Dad La Soul (Worthing) Playdates For Dads and Kids

Dad La Soul (Worthing) Playdates For Dads and Kids

Dad La Soul - Revolutionary Dad-Friendly Playdates Using Art +Music + Games +Nature +Tech + Soft PlayTo Help Dads & Kids Make New Friends.

By Dad La Soul

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Location

Guild Care - Methold House

North Street Worthing BN11 1DU United Kingdom

Refund Policy

The organizer will review refund requests on a case-by-case basis.

About this event

Dad La Soul is a revolutionary, grassroots movement, that uses the arts, music, tech and play to tackle social isolation in dads and kids.

We produce kick-ass Saturday morning playdates for dads, stepdads, granddads and male carers who want to hang out with their kids, play/learn/teach new skills and make some new cool friends. We also have two new VR headsets to use at every indoor sessions, available for all to use in order to explore different places, times, planets and more, all from our lovely Worthing base. Inspiring ideas and conversations for kids and dads alike. We also have a private outdoor space and a special sensory room for adults and children to play in.

Here's what we're up to this year (at Guild Care unless stated):

  • 26th June - PUNCH AND JUDY


You can also expect soft play, old-school tunes, crafting, Lego, dress-up, and free drinks/snacks.

Venue is Methold House, unless stated above.

NOTE: The entrance to Methold House is round the back, next to the car park.

PLEASE CHECK OUR FACEBOOK GROUP @DADLASOUL FOR UPDATES ON THE LATEST THEME

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We have an incredible HQ in the centre of Worthing, with free parking, a garden, three rooms, a big screen and a cafe. It is essentially the dad version of when women go to the toilet together at the pub except the kids are invited. It's a safe space for dads and kids to let off steam, have some banter and ask for help. Suitable for children aged 0-10

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Dad La Soul is a revolutionary, grassroots movement that uses arts, tech, and music to battle the social isolation or loneliness in dads.

We run a network of dad/child only playdates producing everything from stand-up comedy and rap workshops in old folks homes to silent disco, beach cleaning raves that sit nicely alongside Lego, soft-play and crafting.

Dads need something of their own to make friends, talk honestly and let off steam with their kids in a safe space. - This is what we do.

We work with national social housing providers, leisure centre groups, and brands to produce kick-ass dad-friendly playdates that feature everything from DJ/film-making/circus skills/special FX make-up/science workshops, soft play, dress up, sensory play and crafting.

We want to create a place for dads to be the modern version that they want to be instead of setting them up for failure.

These activities bring strangers together, challenges conventions, spark conversations and starts friendships in dads that perhaps can otherwise struggle in silence or isolation.

With 96 men, aged under 45, being lost to suicide in the UK every week, the more we can do to get men talking the better.

THIS IS WHO WE ARE:

We are the dad that commutes all week long – he doesn’t see his kids during the week and hates it,We are the dad whose only social life revolved around the friends their partners had made on the playground,We are the stepdad that finds himself struggling as he tries to build relationships with his new family,We are the dad that is adopting and trying to get to grips challenges that, that brings,We are the separated dad who only sees his kids at weekends, and chokes back the feelings that he doesn’t feel allowed to talk about, because ‘real men’ don’t,We are the dad who isn’t afraid to change a nappy yet finds it hard to take his kids out because all the changing facilities are in women’s toilets,We are the stay-at-home dad who yearns for time with ‘the lads,We are the dads that are coming to terms with how to handle our child’s SEND needs.“We, as a society, try and run before, we can walk. Our shifting perception of what a dad’s role is in a modern family is overdue. Still, without fundamental changes to society’s approach, we won’t create the support network for dads to be the modern version that we hope they can be, instead of setting them up for failure.

Come and join the revolution.

 

 

 

 

£0 – £6.98
Sep 27 · 10:00 GMT+1