An action-packed Family Extravaganza featuring dancing, games and entertainment for children, babies and parents, takes place at London’s fabulous Clapham Grand on Saturday, 27th March 2010 … between 2:00pm and 5:00pm. 

All activities are included in the £10  per person ticket price (no charge for crawlers): so for example 2 x adults + child over 12 months = £30

Clapham Grand Family Extravaganza – Event Publicity Leaflet
Click here to download.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS

If you’d rather book over the phone you can call any time on 0844 847 2438

Event Pricing:

• Adult = £10
• Child (over 12 months) = £10
• babies under 12 MONTHS Entry is FREE !

The event is the brainchild of acclaimed celebrity children’s entertainer and kids’ fitness guru Amanda Frolich, founder of Amanda’s Action Club. Youngsters will be invited to dance along to several fun routines with songs from Amanda’s new album, Fun, Fitness and Music which encourages children to get fit with their mums and dads.

Amanda will be performing on stage with New Beautiful South singer Alison Wheeler, who is guest vocalist on the album, which features original songs by Teletubbies composer Andrew McCrorie Shand and was produced by Simple Minds supremo  Jez Coad.

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS

If you’d rather book over the phone you can call any time on 08444 771 000

Activities all included in the £10 ticket price (no charge for crawlers):

•  face painting
• balloon modelling
• live break-dancing on stage
• a safe and secure area will be available for babies.

There is plenty of pampering opportunities for mums including:

• Indian head massage
• mini-manicures and pedicures
• professional individual make-up tuition by cosmetics artist Carly Kent.

Award-winning personal stylist Lisa Talbot will be offering 15-minute taster sessions with insider secrets on how to organise your wardrobe, best buys and trends. Lisa was awarded Most Inspiring Newcomer by the International Federation of Image Consultants in recognition of her unique tailored services and enthusiasm.

These extras are just £5 each, and a donation from profits will be made to the Ickle Pickles charity for premature and sick babies.

• Snappy Snaps will also be on hand to take family photos with instant prints available to buy.

Ella’s Kitchen is supporting the Family Extravaganza, providing tasty organic snacks for kiddies food bags.  Paul Lindley, Founder of Ella’s Kitchen and Ella’s dad, says “We’re really excited about supporting the Family Extravaganza with our munchy and crunchy new snacks.  They keep tiny tummies filled up ’til teatime and mums reassured that our snacks are organic and have no added sugar, salt or hydrogenated fat.  Having access to healthy, tasty snacks is so important for keeping kids on the go so it’s a perfect partnership for such a fun filled event.”

The event, ideally suited for children aged from babies to 12 years, takes place at the famous Clapham Grand nightclub, St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, between 2pm and 5pm and a food box will be given to children at 3.30pm. Tickets can be bought via http://www.ticketweb.co.uk/user/?region=gb_london&query=detail&event=373068 or if you’d rather book over the phone you can call any time on 08444 771 000.

“I want to bring back that fun element to Saturday afternoons which, to me, is traditional family time, with an event that helps children and parents reconnect in a memorable way,” said Amanda.

Event Details:

Date: Saturday 27th March 2010
Time:  2:00pm – 5:00pm
Location: Clapham Grand, 21-25 St John’s Hill, Clapham Junction, London, SW11 1TT
Cost: £10  each for Adults & Children over 12 months (no charge for crawlers)
Ages:  babies to 12 years

FOLLOW THIS LINK TO ORDER YOUR TICKETS

If you’d rather book over the phone you can call any time on 0844 847 2438

 Coming to the end of 2009 gives Amanda ample cause  to reflect on what a fantastic year it’s been.  As well as running the hundreds of classes and parties that’s basically par for the course for her, she’s also found time to go to China with her classes, signed-up some brand-new Amanda’s Action Club franchisees, produced a new music CD and video and most proudly … opened her very own Amanda’s Play Centre in Bicester, Oxon. Wow – that was a year that was!

Anyways after all that – it’s time for Amanda to take a well-earned rest  (well sort of)! All her classes have now closed for 2009 and if you check out the Classes page of this website you’ll see the January 2010 dates when they start back up again in their various locations. 

For those of you who live a bit outside Amanda’s hitherto traditional London catchment area, in the New Year, Amanda’s Action Club is being exported south, to the Southampton area – starting in January 2010 with Jolene leading the way initially on Mondays and Fridays.

Also a little way out from London is the fantastic new Amanda’s Play Centre  just off the M40 in Bicester, Oxfordshire. Over the course of the Holiday season, if the weather allows, you might want to pile the kids into the car and have a terrific day out – parking is free and it’s plentiful. If you check out the website you’ll see easy to follow directions to get you to Bicester and if you follow the link that’s called Amanda’s Video  you’ll see a 4 mins 45secs video that was shot during the Launch Day on 30th November - it gives a real feel for all that’s going on indoors at the Play Centre.

The Play Centre is usually open from 10:00am to 6:00pm every day but if you check out the Amanda’s Play Centre  website you’ll see the Holiday opening times, repeated below for your convenience:

Xmas/ New Year Opening/Closing Times
Thursday     24th December 2009 – Closed
Friday            25th December 2009 – Closed
Saturday       26th December 2009 – Closed
Sunday          27th December 2009 – Open as normal (10:00am-6:00pm)
Monday        28th December 2009 – Open as normal (10:00am-6:00pm)
Tuesday       29th December 2009 -  Open as normal (10:00am-6:00pm)
Wednesday 30th December 2009 – Open as normal (10:00am-6:00pm)
Thursday     31st December 2009 -  Open – closing early (10:00am-3:00pm)
Friday              1st January  2010 -    Closed
Saturday        2nd January  2010 – Open as normal (10:00am-6:00pm)

Phew! that’ll be about it for this year and we’ll sign-off with Amanda’s best holiday wishes to all her little ones (and big ones too) and she looks foward to seeing you all again in 2010. Have a great Holiday!

Wow, as if Action Amanda hadn’t  already got the busiest life-style of anybody we know – she’s gone and committed to another fantastic new venture: Amanda is aiming to breathe new life into the old Mad Hatters Play Centre at 42 Murdock Rd, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 4PP.

Commencing on  Sunday 29th November with a star-studded OPEN DAY … Alison Wheeler (of Beautiful South fame) is going to host the grand-opening and also do a little bit of performing too.  Alison is one of the many celebrity Mums who take their toddlers to Amanda’s classes and Alison says: “you look for classes to occupy the baby’s day – or at least that was my initial thought. However, having taken several different classes, I can honestly say Amanda’s classes are the most entertaining. I will always have a soft preferential spot for Amanda’s class. She challenges traditional stereotypes for music classes and their teachers. She also encourages mothers to stop and think of the educational and developmental benefits of different elements in her class.”

OPEN DAY - Sunday 29th November 2009
Amanda’s Play Centre
Time: 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
Location: 42 Murdock Rd, Bicester, OX26 4PP
Parking: plentiful & FREE
Price: half-price @ £2 per child
NB: also there’ll be an initial £1 registration fee that will entitle the registrant to a Loyalty Card that will accrue benefits over time for regular attendance: everybody who registers will be entered into a special draw on the day with a super prize of a Voucher for a FREE Amanda Party (value £250!)

What else can you expect of this new exciting venture?

• It’s Amanda’s intention to open 7 days a week from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm
• Amanda will completely overhaul the catering side with a new ‘healthy’ menu of eating and drinking produce
• The Centre will receive the full Amanda flourish with her philosphy of Fun, Fitness and Music taking centre stage
• All Amanda sessions are action packed examples of early childhood education and children are encouraged, through exercise and movement, to have fun and let off steam
• Meanwhile parents /carers can relax and socialise in the cafe area – safe in the knowledge that their little ones are enjoying a great experience.

Want to get involved?
Obviously Amanda can’t do it all on her own and whilst she’s already got her own group of part-time helpers for her various ventures throughout London, she’s also on the look-out for help from people in Bicester who think they’ve got the right kind of instincts and may be interested in getting involved. Amanda’s looking for local Bicester people to fill various part-time / full-time (tbc) roles and local Bicester companies to work with:

• Catering staff to help prepare and serve her ‘healthy’ menu
• Lively enthusiastic ’leaders’ with a sport, leisure, dance type background, ideally in a pre-school children educational setting
• Local Bicester food/produce companies who may be interested in supplying  Amanda’s Play Centre
• Local Bicester companies who may be interested in engaging in promotional / marketing arrangements at Amanda’s Play Centre

If you think any of the above is right for you – then call Amanda for more info on 07946 707 695.

Amanda is pleased to announce that she is getting together with Spacekraft Ltd to market a range of Amanda play products and music CDs.

West Yorkshire based Spacekraft Ltd are the leader in Multi-Sensory Products and Solutions and they were primarily established to develop and manufacture a full range of sensory products that provide genuine solutions for carers and teachers who face the difficult challenges of special needs people.

Drawing on the expertise of professionals working in the field, SpaceKraft has created an unrivalled range of sensory products that come with a built-in seal of approval from people  who have real experience of the demands made on sensory products in a Multi-Sensory Environment.

If you wish to know more about what Spacekraft has to offer – apart from Amanda products of course: check out their website (http://www.spacekraft.co.uk ) where you can peruse and purchase products on-line or alternatively you can just order one of their brochures ‘on-line’ to be sent to you so you can browse it at your leisure ‘off-line’ or share it with friends and colleagues.

Amanda’s thrilled to be able to give her unqualified support to a fundraising evening in Parsons Green on 14 November 2009 for CHASE Children’s Hospice.

This is the 4th year that the event has been held. The event aims to raise £50,000 for CHASE Children’s Hospice who are the most amazing charity, providing wonderful support for both children and parents facing the most challenging issues that anyone may ever face.  
The party is to be held at the smart Alfa Romeo showroom in Parsons Green (right next to the tube) and will have a spectacular line-up of sparkling entertainment. It also includes a wonderful selection of food and drinks (all donated by local suppliers). This year it is expected that 400 people will attend. It costs £50 per person (£100 per couple) and includes all food and drink.  All the money raised goes to the charity and even if you can’t make it along on the night, you can still participate and donate directly on-line @ Just Giving.
 
At the Parsons Green evening event, an incredible line-up includes:

-  The BB Collective, an amazing 8 piece soul and motown band
-  Tom Morley, ex Scritti Politti drummer
-  The brilliant comedian, Caroline Mabey, straight from her hit Edinburgh show
-  The fabulous magician, Magic Mike
-  An amazing professional photographer on hand

The legendary auction and raffle prizes include:

-  Holidays in Venice, Italy, France, Guatemala and an all-inclusive Sandals holiday
-  VIP back stage tickets to the Isle of White Festival
-  Leading Cuban musician playing for you in your own home
-  Dinner for two at The Ivy
-  An Alfa Romeo for the weekend

The food will be fabulous and includes a master selection from Michelin starred chef  Thierry Laborde. The drinks will be amazing including wonderful champagne cocktails, classic wines, organic beers and soft drinks.

If you’d like to know more about this special evening for CHASE Children’s Hospice, please contact:
Janine Clements on  Mobile: 07779 806797

Is there an Ickle Pickle in your life?
Did you know that one in eight babies are born prematurely – in the UK that’s over 80,000 babies every year.  Ickle Pickles are the smallest and sickest babies who need intensive care in Neonatal Units – the NHS cares for over 20,000 ickle pickles every year. The Ickle Pickle Partnership turns gifts from generous people into specialised equipment to help Neonatal units provide incredible levels of care for Ickle Pickles.

Amanda is a big supporter of The Ickle Pickle Partnership and she’d really like it if you join her this Sunday (August 9th) for the Ickle Pickle Parade!

Date: Sunday 9th August 2009
Venue: Tooting Common – Opposite the Lido
Timings: Parade starts at 10:30am – warm up from 10:00am (with Amanda)
Appeal for: St. George’s Hospital Neonatal Unit

There’s loads going on, with something for everyone. Amanda is helping with the warm-up and there’s also:

• bouncy castle, inflatable snappy dinosaur & mega-slide
• beat the goalie, welly-wanging, stocks & coconut shy
• there’s story time, colouring tent, face painting & tiny talk
• name the teddy, sweets in the jar & balloon animals
• coffees, cakes, smoothies, ice-creams & a big old BBQ
• music: ‘new’ Beautiful South, Bellissima, Jo Desmond & Baz Barrett
• Win on the day – fantastic raffle prizes: drawn at 3:00pm
• all welcome, bring your family and your buggies
• it’s £5 to walk in the parade & the Garden Party is free!

The Childcare & Nursery Show takes place at Olympia Two from 26th – 27th June 2009.  And as if that wasn’t enough to whet your appetite, Amanda will be ’struttin-her-stuff’ on Friday 26th June 2009 between 3:15pm to 3:45pm, when she does her Lets Get ‘Fizz-ical’ session for the assembled Nursery professionals.

The exhibition is dedicated to all nursery owners, managers, nursery group executives and professional childcarers. The two-day event is a dynamic market place, learning zone and forum for its industry. Designed to inspire, entice, stimulate and inform all visitors.  So if you have to make a choice of the 2 days in terms of attendance – make sure that you opt for the Friday afternoon and give Amanda your support.

The Childcare & Nursery Show is the UK’s most established nursery business event; it’s free to attend and provides unrivalled opportunities for visitors to source and experience the very best – in day-nursery and childcare sector products and services.

Why not come along, seize the opportunities available to you and see exactly how the Childcare & Nursery Show can keep you one step ahead of the competition?
The following are links to the show’s website home and registration pages:
http://www.nurseryshow.co.uk/index.asp

http://www.blaxx.net/2009/cns09/reg/

The fantastic global phenomenon Baby Loves Disco will be in Westfield, Merry Hill on Wednesday 27 May: with 4 x separate sessions held @ 12noon, 1:0pm, 2:0pm and 3:0pm.  Boogie for free with Baby Loves Disco and your little ones at Fountain Square on the lower mall near M&S, then Amanda is going to be joining in and running a shortened 15 minute version of her fabulous infant and toddler activity class – towards the end of each of the 4 x sessions.

Note: Entry into the stage area will be by ticket only.

These can be collected from the Customer Relations desk on the upper mall near Beaverbrooks from 10am on the day of the event.
Maximum of 4 tickets allocated to each family (1 adult & 3 children).
Event may be subject to change or cancellation at any time.

0-5 ALIVE Christmas Special @ The Park Club, Acton with Amanda … !

Sunday 14 December 2008 at 11:00am to 1:00pm

@ The Park Club, East Acton Lane, Acton – just £10 per family!

This Christmas extravaganza will take place between 11:00am and 1:00pm at The Park club, Acton and is simply GREAT entertainment for young children AND their parents too.

• The thrilling event starts with one of Amanda’s high-energy interactive routines with unique props.
• Get ready for more action as Amanda gets little ones energised with activities involving Mums and Dads.
• Be entertained with a dynamic performance by Katie Cannon, 5-time British Aerobic Gymnastic Champion.
• Be captivated by the balloon creations of Wobbigon – the leading balloon modeller
• And be amazed performance from Taz and his Hypnotic dance crew featured in Amanda’s dance DVD

Just £10 per family!

You can find out more about The Park Club  on their website http://www.theparkclub.co.uk
The Park Club
East Acton Lane
Acton
West London
W3 7HB

General Enquiries
020 8743 4321

Membership Enquiries
020 8740 4599

Amanda is thrilled to be appearing in the Children’s Party Zone, supporting Yellow Umbrella Day this year – Chiswick’s largest annual charity festival that will take place this year on Sunday 21 September at Chiswick Park (opposite Gunnersbury station).

Apart from Amanda – this year’s festival will offer more entertainment than ever before: there will be live music running for most of the day, a circus skills workshop, pony rides, BBQ, face painters, street performers, Grand Prize Draw, bouncy castle, mask making, giant games, stalls, and much more… including a cake-bake contest for those who are that way inclined.  As always, the day will also feature a 10K run and 5K walk. 

Is there parking available?
Yes, there is plenty of free parking in the business park itself.

Amanda’s Action Kids is one of 3 x local children’s businesses using the Children’s Party Zone space (the others being Chiswick Theatre Arts and Little Kickers) all sharing a marquee.

Amanda will be delivering her usual knockout, 20 minute action packed sessions for children aged 4 months – 5 years, with 2 separate sessions timed at:

• 12noon to 12:20pm
• 12:40pm to 1:00pm

It’s sure to be a great day out and Amanda’s really looking forward to seeing you all there – so get yourself down there!