There are a lot of places where you can take your baby in for some playtime so they can interact with other kids - kind of like daycare, except with parents, and it's usually only for an hour or two. One of those places is called Gymboree, which is in fact associated with the babies clothing store. They let you have a free trial class, so Mandy and I signed Calvin and Maddy up for a free class together at the Gymboree by my house. Phil's mom was around so we brought her along. Calvin looks so sharp in his collared shirt.
The first thing Calvin and Maddy got to do when we arrived in the class was play with some bubbles. They'd never seen bubbles before so they were completely fascinated. I should remember to get some bubbles next time I need to distract Calvin.
The class had some semi-structured playtime, but Calvin had a tendency to run off on his own and do his own thing. Of course he immediately found a ball lying around and started playing with it. He kept trying to throw it up one of the slides they had.
It was hula hoop time, but Calvin was just standing around doing his own thing.
Clearly plastic traffic cones are more fun...
What's in here?
They had this little mini obstacle course for babies, but the only way we could get Calvin to go on it was to roll the ball in front of him so he would follow it. He got very upset when another kid grabbed the ball and threw it away.
Peek-a-boo Maddy!
Overall I think Calvin had a good time, but the classes are a little expensive in my opinion. I'd rather just arrange a play date at a park or something. Though in general not a bad experience. Definitely a good way to meet other parents and kids.
The first thing Calvin and Maddy got to do when we arrived in the class was play with some bubbles. They'd never seen bubbles before so they were completely fascinated. I should remember to get some bubbles next time I need to distract Calvin.
The class had some semi-structured playtime, but Calvin had a tendency to run off on his own and do his own thing. Of course he immediately found a ball lying around and started playing with it. He kept trying to throw it up one of the slides they had.
It was hula hoop time, but Calvin was just standing around doing his own thing.
Clearly plastic traffic cones are more fun...
What's in here?
They had this little mini obstacle course for babies, but the only way we could get Calvin to go on it was to roll the ball in front of him so he would follow it. He got very upset when another kid grabbed the ball and threw it away.
Peek-a-boo Maddy!
Overall I think Calvin had a good time, but the classes are a little expensive in my opinion. I'd rather just arrange a play date at a park or something. Though in general not a bad experience. Definitely a good way to meet other parents and kids.
