Sarah Cummins

Story Time - Five Minutes Peace
2023-05-23 09:30 - 11:00 (Europe/London) | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
This story is an award-winning family favourite. Mrs Large wants five minutes peace and quiet in her hot, foamy, ever so bubbly bubble bath. But with Lester, Laura and the baby being as bouncy and boisterous as ever, Mum finds her peace short-lived.
Come and explore the story with us, blow bubbles with Mrs Large’s bubble bath and pretend to play along with Lester as he plays for Mrs Large. There will be sensory play activities for children to explore the world of elephants, simple collage elephants to make and take home, along with counting, singing and fine motor control tasks. So come and join the fun.

Story Time - Sam Plants a Sunflower
2023-05-16 09:30 - 11:00 | Leeds
Sam loves big, yellow sunflowers, so when his friends Worm and Ladybird suggest he grows his own, he soon plants some seeds in his garden. Join Sam as he watches them grow, with fun flaps to lift to see what’s happening underground and a big sunflower pop-up surprise.
This is a lovely gentle story full of simple facts that explain how plants grow. It features artwork from the bestselling The Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler.
After the story and some growing rhymes, we will be exploring sunflowers and planting sunflower seeds to take home and look after. There will leaves to count, sensory sunflower activities to explore as well as small world activities. So come and join the fun.

Story Time - The Bee's Sneeze
2023-05-09 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Come and join us sharing The Bee’s Sneeze. Thanks to the sweet perfume of the Tootletuff bloom. Buzzy McBee and her friends have a wobbly, wild adventure! This, delightful story, plays with language and produces rhyming text that children love. This is a fun; repetitive text makes for a giggle-tastic picture book for little ones!
There will be bees to make and bee texts to explore as well as sensory exploration and counting activities. We are really looking forward to seeing you.

Story Time - The Kings Pants
2023-05-02 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
This week’s story session has a Royal theme. Celebrate King Charles III’s coronation with this hilarious story jam-packed with royal pants from the author of the award-winning, bestselling, funny family favourite The Queen’s Knickers!
The King cannot rule without his Royal Pants. He has a pair for every occasion: coronation pants (he can’t be crowned without them), organic pants (edible in royal emergencies) and even inflatable space-pants (because one never knows when they might come in handy). But in a boxer-shorts blunder at the Royal Mail, the King’s undies have been posted to his subjects nationwide! With his Y-fronts gone wandering, how will the King possibly cope?
There will be the King’s Pants to decorate, royal sensory worlds to explore, as well as regal, scented play dough. Alternatively, you could become King or Queen yourself for the morning. We are really looking forward to seeing you.

Story Time - The Odd Egg
2023-04-25 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
The Odd Egg by Emily Gravett is a wonderful story for children and adults alike. All the birds have eggs to hatch. All except Duck. When Duck finds an egg of his own to look after he’s delighted: it’s the most beautiful egg in the whole world! But all the other birds think it’s a very odd egg indeed – and everyone’s in for a big surprise when it finally hatches.
Spring is in full swing and the birds are building nests in the trees. Join us for a morning of egg related activities. There will be natural materials for nest making, animals that hatch out of eggs to explore, eggs to count and to match, patterns to make and eggs in all their forms to explore.

Story Time - Tad
2023-04-18 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Story Time
This week’s story session has a ‘froggy’ theme. Come and join us for the story of Tad, a big story about a tiny tadpole – growing up, branching out, and taking a leap into life. Then discover more about the life cycles of frogs through exploration of small worlds, getting hands on with our jelly frogspawn and making frogs out of dough and art materials. There will also be songs and rhymes to have fun joining in with and the whole studio to explore.
We are looking forward to seeing you. Ribbit, Ribbit!

Story Time - We are going on an Egg Hunt
2023-04-04 09:30 - 11:30 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
We’re going on an egg hunt. We’re going to find them all. We’re really excited … Join the Easter Bunnies on an exciting lift-the-flap Easter egg hunt. Based on We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, the story follows a family of rabbits looking for Easter eggs. Instead of going through grass or snow, the rabbits encounter lambs, chicks, bees and ducks.
Come and join us on an Easter adventure, explore the story, enjoy making Easter decorations and have fun learning Easter songs and rhymes.

Story Time - One Springy Day
2023-03-28 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Clomp…boing…clomp…boing…clomp…boing… The fox springs into trouble playing hide and seek. What can his friends do to help? Join us while we share this fun-filled Percy the Park Keeper story from the award-winning author and illustrator Nick Butterworth.
Explore the theme of spring, through sensory play, develop fine motor skills using dough, printing techniques, threading, filling and pouring. So spring into Kith & Kin and join all the fun.

Story Time - The Very Hungry Caterpillar
2023-03-21 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is favourite with children and adults alike. Its imaginative illustration and clever cut-out detail charts the progress of a very hungry caterpillar as he eats his way through the week.
Join us as we get hands on with this timeless classic, told using puppets and story props. Learn about the lifecycle of the butterfly, explore early counting and sequencing the days of the week.
There will be caterpillars and butterflies to make using paint and collage, as well as dough and sensory materials to explore. So come and join the fun.

Story Time - With my Mummy
2023-03-14 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
“Days with my mummy are always such fun, and ever so special together, as one. From morning to night, and all the bits in between, being with Mummy makes every moment of every day special.” In honour of Mother’s Day, our stories this week are all about Mum’s.
This lovely rhyming story not only encourages children to think about what they enjoy doing with their Mummy’s, it also encourages exploration of different animals and their young.
After the story there will be the opportunity to make a Mother’s Day card and further explore animals and their young. It being St Patrick’s Day soon there will just have to be a few shamrock themed activities too!

Story Time - The Lonely Daffodil
2023-02-28 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
One day, when a farmer is planting daffodils at the top of a hill, one of the bulbs slips from the basket, rolls down the hill and lands at the forest’s edge. While there, the daffodil befriends many different creatures, but he can’t help feeling lonely each night when he hears the other daffodils singing together at the top of the hill. The daffodil longs to join in, but when the other daffodils refuse to let him, he must find a different way to use his voice.

Join us as we celebrate St David’s Day, with a daffodil theme. There will be daffodils to make and decorate, daffodils to count, dough to explore and rhymes to learn.
We are looking forward to seeing you.

Story Time - Mr Wolf's Pancakes
2023-02-21 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Mr Wolf fancies some tasty pancakes but he doesn’t know how to make them. Asking his neighbours is no use – they’re a mean and horrible lot who refuse to help.
Poor Mr Wolf – he has to work it out, all by himself. So, what happens when these nasty neighbours want to help Mr Wolf eat his delicious pancakes? This story if full of well-known fairy-tale characters and has brilliant, comic illustrations.

Join us as we celebrate Pancake Day, find out about the ingredients that pancakes are made of, have a go at ‘making’ some of your own. Explore our lemon scented dough and see if you can toss your pancake up in the air and catch it.
We look forward to seeing you.

Valentine Craft Day
2023-02-14 09:30 - 15:30 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
We are hosting our first drop in activity day and hope you will join us.
Tuesday, February 14th, we will be hosting a drop in craft day. You will be welcome to drop in anytime between 9.30-12 & 1-3.30 and welcome to stay up to 1.5hrs from your arrival time.
£5 per child and suitable for children up to 7 years old. Activities on offer include, cards to make, rose & chocolate scented dough, sensory activities, art techniques to explore and more. We will also have valentine themed activities for you and your child to play with on our shelves.
There is limited space within the studio and ask that you leave buggies at home or outside the studio during this day.
We hope to see you there.

Story Time - The Gruffalo's Child
2023-02-07 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
One dark night the Gruffalo’s child disobeys her father’s warnings and ventures out into the snow. After all, the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist …does he? The Gruffalo’s Child is the much-loved sequel to Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s bestselling phenomenon, The Gruffalo.

Listen to the story and then explore the properties of oats and flour to make your own Gruffalo crumble, or make a paper plate Gruffalo to take home. Explore the story in the small world tuff tray or develop your fine motor skills in the owl ice cream parlour.
We are really looking forward to welcoming you to the studio.

Story Time - Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What do you Hear?
2023-01-31 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Polar Bear, Polar Bear, What Do You Hear? by Bill Martin and Eric Carle is a simple rhythmic story that introduces children to wild animals and the sounds they make: ‘Polar Bear, Polar Bear, what do you hear? I hear a lion roaring in my ear…Lion, lion what do you hear? I hear a hippopotamus snorting in my ear…’

As well as teaching children new words like roaring, snorting, fluting, braying and trumpeting – and perhaps some unfamiliar animal names too, this colourful book provides plenty of opportunity to extend children’s literacy and language skills and develop a love of books.
After the story there will be listening activities to engage with, small world animals to explore as well as sensory play and craft activities all linked to the theme of zoo animals.

Story Time - The Polar Bear and the Snow Cloud
2023-01-24 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
There was once a polar bear whose only friend was a fluffy white snow cloud.” The bear wishes and wishes for a friend. The snow cloud tries to help by making animal shapes out of snow, but they’re not real, and the little polar bear feels very alone. Just when he is about to give up …
Come and find out if Polar Bear ever finds a friend he can really play with. Then join us and explore life in polar regions, get hands on with the polar bears on their icebergs, investigate and name animals that live in cold countries. Or try your hand at fork painting a polar bear to take home.
There will be books to read, puppets to play with and frosty landscapes to explore and so come and join the fun.
We are looking forward to seeing you.

Story Time - One Snowy Night
2023-01-17 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Percy the Park Keeper always feeds the animals in the park where he lives. But one cold winter’s night Percy discovers that his little friends need more than food and he must find a way to help them. This story is the perfect excuse to escape into a winter wonderland. Percy and his friends have been much loved by generations of children and it’s the illustrations that really make this story a winner.
Bring the story to life and develop listening skills, using our story basket full of the animals from the story and Percy himself. There will be a range of other activities, all with a winter theme for the children to explore.
Have a go at making an icicle collage, try out our new winter scented doughs, all hand made or get hands on with our snowy small word tray. All the activities on offer are open ended and can be accessed by little ones of all ages. Sessions take place in a calm, relaxed environment, where children and their carers can explore together.
So put on your hats and scarves and come and join us.

Story Time - A little bit of winter
2023-01-10 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
It is autumn and time for Hedgehog’s annual sleep. He asks rabbit to save him a little bit of winter, so that when he wakes up, he can see what it’s like. But rabbit is a forgetful animal. Will he keep his promise?
This is a lovely story about friendship and keeping promises. It also helps children to understand about hibernation and the changes the seasons bring.
After the story there will be a range of fun, multisensory activities for the children to engage with. As well as being fun, these activities support language development, motor skills, social skills and creativity.

Christmas Party
2022-12-22 09:30 - 15:30 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Come and join us for our Christmas Party at the studio.
We will have songs & stories to get you in the festive mood, along with crafts and activities for you and your child to explore.
Your child will decorate their own Christmas biscuit and make reindeer food to take home.
We have 9.30am – 11am or 2pm – 3.30pm available. Space is limited so book early to avoid disappointment.
£10 per family (up to two adults + two children)

Story Time - Little Robin Red Vest
2022-12-20 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
The Little Robin Red Vest is a tale about how a kind little brown bird called Robin, who gave away all his cosy vests to his friends. When Christmas arrives he is cold and all alone until someone very special came to his rescue.
This is a beautiful Christmas tale about the joy of giving.

Story Time - Stick Man
2022-12-13 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
“Stick Man lives in the family tree, with his Stick Lady Love and his stick children three.”
After going for a jog one morning, Stick Man encounters a bounding dog, who just wants to play fetch. This sparks a series of unfortunate adventures, which lead him far from home. As the seasons pass Stick Man meets a surprising friend who might just be able to help him get home. Will he get back to the family tree in time for Christmas?
This story is such a favourite with children and adults alike. Join us and explore the text through role play, sensory and hands on experiences. Make your own Stick Man to take home and develop fine motor skills, imaginative and thinking skills through well planned activities. There may even be a visit from Stick Man himself!

Saturday Family Story Time
2022-12-03 09:30 - 2022-12-17 11:30 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Join us for family story time in December.
Saturday 3/12 & 17/12 at 9.30am
£6.50 per child

Story Time - Oi! Get off our Train
2022-11-29 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
A little boy sets off on a round-the-world night train to go to dreamland with only his toy dog for company. Soon all sorts of endangered animals are asking if they can jump up and join them on their journey. This is a fun book with a serious message. it takes an ideal introduction to green issues for the youngest readers.

There will be a train set to explore, alongside different animals. Children will experiment with printing with wheeled vehicles or create their own printed trains. There will also be sorting and matching activities alongside fine motor control challenges. So, hop onboard and join the fun.

Story Time - How to Catch a Star
2022-11-22 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Once there was a boy and the boy loved stars very much. Every night he watched the stars from his window and wished he had one of his own. One day, he decided he would try to catch a star… but first he had to think of a plan.

This is a story about possibilities and disappointments, with a great ending. For any child reading the book or listening to it being read, they will leave with the feeling that they can overcome challenges and obtain their hearts desires, making their dreams come true with determination and will power alone.
Afterwards there will be stars to catch and count, star decorations to make, painting techniques to explore and small world play to enjoy.

Story Time - Pudsey's Great Fundraiser
2022-11-15 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Pudsey’s day of fundraising is not going as smoothly as usual. Everything he tried seemed to end in disaster but Pudsey was determined to come up with his best idea ever to raise money for Children in Need.
Pudsey’s positive attitude and kindness might just help him to stumble across his best idea yet.
Then explore the delicious lemony scented Pudsey Bear dough and cutters or make your very own Pudsey headband to wear. You could explore the Pudsey Bear sensory rice or create your own Pudsey Bear face using collage.
So, come and join all the fun and develop your early skills. We are looking forward to welcoming you.

Story Time - Ava's Poppy
2022-11-08 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Ava is delighted when she discovers a brilliant red poppy in the middle of her yard.
She sits with the little flower in the sunny days of summer and shields it from the rain, until one day the petals start to drop and the tiny flower fades away. But when spring comes again . . . Ava is surprised anew.
This is a lovely story, written by Marcus Pfister, the author of The Rainbow Fish. It is perfect even for very young children to prompt discussions about the poppy as a symbol.
Then print a poppy of your own, or try your hand at creating your own poppy. Sensory rice will be on offer to help develop fine motor skills, as will the dough. There will also be collage and small world activities, all with a poopy theme.
So, come and join all the fun.

Story Time - Bonfire Night
2022-11-01 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Come and sit around the camp fire with us and enjoy this week’s story.
It’s Bonfire Night and there is excitement is in the air. The box that arrived weeks before can finally be opened and a night of family fun is about to begin.
This is a simple, rhyming story about a family celebrating the joy of Bonfire Night together.

Then play in our Bonfire Night small world area or explore printing to make your own firework display, or make your own Bonfire Night collage.
There will be bonfire themed songs and rhymes to sing and sensory play to explore.
So, come and join the fun.

Halloween Party
2022-10-29 10:00 - 16:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
Come and join us for a fun filled 2hrs of games, treats, crafts, songs, stories & much more.
We encourage you to dress up and join us for our Halloween party.
We have two times available – 11am and 2pm
£10 per family tkt – includes admission for up to two adults and two children

Story Time - We are going on a Pumpkin Hunt
2022-10-25 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
We’re going on a pumpkin hunt. We’re going to find a big one. What a beautiful night! We’re not scared.
Come and join all the fun of the pumpkin hunt. Just watch out for the sticky spider’s webs, flapping bats and lots of other spooky surprises.
Then explore the pumpkin spiced scented dough and use it to mould your own pumpkin, develop motor skills and co-ordination by having a go at pumpkin hammering.
There will also be pumpkins to print and pumpkins to find and match on your own pumpkin hunt around the studio.
We are looking forward to seeing you.

Story Time - The Leaf Thief
2022-10-18 09:30 - 11:00 | Kith + Kin Studio, 33 High Street, Wetherby, Leeds, LS22 6LR, United Kingdom
This is a brilliantly funny story of the seasons, written by Alice Hemming and illustrated by Nicola Slater.
Squirrel is so cross. Yesterday there were loads of beautiful leaves on his tree, but today? Today some are missing and Squirrel is convinced that someone has stolen them… there’s a leaf thief on the loose!
Afterwards enjoy the rich colours of autumn and explore our sensory woodland or develop finger strength and motor skill by using our autumn dough and natural leaf themed mark makers or make your own beautifully coloured leaf using colour and water to diffuse it.
So come and join us for a fun, busy morning.
