The Little Gym

This morning Anderson attended his first class at The Little Gym. We wanted to sign him up last fall but our schedule was just too crazy, we could not fit it in...plus he had just started preschool, so we decided to wait until now. He was supposed to start last week but he was sick so today was his first day and he absolutely loved it! He is in the Superbeasts class for developmental gymnastics, which is actually a Mommy & Me class so I get to do it with him! We both had alot of fun! Basically...they use music, rythm, games, and the gymnastics equipment to foster the development of their motor skills. It should help improve his balance, strength, coordination, flexibility, etc. as well as build confidence (not that he needs anymore confidence!). I told Miss Leah that my main goal was for him to have fun, get his energy out and learn a few skills! She could not believe that this was his first time in a program of this kind because he was not scared or shy at all, and in her words "an impressive little jumper!" I informed her that he has had alot of practice jumping and flipping off of the furniture at home! He will attend class every Friday this semester and then when he turns 3 he can enroll in the Mini Jacks class for sports skills, where he will continue to do developmental gymnastics as well as learn basic athletic skills such as throwing, catching, kicking, shooting, etc! He should start taking really good naps on Fridays from now on!