Activities

October 2023 Half Term Camp Guide

03/10/2023

We have a comprehensive list of holiday camps and activities to entertain your little ones. We have everything from sports, music and more! We advise that you check the website for these activities before booking- many offer promotions (sibling, multi week).

These details are accurate as of the date of publishing, please check the website for any last minute updates or changes. If you find a camp that is not on the list, do send it to us at rohini@claphammums.com.


All Star Tennis

Join All Star Tennis for half term heaven with award-winning Holiday Camps for ages 3 to teens across Wandsworth. Their Camps are all about enjoying tennis in a super-fun environment! Players can expect an ACE week full of drills, games, friendly match play, prizes and much more. Bookings are coming in fast so don’t miss out and secure your place today!

Age: 3-4, 5-7, 8-12 & teens

Locations: Wandsworth Common, King George’s Park, Tooting Common, Leader’s Gardens

Dates: Monday 23rd October – Friday 27th October

Website: www.allstartennis.co.uk/holiday-camps/

 

Art- K Clapham and Art-K Wandsworth

Art- K  run as 2 hour workshop with the option to stay during lunch break. They offer long creative projects, exploring a range of mediums from clay, watercolours, acrylic paint and mixed media!

Locations: Clapham 40 North St, Clapham Common, SW4 0HD, Wandsworth 93 East Hill, London SW18 2QD

Dates and Times: Monday 23rd October – Friday 27th October from 10 AM-3 PM

Age: 6-16 years

Website: Clapham: https://portal.art-k.co.uk/public/workshops/227/320, Wandsworth: https://portal.art-k.co.uk/public/workshops/250/303

 

Bop Stars Club

Bop Stars are hosting two action packed holiday Camps in Wandsworth with timetables full of fun, creative exploration and interactive activities. With one camp filled with Sports and the other with Performing Arts, both are designed to provide your children with unforgettable Halloween memories. So whether it’s hanging upside down like a bat in Circus Skills or showing off their hocus-pocus style skills in Arts & Crafts, Singing Ghoulish Tunes or Dancing the Monster Mash in their Performing Arts Camp or getting Spooky in Soccer, Smashing Pumpkins in Tennis, Bewitching in Skills and Drills and even rounding off the week with Ghostly Face Painting in both camps, your little ones will have a blast with Bop Stars over a (pumpkin) jam packed week!

Date and Time: Monday 23rd October – Friday 27th October. 08:30 – 15:30 each day (Optional Wrap Around Care until 17:30). Half Day sessions from 08:30 – 12:30 for Children Aged 4.

Location: West Hill Primary School, 5 Merton Road, Wandsworth, SW18 5ST

Age: 4-8 years (half day option for 4 year olds)

Link: https://bopstars.co.uk/bookings , Phone 07596 851 374, Email  info@bopstars.co.uk

 

Cypher Coders

Designed to transform young minds into entrepreneurs, Cypher Coders camp offers an enriching and interactive experience for children aged 5-12. With a focus on coding, STEM, and entrepreneurship, your child will embark on a transformative adventure, acquiring essential 21st-century skills along the way.

Date and Time: Monday 16th October – Friday 27th October from 10:00 AM – 16:00 PM

Locations: Ealing, Fulham, Hampstead, Notting Hill, Wandsworth, and Wimbledon.

Age: 5 to 12 years

Link: https://www.cyphercoders.com/october-london-coding-camp?utm_source=clapham+mums&utm_medium=guide

 

Ford Performing Arts

Join Ford Performing Arts for a thrilling Halloween adventure. It’s a day of hauntingly fun games, a monstrous dance party, and even some spine-chilling acting and ghostly singing!  Also Including a special workshop on the day from True Edge-Stage Combat!

Location: Mitcham Lane Baptist Church, Wandsworth

Dates & Times: Monday 23rd October from 10am-4pm

Age:  5-11 Years

Contact Details: https://bookwhen.com/fordperformingarts/e/ev-s9ea-20231023100000

 

Funky Monkey Keyboard Classes

Come and waggle a witchy finger or five at their ‘Frightful Fingers’ Electronic Keyboard Workshop this half term! Their half-day music workshop is a brilliant all-round introduction to the electronic keyboard for 4-8 year old beginners. 3.5 hours learning basic keyboard technique, art and games, all with a spooky twist!  All instruments/workbook provided.

Location: Fresh Ground Cafe, SW11

Dates & Times: Monday 23rd October, 10am-1.30pm

Age:  4-8 Years

Contact Details: Visit www.funkymonkey.info and click on ‘Holiday Workshops’ for full details or call on 01732 457100

 

Funky Moves 

Join Funky Moves’ passionate team for an explosion of creativity! Dance workshops, games, crafts, fancy dress fun & an end of course spooktacular show for family!

Location: Alderbrook Primary School, Balham

Dates & Times: Monday 23rd – Thursday 26th October, 9.30am – 12.30pm

Age:  3-12 Years

Contact Details: https://www.funkymoves.com/pages/kids-holiday-courses

 

Hartbeeps

Join Hartbeeps for a 1 hour Autumnal special on Monday 23rd October in Wandsworth. You will enjoy Hartbeeps tunes and puppet pals and explore some spooky sensory play zones whilst meeting local grown ups.  Use the discount code CLAPHAMMUMS10 for £5.00 off your booking. Don’t forget our Winter term is also open for booking in Clapham, Battersea and surrounding areas.

Location: East Hill Baptist Church, Wandsworth

Dates & Times: Monday 23rd

  • 9.15 – 10.15 Happy House (Toddlers and siblings)
  • 10.30 – 11.30 Beeps (Sitting to standing babies)
  • 11.45 – 12.45 Baby Bells (Newborn to sitting babies)

Contact Details: https://bookeo.com/hartbeepswestandswlondon

 

 

Julian Cousins Tennis

The core sports of football and tennis remain but are supported with other sports and qualified coaches and teachers offering quality coaching in a safe environment. Camps will follow the Ofsted guidelines on ratios and all the leaders have current DRS/CRB and safeguarding training.

Dates and Time: Monday 23rd October – Friday 27th October, from 10 am to 3 pm

Location: Clapham Common (registration by Bowling Green Cafe)

Age: 

  • Mini camp 3-4 year olds
  • Junior camp 5-8 year olds
  • Senior 9-12 years old

Price: £170 for the 5 day/ £38 per day & 10% sibling discount

Contact Details: https://www.juliancousinssports.com/

 

Kids Eden Camp

Kids EDEN Camp’s fun packed itinerary includes, all things GLAMPING falling under arts and crafts and lifestyle and wellbeing. There’s a double dose of “Yoga with Ms Beatrix” and “I work out with Mr Wes”, library visits, cupcake decorating, pampering with glitter tattoos and nail stickers, spooky mischief, a visit to The Science Museum and a boogie at the disco. Your child will spend 1/3 of the day outside plus they have you covered with warm lunches and 2 healthy snack breaks prepared by their in-house chef. Kids EDEN Camp have also opened their doors come 30 October Inset Day.
It’s a fun packed week of celebrations, to mark their 1st birthday. Be warned parents, you may also find yourself at the disco!

Dates and Time: 23rd October to 27th October and 30th October, from 9 am-6 pm (early drop off/late pick up available).  Register for either a full day or half day. 

Location: Fresh Ground

Age: 5 to 7 years

Price: £55 per day

Contact Details: https://www.kidsedencamp.com/

 

Lavender Leonardos Children’s Art School

Lavender Leonardos is a small independent, children’s art studio set in a unique creative space in Battersea. Their mission is to teach and inspire children and adults of all levels of experience, in a fun and friendly environment. They offer in person and online art classes with sessions aimed at 6yrs+, 9yrs+ & 13yrs+, in addition to 1:1 tuition, birthday parties and printmaking.

Dates and Time: Monday 16th October – Friday 27th October

Location: Lavender Hill, SW11 5QL

Age: 6 years +

Contact Details: www.lavenderleonardos.art

 

Open Air Fit

Multi Sport Camp

Open Air Fit Multi-Sport camps are a great way for kids to be outdoors, make new friends, have a go at new sports and above all have fun!  Sports included are the more traditional games of football, rugby, athletics, plus ones that might not have been played before such as baseball or handball and there are always lots of fun games and obstacle courses too.  Camps are wholly inclusive and open to both boys and girls of all abilities aged between 4 and 13. You can book for the week or just individual days.

Location: Wandsworth Common Dog Free Zone by the Skylark Cafe  

Dates and Times: 23 – 27 October –  09:30 am – 12:30 pm each day

Age: 4 to 13 years

Price:£120 for the week / £25 per child per day / & 10% sibling discount on all tickets

Football Camp

Led by former professional player Mel Capleton, this camp will focus on key areas such as passing, dribbling, tackling, goal shooting, match play and helping everyone to improve their all round game.  Open to boys and girls of all abilities and newcomers to the game too.

Location: Wandsworth Common Dog Free Zone by the Skylark Cafe  

Dates and Times: 25 & 26 October –  2:30 pm – 4:30 pm each day

Age: 6-14 years

Price: £25 per child per session / & 10% sibling discount on all tickets.

Contact Details:  http://www.openairfit.com/booking/ Email: kidscamps@openairfit.com

 

Playball London

You may do as many days as you would like and you do not have to be a Playballer to join. There will be Halloween Dress ups, treasure hunts, Playball games and skills, bouncy castles and a whole lot more!

Dates and Time: Monday 23rd October – Friday 27th October, 10 am-1 pm (Lunch at around 11:30 am)

Location: Sports hall, Latchmere Leisure Centre Burns Road, London, SW11 5AD

Age: 3 to 8 years

Contact Details: https://playballlondon.com/holiday-camps

 

The Little Gym Wandsworth and Fulham

Half- term camps are back on popular demand! On Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th October from 11am to 2pm The Little Gym Wandsworth & Fulham will be running Adventure gymnastics camps for children aged 3-8 years old. Our camps will be Halloween themed. Dress up is encouraged!
Members and Non Members welcome!

Age: 3 to 12 years

Dates and Times: Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th October from 11am to 2pm

Location:Unit 8, Compass House, Riverside West, Smugglers Way, London SW18 1DB

Prices: £53 for members and £58 for non-member

Contact Details: https://wandsworthfulham.thelittlegym.co.uk/non-member-general-inquiries

 

The Strings Club

Get ready for a spine-tingling October Half Term with The Strings Club Holiday Camps. Based at Trinity St Marys Primary with its fantastic facilities and only 4 mins walk to Balham tube, The Strings Club and their award-winning Holiday Camps are led by friendly, fully-DBS checked practitioners and musicians who know how to inspire children from drop-off to pick-up time

Age: 4 to 11 years

Dates and Times: Monday October 23rd to Friday October 27th. Standard Hours (09:30am – 4pm) or Extended Hours (8:30am – 5pm).

Location:Trinity St Marys CE Primary School, 6 Balham Park Rd, London SW12 8DR

Prices: From £50 a day. 10% sibling discount. Recommend to a Friend and you both receive 10% off.

Contact Details: https://www.thestringsclub.org/locations/balham

 

Youngstars

Each and every Youngstars holiday camp follows the familiar structure of tried and tested fun games, introductions to various sports and themed arts and crafts in an all inclusive and non competitive environment.

Dates, Times and Locations:

  • Location: St Lukes Community Hall, Ramsden Road, SW12 8RQ

Dates: Monday October 23rd to Friday October 27th
Times and Prices: Full day Sessions 8:30am- 1pm ( £30) and Extended day  1pm-3pm (£12)
Ages: 3-5 years

  • Location: Belleville Wix Academy, Clapham Common Northside, SW4 0AJ

Dates: Monday October 23rd to Friday October 27th
Times and Prices: AM Sessions 8:30am-12:30pm ( £25), PM Sessions 1:00pm-5:00pm (£25), Full Day Sessions 8:15am-5:15pm  (£49)
Ages: 3 – 11 years

  • Location: Alderbrook Primary School, Oldridge Rd, SW12 8PP

Dates: Monday October 23rd to Friday October 27th
Times and Prices: AM Sessions 8:30am-12:30pm ( £25), PM Sessions 1:00pm-5:00pm (£25), Full Day Sessions 8:15am-5:15pm  (£49). Full day sessions children need to be 5 years of age on the first day of camp to attend). Children under 5 can only attend one session per day. Full day sessions children need to be 5 years of age on the first day of camp to attend.
Ages: 3 – 11 years

  • Location: Belleville Primary School, Webbs Rd, SW11 6PR

Dates: Monday October 23rd to Friday October 27th
Times and Prices: AM Sessions 8:30am-12:30pm ( £25), PM Sessions 1:00pm-5:00pm (£25), Full Day Sessions 8:15am-5:15pm  (£49). Full day sessions children need to be 5 years of age on the first day of camp to attend). Children under 5 can only attend one session per day. Full day sessions children need to be 5 years of age on the first day of camp to attend.
Ages: 3 – 11 years

Contact details: http://www.young-stars.co.uk/holiday-camps/clapham-balham-venues/  Email: campbookings@young-stars.co.uk, Telephone: 0845 222 1313

 

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