Walthamstow Toy Library and Play Centre

21/10/2026

19/10/2026

🎉 LOOKING FOR A PARTY VENUE? WE'VE HAD A CANCELLATION!🎈

We've had a cancellation at our Walthamstow Toy Library, which means we now have TWO party slots available in November!

🎂 November availability:
- Sunday 22nd November | 10am–1pm
- Sunday 28th November | 2.30–5.30pm

🎄 Planning a Christmas get-together?

Looking for somewhere fun to celebrate with friends and their little ones? Why not hire the Toy Library for your very own Christmas party?

We still have a few December dates available at Walthamstow:

🎅 Saturday 12th December | 10am–1pm

🎅 Saturday 19th December | 10am-1pm or 2.30-5.30pm

🎅 Sunday 20th December | 10am-1pm or 2.30-5.30pm

With plenty of toys and space to play, it's the perfect setting for a celebration with family and friends! 🥳

📍 Leytonstone Toy Library: We also have lots of party slots available at our lovely Langthorne Park venue and we have a special offer running if you book between October and December.

💻 Book directly through our website!

Don't leave it too late – our party slots are always popular!

15/10/2026

👶💛 You’re never too young to join the Toy Library!

Got a newborn? Come and discover everything we have for our littlest members – and their grown-ups too.

✨ Relax and bond together in our Sensory Play Room
👜 Borrow one of our new Play Bundle Bags, starting from 0–3 months, filled with toys specially chosen for your baby’s age and stage of development
♻️ Look out for our clothes, shoes, nappy and baby equipment giveaways – helping families save money, try reusable options and make sure useful items are passed on
📚 Pick up leaflets and information about other local services, and browse our collection of parenting books for advice, ideas and support
🧸 Enjoy our welcoming play spaces as your baby grows
☕ Meet other parents and grown-ups – we’ll even make you a cup of tea!

Those early months can be a big adjustment, and sometimes just getting out of the house, meeting another grown-up and having somewhere welcoming to go can make all the difference.

Come as you are. Feed your baby, have a chat, enjoy a cuppa and discover the Toy Library together. 💛

📍Walthamstow Toy Library
📍 Leytonstone Toy Library in Langthorne Park

Because the Toy Library is for grown-ups too.

12/10/2026

📚 Celebrate Black History Month with us!

This week we’re sharing Baby Goes to Market by Atinuke, illustrated by Angela Brooksbank, at both Toy Libraries. Come along for stories, play and fun together! 💛

📍 Walthamstow Toy Library
• Monday–Saturday: 10–11.30am
• Monday: 1.30–3pm
• Tuesday and Friday: 2.30–4pm

📍 Leytonstone Toy Library
• Monday–Friday: 10–11.30am
• Tuesday and Thursday: 1–2.30pm

We look forward to seeing you and your little ones!

11/10/2026

✨ As the weather changes, come and discover our lovely Sensory Play Room at Walthamstow Toy Library. ✨

Warm, calm and cosy, it’s a wonderful space to relax and bond with your baby, enjoy some quiet sensory play, or meet up and have a chat with friends while your little ones explore.

🌈 Lights, projections, sounds and textures
🧸 Sensory toys to explore
💛 A calm and welcoming space
⏰ 45-minute sessions
🎟️ £7 for one adult and child. Concessionary rates for low income families

And don’t just take our word for it…

⭐️ “Great place to bring your babies and relax and catch up with friends.”

Perfect for those increasingly chilly autumn days! 🍂

Book your Sensory Play Room session through our website.

09/10/2026

🎃 Just THREE Fridays to go until our Halloween Parties! 👻

Our Halloween parties are always incredibly popular and tickets sell out fast, so don’t leave it too late!

📅 Friday 30th October
⏰ 10am–12pm
📍 Walthamstow Toy Library OR Leytonstone Toy Library

🎟️ This is a ticketed event and booking in advance is essential.

⚠️ Please make sure you book tickets for the correct venue when booking.

Come along in your Halloween fancy dress for a morning of spooky fun, play, crafts and games! 🕷️🧙‍♀️🎃

Book now to secure your place!
👇 Booking links in the comments.

09/10/2026

Only a few Saturday Adventure Play sessions left this year! 🍂

Come and play with us at Walthamstow Toy Library. There’s space to explore, build, climb and get creative, whatever the autumn weather brings. Children up to 10 are welcome.

Make the most of our Adventure Playground before the year is out. We’d love to see you! 💚

08/10/2026

👜 Who’s spotted our gorgeous new tote bags hanging up at the Walthamstow and Leytonstone Toy Libraries? 👀

Thanks to funding from The National Lottery Community Fund and to all your brilliant ideas and suggestions, we’ve created our brand-new Play Bundles for Babies. 💛

Each bundle has been carefully put together to support your baby through different ages and stages of development:

👶 0–3 months
🌱 3–6 months
🧸 6–9 months
✨ 9–12 months

For £35, you can borrow a bundle of 10 carefully selected toys for THREE months – giving your baby plenty of time to explore, play and develop without you having to buy lots of toys they’ll quickly grow out of.

Choosing the 0–3 month bundle? Your £15 annual Toy Library membership is included in the £35 price.

Already have one of the toys in your bundle? No problem! We can swap it for something different.

And we know lots of you love coming to the Toy Library regularly for the social side too. ❤️ Having a bundle at home doesn’t change that! You can still pop in, come and play, meet other families and use our sensory room.

♻️ More play. More variety. Fewer toys to buy. Toys that don’t cost the Earth.

And yes… we ARE selling the tote bags separately! Because we all love a good tote bag – and we think these ones are pretty special. 😍👜

Ask the team about our Play Bundles for Babies next time you visit.

07/10/2026

🎉 Looking for the perfect family-friendly party venue in Leytonstone?

Leytonstone Toy Library is a brilliant place to celebrate – whether it’s a birthday, christening, naming ceremony, henna party, Eid celebration, Christmas get-together or a long-overdue catch-up with your antenatal group.

We’re perfectly set up for families with young children:

✨ A clean, welcoming space – so no worrying about little ones crawling around on the floor!
🧸 Plenty of toys to keep children happy and entertained
🥪 Bring all your own food and drink
🎈 A relaxed space where adults can catch up while the children play

And for a limited time, when you book your party through our website, you can choose up to THREE play activities included for FREE!

Perfect for adding even more fun to your celebration.

📅 Offer ends 20 December 2026

🎉 Book your party through our website, let us provide the play – you bring the party!