Learning Is Fun

Learning Is Fun LIF is a unique learning space serving the vibrant Home Ed community of Northamptonshire. Your child- their needs and interests are central to everything.

Run by an experienced Teacher, LIF offers a full timetable for children aged 5-15 yrs.

Next week at LIF ....Limited soaces available 🟢 SPACES 🔴 FULLY BOOKED Monday 26th October 9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9...
23/10/2026

Next week at LIF ....

Limited soaces available
🟢 SPACES
🔴 FULLY BOOKED

Monday 26th October
9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9 🟢
Ages 6-12
Angles
Estamating and measuring

11-12 WOWSERS 🟢
Pumpkin potions

12.30-1.30. 1:1. ES

2.15-3.45 CREATORS 🔴
Week 3/4
Explore the wonderful dotty world of Yayoi Kasama . The children will create kasama inspired pumpkins and flowers. Pumpkin 🎃 🎨

FULLY BOOKED

4.30-5.30 AP

Tuesday 27th October

9.30-10.30. 1:1 HC
10.45 -11.45. 1:1. SP

12.15-1.15. The Tuesday Group 🔴

FULLY BOOKED
These wonderful children are planning a huge fundraiser in memory of Jenny Crabb and in aid of Cynthia Spencer Hospice.
Saturday 14th Nov. CHRISTMAS FUN DAY

2.15-3.45 HAVE FUN WITH ... AUTUMN 🟢
Suitable from 4-11 years. 🍂 🍁 🎃

£13 per session
Each week the children will enjoy invitations to play, role play , art, crafts and snacks all based AUTUMN

Pumpkin art, making bunting, playing in our Autumn Cafe. Crafts, ganes and making hot chocolate. Plus much more.

Wednesday 28th October

9.30-10.45 It starts with a story £11🟢
A new group aimed at 4/5-7 year olds combining Little Maths and Phonics Club. Each week a story will provide the launch pad to learning.

THE SMEDS AND THE SMOOS. 🚀 👾
bl as in blue and black
Rhyming words
Reading colour words heart ❤️ 🟧 💛 💚 💙

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS 🖊 📖 🔴
A wonderfully popular group using novels as a launchpad to writing. This time we are reading. THE RACEHORSE WHO WOULDN'T GALLOP by CLare Balding
🐎 🐴
FULLY BOOKED
Week 3/4

1.30-2.30. MC
4.30-5.30 1:1 YP

Thursday 29th October

9.30-10.30 REUSERS 📦 £8 🟢
Join us for junk modelling.

12-1. 1:1. LG
1.30-2. 1:1. SM
2-2.30. 1:1. AM
2.30-3. 1:1. RM

4.30-5.45. YP

Friday 30th October

Find me at Grendon Hall Estate hosting a Halloween event.

19/10/2026

A reminder that LIF is closed and reopens on Monday 26th October.
🌊 ⛱️ 🏊‍♀️.

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🎆 🎇 🧨 NOVEMBER at LIF .... 🎆 🎇 🧨 Mondays9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9Ages 6-12Topic and number based. Fun interactive ...
18/10/2026

🎆 🎇 🧨 NOVEMBER at LIF .... 🎆 🎇 🧨
Mondays
9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9
Ages 6-12
Topic and number based. Fun interactive and relevant activities. Lots of Christmas themed maths.

2nd November. TIME
Looking at time zones and tine differences. Plan a route for Santa.

9th November. MEASURING 📐 📏
Make a photo frane as a chrismas gift using accurate measurements.

16th November WEIGHT and MESAURE
Make Gingernread men ⚖️
Adapt recipes using multiplication and division

23rd November TIME 📅
Learn facts around days in a month etc. Make a maths related calendar.

30th November. ADDITION ➕️
The Twelve Days Of Christmas
Have great fun with this song and the maths behind it. 🎶

11-12 WOWSERS
A fun interactive session with a STEM focus. SPACES LIMITED TO 10

2nd November
The sparkler and the egg experiment! 🥚 🎆

9th November
Making Cookies in a jars for our fundraiser.
Measuring, food hygiene and art.

16th November
Make christmas decorations using salt crystal making. 🔮

23rd November
Make your own snow globe ❄️

30th November
Make a magnetic moving christmas figure
🎅

12.30-1.30. 1:1. ES

2.15-3.45 CREATORS 🎁 🎨 🖼

This is a special block for those desperate to create.
PLEASE NOTE
Places are limited to 8 children. Aged 7 plus.

A fantastic block using a variety of Art and Craft skills to create meaningful items to be used as gifts. The children will have the opportunity to make

❤️ paper mache light bowl to keep lights in. 🔦 🥣
❤️ A finger print heart keyring ❤️ 👉

❤️ A special gift of choice - handmade from start to finish. Gift 🎁 💝 🎁

❤️ Hand print fabric to make a furoshiki - cloth used for wrapping. We will use natural leaf printing to create beautiful fabric. 🍃 🍂 🔨

9th November
16th November
23rd November
30th November

£48 for 4 week block

4.30-5.30 1:1 AP

TUESDAYS

9.30-10.30. 1:1 HC
10.45 -11.45. 1:1. SP

The Tuesday Group is a fantastic group for y0ung people aged 10-16.
17th November A special treat to thank the fundraisers.
24th November Make a Christmas wreath
1st December Make a Christmas cake
8th December Decorate ypur Christmas cake

2.15-3.45 HAVE FUN WITH ... CHRISTMAS
Suitable from 4-11 years. CHRISTMAS 🌟 🎄 🎅
3rd November
10th November
17th November
24th November

£13 per session
Each week the children will enjoy invitations to play, role play , art, crafts and snacks all based CHRISTMAS
From hand made decorations, making playfough and playing in our Santa's Toy work shop.

4.45-5.30 1-1 MP

WEDNESDAYS

9.30-10.45 It starts with a story £11
A new group aimed at 4/5-7 year olds combining Little Maths and Phonics Club. Each week a story will provide the launch pad to learning. £11

4th. November
Stick Man christmas 🐕 🌲
fl as in flag and fly

11th November
Betty and the Yetti. ❄️ 🌨
gl as in glow and glad
pl as in plum

18th November CLOSED

25th November
The Tiny Reindeer. 📖
cl as in clap and clip
measure
Meauring in cm and meters
Comparing sizes.

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS
A wonderfully popular group using novels as a launchpad to writing. This time we are reading
THE GREAT REINDEER RESCUE by STEPHEN MANGAN.

11th November
18th. November CLOSED
25th November
2nd December
9th December

4 week block £48

1.30-2.30. MC
4.30-5.30 1:1 YP
6.15-7.15 1:1 RP

THURSDAYS
9.30-10.30 REUSERS 📦

12-1 1:1. LG
1.30-2 1:1 SM
2- 2.301:1 RM
2.30-301:1 AM
4.30-5.30 YP

Next week at LIF ....Monday 12th October 9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9Ages 6-12Money, Money, Money! 💰 💸 Coin recognitio...
07/10/2026

Next week at LIF ....

Monday 12th October
9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9
Ages 6-12
Money, Money, Money! 💰 💸
Coin recognition
Making values
Adding values and calculaing bargains

11-12 WOWSERS
A fun interactive session with a STEM focus.
Balloon powered cars 🚗

12.30-1.30. 1:1. ES

2.15-3.45 CREATORS 🔴
I'm really excited about this!
A fantastic 4 week block exploring the wonderful work atists such as Picasso, El Anatsui, Alexander Calder, Yayoi Kasama, and Keith Waving. This term we are looking at sculpture and weaving using a huge vatiety of materials.

The children will work individually and collectively using textiles, junk material. Spray paint, clay and much more. 🎨 🖌

£52 for block.
5th October
12th October
19th CLOSED
26th October
2nd November

4.30-5.30 AP

Tuesday 13th October

9.30-10.30. 1:1 HC
10.45 -11.45. 1:1. SP

12.15-1.15. The Tuesday Group
A group for 10-16 year olds.
During the sessions, we will plan a wonderful fun day, in aid of Cynthia Spencer Hospice in memory of one of a special LUF Mummy. We make things to sell and advertise.

SIX session block - £72
6th Oct
13th Oct
20th. CLOSED
27th Oct
3rd. Nov
10th Nov
14th Nov
Saturday 14th Nov. CHRISTMAS FUN DAY

2.15-3.45 HAVE FUN WITH ... AUTUMN
Suitable from 4-11 years. 🍂 🍁 🎃

£13 per session
Each week the children will enjoy invitations to play, role play , art, crafts and snacks all based AUTUMN

Pumpkin art, making bunting, playing in our Autumn Cafe. Crafts, ganes and making hot chocolate. Plus much more.

4.45-5.30 1-1 MP

Wednesday 14th October

9.30-10.45 It starts with a story £11
A new group aimed at 4/5-7 year olds combining Little Maths and Phonics Club. Each week a story will provide the launch pad to learning.

The Scarecrow's Wedding
Exploring rhythm, beat and performance . Cone to the Wedding of Harry and Betty.

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS 🖊 📖 circle 🔴
A wonderfully popular group using novels as a launchpad to writing. This time we are reading. THE REACEHORSE WHO WOULDN'T GALLOP by CLare Balding
🐎 🐴
7th Oct
14th Oct
21st Oct CLOSED
28th Oct.
4th Nov
11th Nov
🐎 🐴 🎠
Five week block £60

1.30-2.30. MC
4.30-5.30 1:1 YP
6.15-7.15 1:1 RP

LIF is closed for Annial leave
Reopens on Monday 26th October ✈️ 😎

07/10/2026

I have lots 9f soace at REUSERS tomorrow.
9.30-10.30
£8. Junk modelling

We have the best junk this side of the watford gap!

03/10/2026

Please book for next week. Lots of fantastic sessions.

Wonderful work deserves to be celebrated!! The children have used Tiger In A Tropical Storm by Hernri Rousseau as inspi...
02/10/2026

Wonderful work deserves to be celebrated!! The children have used Tiger In A Tropical Storm by Hernri Rousseau as inspiration and now our foyer is a jungle!! We had a soiree ! A special thank you to Krazy Savers for always being so tolerant and supportive.

Join us for our next Creators block.......
Monday 5th October.
2.15-3.45 CREATORS

A fantastic 4 week block exploring the wonderful work atists such as Picasso, El Anatsui, Alexander Calder, Yayoi Kasama, and Keith Waving. This term we are looking at sculpture and weaving using a huge vatiety of materials.

The children will work individually and collectively using textiles, junk material. Spray paint, clay and much more. 🎨 🖌

£52 for block.
5th October
12th October
19th CLOSED
26th October
2nd November

Next week at LIF ....🍂 🥮 OCTOBER at LIF .... 🍂 🥮 Monday 5th October 9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9 🟢Ages 6-12subtractio...
01/10/2026

Next week at LIF ....

🍂 🥮 OCTOBER at LIF .... 🍂 🥮

Monday 5th October
9.30-10.30am MATHS IS FUN £9 🟢
Ages 6-12
subtraction ➖️
Using number lines and column method.
Plus more code breaking

11-12 WOWSERS 🟢
A fun interactive session with a STEM focus.
Shrinking! 🔎
Boyle's Law
When you increase pressure, volume decreases (shrinks), and when you decrease pressure, volume increases (expands).
marshmallows and syringes! 💉

12.30-1.30. 1:1. ES

2.15-3.45 CREATORS FULLY BOOKED 🔴
Im really excited about this!
A fantastic 4 week block exploring the wonderful work atists such as Picasso, El Anatsui, Alexander Calder, Yayoi Kasama, and Keith Waving. This term we are looking at sculpture and weaving using a huge vatiety of materials.

The children will work individually and collectively using textiles, junk material. Spray paint, clay and much more. 🎨 🖌

£52 for block.
5th October
12th October
19th CLOSED
26th October
2nd November

4.30-5.30 AP

Tuesday 6th October

9.30-10.30. 1:1 HC
10.45 -11.45. 1:1. SP

12.15-1.15. The Tuesday Group 🟢
A group for 10-16 year olds.
During the sessions, we will plan a wonderful fun day, in aid of Cynthia Spencer Hospice in memory of one of a special LUF Mummy. We make things to sell and advertise.

SIX session block - £72
6th Oct
13th Oct
20th. CLOSED
27th Oct
3rd. Nov
10th Nov
14th Nov
Saturday 14th Nov. CHRISTMAS FUN DAY

2.15-3.45 HAVE FUN WITH ... AUTUMN 🟢
Suitable from 4-11 years. 🍂 🍁 🎃

£13 per session
Each week the children will enjoy invitations to play, role play , art, crafts and snacks all based AUTUMN

Pumpkin art, making bunting, playing in our Autumn Cafe. Crafts, ganes and making hot chocolate. Plus much more.

4.45-5.30 1-1 MP

Wednesday 7th October

9.30-10.45 It starts with a story £11🟢
A new group aimed at 4/5-7 year olds combining Little Maths and Phonics Club. Each week a story will provide the launch pad to learning.

The Tiger Who Came To Tea 🐅 🐯 🎂
br as in bring and brag
Money - coin recognition, adding coins.
Come and buy food for the Tiger in our special shop!! 🥛 🐅 🍺 🎂

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS 🖊 📖 🟢
A wonderfully popular group using novels as a launchpad to writing. This time we are reading. THE REACEHORSE WHO WOULDN'T GALLOP by CLare Balding
🐎 🐴
7th Oct
14th Oct
21st Oct CLOSED
28th Oct.
4th Nov
11th Nov
🐎 🐴 🎠
Five week block £60

1.30-2.30. MC
4.30-5.30 1:1 YP
6.15-7.15 1:1 RP

THURSDAYS 🟢
9.30-10.30 REUSERS £8 📦
10.45 MW
12-1 1:1. LG
1.30-2 1:1 SM
2- 2.301:1 RM
2.30-301:1 AM
4.30-5.30 YP

LIF will be closed on FRIDAYS

We need lots of young people to help to organise a big fun day for an excellent cause. 12.15-1.15. The Tuesday Group A...
29/09/2026

We need lots of young people to help to organise a big fun day for an excellent cause.

12.15-1.15. The Tuesday Group
A group for 10-16 year olds.
During the sessions, we will plan a very special fun day, make things to sell and advertise. All profits will go to Cynthia Spencer Hospice.

SIX session block - £72

6th Oct
13th Oct
20th. CLOSED
27th Oct
3rd. Nov
10th Nov

Saturday 14th Nov. CHRISTMAS FUN DAY

A percentage of the fees will also be donated.

Next week at LIF.....Monday 28th September 9.30-10.30 MATHS IS FUN £9. 🟢 Code breaking! Use your maths to break codes!!...
25/09/2026

Next week at LIF.....

Monday 28th September
9.30-10.30
MATHS IS FUN £9. 🟢
Code breaking! Use your maths to break codes!!

Age 6 to 13 years

11-12
WOWSERS £8 🔴 FULLY BOOKED
Come and bake sone scones. If you are booked, please wnsure that Moira knows dietary requirements.
Age 5-13

12.30-1.30 1:1 ES

2.15-3.45 CREATORS 🎨 🐅 🌳 🔴
Week t of 4
Tiger in a Tropical Storm by Hernri Rousseau.
A wonderful opportunity to explore this painting using acrylc, , pastels, plaster of paris, paper mache , fabric painting and much more!
A four week block £52
Suitable from age 6-16 years

4.30-5.15 1:1 AP

Tuesday 29th September

9.30-10.30 1:1 HC
11-12 1:1. SP

12.15-1.15 TUESDAY GROUP 🪑 🔴
A four week block where young people aged 10-16 years have the opportunity to design and upcycle a small piece of furniture. Everything provided.

2.15-3.45 HAVE FUN WITH ... The Zoo!
Suitable from 4-11 years £13. 🦁 🐅 🐘

Each week the children will enjoy invitations to play, role play , art, crafts and snacks all based around The Zoo!

Masks, dressing up, the vets, decorating cakes, art and much more.

4.45-5.30 1-1 MP

WEDNESDAY 30th September

9.30-10.45 It starts with a story £11 🟢
A new group aimed at 4/5-7 year olds combining Little Maths and Phonics Club. Each week a story will provide the launch pad to learning.

Three Billy Goats Gruff
gr as in grab and grow
Twen numbers and 100 square

11.30-1pm YOUNG WRITERS 🔴 🖊 🐸 🐀 🌴
A wonderfully popular group using novels as a launchpad to writing.
BOOK - The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame.
9th
16th
23rd
30th
Four week block £48

1.30-2.30. MC

4.30-5.30 1:1 YP
6.15-7.15 1:1 RP

Thursday 31st September
9.30-10.30 REUSERS £8 📦 🟢
Junk modelling at its very finest.
All ages

10.45-11.45. M
12-1 1:1. LG
1.30-2 1:1 SM
2.30-3 1:1 RM
3-3.301:1 AM
4.30-5.30 YP

Friday 1st October

Evening art exhibition for our Creators- Tiger in a tropical Storm by Herri Rousseau
🐅 🐯 🐅 🎨 🖼

Address

Billing Garden Village
Northampton
NN39EX

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 1:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 11am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

07874261991

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