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How many after school activities did YOU do at primary age?

63 replies

Hulababy · 17/09/2008 20:20

Just reading through another thread and I am suprised at how many activities some young children do. I ahve no idea how people fit them all in and their children have time to play and relax.

But anyway - just wondered - do our children do more formal after school activities/weekend classes that we did when little?

When I was at primary I did one activitiy - Brownies.

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IdrisTheDragon · 18/09/2008 08:22

I did after school clubs - orchestra, choir, gym club and drama club. Not all at the same time though. They went on until about 4:15 or 4:30.

Out of school I did guides.

ghosty · 18/09/2008 08:21

I did ballet once a week and twice a week (sometimes 3) if an exam was looming. I loved it.
DS (8) does: Tennis and swimming all year round. Soccer in the winter and Cricket in the summer.

pooka · 18/09/2008 08:19

Did ballet briefly aged about 6. Hated it.
Did brownies for a year aged8 - 9.

Apart from that: nothing.

lizziemun · 18/09/2008 08:14

Nothing, we played outside in the street with the other children in the street without adult supervision. Oh the joys of growing up in the 70's .

streakybacon · 18/09/2008 07:51

Nothing, not a sausage. I don't even remember there being much available tbh - a few of the girlie-girls went to dancing classes but that wasn't my thing. Other than that we just did played outside.

Mind you, that was forty years ago so I guess that makes a difference.

NoBiggy · 17/09/2008 23:38

Recorder and dancing at school. Brownies, Girls Brigade and piano out of school.

mimsum · 17/09/2008 23:36

my mum never did any so over-compensated wildly with me and my sisters - at one point I was doing violin, piano, recorder, choir, orchestra, ballet, swimming, ice-skating and horse-riding - it was absolutely exhausting and how my mum got us from one activity to another as well as working as a teacher I'll never know ...

MrsWeasley · 17/09/2008 20:46

None for me I wanted to join Brownies but my parents said No

francagoestohollywood · 17/09/2008 20:42

I did ballet twice a week at primary.
At 9 I started doing english lessons. But it was a very informal setting, as it was at a friend of mine place and her mother would teach us (she was good but with a strong italian accent )

Btw, I hated being interrupted in my games to go to ballet classes.

Marne · 17/09/2008 20:27

I did football (i was the only girl)
Ballet and tap dancing (hated it but mother made me go)
Horse ridding on a sunday (loved it)

Never went to brownies

AMumInScotland · 17/09/2008 20:23

Snap = just brownies

MaloryDontDiveItsShallow · 17/09/2008 20:23

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MrsQ · 17/09/2008 20:23

Yep, that'll be a 'none' from me. Dancing on a Saturday morning... but thinking about it now that might have been so Mum & Dad could go round the supermarket with one less child in tow