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following on from another thread (because i dont want to hi-jack) how many extra curricular clubs do your children attend?

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misdee · 15/03/2007 10:32

mine dont do any atm (for obvious reasons) but am wanting them to start swimming lessons once dh is better and we can take them as i feel its an important life skill, plus its fun and keeps you healthy. my kids are vwery active (would rather run/scooter to school than use the car), play outside for 3+hours after school(only coming in to eat and watch 30mins of lazy town), love walks round the lakes etc etc.

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3monkeys · 15/03/2007 14:27

DS1 Tuesday swimming
Friday football training
Saturday footbal class
Alternate Sundays footbal match, or sunday school

DD Tuesday dancing
Wednesday Rainbows
Friday church club
Sunday sunday school

Far too much running around especially when I work 3 days a week but they love it all!

cheeryface · 15/03/2007 14:33

none

used to do swimming but can now swim o.k and didn't enjoy the lessons much.

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misdee · 15/03/2007 14:36

so a lot of you do a lot of afterschool activities. feeling like we are a bit odd now lol.

dd1 starts swwimming with school in january 08. dd2 wont be swimming with thwe school for 3/4years yet.

they can scooter, and am currently teaching them how to rollerskate.

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3monkeys · 15/03/2007 14:40

DS1 started his things because he struggled socially and it has helped him make some friends. DD is the opposite - very sociable and wants to do things because other people do! I forgot aswell, she does gymnastics on a Saturday morning because her friend goes! She's not great at the gymnastics but she has a good chat!

lucykate · 15/03/2007 14:43

misdee, i was thinking of starting this thread the other day

dd is 5, and does ballet straight after school on a friday but thats all. i feel, at her age, 1 activity is enough. she's so tired after school, i think she'd struggle taking on anything else.

we've not done the swimming lesson thing as dh is a very good swimmer and i object to paying for lessons as he could teach them, he has already taught me as i didn't learn properly until i was about 28ish.

ArcticRoll · 15/03/2007 14:46

I think there's too much pressure to organise extra curricular stuff misdee.I wouldn't rush into organising anything.
My ds(7)does football.
My dd(5), does swimming and tap.
The rest of the time they play in park,scooter etc.
I think school is pretty tiring so think it's too overwhelming to have lots of structured activities on top of school day.

scotlou · 15/03/2007 14:52

dd(4.5) does ballet once a week, and ds does Tai Kwon Do on Saturdays (but only just started). Would lke them to do swimming lessons - but not many classes run after 6 p.m. / during the weekend. I do feel that ds misses out as because both dh and I work full time he gets no chance to do things after school.

VoluptuaGoodshag · 15/03/2007 14:55

DD is only 3 and does ballet once a week. DS is only 2 but shall see what he fancies when he's a little older.

I shan't be taking them to something everyday as I just think it is too much.

DH and I make sure we do things together as a family at weekends and (perhaps selfishly) I would not want them to have so much on that we end up doing nothing. We have an active outdoorsy lifestyle which I hope to pass on to my kids. When older I shall encourage them to ski, sail, go for long walks, be curious about what's at the top of a hill, light camp fires that sort of thing. I did all this when I was a child and did no after school activities and personally I think my life is more enriched because of it.

Ceolas · 15/03/2007 14:59

Ds is 3 so nothing yet.

DD2 (5) - Rainbows on Wednesday, Dancing on Friday, violin lesson on Saturday morning.

DD1 (7) - Rainbows on Monday, Dancing on Wednesday and Friday, violin lesson on Saturday morning.

batters · 15/03/2007 15:12

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Beetrootccio · 15/03/2007 15:55

Batters tellme more about Shakespeare through dramam

Califrau · 15/03/2007 15:59

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cerys · 15/03/2007 16:06

DS is 2, so nothing yet!

DD1 (nearly 7) - swimming Monday, French after school Thursday

DD2 (nearly 5) - swimming Tuesday.

Sometimes the girls go to gymnastics on a Saturday morning but it's pay as you go, so if we all sleep in and miss it, it doesn't matter.

DD1 will start Brownies once she is 7.

I don't want them to do any more at the moment out of cost considerations, but also they have reading etc to do in the evenings and I don't want to be on the road every night with a grumpy DS in tow.

mrsflowerpot · 15/03/2007 16:11

DS (6) does swimming one night after school at the moment. We are ditching it after this term as he's not getting any better and he's not enjoying the lessons any more - is starting to put him off.

He is itching to do karate but I am planning to let him pester for a bit longer on that one as he has form for short-lived whims.

TBH I find after school stuff a bit of a pita.

batters · 15/03/2007 18:10

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Beetrootccio · 15/03/2007 22:37

that sounds great fun - perhoas I should set one up!!

hana · 15/03/2007 22:41

my 5 year old ( reception) does ballet after school one dya, and swimming lessons on a Sat. It's enough

hana · 15/03/2007 22:42

I think too you have to balance activites with the rest of the family and their needs- she would have loved to carry on with gymnastics as well, and apart from being too much alongside other things, logistically wiht 2 younger children to drag along, wait during lesson and get home, have late tea etc etc it's not worth the hassle for me.

nikkie · 16/03/2007 23:08

dd1 and dd2 both do Swimming(non-neg) and drama (finishing at the end of term) and dd2 does Rainbows and dd1 does Brownies.

cece · 16/03/2007 23:10

2 - gymnastics and ballet for dd

1 - gymnastics for ds

julienetmum · 17/03/2007 00:31

Dd (aged 5 reception age) does

Wednesday Ballet (done at school on a day she is in care club anyway)

Thursday Gymbobs (against my better judgment ds goes to tumble tots and I got fed up of her nagging

Friday Stagecoach (she loves this)

myturn · 17/03/2007 00:35

dd1 & dd2 - drama and horseriding once a week (not at the same time I must add. However, thinking about it, the two may be combined...)

dd3 & dd4 - nowt. Although they are pestering me for dance lessons.

Skribble · 19/03/2007 22:43

Mine do loads of stuff, but they really enjoy them all and I feel it is important for them to have activities and hobbies to be involved in. DS loves his scouts and does lots of other stuff with them like camps, he is off to France next year with them. DS is 10 and DD is 7yrs.

Mon- Nothing ATM but DS sometimes has after school stuff for an hour.

Tue- DD Ballet, Jazz and Tap 2hrs, DS swimming with his Dad.

Wed- DD Gymnastics 1hr.

Thur- Same as Monday.

Fri- DD swimming lesson 1/2 hr, DD Musical Theatre 1hr, DS Scouts.

Sat- Fortnightly nature club 2hrs.

Ds wants to join a drama club and DD is waiting for the Brownies to start in the village if she can squeeze it in.

twentypence · 19/03/2007 22:48

Ds is 4 and has a cello lesson once a week (and thus 10 minutes practise each morning) he also goes to a group music class straight afterwards.

He goes to Kindy 5 mornings a week.

He will do an hour a week of soccer for the soccer season.

My learn to swim plan is 2 weeks on a South Pacific island, spending lots of time in the pool each day. obviously this will not clash with the soccer season!

twentypence · 19/03/2007 22:50

But I will say misdee that ds does this stuff because he doesn't have siblings to mess around in the garden with. I certainly wouldn't be doing this x2 or x3.

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