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Hi! We're Gemma and Alice.

Welcome to Imagine Avenue

We are a fully mobile role-play village with 8 beautifully curated 'real world' areas to explore. We can come to your setting which means we are an affordable and simple alternative to an off-site trip.

We utilise our combined 25 years experience in Primary Education and childcare to create a unique, engaging and purposeful play environment which we are delighted to be bringing to nurseries and schools across Nottingham.

Imagine Avenue can...

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Support children to explore their personal interests

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Build on their independence and confidence with positive relationships

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Empower with the power of play in early year and KS1 settings

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Develop crucial language and communication skills for life

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Encourage curiosity & imagination with skilled childcare leaders

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Enable safe and supported exploration of the world around them

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Imagine Avenue encourages children to dream, discover & do
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Led by us

Led by us

Qualified, experienced Imagine Avenue staff will lead your event

Your venue

Your venue

We bring Imagine Avenue to your educational setting on the day.

Serving the East Midlands

Serving the East Midlands

We serve schools across the East Midlands areaAdditional fees apply for +5 miles

Secure your date today

A few questions about you day. We'll be in touch shortly after to confirm your booking.

What's the topic?

Are we supporting Maths, English or something else?

Who's it for?

What year group or class are we bringing the Avenue to?

Name the day

Please choose a date and time for us to come!

Where are you?

Please provide the full address and postcode of your educational setting.

...and finally, who are you?

Please provide us with the contact details of someone authorised to make the booking.

Something's not quite right

Thank you!

We've got your enquiry, and we'll be in touch soon.

Use reference reference if you need to speak to us sooner.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can you support my topic?

Yes! The 'Imagine' area of the avenue can be based around maths, phonics or fine motor skills, depending on the needs of your pupils.

If your pupils have a particular interest that we may be able to incorporate (dinosaurs, princesses, vehicles etc) then please let us know and we will endeavour to include appropriate toys, costumes etc.

Alternatively, if you would like us to incorporate elements of an area of learning or topic we can accommodate most requests (ie. people who help us, Geography etc).

We will also provide you with digital copies of resources based on our Imagine Avenue role-play which can be used in the classroom following our visit to extend and develop the learning.

What does the event look like?

During a school visit you can expect children to demonstrate their independence and confidence as they navigate and explore the different areas of play.

Our nursery and school visits are carefully planned and structured to allow all children in Early Years and KS1 to access the role-play. We believe that there are a huge amount of learning opportunities within our imaginative sessions. We have a number of activities for the children to engage with alongside the play equipment which encourage cooperation, curiosity, social skills and language development.

There is also plenty of opportunity for play with our high quality resources! Imagine Avenue staff will be present during the visit (including a Qualified EYFS/KS1 Teacher) to lead the sessions, interact with pupils and to reset and tidy the areas as needed.

What can Imagine Avenue do for my class?

At Imagine Avenue we can offer you a unique opportunity to add an enriching and valuable experience to your curriculum offer. We are available for one-off visits to your school setting which are ideal as a ‘hook’ for introducing a new topic or enquiry. Our role-play has also successfully been used as a weekly opportunity for a year group/class to develop key skills.

We are equally well placed to offer a booking as a reward or play session for pupils to celebrate the end of term or particular achievement or as a regular booking for an after school club.

Miss Ross said...

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Gemma and Alice delivered an amazing experience to the Nursery children of my school. They displayed high levels of professionalism, engaged and challenged our children appropriately and were all round OUTSTANDING. I couldn't recommend Imagine Avenue more and will certainly be booking them in again this academic year. Thank you Imagine Avenue!
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Lizzie Lonsdale said...

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Imagine Avenue hosted a joint birthday party for three two year olds this weekend and we were all so pleased with how it went! We had 20 children aged from 1-8 attend and all of them had such a good time. My daughter in particular who is really familiar with Imagine Avenue had the best time having it all to herself with her friends! Gemma and Alice are so professional but also have such a lovely relationship with all the children. They kept popping in to make sure everything was ok. We hired the same venue that Imagine Avenue regularly use which so this worked really well logistically too. I’d recommend Imagine Avenue to anybody looking for something special and a bit different a children's party!
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N Lawford said...

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Highly recommended. We hired Imagine Avenue for our four year-old's birthday party and everyone had a great time. Throughout the whole process Gemma and Alice were so friendly, helpful and professional, we were really impressed. Thank you!
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ClaireMarie19 said...

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If I could have given these lovely ladies 10 stars I would have. We had imagine avenue host our daughters 3rd birthday party. The set up and clear up couldn't have gone smoother. All the kids had a wonderful time, played really well together and were so entertained that the parents were able to relax a bit and have a nice catch up. Each section has had such thought gone into it and has a fantastic selection of toys. Really the best role play set up we've played at. Some lovely personal gestures really made it feel special. Thank you! Claire, Owen and Lucy!
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Rachel Abraham said...

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We hired Imagine Avenue for our son’s 5th birthday and they were brilliant. Gemma and Alice are so friendly and spent loads of time facilitating play making sure everyone had a great time. Definitely recommend them
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Emma Corker said...

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Fabulous birthday party. We had close to 40 kids and they were kept easily entertained for 2 hours. Plenty of things for them to play with, and lovely quality. Would highly recommend
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Tash Rostance said...

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My son loves Imagine Avenue - there are a few role play centres around but love that Imagine Avenue is slightly different with the airport and garden sections. Gemma and Alice have done a really great job! We just hired them also for a 3rd birthday party and it was brilliant - the kids and parents loved it! Thank you!
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Victoria Blair said...

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Such a brilliant party idea! I used Imagine Avenue for a 3rd birthday party and the children loved it from the second they walked through the door. It made for such an easy party as the children were so busy and entertained throughout. Gemma and Alice were great at communicating with me in the run up to the party, amazingly speedy at setting up/ tidying away and lovely with the children throughout the party, resetting the scenes and playing with the children. Many parents at the party were asking for Imagine Avenue’s contact details!
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Demi Gibbons said...

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I would highly recommend hiring Imagine Avenue for your child’s birthday party! I cannot thank Alice and Gemma enough for their help and support from planning to executing my little boys third birthday party. The play spaces are adorable and really well designed. They even catered for the younger and older siblings at the party allowing the parents to enjoy a drink and a chat. They were super flexible when it came to set up and were so efficient during the clean up process. The personal touches really made it extra special for him. Thank you so much!
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Joy Abbott said...

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We booked Imagine Avenue for our child’s 4th birthday party having attended another party they had featured at. Great set up, lots of variety, suits children of different ages. Good communication, friendly and punctual. Highly recommended!
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Claire Levy said...

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Had Imagine Avenue for our daughters 3rd birthday party. Everyone had a great time, one of my friends said it was the best kids party they've ever been to! Lots to entertain themselves with. A very sweet personalised tough spot Peppa Pig play area as it was our daughters favourite. Owners very approachable and friendly. Very kind extra of little gift and card for birthday girl at the end. Efficient set up and take down. Would recommend and definitely consider again for future parties!
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Sammie Randall said...

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Cannot recommend Imagine Avenue enough!! We've been to a few of the play sessions and decided to book my little boys 2nd birthday with them. All the kids played so nicely for the full 2 hours, no bored children in sight! The girls made it so easy from booking, to setting up, everything was thought about and taken care of with no issues! I even asked for a digger messy tray section which they did to fit into the theme. Thank you so much 😊
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