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‘19 Certificate of Excellence, 2019

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Academy of FUN! CIC provide engaging and entertaining activities for 4-11 year olds.

Superhero Adventures (or starwars if you prefer) -with role playing staff and a storyline.
LEGO parties-we have over 250 litres of the stuff, 12 LEGO workshops and even our own special take home model kits.

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1 August 2019

Our son had a superhero birthday party & Rowan & the team were absolutely incredible. Nothing was too much trouble, every little detail had been thought about & taken care of & it was just amazing. Our son's face when he saw Spiderman was priceless. They really kept the children's attention so well and all the parents and children commented on how much fun they'd had. Can't recommend them enough. More...

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13 April 2019

We had such a fun morning with you in irlam today! We can’t wait to join you again, thank you

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3 April 2019

I just wanted to say thank you for the entertainment you provided at my sons 6th birthday party! Vic, Andy and Kieron were brilliant with the kids, they were all very professional, well organised and great fun! The wacky races Lego party was a real hit with the kids and I wouldn’t hesitate to use Academy if Fun for future events. Thank you so much More...

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18 February 2019

THIS picture is the best representation of how happy you guys made my children today! FUN! FUN! And extra FUN! Your the perfect team for creative little minds to express themselves. Thanks for being so amazing at what you do! Can’t wait for the next time ‍♂️ ‍♀️ More...

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26 January 2019

Thank you for organizing my boy’s 6-year-old party. It was absolutely amazing. All the kids are engaged in the build and race session as well as the party game session. Your hard work definitely pay off for all the laughters and highly participation from the children. Thank you so much for the wonderful party. More...

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12 January 2019

Great lego party today for a 5yo. Thankyou!

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6 November 2018

Went to a 6 year old party. My son and (myself �) absolutely loved it. Great games and paced well. Loved the lego animal to take home. Excellent staff.

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6 November 2018

We had a Lego party for my daughters 6th birthday. Academy of Fun were brilliant especially as the party was quite large with 40 children. Christopher ran the party great along with 3 additional members of the team. My daughter said it was her ‘best party ever!!’ Would definitely use Academy of Fun again. More...

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7 October 2018

We had AoF to run a joint LEGO 7th birthday party. The kids had a fabulous time playing with Lego under instruction to complete the volcano themed workshop, which the kids loved! There were various workshops to choose from. More...

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30 September 2018

Brilliant. These guys did a 4th Birthday Super Hero Party yesterday for 20+ kids. Can’t praise or thank them enough - nothing was too much trouble and they have unlimited energy levels. Would really recommend to anyone wanting a great themed party. More...

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5 September 2018

Rowan and team did a great job of keeping 12 6year olds entertained with their superhero antics. The kids loved it and the parents were all impressed too!

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30 July 2018

Absolutely awesome team! So happy I found and booked Kate and co! Worth every penny! Love the spiderman / robber storyline both of my sons are still talking about it. Kept all the kids entertained, even the little ones followed it and Children as old as ten got throughly involved! Happy memories made, if you want a stress free brilliant party then call them!! I will definitely use them again. More...

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23 July 2018

Thank you Academy of Fun for the amazing Lego party! My son had a brilliant 8th birthday and all his friends were entertained for the full 2 hours. Thomas chose the fairground workshop and they had great fun building the ferris wheel as a team and then all the other rides. The Lego themed games were full of energy and team work and let the children burn off some energy after their party food. I would definitely recommend this party for any boy or girl who loves lego! More...

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23 July 2018

Thank you to the Academy of Fun Superhero entertainers we hired for our son’s 4th birthday party! They were fantastic and kept the children amused for 2. 5 hours. One was Spider-Man and one was Wonder Woman and we couldn’t fault them - fun, nice with the children, helpful and on time. Definitely recommend! More...

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23 July 2018

Just finished a fantastic Lego party for our Lego loving six year old. The team were fab and managed to keep the children interested for the full 2 hours and we're very understanding of some birthday overexcitment.
Thankyou for a lovely party!

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23 July 2018

Fabulous Lego party yesterday for my sons 7th birthday! Kate and Hollie kept 14 boys totally engrossed in Lego building and crazy Lego themed games which the children loved! Each child was also sent home with a little Lego dog they had built at the party and a printed photo of the group which was a lovely touch! Definitely recommend More...

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23 July 2018

We had Kate from academy of fun come into our royal wedding session on Wednesday and do a music session with the children and I can honestly say it was completely different to what I was expecting but it was absolutely amazing! The kids loved it and our parents and staff here at tiddlywinks thought it was fantastic too :) it was such good fun. Kate was so good with the children and they really connected with her and kept interest through the session. It was such a fun way to keep them all moving around and making music, singing and of course laughing! Really can't thank you enough! More...

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23 July 2018

Booked Rowan and Al for a legotastic party and would highly recommend. It was perfect for my 6 year lego mad son. Rowan and Al took care of everything and were great with all the kids, in terms of keeping control, looking after the younger children and generally ensuring everyone had FUN!! Thank you��

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23 July 2018

Academy of Fun are Absolutely Fantastic! My son had a Superhero Adventure Party for his 5th Birthday - Kate and her team were amazing! My son had never had a birthday party and I was a bit wary about doing one with a group of energetic 4/5 year olds especially after having attended several parties for his friends - I had to asked Kate if she was sure she'd keep them all engaged and not running riot I need not have worried! My son loved it, his friends loved it - we even ended up with his friends siblings joining in, both older and younger. I've had several parents since message me to tell me how much fun their child had - I'm definitely glad I called in the pros and wouldn't hesitate to do it again Thank you so much!!! More...

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23 July 2018

We've had 2 lego parties with Academy of Fun for our children and they were both fantastic.

For Holly's 7th birthday party Kate and Vic did a lego zoo party and the children built several animals with the guidance of Kate and then used their imaginations to build all kinds of creatures and buildings for their zoo.

For Harrison's 9th birthday party they did a lego funfair themed party where the children built a working ferris wheel as well as dodgems, candy floss stalls, and even toilets!!
The games were really good fun and all the children really enjoyed themselves.

I would definitely recommend Academy of Fun for anyone with children who love lego. Kate and Vic are brilliant with the kids and they also provide fantastic party bags should you need them
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23 July 2018

Thank you Academy of Fun for a fabulous 'Space Adventure' Party. Birthday boy had a fantastic time, Dan was excellent with the kids, and great feedback from guests and parents about a good time had by all. Would definitely recommend.

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23 July 2018

What an amazing team!
We hired AOF for the family day at this years Fabulous Frost Fair and they were incredible. Quick to set up, quick to clear away and entertaining and engaging with all the children and families that passed through their room over the course of a long and busy day.
Thank you so much- we would absolutely recommend your services. Well done.
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23 July 2018

We booked a Legotastic party for our twins 6th birthday. Kate and her team were fantastic - they kept 38 children entertained for 2 hours. I was a bit nervous that sitting down and playing with Lego wouldn't be entertaining enough but needen't have worried. After the building section there were lots of high energy team games. All the children (and the parents) seemed to be very happy - one even said 'it was the best party he'd ever been to' and my two were delighted. I booked after we'd attended a friends SuperHero party, which was also brilliant. Kate and Amy were professional from the first moment I spoke to them - keeping in touch, arriving well in time and even helping once it was all over. Can't recommend them enough. More...

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23 July 2018

We booked a super hero party for my son's 5th birthday party. They were responsive in the build up and they arrived on time with plenty of time to set up. We had the burglar which hangs around outside in the build up which got the kids in a frenzy (in a good way). Then the Super Hero training and other games kept them super excited, Batman arrived and they were loving it, my 8yr old daughter was loving it too. Batman sat with the kids when they ate and really indulged them answering all sorts of questions with wavering from character at all, I really appreciated this extra effort at the meal time. The rest of the party went down a storm too. The kids absolutely loved it, the parents did too and the feedback the next day in the school car park was brilliant.. A massive double thumbs up from everyone here, couldn't be happier.. I asked my son Tom what he thought about it.. "I didn't like it Dad, I LOVED it!!" he said. A job well done guys!! More...

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23 July 2018

Wow! What an amazing party my five year old son had today. Charlotte, Dan and Tom where awesome and kept all the kids enthralled for the whole two hour party. All the kids loved training to be superheroes with batman and all the parents commented on how good the party was. I can't recommend them all highly enough. Thanks for making Max's day so memorable! More...

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23 July 2018

I hired Academy of Fun for my son's Lego-themed birthday party yesterday - and would not hesitate to recommend this company to other parents. Kate and Dan arrived promptly, set up quickly and brought along a host of extras for which I was immensely grateful: from the stereo system to the boxes of Duplo for party attendees' younger siblings. The children all had a wonderful time; Kate and Dan were both great with them. I have already had lots of positive feedback from parents. I would also recommend the party bags: each one came with a photo of the birthday boy and his 21 friends around the birthday. How AoF had time to print off all the photos and add them to the bags in the 40 minutes between the camera shot and the end of the party, I still have no idea! Thank you, Kate and Dan, for throwing us an awesome Lego party. :) More...

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23 July 2018

Kate and her team exceeded my expectations last weekend when they organised and led a Lego birthday party/workshop for 44 three to five year old children! As a teacher, I was very impressed by their ability to take control of the entire group for two hours--and with such enthusiasm! Every child got "stuck in" which amazed me. A member of staff went out of his way to slowly engage any unsure or timid child, and was successful every time. What fun everyone had--parents even joined in! Other parents were just as impressed with the Lego building and party games, noting how FUN the event was. They are still coming up to me, noting how fantastic it was, which was completely down to Kate and her team! The Academy of Fun's website does not do them justice. If you desire a fantastic party, do not hesitate to choose The Academy of Fun! More...

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23 July 2018

Thank you for an awesome 'bake off' birthday party for our daughter. The party was brilliant - the girls loved it! We've had a load of comments about how much fun they had and also how well organised it was. A huge amount packed into 2 hours.

It really made things easy for us so that we could enjoy watching them have fun. Everything is thought of and planned for so preparing and clearing up afterwards was no hassle at all. Highly recommended - daughter has already said she wants another baking party!
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23 July 2018

Sam had the most brilliant time at the party and has quoted all day how 'this has been the best birthday party ever'. The team were absolutely amazing, so professional from the moment they turned up until the end of the party and so, so much fun. We went for the Batman and robber theme party. BatDan was unbelievable, really fantastic - to be able to engage 30 odd 4-5 years for 2 hours (including some parents !) was brilliant to watch. The team didn't stop from the moment they arrived and Batman even continued to chat the kids during the food break. Sam is still talking now about helping Batman as he had to go and catch naughty Joker in Gotham City and seeing all the kid's and parents faces when they saw the cake was missing was hilarious. Really, really pleased we choose Academy of Fun to entertain Sam and his friends at his 5th birthday party and this was no mean feat as he has been taking about this party for approximately 365 days . . . . More...

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23 July 2018

Thanks so much for such a fab superhero party, you did so well keeping the children engaged and having so much fun! The party bags were great too.

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23 July 2018

I booked 'Academy of Fun' for my sons party on the basis of the reviews on the website. I am so pleased. My son had the most amazing 'Superhero' birthday party last Saturday.

The team were fantastic, and thoroughly entertained the children the whole time. Everyone (including the parents) enjoyed the fun being had. I only have praise. The one hiccup was that I bought 'sparklers' and not candles for the cake. Bad idea, they extinguished before my son could blow out the candles. His face looked so sad, so 'Academy of fun' saved the day and went and found a candle in their kit (I did not ask them to, they just did this), so we were able to light the candle, and my son was happy that he could blow out a candle. Amazing. Many thanks to all three of you.
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23 July 2018

Thank you academy of fun for attending the British Grand Prix this weekend I don't know what I'd have done without you there. A young girl called Kate was amazing with my toddler along with Dan. They played parachute games to suit my demanding daughter (leg and a wing and ring a roses), did super hero training (adapted to suit her age/ability), music singing and hide and seek. Ella had the guys about all over the place and her demands of "again again" were met and they never lost their enthusiasm. Thank you so much all of you Ella had an amazing time.
Kate I love the aim of your company to make sport fun and use it to promote good mental health within schools. If you ever want to grow the business I'd certainly love to see you in the midlands. I'm sure Ella would love a future birthday party with your team. I can't thank you enough and I hope we see you all back at the British Grand Prix next year!
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24 July 2017

Amazing job at our ward 84 party last Saturday! Thank you so much! Highly recommend x

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2 June 2017

I couldn't recommend Academy of Fun more highly!!! Their energy and enthusiasm, their ability to keep 22 children amused, coping with being attacked as all children took on the story so seriously! ! And just generally making my sons birthday party so perfect! I have had wonderful feedback from al the parents! Thank you guys � More...

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30 May 2017

Thank you Kate and your wonderful team of superheroes! Oliver had the best 4th Birthday Party and it was all thanks to you guys. Every parent commented how fabulous it was and every child has said they want one! I am so glad I found you guys and I will definitely use you again and recommend you to any parent looking for a professional, fun and attentive company for parties. To keep 4 years old children entertained for 2 hours takes some beating!! Thank you again!! More...

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23 April 2017

My son had a visit from Spider-Man today for his 6th birthday party and I've got to say he was fantastic!! All the children had an amazing time and were thoroughly entertained throughout! Excellent!! Can't recommend them enough! More...

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29 March 2017

Had a wonderful crafty party with Kate for our daughter's 8th birthday. Made some great memories and great crafts including gorgeous piggy bunting!!

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27 March 2017

Thank you so much for Sonny's Legotastic 5th birthday party, all 32 children had a fantastic time. It was very well organised with friendly staff engaging all children. They loved the �� figures that they built and got to keep � More...

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7 February 2017

Kate and her team have been providing awesome Lego sessions at our Youth Centre for the past 6 months or so and they have been fantastic. They always deliver something different, my favourites have included the Fairground, Christmas decorations and the Zoo Time sessions. Its been great for children of all abilities to play together doing something they love. Academy of Fun add that little bit extra to our already jam packed sessions and they are always well attended. Thank you for your support! Team Mahdlo x More...

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22 January 2017

Lots of LEGOtastic fun today at our Son's 7th birthday party. We've had so many comments from the children saying how much fun they had!! Thanks to all involved.

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29 December 2016

An amazing bake off party! Thank you so much for giving the kids a wonderful time -they all really seemed to enjoy it. A fantastic team.

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8 November 2016

The kids had a really enjoyable time at the lego party. Kate and Naomi were really good with the kids and enthusiastic about their lego making. We had a range of ages from 8-16 that attended and all of them enjoyed themselves. would highly recommend. Paul (KIDS Club Macc) More...

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25 September 2016

Booked Kate for a Legotastic party for my 7 year old. It was amazing. Kept the kids entertained and under control for 2 hours and they all really enjoyed it. Excellent value for money too.

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22 August 2016

My Son had a Lego party in July and he and all of his friends loved it! Kate and Tom did a fantastic job, my Son is already asking for them to come back next year.

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21 August 2016

We booked Academy of Fun! for a Lego party for my sons birthday. Kate and Dan were great and the kids all had a fun day, they even included our younger daughter in the activities. I'd definitely recommend them for a party with a difference. More...

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16 August 2016

Our Lego-obsessed 6 year old loved his legotastic party. Kate and the team did a great job entertaining the kids with Lego themed games and have a huge variety of Lego for them to have fun with. Kate arrived early and everything was well organised. More...

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22 July 2016

Could not have been happier with my little boys 4th birthday Superhero party in June 2016 from Academy of Fun. It was absolutely brilliant, all the children without exception had such fun and all the parents commented afterwards about how much the children had chatted about it when they got home too! Could not reccomend more highly - thankyou. Em.x More...

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22 May 2016

Amazing Lego bunny party today. Kate and her team were amazing! The kids loved every minute of it! Completely stress free every bit of the party catered for entertainment, keeping the kids calm, party bags and even the amazing food. If you have a child who is Lego obsessed I would definitely recommend having a Academy of fun party. Thanks again x x More...

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15 May 2016

Thanks so much to Kate and Dan for coming to our "rescue" at very short notice (less than a week) with a fabulous Legotastic activities birthday party today for our four year old grandson. The kids (including 6/7 year old older siblings) and adults all enjoyed it tremendously and I would recommend Academy of Fun unreservedly! More...

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30 April 2016

Me, my son ruben and all his friends had the best time at his superhero party today. Everything from the decorations, food, organisation, communication and he lovely friendly hosts were brilliant. All the parents were singing praises too. Just fab! Ruben said, when asked what his favourite part was, that he loved it right from the start. Can't thank Kate and the team enough for a party to remember More...

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Q&As

The belly laughs and wows of small children. It's all about introducing children to new experiences and engaging them in activities that make them feel good.

I'm an Aunty. All of things that Academy of FUN! do are things I have done with my nieces and nephews as they grew up. Going on superhero adventures, building amazing things out of LEGO, baking, crafting, making up silly sports, having a go on musical instruments. When the nieces and nephews started to grow up and roll their eyes at Aunty Kates crazy exploits I knew I needed to find new playmates!
At the same time I'm continually disheartened by the statistics for young people developing mental health conditions and Academy of FUN! is my way of trying to improve the odds.

Academy of FUN! is a community interest company, founded in 2015 to provide engaging activities for 4-11 year olds that encourage lifestyle choices inline with the NHS 5 ways to mental well being. Masters of secret learning our creative professionals, that's actors, musicians and artists inspire and wow. As a not for profit we use income from commercial events to subsidise work with charities and community groups.

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