Anonymous
11/20/2019 22:29
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Why can't you just drop off and take the little one to coffee or for a small treat?
Anonymous
11/20/2019 21:53
Subject: Re:Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
I used to take my toddler to another store in same shopping center or to the library 2 min away.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 21:52
Subject: Re:Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
I got a sitter but I have 3 kids. I drop off and pick up. My kids have a big gap though.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 17:17
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Drop and run. Try not too kick up too much dust on your way outta there. You are practically a free woman with only one kid in tow.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 16:39
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
You can drop off as soon as they can toilet independently.
I honestly hated this part of parenting...killing time with a small child in an inconvenient place. For winter, I’d walk a nearby store (like Target/BBB or something) When it warms up you may find a nearby playground.
I honestly hated this part of parenting...killing time with a small child in an inconvenient place. For winter, I’d walk a nearby store (like Target/BBB or something) When it warms up you may find a nearby playground.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:58
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Anonymous wrote:So we have previously only done outdoor sports for my oldest, but we have now signed up DC1 and DC2 for gymnastics. For outdoor things, of course, I can just take the younger ones to go play on the playground or roam around in the open fields and whatnot, but this place has a poorly lit lobby that is maybe the size of my townhouse living room, which by the end of the lesson is crammed with literally 50 people. My 2 yo wants nothing more than to run out on the floor and do gymnastics like everyone else she can see. She loves books, but not for an hour in a place where it is so noisy and dark. So my questions are:
1 - Is this pretty typical for a gymnastics/dance/karate place to have such an awful lobby or did we just stumble on a particularly crummy one? It is in some sort of converted garage/warehouse type thing, although it's been around for decades.
2 - I would love any specific recommendations for activities for a young 2 year old to stay occupied in that kind of environment. We tried a toy cell phone last week, which lasted maybe 5 minutes. Will bring the WaterWow books next time, but that's also not going to keep her busy for long.
3 - What age is it usually okay to drop off kids at a class rather than sticking around? I'd love to watch them both do their thing, but I feel like that may be more trouble than it's worth.
i did gymnastics as kid for 15 years in ohio. i can attest that yes, the lobbys of my home gym and the gyms we visited were not really meant to be a comfy waiting room. all of the gyms are basically a converted warehouse space.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:55
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
1 - Is this pretty typical for a gymnastics/dance/karate place to have such an awful lobby or did we just stumble on a particularly crummy one? It is in some sort of converted garage/warehouse type thing, although it's been around for decades.
Yes, its normal they are crummy and not comfortable.
2 - I would love any specific recommendations for activities for a young 2 year old to stay occupied in that kind of environment. We tried a toy cell phone last week, which lasted maybe 5 minutes. Will bring the WaterWow books next time, but that's also not going to keep her busy for long.
Give her a tablet or put her in a class.
3 - What age is it usually okay to drop off kids at a class rather than sticking around? I'd love to watch them both do their thing, but I feel like that may be more trouble than it's worth.
I would not drop off a very young child but many parents do.
Yes, its normal they are crummy and not comfortable.
2 - I would love any specific recommendations for activities for a young 2 year old to stay occupied in that kind of environment. We tried a toy cell phone last week, which lasted maybe 5 minutes. Will bring the WaterWow books next time, but that's also not going to keep her busy for long.
Give her a tablet or put her in a class.
3 - What age is it usually okay to drop off kids at a class rather than sticking around? I'd love to watch them both do their thing, but I feel like that may be more trouble than it's worth.
I would not drop off a very young child but many parents do.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:53
Subject: Re:Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Is there a public library near by? Even though your older kids are doing an outdoor activity, no reason you can’t take your kid to the closest park.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:47
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Drop the olders off at the door and schedule an errand nearby. Multitask honey.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:38
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
How old are your oldest DCs?
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:36
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
As soon as parents don't have to participate in the class, I dropped my kids off. So, age 3 or 4.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:26
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
You are paying for your kids to learn at an activity. So long as they are providing excellent instruction, that is all you can ask for. What to do with a sibling is not their concern. In that type of environment the best thing to do is take it as a chance to hang out with the 2 year old. What does he like to do? Of course, he wants to run around with the big kids. It seems king of counter productive to try to entertain him there. Get out of there and do something that will make him feel special. Before you know it, he will be in activities too and you will not have that precious time anymore.
Bring some Matchbox cars and let him push them around outside. Play at a nearby park. Let him pick out some fruit at the grocery store or a candy treat somewhere. Don't make him stay where he can here other children having a great time without him.
Bring some Matchbox cars and let him push them around outside. Play at a nearby park. Let him pick out some fruit at the grocery store or a candy treat somewhere. Don't make him stay where he can here other children having a great time without him.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:22
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Why don’t you sign up the 2 year old for a mommy and me gymnastics class? Most studios schedule these at the same time as the preschool classes. If your studio doesn’t, then find one that has classes for all the kids at the same time.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:18
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
Yes, it is very typical to have tiny lobbies. Rent is expensive and the lobby is not income generating space. Drop off and use the time productively. Go to the playground, lobby, market. You are paying someone to occupy your kids, let them.
Anonymous
11/20/2019 15:12
Subject: Indoor Kids' Activities and Younger Siblings
So we have previously only done outdoor sports for my oldest, but we have now signed up DC1 and DC2 for gymnastics. For outdoor things, of course, I can just take the younger ones to go play on the playground or roam around in the open fields and whatnot, but this place has a poorly lit lobby that is maybe the size of my townhouse living room, which by the end of the lesson is crammed with literally 50 people. My 2 yo wants nothing more than to run out on the floor and do gymnastics like everyone else she can see. She loves books, but not for an hour in a place where it is so noisy and dark. So my questions are:
1 - Is this pretty typical for a gymnastics/dance/karate place to have such an awful lobby or did we just stumble on a particularly crummy one? It is in some sort of converted garage/warehouse type thing, although it's been around for decades.
2 - I would love any specific recommendations for activities for a young 2 year old to stay occupied in that kind of environment. We tried a toy cell phone last week, which lasted maybe 5 minutes. Will bring the WaterWow books next time, but that's also not going to keep her busy for long.
3 - What age is it usually okay to drop off kids at a class rather than sticking around? I'd love to watch them both do their thing, but I feel like that may be more trouble than it's worth.
1 - Is this pretty typical for a gymnastics/dance/karate place to have such an awful lobby or did we just stumble on a particularly crummy one? It is in some sort of converted garage/warehouse type thing, although it's been around for decades.
2 - I would love any specific recommendations for activities for a young 2 year old to stay occupied in that kind of environment. We tried a toy cell phone last week, which lasted maybe 5 minutes. Will bring the WaterWow books next time, but that's also not going to keep her busy for long.
3 - What age is it usually okay to drop off kids at a class rather than sticking around? I'd love to watch them both do their thing, but I feel like that may be more trouble than it's worth.