Too many activities for JK

[Deleted]

My kid is almost 4.
She does language class at school Monday after school.
Dancing Thursday 5-545
Skating Saturday 9-930
Swimming 11/1130
Gymnastics (not at all serious) 11-1130 Sunday

The school offers an intro to sports after school on Tuesday for an hour. Too much? It's just for jk/sk kids for 8 weeks. $100 (so can't just try it)

[Marmee]

That's up to you. You only have 1 kid who has no homework. It would be fine with me as long as I/DH were up to it & she enjoyed the stuff.

[Deleted]

I think she is involved in plenty. But that's also because I see you have activities all morning Saturday and one on Sunday too. I don't like to give up both weekend mornings for activities at this age. I like to have at least one day for family outings.

[lilac05]

It would be too much for me. But what you already have scheduled and are managing well would already be too much for my family.

Think about why you want to do it and then maybe that will help you decide if it's worth the time/financial investment.

[ECB]

Sept 30, 2015 18:03:04 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

It would be too much for me. But what you already have scheduled and are managing well would already be too much for my family.

Think about why you want to do it and then maybe that will help you decide if it's worth the time/financial investment.

This is where I fall.  That's absolutely too much for me (and I also only have one!).  We all enjoy our home/down time too much.

But that's me, not you. 

[Deleted]

We do one thing at a time. That is mostly for my sanity.

[turtlegirl]

That would be too much for me and probably DS too. He gets exhausted just from half day pre-k.

I only just signed him up for 5 weeks of once a week basketball class on Wednesday evenings and am stressing about it (mainly for me because I have to get 3 kids ready and be on time and one is a newborn).

[curbsideprophet]

There are already 4 physical activities during the week. I don't think you need an intro to sports class too. Maybe if it was a music class or something different, but even then I would probably drop one of the others before adding anything else.

[incognitony]

Sept 30, 2015 18:14:52 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

I would add the sports thing and drop at least one of the other activities. That sounds sort of bananas for a three year old. 

[br

Ditto this

[Deleted]

That's a lot.
At this age school is exhausting still. I wouldn't push the limits after.

We do 1 activity right now that's not DC and while DD loves it it's a PITA for me and she's definitely wore out after it.

I own my own DD likes a lot of home time and there's something to be said about that. Especially when it's still nice out. I look for more one time activities in the dead of winter/early spring but summer/fall...they'd rather be outside.

[aspentosh]

That sounds exhausting... for me. I would much prefer 1-2 activities (plus language class).

But if it works for you, then do it.

[Deleted]

Sept 30, 2015 18:08:22 GMT -5 ECB said:

Sept 30, 2015 18:03:04 GMT -5 lilac05 said:

It would be too much for me. But what you already have scheduled and are managing well would already be too much for my family.

Think about why you want to do it and then maybe that will help you decide if it's worth the time/financial investment.

This is where I fall.  That's absolutely too much for me (and I also only have one!).  We all enjoy our home/down time too much.

But that's me, not you. 

The weekends seem so long when we have no plans. Even with the busy mornings, we have to play all afternoon. So long.

[cricketwife]

Is this sports class in lieu of time at home? Time at daycare? Time with nanny?

[cricketwife]

Sept 30, 2015 19:45:07 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

Sept 30, 2015 18:08:22 GMT -5 ECB said:

This is where I fall.  That's absolutely too much for me (and I also only have one!).  We all enjoy our home/down time too much.

But that's me, not you. 

The weekends seem so long when we have no plans. Even with the busy mornings, we have to play all afternoon. So long.

Have you thought about other alternatives? I mean, we don't just sit at home and play, we do different outings. Go to the playground, take a walk at the park, go to a children's museum, visit a city festival, etc.  The days feel so long if we don't do something, but it's nice to have the freedom and variety of doing different things. It's also a whole lot cheaper than all those activities. 

[CloudBee]

That's too heavy of a schedule for my family. I wouldn't want to add another weeknight activity. She's already enrolled in 4 athletic programs.

[CloudBee]

Sept 30, 2015 19:53:03 GMT -5 cricketwife said:

Sept 30, 2015 19:45:07 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

The weekends seem so long when we have no plans. Even with the busy mornings, we have to play all afternoon. So long.

Have you thought about other alternatives? I mean, we don't just sit at home and play, we do different outings. Go to the playground, take a walk at the park, go to a children's museum, visit a city festival, etc.  The days feel so long if we don't do something, but it's nice to have the freedom and variety of doing different things. It's also a whole lot cheaper than all those activities. 

Yes. So much this.

We throw small outings in when we don't have true plans. A trip to get ice cream or froyo, bookstore to get a book, TRU for a single $1 Matchbox car on a rainy day, etc. Our days are better when we get out.

[cjeanette]

I would do it. We all know I am insane.

[SJ]

If there is one thing that is constantly reinforced to me on MMM, it's that my life choices (particularly my schedule and social pace) would make so many people here miserable. And vice versa

If it works for you and your family, go for it!!

[Deleted]

Sounds like a crazy lot to me, but have you asked your kid? At almost 4 she probably has an opinion if u are leaning towards doing it.

[ECB]

Sept 30, 2015 19:45:07 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

Sept 30, 2015 18:08:22 GMT -5 ECB said:

The weekends seem so long when we have no plans. Even with the busy mornings, we have to play all afternoon. So long.

I feel you on that.  But I did/do what cricketwife mentioned- I try to come up w/ stuff to do around the area.  This is very much my personality but I HATE locking myself into set times that I have to do stuff.  I suck it up, of course, for stuff having to do w/ DS.  But the idea of locking myself into SIX things every week makes me cringe, TBH.  Especially on the weekends.  DH and I like to have the freedom to get up and go and just do what we want to do when we want to.  Or to have a lazy day at home.

But this is also about my kid too - he likes lazy days at home too and I can tell when we have too much stuff going on. 

[Redpoppy]

I'd add it but drop swimming or skating. We avoid two things on the same day. We did swimming in warm months and skating in cold when DS was younger. Now we do hockey all the damn time.

[patbutcher]

It would be too many for us but we like to just have one or two obligations a week. Weekends seem to get so busy anyway, I looked at our schedule and we are booked every Saturday and Sunday until Jan already. Ugh

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Oct 1, 2015 7:18:12 GMT -5 patbutcher said:

It would be too many for us but we like to just have one or two obligations a week. Weekends seem to get so busy anyway, I looked at our schedule and we are booked every Saturday and Sunday until Jan already. Ugh

We seem to have no friends so we are fine. Lol.

[patbutcher]

Oct 1, 2015 7:27:53 GMT -5 @hannymaren said:

Oct 1, 2015 7:18:12 GMT -5 patbutcher said:

It would be too many for us but we like to just have one or two obligations a week. Weekends seem to get so busy anyway, I looked at our schedule and we are booked every Saturday and Sunday until Jan already. Ugh

We seem to have no friends so we are fine. Lol.

LOL. Move to the burbs and be friends with us.