What sorts of activities and programs are your toddlers involved in? A playgroup here and there, some therapy, or a full agenda of classes and curriculum?
What activities have they done in the past and at what ages? Do you have plans for future activities?
I have a 1 y.o. and 3.5 y.o. and both go to a free music and movement class at the library once a week. Before that was available, my older son was in toddler tumbling (gymnastics) from 2.5-3 y.o. My older son is also beginning teeball this weekend and we'll sign him up for soccer in the fall. That is it for us.
My kids have played YMCA basketball and soccer off and on since they were 3. We do church activities occasionally. They play an hour a day, 4 days a week at the Y while we work out.
My two year old:
local playgrounds several times a week
swim lessons 2x week
Gymboree Classes Art/Music/Play & Learn 1-2x week
Gymboree Open Playtime 2-3x week
Public Library Story Time 1x week
Health Club Kids Korner 1-3x week(while I work out for 30-60 minutes)
Playdates 1x week, maybe
Sometimes we do nothing at all but play with toys and trains all day at home!
I have a 3 yo and 4 yo girl. We did dance for one year with the older one, then gymnastics for one year for both. Right now, money is very tight, so we have them only in pre-school. No other structured classes. We do have a WCS membership which includes the Bronx Zoo and Coney Island Aquarium so we go to these places alot, as well as a Children's museum membership, we do that alot, and they have a ton of programs there like Story Art and more. Also we do different programs at our local library, and a ton of playdates. We have several neighbors with kids their age. So they're packed full of fun without any other classes just now! We will try in Sept to get them into dance class again.
My little guy will be three in May and we have swim lessons every Saturday which he started right after his second birthday. We also attend a monthly toddler story hour at our local library, which he also started after his second birthday. He's in daycare full time and will transition to a preschool program in August where they offer weekly Spanish, yoga and music classes.
We didn't have him "in activities" until after he turned 2!
My son (starting at age 3.5) was in
- montessori preschool 3 days a week
- gymnastics
- swimming (since age 1)
- soccer
Prior to that he would be with his nana while I was in school for apx 10 hours a week.
My 2 1/2 year old-
playgroup 1x week
sports class 1x week
storytime library 1 x week
other occasional playdates/playground weekly
My son will be 3 in May and we have swim lessons every Saturday (yes, exactly like Krista! ;-)) He just started in January. He goes to the toddler class of a preschool full time and they have weekly music classes. They are also supposed to start kids yoga soon but I am not sure when that will happen. As he is in preschool full-time, we do not have much time or need to do other stuff.
We occasionally have play dates, and go to the zoo, children's museum or a playground whenever we can. We are also attending another music class on Sundays during the month of April.
My son is almost 3. He has swimming lessons once a week and in a few months he will be starting ice skating lessons once a week with his dad. My husband played hockey throughout his childhood and is hoping he will be interested. Once my son is fully potty trained he will be going to pre-school 2 half days a week. He also loves soccer and we plan to sign him up for that eventually. Other than that we do play dates here and there, and we have some local indoor play areas that we go to since it's still cold out where we are.
