Ali Bey A very good shop for practical baby goods, with a wide selection of strollers, baby baths, cots etc. Browse the catalogue on their website (choose "catalogos", then "puericultura"). Pg. Sant Joan, 50 Tel. 93 232 7367 www.ali-bey.es
Kabraloka Bright, colourful clothes for babies and toddlers all made from natural textiles. Aguillars, 18 (Born) Tel. 93 268 2009
Limobebe A bright, attractive shop selling baby accessories, toys and clothes. Rambla de Prat 9 (Gracia) Tel. 93 218 7659 Tues-Sat 11am-8pm www.limobebe.com
Mapu A health food shop that has a small baby section selling natural baby products, including reusable nappies. They also have a good selection of baby slings and carriers. Magdalenes 7 Tel. 93 317 5525
Baby/toddler groups and activities
Mama and Baby Cafe Feeling alone with your baby? Breastfeeding issues? Or, just want to meet other mums? The Mama and Baby Cafe is held twice a month between 10 and 12 at Barcelona Well Woman Clinic, C/Bruc 38 2-2. Admission is free. You will be able to chat to Raquel (midwife) and Viktoria (doula), who can help you with all baby/mum related questions. Find out more at www.bcnwellwoman.com (see News section)
BabyBluesBarcelona BabyBlues organise get-togethers for parents and babies. See their web for dates of upcoming groups. They also offer post-partum psychological assistance. www.thebabyblues.org Baby Dance Classes combining dance, games and relaxation techniques for parents and babies. Thursdays 10am-11am Estudio En L'Aire: Calle Pintor Pahissa 14 bajos Price 7.50 per session Anna Jansen annebijn@hotmail.com Tel. 657 183 542 Baby Rock English English with music for children (0-5) and their parents. Courses are Saturday mornings 11am-11.45am and Wednesdays 5.45pm-6.30pm at Luna Yoga near metro Fontana and FCG Grącia. Price is 180 euros for 10 sessions. See web for more details. info@babyrockenglish.com www.babyrockenglish.com/como_funciona_eng.html Tel. 653 924 542 BCNTots Parents, babies and toddlers group in English. Meets Tues afternoon and Wednesday mornings. There are also informal Monday afternoon meets at the Ludoteca in Parc del la Ciutadella from 3pm-7pm. Email bcntots@groups.msn.com
Collage Barcelona A creative learning centre, run by three American women, that offers dance and music classes for babies and toddlers. They also have a creative arts programme for older (4-12) native English speaking children. C/ Sant Salvador 96, baixos Tel. 93 284 6520 info@collagebarcelona.com www.collagebarcelona.com
Espai de Crianca Xantala An open group of mothers who meet one Saturday a month from 11.30am to share doubts, anxieties, information etc. The group isn't English speaking, but there may be English speakers there. Tel. 664 580 347 or email info@xantala.es Assoc. Xantala Pere IV 190
Grup Gemma Gemma is a support/information group for pregnant women and mothers. They have weekly meetings which provide a chance to get together with other mothers and mothers-to-be and during which specific themes regarding pregnancy, childbirth and children are addressed. Although this is not an English-speaking group, a number of English speakers attend the meetings. Meetings are every Tues from October to June, 11am-1pm. Centre Civic Casa Sagnier C/Brusi 51 www.grupgemma.org
Mamifit Mamifit was started by American, Emma Soteras, as a way to help new mothers get back in shape with their babies. Emma is a personal trainer and offers classes in the client's house or in groups in parks or gyms. www.mamifit.es
Nurseries
Blossom A multilingual pre-school for children from 4 months to 6 years with native English, Spanish and Catalan educators. Av. de la Miranda, 18-20 Esplugues de Llobregat Tel. 902 99 55 37 info@blossom-kindergarten.com www.blossom-kindergarten.com
The Playhouse A child-centred pre-school for 1-3 year olds. They also offer a "Learn English through play" kids club on Saturday mornings and Monday afternoons for children aged 3-6. Mozart, 10 Tel. 661 469 419 info@theplayhousebcn.net www.theplayhousebcn.net
Websites www.kidsinbarcelona.com A great resource for everything to do with being a parent in Barcelona. They have a weekly newsletter and a lively forum. www.mumabroad.com Lots of information and personal stories from other parents in Barcelona. www.barcelona-metropolitan.com The Classified section sometimes has meetups with other parents.