activities for under fours

helzbelz_57

hello, this isnt strictly moneysaving but thought some of you might be able to help. my little boy is 3 1/2 and bursting with energy. unfortunately there doesnt seem to be any activity groups or classes that he can take part in as he isnt yet 4. ( will be in july) im in downpatrick and have been asking around but everyone seems to have the same response, that he has to be at least four before he can join any classes. does anyone know of any exceptions to this? any suggestions would be great.

OnceUponADream

helzbelz_57 wrote: »

hello, this isnt strictly moneysaving but thought some of you might be able to help. my little boy is 3 1/2 and bursting with energy. unfortunately there doesnt seem to be any activity groups or classes that he can take part in as he isnt yet 4. ( will be in july) im in downpatrick and have been asking around but everyone seems to have the same response, that he has to be at least four before he can join any classes. does anyone know of any exceptions to this? any suggestions would be great.

Is there any churches/community halls that do Mothers & Toddlers near you? I take my son to these kind of groups all the time - HTH

helzbelz_57

there are but he's either at nursery or creche while these are on, i was thinking more things like football, dancing, games, i know these are usually on in the evenings or on saturdays but that isnt a problem

OnceUponADream

What about swimming classes? You may need to go in with him though at that age.

Or Rugby Tots (www.rugbytots.co.uk) not sure if there is one near you - you can probably check online.

Indigo's_Mum

Have you checked netmums.com for your area. If there is nothing advertised there, you can post on the site asking the same as you did here.

helzbelz_57

thanks indigos mum, will do that. he has to be four for the swimming class the only other one is for babies and its on while he's at nursery school anyway.

noodledoodle78

Hi

My little boy is 2.5 and he has been going to toddler soccer on a Saturday morning for the last few weeks and really enjoying it. They run classes all over for 2.5 - 5 years olds. I found it on netmums. Really worth a look.

bargainbabe16a

Contact Surestart in Downpatrick-based above the nursery school in Mount Crescent-they will give you details of activities-had been running a football group/rhymetime and lots of Mo and Toddlers. Also try local Leisure centre for activities such as swimming/Jujitsu etc Hope this helps!

helzbelz_57

thanks bargainbabe, never thought of surestart, tried leisure centre and everything is for four/six years upwards, there is a musical monkey thing that he was at but didnt like it, might try him at it again. he did go to little kickers in killyleagh aswell but they stopped running it at the end of the summer as the coach injured her back. perhaps theyve got someone to replace her. will try them again aswell.

surrey

My son has just turned 3 and goes to rugbytots in Epsom, he absolutely loves it and comes out of the sessions with considerably less energy than when he went in! I'd also recommend netmums for stuff to do in your area

seatzie

while epsom isn't much use in Northern Ireland I have seen flyers for rugbytots in Norn Iron - toddlersoccer.org is running classes over the summer too at many different locations