Activities or Classes for 3 Year Old

J.,

I'm a BIG fan of the YMCA (I work there). You can check out their preschool program or they even offer a Mom and me preschool class. You can drop your 1 yr old off in the nursery and spend some alone time with your 3 yr old. They also offer swim lessons for both ages.

The one in Palatine is the Buehler YMCA. They have a great website and list all their classes in an online brochure. (New classes start in another week.) http://www.buehlerymca.org/

One of the biggest reasons I like the Y is that they are not for profit and really give back to people in the community. The people who attend are very down to earth and the child care staff is excellent.

Check it out.

Sara

J.
Have you looked at the library they drop in story times, Cary Gymnastics has a lot of choices too. Good Luck!
J.

The Crystal Lake Park District program is huge, and the summer book just came out. Check out the website. As my kids have grown up, we have tried so many things. It's nice for them to try a 6 or 8 week session without a long committment. There are TONS of classes for your 3 year old.

Crystallakeparks.org

when our son was 4 (they usually require child to be potty trained) we started him in Dance classes through the Island Lake park district they have a pretty good basics dance clasxs selection....as well we also started him in martial arts, specifically Kyukido (cookie dough) it is a Korean blended form incorperating Tae Kwon do, Judo, Apkido, Hapkido and Karate...they have classes fro wee ones and he loved it now at almost 8 he is a green belt and wants to continue to Black belt.We go to AKF Martial Arts in Crystal Lake, just off Rakow at Pinegree, Master Cantin and his wife Tanya (also Master) are great with kids.
AKF Martial Arts Academy
www.akf-cl.com
740 McArdle Unit A
Crystal Lake, IL 60014
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