Entertainment, Celebrities, Seminars and Activities
At BabyExpo you can enjoy 5 separate areas of entertainment, activities and information to include 2 sessions with Cbeebies Phil from Mister Maker with diddidance and Boogie Mites! Over £2000 prizes will be won from the main stage on the day and you will not want to miss the advice from our famous parenting experts from all the UK!
Enjoy The Main stage for headline acts, speakers and entertainers! Head for the Mayo Wynne Baxter Parent's Pit Stop for all day fun with Artfull Splodgers Messy Play, Dotty Spotty Sox, ActAble Academy, Face Painting, Balloonarcy Balloon modelling fun and 2 fabulous play Zones with WOW and Banzai - look out for Noddy, Tinga Tinga and all your favourites! In the South Stand you will find bouncy castles, petting zoos and active fun, in Lower 
Gold there will be baby massage and ante natal classes and finally on the Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust stand you can sit in on all day mini-seminars from pre-conception to infant feeding! There's something for everyone!
The Main Stage will be hosted by Lucy Piper, Lucy has worked as TV pre
senter, model and live stage host in the UK and the USA working at some of the biggest 'Baby' and Fashion events - see here for more about Lucy and meet her on the day!
Look out for our latest guests to commit to BabyExpo - you can meet your favourite Numberjack popping up at the show!
|
Time |
BABY EXPO MAIN STAGE – East Hall |
|
1010 |
Amanda's Action Club - a sensory extravaganza workout for babies and toddlers - as loved by the children of the Stars! |
|
1035 |
Sue Atkins, International Parenting Expert, Speaker and Author of ‘Raising Happy Children for Dummies’ - don't miss her top toddler tips on tantrums, separation, sibling rivalry, the terrible twos and beyond (as seen on BBC Breakfast!) |
|
1101 |
diddi dance - Funky Pre-School Dance fun with Cbeebies Star Phil Gallagher from Mister Maker |
|
1130 |
Jo Tantum - the UK’s number 1 Baby Sleep Expert, bestselling author of 'Baby Secrets as seen on Daybreak & Live with Gabby on Channel 5. Invaluable advice on sleeping, feeding and establishing sensible routines. Joining Jo will be Philip Owen - internationally-renowned paediatric and cranial osteopath and inventor of the TOMY SleepCurve®. Win Jo’s fabulous 'Go Anywhere' Portable Blackout Blinds and 'Sleepytime' baby sleep products during the session and have your baby/child sleep questions answered! |
|
1200 |
Sing and Sign - Britain’s longest running and best loved award-winning baby signing programme. |
|
1230 |
Dean Beaumont, Founder, DaddyNatal -the UK's Only Qualified Male Ante-Natal Teacher (as seen on The One Show) – don’t miss unique, tailored advice for new dads and dads-to-be |
|
1300 |
Yummy Mummy Maternity Fashion Show with prize-winning models and as organised with The Tree of Hope Children's Charity |
|
1325 |
Kids Fashion Show in Association with Kids Management |
|
1350 |
Launch of the 2012 What's on 4 Junior Awards and Mothercare/Heart 97-104 Prize Competition to win a Mothercare Spin Travel System, the opportunity to win a personal visit from the Numberjacks, a fabulous Phase Photographic Studio Experience and a 'Little Bird Told Me' Jasper Rocking Horse |
|
1400 |
Boogie Mites - Original songs and music programmes to support early years learning with Cbeebies Star Phil Gallagher from Mister Maker |
|
1430 |
Jo Tantum (as above) |
|
1500 |
Gymboree – award-winning Play & Music Gymboree - the global leader in early childhood development programs |
|
|
Speaker's Corner - alongside the stage - your opportunity to ask questions and get one-to-one support and advice |
|
|
Mayo Wynne Baxter Parent’s Pit Stop – West Hall |
|
All Day Fun! |
Meet the Mayo Wynne Baxter Team and enjoy all day fun with face-painters, Artfull Splodgers Messy Play, Bandai Play Zone, WOW toys play mat, Actable Academy, Dotty Spotty Sox, Balloonarcy and Debbie Steven's Wellbeing Events Mum's Only Pamper Zone
|
|
1230 |
Early Years Childcare Heuristic Play Session |
|
|
Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Trust Stand 168 - West Hall |
|
1101 |
Mini-Seminar - Pre-conception - expert advice and information |
|
1200 |
Mini-Seminar - Diet and Early Pregnancy |
|
1300 |
Mini-Seminar – Screening & Scanning – what you need to know |
|
1400 |
Mini-Seminar – Infant Feeding – Top Tips and Advice |
|
1500 |
Mini-Seminar – Labour and Pain Relief |
|
|
LOWER GOLD SOUTH |
|
1101 |
To Baby and Beyond Baby Massage and Yoga - soothe, stimulate and bond and learn how to magic away colic and tummy troubles - for mums, dads and parents-to-be
|
|
1230 |
NCT Relax, Stretch and Grow
|
|
1325 |
To Baby and Beyond Baby Massage and Yoga – as above |
|
|
SOUTH STAND |
|
AllDayFun! |
Sussex Bouncy Castles, Mobile Ark Petting Zoo, catering and Best Beginnings - Get Britain Breastfeeding Exhibition
|
|
1130 and 1430 |
Toddlebikes Demos |
Don't miss NCT Breast-feeding counsellors in the Breast-feeding room in East Hall between 1100 and 1300.
Please note the organisers reserve the right to make amends to this programme
A bit about our speakers and supporters........
The fabulous Jo Tantum, the UK’s number 1 Baby Sleep Expert, Twin expert and author of bestselling book 'Baby Secrets. Jo is a regular columnist for Prima Baby and speaks at the major babyshows where her advice and insight into life with a new born is always in enormous demand. She will be sharing her invaluable advice on sleeping and feeding, twins and siblings, establishing sensible routines and sleeping patterns - helping parents to better understand and enjoy their babies as they grow! During her presentations Jo will also be giving away prizes to include her fabulous 'Go Anywhere' Portable Blackout Blinds and 'Sleepytime' baby sleep products. She will also be available for questions and one-to-one support and advice.
Join
ing Jo will be Philip Owen D.O., B.Sc.(Hons) - internationally-renowned paediatric and cranial osteopath. His pioneering research has significantly advanced our understanding of babies' and children's sleep problems and he is also the inventor of the TOMY SleepCurve® concept to be showcased at BabyExpo!
Back by popular demand VIP TV Star Guest - Phil Gallagher of Cbeebies Mister Maker! Phil will be entertaintaining children in two slots this year opening with the fabulous Diddi dance (headline sponsors) and alongside Boogie Mites in the afternoon. Phil will also 
tour the show and meet with visiting prize winning 
children!
Not-to-be missed is celebrated child-rearing guru Sue Atkins, the best-selling author of ‘Raising Happy Children for Dummies’ and as seen on BBC Breakfast, The Jeremy Vine show and across the national press! Sue will be sharing her advice and speaking on 'The Secrets to Well-Behaved Kids - the terrible twos and beyond!' Not to be missed if you are pregnant or already facing the trials of toddlerhood!
Headline Sponsor Sing and Sign will be taking to the stage entertaining mums, dads and little ones with their award winning music programme helping babies communicate before speech.
Dads won’t want to miss the UK’s only fully qualified male antenatal teacher, Dean Beaumont, dad of two, founder of DaddyNatal and as featured on BBC The One Show, in Practical Parenting and described by the Daily Mail as an ‘antenatal pioneer’! Dean will be addressing parents on role as birth partner, as well as answering any questions expectant dads may have about pregnancy and birth.
Don't miss the fabulous Yummy Mummy Maternity Fashion Show with The Tree of Hope Children's Charity and Kids Fashion Show organised in association with Kids Management - an exciting, new children’s agency based in Sussex representing children from new-born to 17 years for TV, Film, Photographic and Stage roles.
The Tree of Hope Children's Charity funds grants for medical treatment and therapy within the private sector of medicine in the UK. They also fund surgery and treatment by medical specialists abroad where the specific knowledge and facilities are available, in order to treat UK children as quickly as possible. Please visit http://www.treeofhope.org.uk for more information.
PLEASE NOTE AT 1100 AS A MARK OF RESPECT WE WILL BE ATTEMPTING A MINUTE'S SILENCE. THERE WILL BE NO ACTIVITY ON THE MAIN STAGE FOR THIS BRIEF TIME.
Add this page to your favorite Social Bookmarking websites
