Fun Activities for Children Blog – The Little Gym of West County

The Little Gym of West County
15825 Manchester Road, #219/221
Ellisville, MO 63011
(636) 256-6500

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Still looking for an activity a few hours a week for your child? Look no further, sign them up at The Little Gym of

West County for 3 hours of themed activiites, games, gymnastics and crafts. Each week offers adventures through icebergs, carnival games, Superheroes and even dancing to some Hip Hop. Choose any and as many days as you like that best suits your schedule.

Enroll in 5 or more camp days and receive an Awesome The Little Gym animal sport pack. ( While supples last)

Check out all themes and Enroll your child today!!!

Give us a call today...636-256-6500

Dance is Coming to The Little Gym of West County!!

The announcement of the Day!!! Wait for it....Yes, The Little Gym of West County will be offering DANCE in Season 2013.

August 19th to be exact. We are so excited and can't wait.

You can check out our Season 2013 schedule online.

Watch out for a Season promotion coming in the beginning of April. More details to follow. Get out those tap shoes, ballet shoes and jazz your way to dance at The Little Gym of West County.

"Learning to read can be "3-dimensional"!

As we wrap up our learning unit entitled..."Sticks & Hoops & Alphabet Soups", I wanted to reflect on some key points:

1. It is never too early to teach your children to read. Did you realize that your child begins to recognize certain forms and shapes as early as 2 months. This is a key component in recognizing or "visualizing" what shapes letters can take on in the mind of your infant.

2. Phonetics is a beautiful thing. A suggestion while singing the "ABC" song is to also isolate the sounds that they make. Once your child has heard this song several times to familiarity, start to introduce the sounds as well. A great little activity is to turn your home into "Sesame Street". An example of this would be..."This week is sponsored by the letter "A". Think of as many "A" words as you can...then cut several A's and position them throughout your home...you can also cut out pictures of animals, fruit, toys, etc... that start with "A". The more your child is able to understand "Phonemic awareness", the better able they are to identify and formulate on their own, specific words, which in turn strengthens core reading skills.

3. Incorporate physical skills to enhance reading comprehension. The Little Gym provides the perfect environment for "feeling" what letters are all about. "Can you turn your body into a "Y", a "T", an "L" as an example? Not only can your child experience their own walking-talking alphabet, but have a blast doing it to a background of high-energy music and constant positive feedback.

Stay tuned for next week's blog topic...

"Movement Arts & Body Parts"...a look into knowing and feeling where your body parts are during movement and rotation.

Thanks for reading,

Mr. Joel

"Advantages to Seasonal Enrollment"

Common questions/concerns regarding enrolling for a 38-40 week season...

"Well, we've always just done one semester at a time. Why are you making us enroll for the entire year?" First, we would not make you do anything you're not comfortable with. There are several reasons that we are making this switch...many parents have asked for an easier way to enroll. Over the years, a very high percentage of the students who enroll for the first 20 weeks of our season, also enroll for the second 20 weeks. many of our parents have said they'd like to be able to enroll in a class one time so that they can plan the rest of their activities around school and "The Little Gym". Our switch to the Season allows us to accomodate everyone. Additionally, with our new curriculum in the form of learning units, we've found that each child is able to grow more skills faster, all the while enjoying some "serious fun." With this congruent consistency mirroring the school year, your child will have the opportunity to become a leader in class with his new friends.

"I'm not comfortable committing to 40 weeks. What if something happens or my child doesn't like it?" We understand this genuine concern. One of our many primary goals is for you and your child to feel comfortable at the Little Gym of West County; as if it feels like home. One thing I will share is that we've actually assumed all the risk for you. We're going to reserve your spot in the class of your choice, regardless of what payment option you choose. So if your child for some reason chooses not to participate in The Little Gym(which I can't envision), then we will cancel your payments, or refund your money...no questions asked/no contracts/just as always your complete satisfaction. Really the only thing that is changing is the fact that we're reserving your spot all the way through June! No worry ever again about not being able to enroll in your preferred class time because of full capacity!

"We don't know what our schedule is going to be like in a few months or next year." I can see why this would be a concern to you; however let me reassure you that we run into situations like this all the time...that's why we have such a great make-up and refund commitment here. Simply said, we make it easy for you to do business with us!

"We're just not going to re-enroll if we have to enroll for the whole year. That would be very sad, but you don't have to enroll for the year. We recommend this approach for reasons already stated, but as well it is your best way to "save money", earn "member milestone points", and mostly it enables your child to learn and develop that much more quickly. You will always have your choice of options...the downside is the potential to lose your spot in future classes; the upside is that you always have the peace of mind in enrolling exactly the way "you" want to...sound fair?

Mr. Joel