Mommy & me classes

[ilikedonuts]

Actual classes?

Little Gym once a week. We pay $360 a semester plus an annual registration fee. There is a 30 minute practice time, but its 45-50 minutes roundtrip for us so we don't go to the practice time. Started at 4 months and still going at 2.5 DD2 is going to start soon. We don't go in the summers.

Swimming. Used to be Parent/child. Now DD1 swims alone. The price is embarrassingly high so I'm not going to list it! haha

DD1 and I go to "nature" classes through our local metropark systems 4-6 times a month. Some are free. Some are $5 class.

[ilikedonuts]

We've done Kindermusik and Music Together trial classes (along with My Gym and Gymboree). We just can't do it all! DD2 and I will start Music Together in the fall when DD1 is in preschool. I think that's like $200 for the 10 week semester.

[jessnpaul]

We do music classes (Music for Aardvarks), but you have to pay for the entire semester ($225-$260 for 10 classes... we paid the lesser amount since we registered early).

I tried Stroller Strides but wasn't a fan.

[brooklyn]

I pay $99 a month for unlimited classes at a local yoga studio. They offer Mommy & Me yoga and Mommy & me pilates, and a baby friendly music class each week. If you pay per class, it is $18 a class.

I go to each about once a week, although yoga and pilates are offered more often.  I also have access to regular babyfree yoga/pilates with my membership. No other extras.

They also offer toddler & me classes which I'm looking forward to when Jack is older.

[hocus2]

We did gymboree for a while. Classes were weekly and my nanny did them for the most part. I feel like it was $100 a month in a HCOL area. There were 3 open gym periods over the week. We dropped out when my son was born because they really don't allow for mixed ages

My son did "mommy and me" at the Synagogue with the nanny. Classes were every Thursday. There was a bi-weekly option as well but I wasn't up for paying for that given that I had a nanny and an older child in nursery 5 mornings a week. I can't remember the cost but it was 90 mins or so and there wasn't any extras that came with it. I really loved it it though and it helped get us over the hump of winter when the park isn't an option.

[212]

Last semester we did Jodi's gym (tumble class), Kidville (art and music), a playgroup, and yoga. Next semester we're adding a preschool prep class at the Y, adding swim, and switching the music class out of Kidville.

I try to go to one class or play group 4-5/week. They wear him out and it makes naptime more pleasant.

$600-$900/class, $50 per playgroup. HCOL.

Yes. Jodi's has 3 open plays/week and Kidville is 10ish a semester included in the price of class.

[Deleted]

We did Kindermusik 9am on Saturdays. They make nap time awesome, I swear.

[Deleted]

We do swimming lessons which was $45.00 for 9 sessions
We do ECFE (Which is like PreK for PreK with a parental involvement aspect) and that's $30.00 for 9 classes through the school district.
Swimming is twice a week, ECFE is once. We rotate the classes so one activity at a time. We're way toooo overwhelmed otherwise.

[moopoint17]

DS1 does parent/cold swim class at the Y. I think it's $150 for 8 weeks and then an annual $150 for membership.

[redheadk]

Where do you go? Musikgarten & a local kids gym similar to Little Gym

How often do you go? once a week to each

How much do you pay per class? Musikgarten is about $150/semester including music pack fees. Gym is $55/month

Do you get any extras (open gym time etc) in addition to the class? Gym: 3 open gym times a week (we don't go, though). Musikgarten: a music pack with a cd, rhythm sticks, and scarf, and, most importantly, friends. My best mom friends are musikgarten friends.

[changedname]

Mar 18, 2014 9:52:52 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

I do a stroller fit class that was about $100 for 9 classes. We've enrolled ds in parent/child swim lessons that cost $75 for the session ...I think it's 8 classes?

I also go to a community centre with lots of free drop-in classes and open gym time (and some paid classes, though I've never been to them) but that might be a socialist Canadian thing. There are music classes, sensory play, art classes, etc.

Is this the OEYC? How do you find it?

I am planning on doing stroller fit and mommy and me yoga at the yoga studio where I did my prenatal class. It's $13 an hour. However, right now I fail to see when I will be able to do it because DD is either sleeping or eating. And mainly eating.

[cinco]

Where do you go? Local gymnastics school

How often do you go? 1/week. 45 minutes.

How much do you pay per class? $60 for 8 weeks

Do you get any extras (open gym time etc) in addition to the class? No.

We did little gym previously and it was double the price with about 3x as many kids. We lucked out in our new class!

[dbsk8dance]

We do a music & dance class once a week for 45 minutes. It's through our city parks and recreation department.

It is $55 for 6 classes.

[HitchedIn2006]

We have only done swimming lessons, two different locations. First was $29 for 4 weekly classes (you could come a little early or stay a little late to splash in the adjoining splash pool)-- we were not members of the facility, so it was a bit higher. Second was $19 for 4 weekly classes at the neighboring town park district indoor pool. They fill up super fast and would be cheaper if we lived in that town.

DD has been neutral on the classes, but she eats like a champ afterwards.

[crazycakes]

We go to gymboree. We have the premium membership, which is 2 classes a week and open gym during certain times. We've not yet made it to open gym but I will.probably try once she's more mobile. I like it a lot. They offer a class for DD's age group 6 days a week and we can go to any 2 we want. This is perfect for us since I work from home and my schedule varies from week to week. The flexibility is what sold us on gymbo rather than kindermusik or other scheduled classes.

We pay $60/month.

[changedname]

Mar 18, 2014 12:52:20 GMT -5 @vicmo said:

Mar 18, 2014 12:22:02 GMT -5 changedname said:

Is this the OEYC? How do you find it?

I am planning on doing stroller fit and mommy and me yoga at the yoga studio where I did my prenatal class. It's $13 an hour. However, right now I fail to see when I will be able to do it because DD is either sleeping or eating. And mainly eating.

Yes, the early years centre! I loooooove it. I googled to find the closest one to my house, and then just started going. Highly recommend trying it out. And I was really worried about nursing and the baby falling asleep when I started going, but people nurse during class all the time and sometimes babies are asleep for parts of the classes. I like Baby Blanket Time the best, if you can find that class. I also found it easier to get to afternoon classes when DS was little, because I'd have the whole morning to psych myself up and try to nudge DS's schedule so that he might be awake during class. 

How old was he when you first went?

[redpenmama]

I did M&M yoga and Pilates at a local studio with DD. It was $10/class. We did swim class last winter, $60 for an eight-class session. Gymboree and Little Gym are around $70/mo here, so the cost deterred me. We joined a playgroup instead and have many free or cheaper alternatives. Library story times are also good/free.