How many activites does your pre schooler attend?

[northerner]

My ds is 3.5 and goes to pre school 2 days a week, he does 'soc a tots' at ore school. We do an M&T group on a Friday and I take him on regular trips out and swimming, but he doesn't do any organised lessons as such.

My SIL takes her dd (same age) to swimming lessons, ballet, tennis and French lessons on top of pre school.

She thinks my ds needs more, I think she does too much. Got me thinking about what others do.

My DS is 4. He goes to pre-school five mornings and we go swimming on a Sunday that's it. Nothing organised like lessons or anything. It would be too much. We run around the park alot and ride bikes.

Also he's a big fan of laying on the floor playing trains.

My dd is 3.3 and does five pre-school sessions a week and that's it. We do other family stuff at weekends but I'm not that organised to do any more really.

DD's 2 & 3 both do soft play/gym and swimming. DD2 is at pre-school 3 mornings a week. DD3 goes to the creche at the gym three mornings a week for an hour each time.

I have a theory that organised activities are mostly for the parents' benefit and that the 'best' parents are probably those who actually play with their kids at home and let them muck about all day. As opposed to mothers like me, who gets so bored if we have to stay in, that I started 2 groups myself just to have something to do

DD is also 3.5yo.

She goes to day nursery for 2 full days, and as of this week she'll also go for an extra half day (plus dinner) term time only.

We have just started - last week - a new group called Hobby Time. It's for 2 hours on a Monday morning - half an hour singing and actions, followed by free play and craft afterwards. This is more so I get to meet some local people, and I went with another mum I know who lives round cornerfrom me (she has been going before).

No other proper groups now. On rest of our time it is playing at home, shopping, friends might come round, etc.

In past we have done baby swimming, Tumble Tots, Gymboree, etc.

northeneer, what you do sounds fine in my opinion.
Make the most of it all (don't mean to sound trite) as my dd has started reception this year and i really miss all our days out and stuff!

2 days nursery 9am to 4pm, Saturday morning French class, Wednesday morning physiotherapy tiny gym.

As with all things it depnds on the child. My dd does a lot of activities (4.2) but she thrives on it and to be honest so do I.

Monday - dancing and soon to start gymnastics.
Tuesday - nursery for the afternoon and early evening we all go to a family drama club
WEdnesday - Playgroup every other week and dancing
Thursday - Nursery in the afternoon
Friday -Nursery in the afternoon and then either has friends for tea, or she is invited or we go to soft play for tea and a run around.

She also comes to work with me for a few hours a week.

I think this amount of activity is fine for my daughter especially as she is not in nursery everyday and I am at home with her so we have time for more informal play or just slobbing around. But I know for other children this would be too much. I think the problem occurs when they never have time to get bored and therefore cannot entertain themselves.

My DD is 2.5. I take her swimming on Mondays, playgroup on Tuesday, Weds she's with p/t nanny and goes to library/music/one o'clock club, Thurs we have an informal mother and baby group, Friday she's with p/t nanny same as Weds. Sats DH and I take her for breakfast at local cafe while DS is at Sat Club and we meet SIL there. That's it. very little pre-paid and set in stone at the moment.

I have a 19 month old and 3y2m year old. The 3 year old goes to nursery three mornings a week, we all go to a playgroup one morning a week and whilist the 3 year old is at nursery I take the younger one to tumble tots and to another playgroup, so during the week, 4 mornings are busy, all afternoons are free and 1 whole day is free, I think this is more than enough. Other times we go to the park, go for walks, play at home or go to friends houses. Weekends we normally try to take them to the park/swimming etc.

I agree, I like to have the option of something each day but only for half the day and not all set in stone. If we don't have something available then we are in danger of rotting and if we have too much it stops being fun.

Ds will be 3 in February

Monday morning - Playcentre
Tuesday afternoon - nursery
Wednesday - Music Class
Thursday - nursery all day
Friday - playdate every second week, alternate weeks whatever we feel like, zoo, aquarium, art gallery, museum, park, swimming.
Saturday - Music Class with Dad.

The only reason he goes to 2 music classes is that he cannot choose between Maree and Louise and so we don't make him.

Personally I would go crazy without something to do each day. I would do less if I had more children.

3yo dd1

Mon - Swimming
Tues - play dates
Wed/Thurs Morning - kindy
Fri - therapy

weekend out and about as a family.

That is plenty - next year she will add in mainstream kindy for Thurs afternoon and Friday all day. Therapy will probably be Tuesday then.

nearly 20m twins go-
tueday - m and t group
friday-m and t group
swimming one day a week..
weekends - sometimes the zoo/soft play
don't do much really!