13/08/2026
4 YEARS OF ZIP ZAPPING ✨
A day when I always take a few minutes to reflect on the past year and the past four years, and how far I’ve come as a business owner (and how I’m still learning every day) and how our Zip Zap community has grown 🥹
It’s wild to think that four years ago we ran our very first class at Leyton Technical (now The Leyton Engineer). The ‘team’ was just me and Zoë back then. It’s also wild to think that I was juggling a 10 month old and 3 year old 😱 Although, heads up, it doesn’t really get any easier, it just changes 😂
What I’m most grateful for from the past year is:
💜 The parents and carers who repeatedly book us year after year for their little one’s birthday celebrations. Honestly, it is such an honour to be consistently asked back to entertain at these special days
💜 The parents and carers who repeatedly come back to class! We get to see newborn babies blossom into confident toddlers. And when those adults come back with kid #2, 3 or 4…. Wow, that’s so special.
💜 We had our first Zip Zap Fest! Something I’d dreamed of for years, became a reality thanks to Tilbury Yard and we can’t wait for the next one.
💜 Our nursery and school partnerships have grown and grown: Nappy Gang, Harvey House (multiple sites), East Wick Kids, Tiny Champs, Kindred Wanstead, Treehouse Nursery, Sybourn Primary, plus many more.
💜Our corporate bookings keep asking us back too ☺️
None of this would be possible without ZIPZAP KIDS LONDON and my incredible team – Zoë, Moya, Mollie, Niyi, Kate, Kira, Siân, Hannah, Emily, Maisie, Nadya, Jessie & Alice– who bring so much energy and talent every week. (And to those who had to leave us for West End jobs or to cruise the world, we love and miss you.)
I am the lady behind the emails, the socials, the admin and I’m leading most of our public classes, but my team are either there with me by my side, giving their absolute all, or at other venues and sites running the show smoothly and professionally, with so much kindness and care ❤️
AND to everyone who recommends us, writes a review or tags us on socials - this gives us a real boost and means more than you’ll ever know (especially during a heat wave 🥵)
This past year has also been personally challenging in ways I didn’t expect. But one thing I can say for certain… I never end a Zip Zap class sad. It lifts me, even on the hardest days. Every class is a reminder that music really is medicine – for little ones, parents and carers, and everyone present. 💜
And of course, to my little family, S, A and – thank you for everything you do behind the scenes and for being my “why” 💜
Here’s to four years of Zip Zap magic – and many more to come. 🥂
Alison x
