We had an INCREDIBLE time during National Children’s Activity Week (NCAW) this October, our annual campaign highlighting the importance of physical activity for children. This year we collaborated with hit preschool series Gabby’s Dollhouse, bringing themed activities, fancy dress fun and a huge prize giveaway to our classes across the country. Let’s take a look at what we’ve been up to…
AGILITY
The Agility Station in our 2 – 3 Years and 3 Years – School Age classes was transformed into The Playroom for the week! We rolled down Carlita’s ramps as fast as we could, revving our engines as we raced around the track. Even our youngest Tumble Tots explored a brand new circuit layout, with some centres hiding characters to spot around the room, while others adapted Tumble Tots songs during Circle Time to celebrate the theme – “Stand Up, SHRINK Down” being one of our favourites!
BALANCE
We did some brilliant balancing, where we not only had to travel carefully over beams, but make ourselves as small as possible to navigate hoops and “shrink down” so that we could fit inside the Dollhouse!
CLIMBING
The Climbing Station in our 2 – 3 Years and 3 Years – School Age classes was transformed into the Fairytail Garden for the week! We had to climb high up the Fairy Tree looking for Kitty Fairy, where we eventually found her right at the top. We had fun sliding back down, and then we helped Kitty Fairy plant and water seeds in the garden.
CO-ORDINATION
Lots of our co-ordination stations throughout the week had a rather feline feel about them! Building cats using our co-ordination equipment utilised so many different skills, including:
Fine motor skills
Working as a team
Hand-eye co-ordination
Imagination
Here are some super photos from the Co-ordination Station at Tumble Tots Redditch last week!
STICKER TIME
Of course, no Tumble Tots class would be complete without STICKER TIME! Our giant Gabby’s Dollhouse stickers were a hit, and are now sitting pride of place in the special stickers page of thousands of Tumble Tots Sticker Books across the country.
As this was such a special week, we invited little ones, grown-ups and staff alike to dress up or even better, decorate their very own Gabby’s Cat Ears. A special mention to Tumble Tots Mid Cheshire who really embraced the dress code! We love these photos from their classes last week.
We had a super fun week and hope that the Gabby Cats will come and play with us again soon!
About Gabby’s Dollhouse:
Since the debut of DreamWorks Animation’s hit series Gabby’s Dollhouse, kids around the world have been having one big sprinkle party with Gabby and her friends. Created by celebrated storytellers Traci Paige Johnson and Jennifer Twomey and now streaming on Netflix, Gabby’s Dollhouse is a mixed media preschool series that unboxes a surprise before jumping into a fantastical animated world full of adorable cat characters that live inside Gabby’s dollhouse. Rooted in growth mindset, Gabby’s activity-based episodes encourage flexible thinking and learning from your mistakes. The show has charted as a top 10 kids’ TV series in 57 countries on Netflix. Gabby’s Dollhouse continues to expand through Universal Destinations & Experiences theme parks, global fan experiences, live events and much more, including Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie heading to theaters September 26, 2025. Any adventure can unfold when we play in Gabby’s Dollhouse!
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