we have never taken boo to any group classes like swimming or gymbaroo so this is our first. boo does something similar at daycare called kindie active once a week and the educators at daycare always tell me how much fun boo has during the class.
i found out about this kinder gym session through one of my mothers group friend so I thought we'd give it a try. the first class is free as it is only a trial and then we can decide whether we would like to continue.
the class runs for an hour and it is catered for 18 months to 3 years of age. Saturday morning is when we normally do our weekly groceries shopping so only one of us can attend with boo. i decided to let Jim take boo while I do our weekly shops by myself.
i managed to finish my shopping early so i joined them for the last 20 minutes of the session. as soon as i got there, i could tell that boo is not ready for this class. unlike the others kids, boo can't follow instructions and to him, the gymnastic room is like a big play room. he is interested to explore the place more than anything. i observed the instructor and the other kids and i could tell that boo is still too young to do most of the activities such as jumping on the trampoline, star jumps, forward rolling on the incline plane even with an adult's assistance. Jim and i are both puzzled because this class is meant to cater for 18 months and above but i just can't imagine how any 18 months old can enjoy this class.
we've decided we won't be signing up for this upcoming term. maybe when boo is a little bit older, we will reconsider it. for now, the weekly kindie active class at daycare will have to do.
ps: there is no photos for this post because we were not allowed to take any pictures in the gym.
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