Gymboree Class

J is one, and I've already turned into one of those mothers who enrolls her kid in classes. I took him to Gymboree Play & Learn, and I think he likes it. The only problem is that he doesn't like structured activities, he just likes to roam around and do what he wants. The first class was a little hard for him because they do so many different activities in the 45 minutes you're there. One minute the teacher is having them play in a ball pit. Then she's blowing bubbles that she wants them to catch. Then we put the kids on an air log and let them see saw. Then they're pushing the air log. Then we help them dance to songs we sing. And on, and on, and on. All he wanted to do the first class was sit and inspect some of the new toys. When it was time to do an activity and he couldn't sit with the toys, he got really upset. He was better at the second class because he knew what to expect, but he still wanted to roam around on his own instead of doing activities.

Interested in Gymboree classes? Here's what it looks like:

The theme of this class was "Things Filled with Air."

J was the only white kid

Air log see saw

The log roll activity

The "busy box of toys"

The bubble activity

You get one class a week for $70 a month. You can also go at extra designated times for unstructured play time, so you can go up to 4 times a week if you feel like it. We signed up with their promotion right now, which is $59 for the first month and no enrollment fee. If you are still taking classes after 9 months, they drop your rate down to $55 a month. I think I'm going to keep taking him there so he can get out of the house and socialize more. I think I may start couponing after all to help pay for this. If I can save $110 on groceries every month (we have $400 budgeted), then I want to enroll him in the music class in addition to the Play & Learn.