They have a wide selectio to choose from and can be used in the house, garden, or anywhere you are having your party or occasion.

All the soft play is designed to encourage your childs imagination with lots of brightly coloured pieces, for climbing, rocking, sliding and building.

For more information visit www.rolypolyparty.com

Contact 625 876 288 or 651 786 242

There are 2 courses

Monday 29th March – Friday 2nd April

Monday 5th April – Friday 9th April

The times for the course are 10.30 – 13.00 and are for 4 – 16 year olds.

There is a discount available if you pay for the whole course at the begining of the week.

for more information visit www.themultisportsclub.com

Contact: 952 814 086 0r 656 618 712

March 7th, 14th, 21st and Friday2nd April 2010

Although not a natural choice of where to go with your children, Mijas Hipodromo can be a fun day or evening out for the family.

The Kids will love watching the horses fly around the course and seeing who will be first past the post!

There  are several restaurants and cafe bars that cater for the whole family, whether you want formal dining or just a snack.  Live music and entertainment is provided on race days to really give a party atmosphere.

In the summer the races are in the evening, so you can be outside enjoying the coolness of the evening.

Below are the dates of the summer meets:

JULY:  Saturday 4, 11, 18 and 25. and Friday 31

AUGUST: Friday 7 .

Opening hours: 10:00 p.m. (doors open from 8,30 p.m

Entrance fee: 5 euros, Free entrance for children of less than 18 years and pensioners.

Free Parking

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Wednesday 31st March and Friday 2nd April there will be an Egg hunt starting at 2pm.  On Easter Sunday (4th April), the Easter bunny will be paying a visit from 12pm and  Pom Pom the clown will be making an appearance as well.  There will be  lots of prizes to be won for all.

So enjoy the Easter fun!

The usual mother and toddler mornings are still every Tuesday & Thursday from 11am – 1pm, Entry is 5€ (includes juice and cookies)

One of the many fundraising events they have organised is an Easter Parade and Family fun day.  The event is being held at Nagueles Parkin Marbella (opposite Swans International school) on Sunday 14th March 2010, starting at 11am and going on till 5pm.

There are lots of activities and entertainment arranged throughout the day including face painting, raffle & tombola, egg & spoon race, children’s entertainers and supervised play area, also look out for:

11.30 & 15.00 Easter egg hunts

12.00 Dancers

13.30 Easter bonnet parade

13.00 Stagecoach Choir

14.00 Christopher Howard (West End)

There will be a variety of food stalls, from hogroast and bbq to Paella, popcorn and the obligatory cakes……mmmmm.

The entrance fee for adults is 10 euros, Children 5 euros and under 5s are free.  The car parking is free.

For further information and tickets contact Michelle on 607 988 544 or email michelle@thefoundationoffriends.org

Sophie Hoffmann is a FEDA qualified Pilates instructor and gives individual and group Pilates classes along the Costa del Sol.

She works with people of all ages, fitness levels and personal situations giving classes tailored to clients’ needs.   As a mum she focuses on classes for pregnancy, post birth loosing the babyweight and Mother and Baby/Toddler groups.

Sophie started Mum and Baby/Toddler classes in Sotogrande as there is so little to do with little ones along that part of the coast and nothing for Mums unless they have childcare.

It’s a one hour class in the San Roque International School. The kids are in a special Pilates Playgroup in the next room with a member of the International School’s staff supervising them. They have great facilities, a really stimulating environment with lots of educational toys and a chance for them to play with new friends and new toys!

It really gives Mums peace of mind knowing thier little one(s) are right there being well cared for and allows her to focus on doing some effective Pilates training! It’s a great meeting place for Mums too.

The classes are on Tuesdays at 4pm and Thursdays at 11.30 and are available in English and Spanish

For more information call Sophie on 600 214 977 or email pilatesparati@gmail.com

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The park opens from 11am most days apart from Mondays where they only open from 5.30pm.

Once you get to the park there is a playground, sectioned off into 3 parts, the first part being for under 3’s the middle for over and the far side a bit of both really.  Next to the playground is a tree that your little one can go and tie there unwanted dummies to when they are ready to say goodbye to them, which i thought was a nice idea as I know how hard it is to stop them using them.

In the centre of the park is a boating lake, unfortunately it was empty when we went, for cleaning and repainting but I can imagine how nice it is in warmer weather.  The pathway that goes around the park is split into two, one for cyclists and the other for pedestrians, which is always a good idea to try and avoid any collisions!

There is a “Torre” at the far end of the park which has amazing views out to see, and of course the canons and passageways with lots of information about the history of the park.

All in all a pleasant couple of hours out if you are in the area, the park wasn’t as big as I imagined it to be but still enjoyable.

Address: Zona Norte de Montemar, La Carihuela, Torremolinos

Website: http://www.ayto-torremolinos.org/web/labateria.asp

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They have an incredible line up of world class dancers / instructors all with the emphasis on having fun and using dance as a platform to develop creativity, confidence, poise & performance skills.

Princess Studios has teamed up with SourceDance, the world renowned American based dance company for kids only.  Taught by world class instructors and choreographers hot from Los Angeles, associated with Britney Spears, Pink, Janet Jackson, The Pussycat Dolls, Christina Aguilera, Black Eyed Peas, Brian Friedman and many more!?  kids learn the latest in hip hop, contemporary dance & jazz funk for girls & boys aged 3 – 17.

1st class 10€. 

Class prices:  single session = 15€ or, why not buy a Class Card?  At only 100€ for 10 classes (only 10€ per class) it’s a great deal!

NEW CLASS:

DANCE MOVES – Kids Dance Classes (ages 3 – 17).

Show stopping classes with a star-studded cast of instructors

Starring:

ANOULKA, Commercial Dancer – Kylie Minogue’s Head Dancer, danced with Beyoncé & Madonna & performed at the BRITS & MTV Europe Awards
SHAFFIK, Break Dancer & Acrobat – Performed worldwide: Russia, Saudi Arabia, USA, Europe & Canada. Cast member of Cirque du Soleil & Cavalia
DONNA, Classical Ballet Dancer – Formerly of The Royal Ballet School of London, a principle dancer with numerous global TV appearances

Address: Marina Banus shopping centre, Puerto Banus, Marbella 29679

For more information and class times check the website www.princessstudios.com

Tel: 952 905 119 or email info@princessstudios.com

The play area is on the ground floor of the shopping centre, it has two little houses, some building bricks and toys.  It has a fence all the way around apart from at the entrance where there a couple of benches, or you can sit at one of the cafes in there as the tables are right next to the play area.  I think kids upto the age of 3 would find it quite interesting, after that they could get bored quite easily.

I always have a fresh juice and a piece of carrot cake from Terra Sana, they also do kids meals at a reasonable price, (well for Puerto Banus it is anyway).

Just outside across the square there is also a small amusement arcade with euro rides which the kids love, unless like me you never seem to have a euro and then my little boy just gets to sit on the rides but this seems to do just as well.

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I went here the other day with a friend and her 2 year old.  Its possibly suited to slightly older children but our two gave it a good try anyway and we had lots of fun.  The ladies there are very friendly and helpful and will point you in the right direction of what to do.  There are lots of different pieces to choose from, plates, moneyboxes, tiles, mugs eggs and Easter bunnies.

We did go when my son was a lot smaller and did his and his friends footprints which was quite cute but a little hard work but a great idea for keepsakes.  It usually takes 3-5 days for your pieces to be ready to collect but they do make lovely presents for grandparents, fathers day, christmas etc.

There are often special offers on so it’s worth signing up to the email newsletter.

Address: C.Garcia Morato, 8 El Ingenio, San Pedro Alcantara

Tel: 952 783 884

www.paintandfun.com email: info@paintandfun.com

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