straw poll - what out of school activities do your kids do?

[thewomanwhothoughtshewasahat]

Just interested to know what's normal - would half like my dd to do gynastics but half thing it would be too much. Also interested as to how many people do stuff at the weekend. So 3 qs - how old are they? what do they do? when?
dd1 (6):
Tuesday - piano
Wednesday - art club (at school - her choice)
Thursday - French club (again, at school and again, her choice)
Friday - swimming (non-negotiable - until she can confidently swim a length or so)

Out of school activities: dd does Brownies (but going up to Guides next week) and ballet.

In school, tons of stuff, but this is normal at her school which has very long days: piano, violin, singing, junior orchestra, swimming squad (this is after school but at school), art club.

my dd (5 in december) goes to anchor boys on a mon till 7.30 and swimming on a wed.

After reading the post in here about swimming. I am now going to see if there is a swimming club I can put my 2 DSs in for sure and even look into some sort of swimming for DD (20months today) I love to swim but I cant as I have health problems which stop me from swimming unless its in hot water.(most if not all swimming pools are not hot enough) I am hoping to move, Maybe I should be thinking of moving to somewhere near a school/hall/clubs so my DC can go to more clubs. Get to see and do other things in life that just home and school.

There is an eighteen year age gap between my two children and whilst the first one (my eighteen year old daughter) went to drama, swimming, arts and crafts, dancing, gymnastics, etc etc I will be going easy on my seven month old son and be a bit more relaxed. I will try to do more with him myself and wait and see what he asks to join. Well, that's the theory anyway. I just remember lots of chauffeuring and waiting around bored with my first as she was busy and my life was on hold!

What's wrong with just "mooching" after school and making one's own fun?

DS1 and 2 have just started going to Rugby training - currently on Wednesday evenings, but will be on Sunday am from September.

DS2 LOVES it (although is too young to play in the under 7's when they have matches....he isn't 4 until November LOL). DS1 also enjoys it - but it tends to take a few goes at something before it "clicks" with him so we're going to keep plugging away at it for as long as he says he's still enjoying it.

This thread is nearly a year old!

ooo - hadn't noticed that