETS 🧲 🧲 🧲 £13
Free flow activities and invitations to explore
Suitable from age 4-12 *

4.30-5.30 1:1 booked

Wednesday 10th September

10-11am. PHONIC CLUB
Phase 3
Lots of games and activities to revise phase 3 so far.
This group travels through each sound in phase 3 enabling ypur child to becone more confident with reading and spelling.

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS
DRAGONS!!! 🐉 🖊
Is your dragon, friendly or fierce? Then what?!
Mythical writing with lots of fun.
£13
Suitable from age 6-12 *

1.30-2.30 1:1. Booked

2.45-3.45 1:2 Booked

4.30-5.30 1:1 Booked

Thursday 11th September

9.30-10.30 LITTLE MATHS 📏
Measure
Using standard and non standard units of measure.
Making hats, using big feet and much more!!
£9
Suitable from age 4-6*

Friday 12th September

9.30-10.30 REUSERS 📦 🗃
Junk modelling at it's finest!
£8
Suitable from age 5-12 *

11-12.30. 1:3 Booked

1-2pm 1:1 Booked

2.30-3.30pm
PAWPRINT CLUB 🤡 ☠️
Dressing up badge!! We will explore dressing up and earn our challenge badges!
£12
Suitable from age 5-12 *

* All ages are guidelines, you know your child best and I am always happy to try!

I have very rare spaces at Young Writers to explore, 'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' By CS Lewisand use it as a w...
28/08/2025

I have very rare spaces at Young Writers to explore,
'The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe' By CS Lewis
and use it as a wonderful launchpad for writing.

These sessions are very popular and aim to foster a love of writing.

Week one. 17th September
Week two. 24th September
Week three. 1st. October
Week four. 8th October
Week five. 15th October
Week six. 22nd October

Each session is £13 and can be paid weekly.

Spaces available One off writing workshop. Spaces available 🐲 🐉 DRAGONS. 🐉 🐲 Will your dragon be frien...
27/08/2025

Spaces available

One off writing workshop. Spaces available

🐲 🐉 DRAGONS. 🐉 🐲

Will your dragon be friendly or fierce? Will they have scales or be soft? Will it breath fire or be frightened? You choose !

Come and write a story about your mythical creature.

Everyone will receive a dragon for inspiration!!

WEDNESDAY 10th September
11.30-1pm
£12

WELCOME BACK Here is our first week in September .. please book and pay to avoid disappointment. Monday 8th September 9...
25/08/2025

WELCOME BACK
Here is our first week in September .. please book and pay to avoid disappointment.

Monday 8th September

9.30-10.30
MATHS IS FUN. 📏
Measure - week 1
Come and have lots of fun measuring distance in cm, mm and m.
£9
Suitable from age 5-12 *

11-12noon
WOWSERS
Magnets 🧲
Lots of fun activities whilst learning about poles, forces and scientific vocabulary.
£9
Suitable from age 5-12 *

2.15-3.45
CREATORS
Silhouette Art 🎨 🔦
Come and play with light amd make a Silhouette portrait.
£12
Suitable from age 5-12 *

4.30-5.30. 1:1. BOOKED

Tuesday 9th September

10-12noon. 1:2 BOOKED

12.15-1.15 THE TUESDAY GROUP 💰
Calling all young entrepreneurs . A 7 week course to learn about business basics and to start ypur own business culminating in our own sale where the entrepreneurs keep the profits!
Age 10-16 years.

2-3.30 HAVE FUN WITH ....MAGNETS 🧲 🧲 🧲 £13
Free flow activities and invitations to explore
Suitable from age 4-12 *

4.30-5.30 1:1 booked

Wednesday 10th September

10-11am. PHONIC CLUB
Phase 3
Lots of games and activities to revise phase 3 so far.
This group travels through each sound in phase 3 enabling ypur child to becone more confident with reading and spelling.

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS
DRAGONS!!! 🐉 🖊
Is your dragon, friendly or fierce? Then what?!
Mythical writing with lots of fun.
£13
Suitable from age 6-12 *

1.30-2.30 1:1. Booked

2.45-3.45 1:2 Booked

4.30-5.30 1:1 Booked

Thursday 11th September

9.30-10.30 LITTLE MATHS 📏
Measure
Using standard and non standard units of measure.
Making hats, using big feet and much more!!
£9
Suitable from age 4-6*

Friday 12th September

9.30-10.30 REUSERS 📦 🗃
Junk modelling at it's finest!
£8
Suitable from age 5-12 *

11-12.30. 1:3 Booked

1-2pm 1:1 Booked

2.30-3.30pm
PAWPRINT CLUB 🤡 ☠️
Dressing up badge!! We will explore dressing up and earn our challenge badges!
£12
Suitable from age 5-12 *

* All ages are guidelines, you know your child best and I am always happy to try!

Please message to book your spaces for September. I have lots of wonderful sessions planned. Your child will be welco...
24/08/2025

Please message to book your spaces for September. I have lots of wonderful sessions planned. Your child will be welcomed into a positive, nurturing and safe environment where they can progress and flourish.

I am so pleased to announce our timetable from September 8th.
These are the group sessions.

With the exception of The Tuesday Club and Pawprint club, all groups can be paid weekly.

🔵 = These are culmulative lessons which means that they are planned in a way that we build on previous learning and allow for consolidation of learning. Regular attendance is ideal.

MONDAYS
9.30-10.30
🔵 MATHS IS FUN. ⏰️ ➕️ ➖️ ⚖️
A fun interactive session covering maths based topics in a practical and relevant way.
Suitable from age 5-11.
£9

11-12
WOWSERS £9. 🔬 🔎
Anything that makes you go 'wow!'
Wowsers often covers science based topics in a fun and relevant way.
Suitable from age 5-11

2.15-3.45
CREATORS 🎨 🖌 💅
Exploring artists and using a wide range of materials.
Suitable from 5-16
£13

TUESDAYS
🔵 12.15-1.15 THE TUESDAY GROUP 💰
A nurturing and welcoming group for young people aged 10-16 years.
Our first project enables the children to start theor own businesses.
Market Research
USP
designing and making products
Marketing
Sales
The children will sell their products at a Half Term sale on 28th October.
Children keep their profits.
8 week block £80
Suitable from 10-16 years

2-3.30. HAVE FUN WITH ...
A new group with lots of free flow play, exploration and continual provision around a given topic.
For example...
Magnets 🧲
Light 🔦
Potions
Food 🍎 🍌 🎂
£13

WEDNESDAYS
🔵 10-11am PHONICS CLUB
Phase 3 phonics and tricky words.
Lots of fun activities.
£9

🔵 11.30am - 1pm YOUNG WRITERS 📖
Lots of writing opportunities based on various novels.
Our first book is
The Lion, the witch and the wardrobe by by CS Lewis. 🖊 📖 📕
£12

THURSDAYS
🔵 9.30-10.30
LITTLE MATHS
Topic based sessions covering key mathematical skills. ⏲️ ➕️ 7⁸
£9

FRIDAYS
9.30-10.30
REUSERS £8
JUNK MODELLING at it's very best
£8. 📦

2.30-3.30 PAWPRINT CLUB
Children complete 3 challenges each session and earn their badge. 🐾
£11
Suitable from age 5 - 12

At LIF, we love Pawprint Challenges. Cone and join us and explore different topics in a fun and interactive way. Earn y...
24/08/2025

At LIF, we love Pawprint Challenges. Cone and join us and explore different topics in a fun and interactive way. Earn your badge and collect lots! Booking must accompany payment as soon as possible whilst spaces remain.

Fridays. 2.30-3.30pm
£11 per session

12th September. Fancy Dress Challenge

19th September. Breakfast Challenge

26th September. Dolphin Challenge

3rd October. T Rex Challenge

SPACES AVAILABLE Monday 25th August UNUSUAL PLANTERS £101-2pmCome and choose a planter - what will suit?Will it be a sho...
23/08/2025

SPACES AVAILABLE

Monday 25th August

UNUSUAL PLANTERS £10
1-2pm
Come and choose a planter - what will suit?
Will it be a shoe? A pan? Or a big red boot?
Then choose a plant and add some soil
Take home ypur creation as a reward for your toil!

Tuesday 22nd August
TIE DYE TOP £10
1-2pm
Bring a plain t shirt - doesn't need to be new
Twist or tie add your colours from pink to blue!

Reusers was very musical today!!
22/08/2025

Reusers was very musical today!!

Address

Billing Garden Village
Northampton
NN39EX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 1:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

07874261991

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