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Extra-curricular activities

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Too many activities for 3yr old?

14 replies

er1507 · 13/10/2014 21:22

How many activities did/does your 3yo do.
Worried it's going to be too much for my dd3 if she does ballet, swimming and gymnastics?

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taxi4ballet · 13/10/2014 22:32

Depends on how energetic she is probably.

Ballet swimming and gym, that's what my dd was doing age 3 - she was a total live-wire and I was desperate to find something (anything) to keep her occupied and (hopefully) tire her out!

Ballet was skipping, pointing toes and pretending to be fairies, gym was running about, rolling around on the ground and catching beanbags and DH took her swimming on Sundays, mostly splashing about in the shallow end.

HolyQuadrityDrinkFeckArseGirls · 13/10/2014 22:42

My dd does the same, only diff it's playball and bot gymnastics. It works well for us and I get a bit of a breather.

StripyBanana · 13/10/2014 22:43

Mine did similar at 3, however we did a bit less once she started pre-school, and just 2 when she started school.

StripyBanana · 13/10/2014 22:44

And my second one doesn't do anything ;)

JulieMichelleRobinson · 13/10/2014 23:47

Probably depends on what the rest of the day is like - e.g. whether she is in full-time nursery or just part time, and whether some of the activities are on weekends. I have piano students in that age, and some do piano, music group, drama sessions, dance and gym... plus almost everyone does swimming here. They tend to drop at least one thing once they start school.

lecherrs · 14/10/2014 02:19

At 3, my daughter did ballet, gymnastics and trampolining. She loved it and it tired her out a bit. At the time, she didn't go to preschool so these were needed!

If your daughters not tired, then it's fine. When she gets tired, cut back.

dietcokeisgreat · 14/10/2014 19:14

My DS is 3 and doesn't do any 'formal' activities outside of preschool, which he is at 4 days a week roughly 8.45-5.30. He is tired and active during the day. We take him swimming most weekends.

I was thinking of getting him some swimming lessons (he is confidently swimming all over the pool in armbands - sort of a doggi paddle) when he starts reception.

If he was at home most of the week i would probably do 2-3 classes/ activities i think.

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er1507 · 15/10/2014 10:33

Thank you for your replies. All activities will be through the week. She's in morning morning nursery 5 times a week and goes to afternoon daycare twice a week until 4pm. I think she'll cope fine doing all 3 I just wasn't sure if I was being a pushy mum. I suppose it gives us something to do as well now these cold rainy days are here.

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AmeliaPeabody · 15/10/2014 10:36

Mine did ballet, tap and gym also. With the addition of tap dancing and modern

StripyBanana · 15/10/2014 19:25

Wow that sounds a lot if she's in childcare most of the week. We only did 3 before my daughter started preschool, then cut back. And that was only3 mornings!!

Does she get time to play in the park, walk in the woods, make a mess at home, play with toys. Just be and play? Mine will do 4 mornings and I will keep the last day free and unprogrammed to play.

Laundryangel · 15/10/2014 20:47

DD was in nursery from 8-6 three days a week, did ballet on one of my days off, gymnastics on another & then swimming at the weekend and it was fine. We still did some general toddler group things but she was ready for something a bit more structured. The Easter before she started school, we cut out ballet and gymnastics as I wanted lots of full days out with DD before she started school. She has now started reception and we're still doing swimming but nothing else as she is exhausted. She is due to pick up ballet in the NY and may start gymnastics again after Easter.

erin99 · 15/10/2014 23:06

Just be aware she might need to drop something when she starts school.

I kept my DS doing football and swimming into YR because he loved them both. Both turned out to be too much alongside school and he got very resistant. He's my 2nd, I should have known better really. He's in Y1 now and still point blank refuses to go back to swimming, so the preschool lessons were pretty much wasted.

ageingdisgracefully · 17/10/2014 18:47

Dd was in nursery for a couple of hours a day at that age. So it was park, park and more bloody park. And walking everywhere. No "organised" stuff.

CharlesRyder · 17/10/2014 18:54

My DS is 4.2, in full time Reception and does 2 lunchtime clubs (sports) and 3 out of school activities.

He is fine with it and actually needs to by busy. Horses for courses I think.

He still has a full day a week to just bum about and ridiculously long school holidays when we just chill.

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