03/09/2024
BACK TO SCHOOL!
️✨️What Year are your little ones going into?✨️
My two are all ready for Year 1 & Year 4.
I'm ready for some routine again now 🤪
Watch this space for autumn event dates 🍂
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Before setting up Avocado Events we worked in various business development, marketing & events management roles across different sectors. This has provided us with an extensive national network across the UK which we utilise to create inspirational events for you!
BACK TO SCHOOL!
️✨️What Year are your little ones going into?✨️
My two are all ready for Year 1 & Year 4.
I'm ready for some routine again now 🤪
Watch this space for autumn event dates 🍂
Delighted to be supporting this fundraising raffle for the amazing York SCBU Support Group 💕👶🏼
Help Jennifer Armstrong raise money to support York Special Care Baby Unit Support Group
A lovely day at Beetle Bank Farm & Wildlife Sanctuary feeding & petting the animals. Have you been? 🐰🐹🐐
This looks like a fantastic show at Grand Opera House York 🐾
New swim lessons for babies to preschoolers with Pure Swim Yorkshire at Novotel York Centre 👙🏊♂️
New Parent & Child Lessons in York
📍 Novotel Hotel, Fishergate
🗓️ Monday, Wednesday & Friday Mornings
👶 Birth to Pre-school
✨ Special offer: 7 weeks for £75
More information and to sign up:
https://linktr.ee/puresswimyorkshire
Or email [email protected] or by messenger
It's gonna be a tough weekend but I'm sure the training will pay off 🥇
SCHOOL'S OUT!
It's the first day of our school holidays today and if you're anything like me, you'll love a list!
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We've teamed up with some fab local businesses to bring you some inspiration:
🚜 Knights, Dragons, Princesses, Dino Dig and more at Piglets Adventure Farm with the option to buy a summer pass for unlimited visits over the holidays. Plus the usual playbarn, animals, fairy trail and beach area included too!
🎪 Join us, Avocado Events , for our Baby & Toddler Tipi party with My Baby Can Dance York on Fri 26th July for music, movement and sensory fun. Tickets include refreshments & crafts too (see pinned post)
🌸 Woldies near Malton is a great family day out with loads to do including den building, nature trails, mini train, adventure playground, lavender fields and more
🦷Is finding a dentist for your child on the list of things to do in the holidays? If so then Blossom Dental Care have kids NHS appointments available. Email [email protected] to book
👶🏼 Looking for a summer baby/toddler class? Check out Bloom Baby Classes York for their Hawaiian summer specials in Fulford (31st July) & Poppleton (1st Aug)
🤸♀️Looking for a cool kids club? Look no further than The Little Gym York for gymnastics & craft fun throughout the holidays. Half day or full day options available
🧙♂️ Get some fresh air & join a guided spellbinding walk with Wizard Walk of York around the magical streets of York City Centre
📚 Keep the kids reading by signing up for Summer Reading Challenge with Explore York Libraries and Archives. There are stickers, medals & prizes to be won!
👭 There are loads of FREE events running aimed at girls aged 8-18 years at Friends of Rowntree Park as part of the Make Space for Girls festival. There's something for everyone including theatre workshops, dance classes & painting too
💆♀️After all the planning for the kids, you may want a nice spa break to relax and take time for you. We can highly recommended Spa at Ye Olde Bell which is just over an hour's drive from York. Wonderful indoor and outdoor pools, delicious food and relaxing treatment rooms
Have a fab summer!
This Friday 🎪☀️
🎪BABY & TODDLER TIPI🎪
Delighted to be back this summer at the stunning THOR'S tipi in the gardens of The Principal York 🎉
Kindly sponsored by Harrowells Solicitors
FRIDAY 26th JULY
🌟9.45 - 10.45 TODDLER & PRESCHOOLER TIPI 🌟
Join us for musical fun & movement with a 35 minute My Baby Can Dance York class followed by refreshments
Ideally suited for children aged 1-4 years.
Older siblings and babies not taking part can go free
We will also have a colouring & summer craft table
Followed by soft drinks & fruit, biscuits/ cereal bars for all - included in your ticket 🧁🍰
🌟11.00 - 12.00 BABY TIPI🌟
Join us for sensory musical fun with a 30 minute My Baby Can Dance York class followed by refreshments
Ideally suited for babies ages 0-11 months (pre-walking)
Older siblings can watch and go free (we have a colouring & craft table they can play at)
Followed by soft drinks & biscuits/ cereal bars for the adults - included in your ticket 🧁🍰
🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪🎪
Tickets are £15 per child* including refreshements for adults & children plus an Avocado Events goody bag with Childs Farm and Fearne and Rosie treats PLUS a free pass for a class at The Little Gym York too!
*If you have multiple children, and they sit on the same a mat, share a prop bag for the My Baby Can Dance class and share a goody bag then you only need one ticket
TICKETS HERE ⬇️
www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents
Discover the best kids eat free deals in York during the summer holidays, from pancakes to sushi
We can't wait to see this show! Grand Opera House York
WOLDIES NATURE ADVENTURE PARK
Ad |We had a fab day at Woldies Lavender & Play Park today 💜
Located near Malton this is a fun filled day out with so much to do!
We were super impressed with the new Wild Play area - a newly extended sand pit & water play area with huge a mud kitchen - my two spent ages making 'mud cookies' 🪣🍪
It's always fascinating to see inside a bee hive - the kids found this amazing 🐝
The little train is always a hit too - I loved the ride through the gardens - a nature lover's paradise with the mix of wildflowers & manicured gardens attracting a large variety of butterflies, insects & birds 🚂🌼🌺🐝🦋🐞🐛🐦
We loved the gift shop at the end too where you van buy lavender honey & lavender oils distilled on site 🌸
Woldies is a full day out for all the family, dogs welcome on a lead 🐶
🏝️ 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗪𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 with 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗠𝘂𝗱 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻
🦕 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗼 𝗠𝗮𝘇𝗲
🦋 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗹𝘆 𝗣𝘂𝘇𝘇𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹
🚂 Miniature Train
🌳 Giant Outdoor Games Maze
⚽ Football Golf
🛖 Den Building Zone
🧗 Fort & Slide
🪺 Nest Swing
🏃♂️ Timber Trail Play
🕷️ Insect Orienteering
🐝 Bees & Friends Garden
🐝 Observation Bee Hive
🦋 Butterfly Garden
🌳 Tree Trail
🐟 Nature Ponds
🐤 Bird Hide, NEW Bird Wood & Nest
🧭 Woldies Nature Mission
Open daily until 8th September
✨️𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 & 𝘀𝗮𝘃𝗲 ✨️
https://woldies.digitickets.co.uk/tickets
🏖BEACH PARTY🏖
Join us for our next beach party at Piglets Adventure Farm
FRI 5th JULY ✨️ 9.15 - 10.30am
We have a fun morning planned!
🏖 Sensory storytelling class with Adventure Babies East Leeds (45 mins, ideally suited for children aged 0-3 years)
🎨 Beach themed colouring & sticker table with Water Babies
✨️Goody bags with treats from Childs Farm and jam from
👪FREE ENTRY into for the rest of the day
✨️✨️Tickets are £18 per child: booking link www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents
All adults go FREE. If siblings under 1 are sharing a mat, prop bag and goody bag with older sibling for the class, then they don't need a ticket. If babies under 1 wish to have their own mat, prop bag & goody bag please purchase a ticket ✨️✨️
Adventure Babies franchise UK
🏖BEACH PARTY🏖
Join us for our next beach party at Piglets Adventure Farm !
FRI 5th JULY ✨️ 9.15 - 10.30am
We have a fun morning planned!
🏖 Sensory storytelling class with Adventure Babies East Leeds (45 mins, ideally suited for children aged 0-3 years)
🎨 Beach themed colouring & sticker table with Water Babies
✨️Goody bags with treats from Childs Farm and jam from
👪FREE ENTRY into for the rest of the day
☔️Please note we will move the event inside to the indoor playbarn if it is raining
✨️✨️Tickets are £18 per child:
www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents
All adults go FREE. If siblings under 1 are sharing a mat, prop bag and goody bag with older sibling for the class, then they don't need a ticket. If babies under 1 wish to have their own mat, prop bag & goody bag please purchase a ticket ✨️✨️
Adventure Babies Harrogate
Adventure Babies franchise UK
If you are looking for a NHS dentist for your kids..... Blossom Dental Care have spaces 🦷
LIMITED NHS PLACES AVAILABLE FOR CHILDREN
Early oral health education is so important for kids, and something we are very passionate about here at Blossom Family Dental Care.
We also understand the challenge of securing dental care for your child in York, which is why we are opening up our books once again to offer even more NHS spaces for kids 🦷
Due to the overwhelming demand please email us ASAP to add your child to our NHS list:
✨️[email protected]✨️
Please include the following in your email:
🦷Child's full name
🦷DOB
🦷Address and post code
🦷Parent mobile number
Space is limited, places are on a first come first served basis, and an appointment will be sent to you when you reach the top of the list.
Unfortunately we cannot accept phone calls regarding this so please send your request by email
✨️Please note that this is for children's NHS spaces only. There is no requirement for an adult to be listed privately in order for their child to be seen on the NHS✨️
For adults seeking dental care - we offer private dental care options including monthly memberships to help spread the cost.
BFDC
Lovely idea Spa at Ye Olde Bell 🥰
SUMMER FAMILY SPA AVAILABILITY 🧖🏼♀️
We have a few spaces remaining for our Family & Tween spa sessions on the 6th & 20th August.
Family Spa sessions ages 5-15, arrivals from 9:30am.
Tween Spa session ages 10-15, arrivals from 2pm.
Prices from £130…
Must be a ratio of 1 adult to 1 child.
Call to book 📞 01777705121
To join our waiting list for the remaining 2024 dates please send your email via DM 💌
A magical discount from Wizard Walk of York 🪄✨️🧙♂️
Special offer, make 20%…VANISH! 💨
Viridian The Green would love to welcome you on his Sunday 23rd June tour at 4.30pm, and you can SAVE 20% by entering the code MAGICTWENTY at checkout
➡️ www.wizardwalkofyork.com
🧙♂️ Know any families with wizard fans? Feel free to TAG them!
🧙♂️ A SHARE would be also be magic 🪄
Visit York
Photo by The Story Of You
🏖👸PRINCESS BEACH PARTY 👸🏖
We couldn't have wished for a better morning for our Princess Beach Party at Piglets Adventure Farm on Thursday☀️☀️
The event vibe has been captured perfectly here by Sarah Burton Photography - I am emotional looking through the photos seeing the pure joy & wonder on those little faces 🥰
Our 30 little prince & princess guests enjoyed paddling pool games with Pure Swim Yorkshire , Frozen themed crafts & colouring and then.....
....we had a visit from Elsa & Anna ❄️
Thank you to the magical Dress up and Dream Parties princesses for the singing, games and dancing - it was gorgeous 👸
Our goody bags treats today were from Childs Farm & jam.
Everyone then had free entry into the rest of the park for the full day!
The next Beach Party at is Fri 5th July with Adventure Babies East Leeds - tickets on sale soon
We loved the puppets on stage at York Theatre Royal yesterday!
🎭A fantastic adaptation of a classic Julia Donaldson book
Showing 13th - 15th June:
https://www.yorktheatreroyal.co.uk/show/charlie-cooks-favourite-book/
📚🐉🦉⚔️👻🐊
[Gifted PR tickets]
One week today we will be back at this stunning vineyard just outside of York 🍇
👸🏖PRINCESS BEACH PARTY 🏖👸
Join us at Piglets Adventure Farm for a Princess themed beach party!
Thurs 13th June | 9.15am - 10.45am
👸at 10am Elsa & Anna from Frozen Dress up and Dream Parties will be visiting our event to share princess magic, meet & greet photos, songs and games on the decking area of beach* ⛱️ 👸👑
👑From 9.15am will have mini paddling pool games from Pure Swim Yorkshire
Each paying child will receive a Frozen themed goody bag to take home also containing gift pack from Childs Farm
Tickets are £18 per child and include FREE ENTRY into the whole of for the rest of the day! (Adults & babies under 1 go free)
It's going to be magical 👸👑✨️🏖🚜🐷
*please note if the weather is bad we will run the event in the indoor playbarn instead
Booking link www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents
Two weeks to go until we are back at this stunning vineyard for our June business networking event... grab a ticket to join us for relaxed networking, vineyard tour, canapés and optional wine tasting included in your ticket price....😎☀️🍇
✨️MAKE SPACE FOR GIRLS FESTIVAL✨️
A wonderful morning for our event supporting the Make Space for Girls Festival York - June 2024 Festival in Friends of Rowntree Park for girls aged 8-16.👭💁♀️👭
Make Space For Girls is fantastic campaign close to my heart - encouraging girls to feel safe and welcomed as they enter their teenage years 🥰
So wonderful to see the girls joining in our yoga & positivity pebble painting events today, we couldn't have asked for better weather ☀️☀️☀️ thank you Lizzie Children’s Yoga York for your magical storytelling yoga 🧘♀️
Thank you also to everyone who came along, we loved seeing your beautiful pebble creations 💕
Check out all the other FREE activities throughout June at both and Homestead Park over on and link below - Abigail has done the girls of York proud with this festival 👭💁♀️👭
https://rowntreepark.org.uk/events/booking/
Loved our event today as part of Make Space for Girls Festival York - June 2024 x
Looking forward to running this FREE event on Sunday 2nd June.... 🧘♀️👭💁♀️🎨
Free session - come along for some mindfulness with yoga and pebble painting on Sunday 2nd June at Rowntree Park.
Extra places have been released for the 11-12pm slot (10am fully booked).
Aimed at 8-16 year olds as part of the ‘Make Space for Girls’ Festival.
Book via www.rowntreepark.org.uk/events/booking
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🏖BEACH PARTY🏖 Join us for our next beach party at Piglets Adventure Farm FRI 5th JULY ✨️ 9.15 - 10.30am We have a fun morning planned! 🏖 Sensory storytelling class with Adventure Babies East Leeds (45 mins, ideally suited for children aged 0-3 years) 🎨 Beach themed colouring & sticker table with Water Babies ✨️Goody bags with treats from Childs Farm and jam from @fearne_and_rosie 👪FREE ENTRY into @pigletsadventurefarm for the rest of the day ✨️✨️Tickets are £18 per child: booking link www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents All adults go FREE. If siblings under 1 are sharing a mat, prop bag and goody bag with older sibling for the class, then they don't need a ticket. If babies under 1 wish to have their own mat, prop bag & goody bag please purchase a ticket ✨️✨️ #yorkmums #yorkmum #yorkdads Adventure Babies franchise UK #eventsforkidsyork #pigletsadventurefarm
Fab morning at Piglets Adventure Farm for our Halloween Party! It was so lovely to see all the little ones in their costumes! 👻🧙♀️ Thanks to The Little Gym York and My Baby Can Dance York for their themed sessions, and Puddle The Duck & Ellie from Puddle Ducks York, Hull & East Yorkshire for the visit. Loved the toothbrushes & toothpaste from Blossom Dental Care tooth fairy too! 👻🦷 Our epic themed balloon arch was from local @beeutiful.balloons 🎃 And of course Sarah Burton Photography was there to capture the fun on camera 📷 can't wait to share her photos with you! Thanks also to Childs Farm and Good Bubble for the goody bag treats #halloween2023 #pigletsadventurefarm
☀️Kids Outdoor Theatre ☀️ The perfect day yesterday At The Mill for our KIDS OUTDOOR THEATRE event Thank you to everyone who bought tickets & to the stars of the show My Baby Can Dance York Dress up and Dream Parties and Baby Band with their stage / garden shows ✨BRAVO️ 👏 ✨️ Big thank you also to Harrowells Solicitors for sponsoring this event, and to Puddle Ducks Water Babies Happy Koala Bookshop & Forest Craft & Play for their support on the day too 💕 We raised a grand total of £197.16 for Barnardo's Big Toddle too with our mini safari walks in each session🏅🏅🦁🐯 Our next event is 4th July BABY & TODDLER BEACH PARTY at Piglets Adventure Farm (see pinned post) #bigtoddle2023 #bigtoddle #eventsforkids #visitYork Puddle Ducks Water Babies
BUMP & BEYOND EVENT This time yesterday I was at the lovely Sandburn Hall and Tykes Restaurant for our Bump & Beyond event 🤰👨👩👧👦👶 It was amazing to have so many wonderful local resources, support groups & businesses in one room for our expectant & new parent guests 💕 The mocktails went down a treat too, thanks Bax Botanics 🍸 Thanks to everyone who came along to support this event celebrating 7 YEARS (!) of Avocado Events 🥑 I couldn't do it without you! Big thank you Pure Swim Yorkshire for sponsoring the event, and to Childs Farm Rue & Cole Mustela UK Boka Food and Tilly and Moo for our goody bag treats Professional photos incoming from Sarah Burton Photography 📸
A fun filled morning for our Piglets Play Date event at Piglets Adventure Farm 🐷 Fisrt, we had an exciting tractor ride over to the indoor play barn 🚜 Then a special Farmyard Phonics class with Phonics with Robot Reg York learning about letters and sounds with lots of fun props and dancing along the way! 👩🌾👨🌾 The sea themed colouring table from Pure Swim Yorkshire went down a treat, as did the books from Tots & Tales bookshop. Lots of Mother's Day inspiration from Popolo Ceramico York and Selby too - such gorgeous gifts 🎁 Looking forward to seeing the professional photos from Sarah Burton Photography 📸 Thanks to Childs Farm and Boka Food marshmallows for our goody bag treats We are back at Piglets on Friday for more fun too 👨🌾👩🌾📸🚜🥑👨👩👧👦 #eventsforkidsyork Phonics with Robot Reg HQ #robotreg #pigletsadventurefarm Blackcurrant Babies Ltd Popolo Ceramico #yorkmums #yorkdads
PUMPKIN FESTIVAL Happy half term, what do you have planned? (Ad- PR visit) Loved our afternoon at Piglets Adventure Farm today - there's always so much to do!🎃 This year's Pumpkin Festival didn't disappoint - every year gets better and we love the attention to detail 👻 New for this year is the Bat Walk (3pm each day) where the kids can strut their Halloween stuff on stage with Piglets resident bat lady. There's even a smoking cauldron at the end! 🦇🧙♀️ Also new is the vampire infected Fairy Trail & super spooky selfie wall just as you walk in We loved seeing Magic Hatter back with two new Halloween shows (12pm & 2pm) in the marquee 🪄🎩 Plus all of the usual Piglets fun - multiple playgrounds, Ghosts of York, tractor ride, indoor playbarn, beach area and animals too🚜🐷⛱️ Such a lovely family day out - we are so lucky to have this place on our doorstep! #pigletsadventurefarm #visityork #yorkmums #halfterminyork #halftermfun #yorkshirefamilydaysout #Halloween #pumpkinfestival #halftermactivities
MUMMY STYLE A fabulous morning at John Lewis & Partners Leeds for our first event outside of York! Mummy Style brings together fashion tips for the school run, style hacks to jazz up your staple wardrobe & quick fix skincare for tired skin We had fizz & soft drinks as guests arrived and were seated in the lovely Style Studio🥂 Personal Stylist Jess took us through some lovely autumn / winter items & showed us how a bright coat can transform an outfit. Plus tips on layering & accessorising to add colour 🧥 Next the Clarins team demonstrated a quick skincare routine that brightens the skin forming a gorgeous base for makeup. They left us with a luxury goody bag to sample the products at home 💆♀️ Did you know they have a Clairns spa in John Lewis Leeds offering facials & other treatments? There are four Personal Sylists at the Leeds store & they offer a FREE two hour Wardrobe Refresh appointment in the luxury of the style suites. It's very relaxed and they take the hassle out of having to trawl through all the racks! 👗🛍👜👠 Our goody bags were filled with treats from Clarins, Childs Farm & Rue & Cole skincare 🛍 Thanks to everyone who came today to support my first event in Leeds! Professional photos by Sarah Burton Photography coming soon 📸 #personalstylist #johnlewis #mummystyle #mumsofyork #mumsofleeds #leedsshopping #visitleeds #autumnfashion #leedsmums #yorkmums #harrogatemums Blackcurrant Babies Ltd Visit Leeds
Here is the stage area At The Mill where we are holding our Kids Outdoor Theatre event THIS SUNDAY!! ☀️🌟🎉🤸♂️ TWO tickets left for the afternoon session 1.30 - 3.30..... www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents
TODDLERS, TEA & CAKE Great fun today at our first event with Heavenly Desserts UK York! Gorgeous toddler entertainment from My Baby Can Dance York & Moo Music York and Popolo Ceramico York and Selby Yummy waffles from our hosts and Gruffalo goody bag treats from Good Bubble 🌈 So lovely to see eveyone having fun together 💕 Next stop The Little Gym York tomorrow for our Weaning Workshop! . . . . #eventplannerlife #clubhubmember #eventplanner #yorkmums #yorkdads #toddlersofinstagram #eventsforkidsyork #eventsforkidsyorkshire
We have these lovely Childs Farm gift boxes for our baby event guests! First up is Weaning Workshop & First Aid demo on Wed 4th May at The Little Gym York 👶🏻💞 You can see all events listed here: Www.bookwhen.com/avocadoevents
OI YORK! (Ad - PR Tickets) We loved our trip to York Theatre Royal today to see Oi Frog & Friends Live 🐸🎭 The puppetry was fantastic and the show was a blend of the three Oi! books featuring Frog, Cat, Dog and a surprised Duck-billed Platypus! Before the show, the actors came round to meet all the kids and asked for their names & rhyming word - this then became part of the show which was lovely! Great fun & educational with rhyming words, counting and a few surprises too! 👩🎓🔢 You can see the show in York again TOMORROW (Tues 5th April) before it heads off on the road again on the @oifrogandfriendslive tour There are lots more kids shows coming up at @yorktheatreroyal including Justin Live (Mr Tumble) and Zog & The Flying Doctors over the next few weeks #kidstheatre #theatreforkids #puppetshow #oifrogandfriendslive #visityork #yorktheatreroyal #yorktheatreroyal
NETWORKING EVENT! Yesterday marked TWO YEARS (!) since Boris announced the national lockdown We marked the celebration of life returning to (somewhat) normal with a networking event at Everyman Cinema York where 45 York businesses came along to connect & collaborate 🥳 I have some exciting new contacts for future events.... Watch this space! 🤩 Here's a reel showing what we got up to including a wonderful talk from award winning parent blogger Tobyandroo who also signed copies of her new book MUMMIN' IT Fox Lane Books Everyman Cinemas Beatie Balloons
⭐We've come to At The Mill to show you the set up for our Kids Outdoor Theatre event on Tues 20th July⭐ You can see Story Craft Theatre & Reading Fairy Classes York live on stage! Full details & booking HERE ⬇️⬇️ Bookwhen.com/avocadoevents #visityork Stillington, York. Community Group #thingstodowithkidsinyork #toddlerevent #preschoolerevent