After a few days of rain and being cooped up inside, my two kids are
usually bouncing off the bed like the eight little monkeys. I’m always looking for something active to do indoors, so the kids can burn off a little energy.
Gymboree, in the Strawberry shopping center in Mill Valley is one of my children’s favorites. Decorated in bright primary colors, the Strawberry
Gymboree is really appealing to kids, and has a variety of obstacles, slides, balls, and other things to play with. They also offer a variety of classes for babies to kids 5 years of age. Some of the classes offered include instructed play classes, music, art, yoga and fitness fun. They also have open "PlayGym" time for free play on Wednesdays from 4:30–6:30 pm, Fridays 2:30–4:30 pm, and Saturdays 9:00 am to noon. This is a lot of fun and perfect solution to burn some extra energy on a rainy day. Classes can be purchased one at a time or as a package.
For those of us up in the northern Marin, there is
Redwood Empire Gymnastics in Petaluma.
Redwood Empire Gymnastics is a great facility that offers "open" play times for ages 1–3 on Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 9–9:45 am for a $9.00 drop-in fee. They also offer "open" play times on Wednesday at 11:30 am to 12:15 pm and Friday from 11:45 am–12:30 pm, and for all North Bay mother’s club members (any club, pretty much) they offer a discounted rate of $6.00 on these two days only. Follow the links for more information.
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