This is the essential guide to the best toddler groups in Exeter. 'Playgroup' or 'Toddler Group' whatever you call it - turn up, have a coffee and a rich tea and stay and play with your baby.

Some groups have arts and crafts activities such as painting, glueing and even planting! Nancy and I planted a sunflower seed at Pebbles in St Michaels one rainy Tuesday and now it's over 7 ft tall! It's a chance for your little one to get creative without the worry of getting paint on the walls and glue on the sofa! You could find yourselves making facemasks or scary sock puppets it's amazing what appears.

Singing forms a large part of some groups, it's a chance to remind yourself of the words to some songs and learn some new ones too. I had never heard the '5 Little Fireman' song until one Thursday in Pinhoe Road Baptist Church and now its one of Nancy's favourites, she can 'hop, hop, hop' really well but has yet to master the winking!!

Dad's have their own groups,  'Dad's and Littluns' is on a Thursday just off South St, Whipton and Beacon Heath Children's Centres both have Dad's Stay and Play sessions on a Saturday morning - there are rumours that there are bacon sandwiches involved...hmmm...

Playgroups on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday