Dinky Discos

11/09/2024

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The search for the next Harry Potter, Ron Weasley, and Hermione Granger is underway! An open casting call for residents of the UK and Ireland has been announced for the new HBO original series Harry Potter. Visit https://app.castittalent.com/HPCasting for more.

28/08/2024

If you've not tried the new grimace shake on it's release day today in the UK then who even are you? 🤷🏼‍♀️

**It's actually minging 🤢 the hype is well overrated. Even the kids wouldn't drink it 😆🥴
Yes we are absolute losers for letting our kids talk us into getting them one 🤦🏼‍♀️😆

22/08/2024

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There is a range of restaurants to choose from this year

18/08/2024

🎃‼️😆🎉 Save the Date! 🎃‼️😆🎉

Dinky Halloween Parties 2024 are locked in! 🎉

This year we are throwing, not one, but TWO Dinky Halloween Discos on the spookiest night of the year.......Thursday 31st October!!!

🎃 Afternoon Session-Dinky Dots & Disco Tots

🧙🏼‍♀️ Early Evening Session - Family Fun for All

Both events will take place in our home town of Oldham at St Anne's Rugby Club.
No tix no entry ✌🏼

Send us a message with a 🎃 or a 🧙🏼‍♀️ if you want to be one of the first on our list to receive details when we release them later this week!

17/08/2024

Here's a little clue to what I'm working on right now....what do you think it is? 🤔

04/08/2024

Hey Dinky Grown Ups we have some parents who need our help....

Our friends are in desperate need to find a specialist child care provider in the Oldham area who have availability during the holidays and after school. Their gorgeous little boy is 4 years old and has autism. He's very social but non-verbal and requires one to one supervision and changing facilities which require two to one. Every single child care provider they have approached locally have said they either do not have capacity or cannot meet his needs.
This family have accessed all of the local services available to them who have been nothing more than helpful so it's not advice they are looking for its a provider with availability. Sadly, it seems that there is a massive gap in the child care available in this area outside of school, that is suitable for children with additional needs.

If you are a childcare provider with availability this summer please comment so I can pass on your details which is the main purpose of this post.

If you know of anywhere that has openings after the summer for before and after school clubs as well as future holidays clubs that would also be really helpful please.

Thanks Dinky fam! 🙌🏻💕

28/07/2024

Spaces still available for Summer Chess Camp this week and next!

Text Catherine on 07496 312 862 to book your child's place ♟️

Open to all levels from beginners up!

Catherine is my amazing Sister-In-Law who is an exceptionally talented and very experienced Chess Teacher who has taught Chess for many years over in Seattle, USA where they used to live so brings a wealth of experience.
Catherine makes learning chess easy and FUN!

28/07/2024

Nursery Graduations are the cutest 😍🎓🎉🥹

26/07/2024

Dr Naomi Fisher speaks the most sense I have ever heard when it comes to the development of children and their behaviours 🙌🏻

We are told to standardise our children. We compare and contrast, from the off. We buy books of expectations which tell us when they are meant to first smile (6 weeks) and roll (4 months). And when they don’t do it on time, we fret. We worry about what that might mean, and what we could do about it – can you compel a baby to smile? What if they are just feeling serious?

We’re told about the standards everywhere, the developmental milestones. Do they have a pincer grip yet? Are they showing an interest in letters? Can they button their coat themselves? Childhood becomes a long list of things they should be doing now – and therefore things they aren’t doing yet.

Is that handwriting good enough, for a 9-year-old? Should an 11-year-old be able to pack their own lunch? We compare, and as we do so, we panic and we rush. For no one wants their child to ‘fall behind’. No one wants their child to be the one who can’t do what the others do, and so we worry, and then we push. We try to get them ready for each new stage, and so we make them doing things before they see the need.

What’s lost in all of this is how different children are. We don’t hear enough stories of varied developmental trajectories. Of children who learn to talk late, and then just can’t stop talking. Or those who have no interest in letters at all, until they are ten and see that reading an instruction manual might be useful. We don’t hear about the children who only eat noodles and nuggets for the first twelve years of their life, and then widen their pallet to include pretty well everything. The ones who don’t join in, until suddenly they want to do it all.

We don’t tell enough stories about how children change in unexpected ways. We’re encouraged to think that child development is a straight road or flight of steps, when really it’s a meandering path. We think there’s only one way to adulthood, when in fact there are many.

Our task as the grown ups is to hold their options open for them, to give them the space to change when they are ready. Our job is to make sure they are allowed to travel their path. Not to lock them down to how they are now, not to hem them in with evaluations like ‘not good enough’ or ‘behind’. Not to compare them to others their age and find that they are wanting.

Our task is to show them that many ways can be the right way, and that we’re right alongside them as they find their own.

26/07/2024

What's everyone up to today?

22/07/2024

Summer Holidays Day 1 Parent Welfare Check - How are we all?

This one was supposed to be having a teddy bears picnic not decorating her face with my make up 🤦🏻‍♀️🤣

Post your ideas for days out, summer clubs and local events below 👇🏼😅

17/07/2024

Uniform shopping 🤣

11/07/2024

Sharing this for my very talented Sister-in-law Catherine who is not on Facebook...

Please can you help us spread the word about her brand new Summer Chess Camps! ♟️🎉🏁

09/07/2024

Really looking forward to this on Saturday!
Contact the club for tickets 🎶🎉
Diggle Band Club
Dinky Discos

NOT LONG NOW UNTIL OUR KIDS SUMMER DISCO 💃🕺🎉🎶

With music & entertainment by the incredible Dinky Discos

Tickets are available to purchase from the club.

Don't miss it! 🎫

22/06/2024

Best Dad ever or off his head?? 🤔😆

My Health and Safety alarm bells were going off all the way through this 👷🏼‍♀️🚨😅

17/06/2024

If you are thinking I'm fully booked and no point messaging..........not true! 😅
Send us a message!

I still have some weekend slots available this year....send me a message to book your Dinky Disco Party today.

Birthday parties 🎉
Christenings 🎉
School discos 🎉

High energy, holiday style entertainment, top chart hits with some classic action tunes thrown in 💃🏼 who doesn't love a bit of Chu Chu Ahhh and Superman 🤔😆

Based in Oldham, Greater Manchester covering the North West ✌🏻

Send your date and location and I will check availability and get back to you 🎉

Shares massively appreciated Dinky Fans 😘

09/06/2024

Accurate depiction of our house from the hilarious Mammy Banter 🙄😆

08/06/2024

Looking to book your next party?

Take a look at what we have to offer...we like to party! 🎉

Check out Disco Annie’s video.

29/05/2024

Best outdoor crazy golf in the North West we can head to today please? ⛳

Answer below...Go!
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25/05/2024

Love this girl!!! She is me and I am her just not famous 😆🫶🏻

LadBaby

24/05/2024

19/05/2024

Hottest Day of the Year....let's get the party started for Tulas Glowtastic 7th Birthday! 🎉

10/05/2024

Out of office is on so apologies if I have not replied but I'm taking a complete break.

Will get back to you all soon! Hasta Luego 👋🏼

06/05/2024

🎉 Party Slots available! 🎉

Who's having a party Sat 18th May and still needs to sort entertainment?

I've just found out that my son's cup final match is a late one so I'm now free during the day!

First come first served! 😅🎉

"Dinky Discos bring the FUN to the party! Disco Annie and her Dinky Disco Party is energetic, exciting and FUN!"

All of our standard Dinky Disco parties include:
- Me!...Children's Party Entertainer 'Disco Annie!'
- Dinky Disco Party Dances
- Party Games with Prizes INCLUDED
- Sing-A-Longs and some fun props
- Full PA system with Disco Lights
- Full Public Liability Insurance up to £1,000,000.00

06/05/2024

Couldn't have said it better myself, well done girls 🙌🏻

Happy Monday! 😁

05/05/2024

🎉 Pack party bags with me for my 10 year olds gaming party 🎉

*This post is not sponsored but happy for the next one to be 😜

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B&M Stores

05/05/2024

My gorgeous boy had a fantastic party with his friends yesterday! Thank you to everyone who gave us suggestions, we were really happy with the venue we picked! The boys loved it! 🎉

I'm going to do a post later to show you where we picked 🥳🎮👽👾💛🎉

04/05/2024

A few weeks ago we asked for your suggestions for the best party venue for a 10 year old....well today is party day!!! 🎉

We'll let you know later where we picked but in the meantime check out this amazing birthday cake that our gorgeous eldest girl made for her little brother for his actual birthday the other day! 😃🙌🏻