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Mommy & Me Classes?

MissMexMissMex member
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The swimming class I've been waiting to start this fall starts next week, but the facility also offers gymnastics, dance, & structured playtime, all Parent & me.

I'm hoping to have 2-3 planned activities a week for an hour or two, to get Elizabeth out of the house during my dad's daily treatments. 

I'm wondering if adding a class, finding a mom's group, or just going to the park would be the best use of our time just the two of us.

 

 

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K+S 9.18.9 | DD #1 age 2 | PG # 5 EDD 9.17.12

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  • MrsBlayneMrsBlayne member
    I would love to do a mommy and me class, but I haven't found anything in our area for this age. I think it would be a good thing to have a planned activity and have E socialize with other kids. Although, a moms group would probably do that as well, and would be free. But what if you get the lady in the video Quiana posted in your moms group?
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  • AshleysredAshleysred

    I go to  Mommy & Me class that is put on through my insurance.  It is pretty good.  It is free.  The moms are all super cool.  She loves to see the other kids.  She is getting more social with them too.  She used to just look but now they play together.  Cute.

    I also go to a twice monthly baby meetup that I found through meetup.com.  There are other meetups that are for all ages but I am finding that I just don't fit in.  the moms are all in their 40s and their  kids are all 3-7.  So K doesn't really have anyone her own age.  But the baby meetup is pretty good.  It is in someone's backyard and we set up activities for the kids to do...bubbles, water table, soft blocks and hard blocks etc.  I still don't think I fit in with the moms, they are all in 35-40 but K likes it.  So I go.

    There are also KinderGym classes that I found online, they are only $4 for an hour of playtime, 30 minutes unstructured time and 30 minutes structured time.  It is pretty fun.  When K gets more mobile we will do thatmore often.  Then there is Gymboree and MyGym.  They are kind of expensive but do a smaller age group of kids, 3-6m, 6-9m, and 9-12m, 1-3, etc. 

    I also found that most of the libraries do a baby story time.  It is free and it is a half hour of structure time, songs, stories, rhymes, etc.  And then there is 30 minutes of free time where they bring out toys and rattles and stuff.  The babies all play.  That's pretty cute too.

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  • Buttercup29Buttercup29
    That's awesome info Ashley. I was wondering about Mommy and Me classes. I need to check out to see what our area offers because most of our friends don't have kids and it would be nice to have local peeps to hang out with and ask questions.
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  • ludyjanboltzludyjanboltz

    I joined a Moms group when Caroline was about 2 1/2 months old.  It was mostly for my benefit, but since she's gotten bigger and actually can play with other kids we are both benefitting from it.  The Moms group is actually a great support system.  I've found (I'm on my second group because of the move) that a lot of the moms have more than one kid so it's also a great resource, not to mention support system.  In CA we had weekly park days where the entire group would meet in addition to our weekly age playgroup.  There are also mom's nights out and holiday parties for the kids.  The one here is set up a little bit differently, but it's still a very supportive group of women going through the same thing you are.  One huge benefit I'm really looking forward to is their outreach program - after you have a baby, they set up meals that are delivered by the other moms.  Membership is only $25 a year so it's very reasonable.

    A couple of months ago we started a music class.  Caroline is really enjoying it, and I'm loving it too.  I've been wanting to do a gym class also, but we just haven't gotten that going yet.

    The other group I've just joined is MOPS (Mother of PreSchoolers.)  It was highly recommended in CA (there's one at Mariners Church in Irvine) and several of the moms here recommended it also.  I've only had one meeting but I enjoyed it.  It's more for the moms benefit, but Caroline goes to the nursery for the 2 hours so I feel like she's getting socialization in that setting too.  It's been the only time she's been in a childcare environment so I think it's good for her.

    My recommendation is 1-2 structured classes (swim, gym, music, whatever) and then something less stuctured like a playgroup.  You've seen my experience with the moms group, I really highly recommend it.  MOMS Group

    ETA: With the Moms group being so big, there is a wide variety of ages in both moms and kids. Some moms join very early (like me when your LO is still a tiny baby) and there are plenty with older kids. 

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