Little Beans Play Cafe - Preston

12/08/2026

Are you joining us this Summer?

Sometimes it’s good to escape the sun for a few hours, relax and enjoy an iced coffee and homemade brownie while your little ones play.

We’d love to see you!

Team LB☕️

09/08/2026

👻🎃💀🧛🧟‍♀️…

⚠️SAVE THE DATE⚠️

👻SPOOKY WOOKY!👻

On Thurs 29th, Fri 30th & Sat 31st October we will be hosting the most SPOOKtacular experience!

💚Ghoulish apple bobbing
🧡Pumpkin photo backdrop
🖤Shadow skeleton puppet show
💚Ghostbusters disco
🧡Trick or Treat… 2 gift giveaways!
🖤Nanana bat maaan flying through the air!
💚Ghostly bubble popping
🧡Not-so-Haunted play house

👻When can I BOO BOO BOOOK?

Booking opens at 10am THIS SUNDAY (9th Aug)!

Thursday 29th Oct:
🧟‍♀️9:30am

Friday 30th Oct:
🧟‍♀️9:30am
🧛‍♀️11:15am
🧙1:15pm

Saturday 31st Oct:
🧟‍♀️9:30am
🧛‍♀️11:15am
🧙1:15pm
💀3pm (12 months - 24 months)

🖤All sessions will be mixed age so 12m-4 years 11m except for a dedicated young toddler class on Saturday
💚All children within the age band must have a paid place
🧡A sibling under 12 months may attend for free
🖤A maximum of 2 guests may attend with each toddler (so 2 parents or 1 adult and 1 sibling over 5 years)
💚Please note NO FACE PAINT is permitted as this permanently stains our castles and equipment!
🧡Little Beans Play Cafe will also be open so you can refuel and relax before or after your class!

👻⏰Set your reminders for 10am Sunday and tag your friends…this is one of the absolute highlights of the YEAR!! ➡️https://www.toddlersense.com/preston/

05/08/2026

So many of you asked for it so we’ve given it a whirl…

🌈🍫Chocolate Old School Cake🍫🌈

On the counter this Thurs and Fri alongside our regular Old School. As always, both are dairy free but made in a kitchen which uses dairy products.

Come and try it out! We’re open 9-2pm during August.

03/08/2026

☕️☕️We’re BACK!!☕️☕️

It’s the start of our 4 weeks of Summer opening hours (Tuesdays-Fridays, 9am-2pm) and we’d love for you to join us!

Here’s a quick recap of how it works…

❌No bookings taken or time limits on play

🎟️£3 for unlimited play time per child

🧒We’re a play cafe for under 5s so during the holidays, while we welcome older siblings to come along with you, we need to remind you the play area is small and designed for our younger guests so it’s important the big kids can be respectful of that.

🧃🥪🍎We have lots of drinks, snacks, children’s meals, hot and cold food and fresh bakes so kindly ask that you don’t bring in your own food or drinks. We also need to be in control of allergens to protect everyone who visits us.

🚗You’ll find a large car park to the left of our building and we have use of all spaces towards the rear (21+) plus roadside parking directly outside is also free.

See you soon!!

03/08/2026

Thank you so much for all the entries and shares…our winner is Courtney Burns!🎉🎉

☀️☀️Summer GIVEAWAY!☀️☀️

We may be closed at the moment while we take a break with our family but we’re giving away a coffee date for two to celebrate our Summer hours starting soon!

You could win:
☕️☕️2 Coffees (hot/iced or any alternative hot drink)
🍰🍰2 Bakes
🎟️🎟️2 Free Plays (for under 5s)

All you need to do is:
👍Like this post and our page
🫶Share this post to your profile or story
🏷️Tag a friend you’d invite to share this prize with you

There’s no limit so tag away and each tag counts as an entry!

We’ll announce a winner on Sunday 2nd August.

T&Cs:
Competition closes midnight 1st August
Prize must be redeemed in August during 1 visit (we’re open Tues-Fri from 4th August)

30/07/2026

Heyyy we’ve missed you!

Gordon is missing being behind the counter beside his beloved coffee machine and chatting to our lovely regulars. Ellie is missing being the baker, popping the hair net and apron on and worrying there won’t be enough brownies on the counter for tomorrow!!

We’re a teeny tiny small family business and we rarely take time off…literally 4 weeks a year! But we’ve been on a family holiday in the South of France and have been cramming in canoeing down the Dordogne River, exploring prehistoric caves, relaxing by the pool, visiting medieval towns and enjoying local markets.

We’ve had such a great time but inevitably - as a family with 4 demanding kids - we are now SO ready to come home! IYKYK🤪

We’ll be back next week for our 4 weeks of Summer opening hours and we’d love to see you.

Ellie is itching to get back to baking, has several customer orders to get cracking on and has promised to start practicing a brand new scrumptious addition to the counter…meanwhile Gordon is just looking forward to being back at work for a rest 🙄😂

So pop us in your diary for next week - open Tues-Fri 9am-2pm. In fact why not pop it in weekly for August?

See you soon!!

25/07/2026

☀️☀️Summer GIVEAWAY!☀️☀️

We may be closed at the moment while we take a break with our family but we’re giving away a coffee date for two to celebrate our Summer hours starting soon!

You could win:
☕️☕️2 Coffees (hot/iced or any alternative hot drink)
🍰🍰2 Bakes
🎟️🎟️2 Free Plays (for under 5s)

All you need to do is:
👍Like this post and our page
🫶Share this post to your profile or story
🏷️Tag a friend you’d invite to share this prize with you

There’s no limit so tag away and each tag counts as an entry!

We’ll announce a winner on Sunday 2nd August.

T&Cs:
Competition closes midnight 1st August
Prize must be redeemed in August during 1 visit (we’re open Tues-Fri from 4th August)

25/07/2026

New baby in the house?

🤱CALLING ALL NEWBORNS!👨‍🍼

💜Our next intake for Hello Baby - our dedicated newborn programme - starts on 16th September.

💜We’re the original sensory class provider, celebrating 10 years of classes in Preston and an incredible 20+ years nationwide!

💜We have a dedicated venue right in the heart of Preston with a huge activity and play space, additional sensory room plus our own children’s play cafe (perfect for pre-class drinks and cake😊)

💜Hello Baby💜
A dedicated programme for birth-10 weeks where we cover:

🌟Massage, Yoga and Reflexology techniques
🌟Understanding and identifying your baby’s cues
🌟Understanding the benefits of skin to skin and how to achieve this
🌟Learning new winding techniques to calm and soothe your little one
🌟Learning about your baby’s key milestones and tips for teaching these
🌟Discover why repetition and consistency can help reduce stress in babies
🌟Tummy time for babies: why it’s important, how to practice it and tips to help your baby love supervised time on their tummy
🌟Explore and relax under beautiful sensory lighting

💜Sessions last an hour and include a rest break where you’re welcome to visit the sensory room.

💜2 adults are welcome to attend with each baby too and we often welcome Dads, Grandparents and lots of other family members who are keen to share these early memories with you.

📍Our Autumn term (for July and August births onwards) starts Wednesday 16th September at 3:30pm from our venue on Fylde Road in Ashton.

Join us here - https://www.babysensory.com/preston/

💜We can’t wait to welcome you!💜

19/07/2026

❌Just a reminder that we’re closed for the next 2 weeks❌

14/07/2026

Baby under 13 months?

If you’re planning to visit the cafe this August, why not extend your visit with a themed sensory class…as always, no bookings taken for the cafe but you must book your Baby Sensory class online in advance.

Here’s a peek at week 1 of the 4 week August term…

🔥🔥It’s almost Summer Sizzler time and here’s a little look at week 1…🔥🔥

🦁🐸JUNGLE SAFARI!!🐯🦋

🙉Tuesday 4th & Wednesday 5th Aug:
9:30am (3-13m)
11am (0-7m)
12:30pm (3-13m)

We’ll transform the play area so as soon as you enter the room…you’ve entered the jungle! Meet the animals, grab a photo on safari and enjoy the glowing green sensory room🐸💚🐍💚🪲

Our activities will transport you to the jungle…from waking up the animals, to relaxing beneath the flowing vines…so many gorgeous photo opportunities and a fabulous playlist too!

Little Beans Play Cafe - Preston is open throughout our August classes so you can extend your visit or simply grab a coffee and cake to go!

💭Does your partner or a Grandparent want to come along too? No problem…2 adults are always welcome to attend all of our classes!

💭Older sibling off school? No problem…a school-aged sibling is welcome to come along as the ‘2nd adult’ and enjoy the adventure with you, being mindful that it’s a baby class so they’ll be there as your big sibling helper☺️

The Summer holidays are a looooong gap between your Summer and Autumn term classes but we’ve got you covered with some fabulous theme weeks and can’t wait to get started!

Sign up here ➡️ https://www.babysensory.com/preston/timetable