Week 24 Themes
Bugs - Looking for Adventure
Birds - The Bird is the Word!
Beasts - Mother Goose Lets Loose
Superbeast - A Tisket A Tasket
 
Funnybugs - Direction Connection
Giggleworms - Zigzag Party
Goodfriends - Which Way Did He Go?
 
Flips/Hotshots - Snap-Down Around the Town
Twisters/Aerials - Snap & Pop
 
Sports - Please Don't Steal My Thunder
Karate - Which Way Did They Go?
Dance - Put Your Best Foot Forward
 
We're building Language, Reading and Springing Skills!
"What?" you might say - all in program?  At the Little Gym, we're doing that and much more.  We're starting a new Learning Unit in all our classes this week.  Our Parent/Child classes are focusing on Language Development and how music and movement help your child build their Language Skills.  Language and Reading concepts through fun movements are part of the Learning Unit in Pre-K and Grade School is all about Front and Back Handsprings!  That's quite a lot - all taught The Little Gym way! 
 
Week 23 Themes
Bugs - Bug Buddies, Let's Hear Your Engines Roar!
Birds - First Chirps with Chums
Beasts - Polly Want a Cracker?
Superbeasts - Walking Talking Machine
 
Funnybugs - "F" is for Friend
Giggleworms - "B" is for Buddy
Goodfriends - Alphabet Buddies
 
Flips/Hotshots - Put a "Bounce" in Your Step
Twister/Aerials - Spring into Action!
 
Sports - Celebration with Friends
Karate - Better with Letters
Dance - "A" is for Arabesque
 
 
Have we mentioned it's Bring A Friend week this week?  Help us shout out all the great things we're doing at The Little Gym by inviting a friend to class this week.  If they are blown away by everything we do here and enroll, you get extra bonus Member Milestone points!
Change to February Practice Time
We will be starting a Tuesday 10:45 Superbeasts class beginning February 21st; therefore, we will no longer be able to hold practice times at 10:45 and 11:15 on Tuesdays.    Please be aware of the following times we have added to February's practice time schedule:
 
Monday, February 20th
10:45    Birds
 
Monday, February 27th
10:45    Birds
 
Please call The Littlle Gym at 302-998-5422 to register for any practice time!
We're Building Confidence at The Little Gym!
Did you know when children have the opportunity to take risks in a safe and familiar environment, their confidence soars?  It's true!  This week at The Little Gym, all our children will have the opportunity to climb higher, jump faster, and reach further than they ever have before!  It's all designed to help them build their confidence - which leads to even MORE motor skill development.  It's just another example of the Serious Fun we've been having all season long at The Little Gym of Wilmington. 
 
Week 22 Themes:
 
Bugs - The Wonders of Weight-Bearing
Birds - Spread Your Wings & Grow
Beasts - Step Off the End, Watch the Confidece Ascend
Superbeasts - Raise the Stakes, The Confidence Awakes
 
Funnybugs - I Can-Can
Giggleworms - I Know I Can
Goodfriends - Soak up the Fun
 
Flips/HotShots - Before and After
Twisters/Aerials - Then and Now
 
Sports - Height and Flights
Karate - Improvement Puzzle
Dance - Anything You Can Do, I Can Do Too!
 
 
Join Us for Our Summer Camp Open House!
Saturday, March 3rd
4pm - 6pm
 
 
We are so excited for our NEW camp themes coming this year to our Anytime Summertime Camp, we are having a special Open House preview to get everyone excited.  Join us for Open Gym, games and crafts taken from this summer's camp themes.  This event will be for Members AND non-members, so invite a friend!
 
Please sign up at the front desk or call the gym at 302-998-5422 to register.
February Practice Time Schedule
Practice Time is FREE for all members and is a great time for your child to practice skills they have been learning at The Little Gym as well as meet new friends.  Stop by the front desk or call the gym to reserve your child's spot. 
 
Friday, February 3
4:00 Grade School/Advanced Grade School
 
Tuesday, February 7
10:45 Birds
11:15 Beasts/Superbeasts
4:30 Grade School/Advanced Grade School
 
Friday, February 10
4:00 Funnybugs/Giggleworms
 
Tuesday, February 14
10:45 Birds
11:15 Beasts/Superbeasts
4:30 Funnybugs/Giggleworms
 
Friday, February 17
4:00 Grade School/Advanced Grade School
 
Tuesday, February 21
11:00 Funnybugs
4:30 Grade School/Advanced Grade School
 
Friday, February 24
4:00 Beasts/Superbeasts
 
Tuesday, February 28
10:45 Birds
11:15 Beasts/Superbeasts
4:30 Giggleworms/Goodfriends
 
 
Thank You for Donating Your Coats!
In December, we asked our Members (and non-members) to donate gently used coats and other winter-wear to our Winter Coat Drive.  We took everything we collected (and it was a lot!) to the Wilmington Friendship House Clothing Bank. 
 
Today, we received this letter:
 
Dear The Little Gym of Wilmington,
 
Please express our heartfelt appreciation to the members of The Little Gym of Wilmington for their generous donations and support at the recent clothing drive.  Approximately 800 lbs. of clothes were collected.  FANTASTIC! Thank you for allowing us to distibute them in the community on your behalf. 
 
Regards,
Linda Harrison
Director
Friendship House Clothing Bank of DE
 
 
THANK YOU for helping us to make a difference in our community!  If you would like to learn more about Friendship House and their ministry to homeless people, please visit their website:
It's a Special Week at The Little Gym!
Welcome to our Mid-Season Skills Review this week at The Little Gym!  We are celebrating all the progress your children have accomplished so far in the first 20 weeks of our season. 
 
A friendly reminder for parents: we will be asking you to join us in our Pre-K and Grade School Classes this week to observe and celebrate all the Serious Fun we've been having this Season!
The Little Gym of Wilmington is OPEN today, January 16th, 2012!
Week 19 at The Little Gym
We are finishing our Music Learning Unit this week but we will continue moving to music and building skills throughout the season!
 
Themes for Week 19:
 
Bugs - Tunes on My Tummy
Birds - Tweet, Tweet!
Beasts - Music in the Making
Super Beasts - Rat-A-Tat-Tat!
 
Funnybugs - Oodles of Music!
Giggleworms - Please Don't Stop The Music!
Good Friends - I've Got the Music in Me!
 
Flips/Hot Shots - AntarctiCartwheels
Twisters/Aerials - AntarctiCartwheels
 
Sports - All You Can Eat with an Audience!
Karate - Kicking Concerto in C Minor
Dance - I've Got Rhythm
 
 
Week 18 at The Little Gym
Bugs - The Music in Me!
Birds - Swing Your Wings!
Beasts - Body, Mind & Music
Super Beasts - Body, Mind & Music
 
Funnybugs - The Rhythm Rodeo
Giggleworms - Move to the Beat!
Goodfriends - We Got the Beat!
 
Flips/Hotshots - Europ, Asia & Africa
Twisters/Aerials - Europe, Asia & Africa
 
Sports - Main Course of Memorization
Karate - Kick-Toc
Dance - Rhythm Rodeo
 
 
Happy New Year from The Little Gym!
Welcome to a New Year at The Little Gym - we wish you and your family health and happiness throughout 2012!  We are excited to introduce a NEW Learning Unit this week.   Parent Child and PreK classes will be showing all the ways music at The Little Gym aids in your child's development; Grade School classes will be exploring the 7 continents through a fun AND educational Learning Unit.  If you would like more information about our Learning Units and themes, please refer to the green "Current Learning Unit" board hanging in the gym lobby!
 
Themes for Week of January 2, 2012
 
Bugs - Music Soothes the Common Bug!
Birds - Sing a Song of Sixpence
Beasts - Musical Minds
Superbeasts - Tunes Teach Tots
 
Funnybugs - Monsters of Melody
Giggle Worms - Tune it Up!
Good Friends - Whistle While You Work!
 
Flips/Hotshots - North, South & Down Under
Twisters/Aerials - North, South & Down Under
 
Karate - Sing a Song of Side-Kick
Dance - Dance to the Beat of My Own Drum!
Sports - Athletic Appetizers
 
Reminder: Special Schedule This Week at The Little Gym
As we have been announcing the past few weeks, we will be running a special schedule this week -Tuesday, December 27th - Friday, December 30th instead of our regular class schedule.   There will be special make-up classes as an opportunity for you to make up any classes your child may have missed so far this season.  Saturday classes on December 31st WILL be running as usual. 
 
Make-up Schedule for Week of December 26th:
Tuesday, December 27th
10:15 am      Birds
1:00 pm        Funnybugs
2:00 pm        Dance
 
Wednesday, December 28th
10:15 am     Beasts
1:00 pm       Funnybugs
5:30 pm       Funnybugs/Giggleworms
6:30 pm       Grade School
 
Thursday, December 29th
10:15 am    Superbeasts
1:00 pm      Giggleworms
2:00 pm      Grade School
 
Friday, December 30th
10:15 am    Beasts
1:00 pm      Giggleworms/Goodfriends
2:00 pm      Advanced Grade School 
 
Call the gym at 302-998-5422 to schedule your child in a make-up class! 
Week 16 at The Little Gym of Wilmington
We're wrapping up our Learning Unit this week at The Little Gym.  Parent/Child classes will be reviewing colors, Pre K classes will be having fun working on their hand/eye coordination, and Grade School will be hard at work on backwards skills. 
 
Themes for Week 16
 
Bugs - Crawling for Colors
Birds - Red Bird, Blue Bird
Beasts - Can You See the Rainbow?
Superbeasts - Colors Here, Colors There, Colors Make My  Brain Aware!
 
Funnybugs - Put Your Hands in the Air
Giggleworms - "Eye" Can "Hand"-le it!
Goodfriends - Fans of the Hands
 
Flips/Hotshots - Backwards is Back
Twisters/Aerials - Back to Backwards
 
Sports - Fancy Feet
Karate - Stop, Spot, POP!
Dance - The Colors of Choreography
 
We hope you and your family have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy & Healthy New Year!!!
 
 
 
 
 
 
It's Bring A Friend Week at The Little Gym!
Does you or your child have a special friend who would like to see The Little Gym?  Bring them to class this week.  If they love it as much as you do and enroll for the reminder of our season, you can earn Bonus Member Milestone Points!
 
Week 15 Themes
 
Bugs - Color Concepts
Birds - Feathered Friends
Beasts - Colors, Colors Everywhere
Superbeasts - Red, Yellow & Blue, I See You!
 
Funnybugs - Footin' Around With Friends
Giggleworms - Super Feet & Friends to Meet!
Goodfriends - Fantastic "Feets" of Power
 
Flips & Hotshots - Buddies Travel Backwards Together!
Twisters & Aerials - Backwards Buddies
 
Sports - Serve with a Sidekick
Chopsticks - Blocking Buddies
Dance - Tickled Pink
Practice Times for December 2011
Has your child been to a practice time yet?  It's a great opportunity for them to practice the skills they learned from the previous week as well as meet new friends...and it's FREE!  Call today to enroll your child in one of our December times. 
 
Friday, December 9th
4:00 Funnybugs/Giggleworms (Ages 3 - 5)
 
Tuesday, December 13th
10:45 Beasts/Superbeasts
4:30 Grade School/Advance Grade School
 
Friday, December 16th
4:00 Giggleworms/Goodfriend/Minijets (Ages 4 - 6)
 
Tuesday, December 20th
10:45 Birds
4:30 Funnybugs/Giggleworms (Ages 3 - 5)
 
Friday, December 23rd
3:45 Grade School/Advanced Grade School
2011 Holiday Makeup Schedule
Our class schedule will not be running December 26th - December 30th.  Classes that week DO NOT have to be made up as part of your 40 week enrollment.  However, if your child has missed class anytime during the season, you can take advantage of this special schedule to make up any classes.
 
Tuesday, December 27th
10:15 am      Birds
1:00 pm        Funnybugs
2:00 pm        Dance
 
Wednesday, December 28th
10:15 am     Beasts
1:00 pm       Funnybugs
5:30 pm       Funnybugs/Giggleworms
6:30 pm       Grade School
 
Thursday, December 29th
10:15 am    Superbeasts
1:00 pm      Giggleworms
2:00 pm      Grade School
 
Friday, December 30th
10:15 am    Beasts
1:00 pm      Giggleworms/Goodfriends
2:00 pm      Advanced Grade School 
It's Week 14 at The Little Gym!
Bugs - You and Your Baby:  The Dynamic Duo!
Birds - Over the Top
Beasts - Which Way Do We Go?
Superbeasts - Which Way Do YOU Go?
 
Funnybugs - Stop, Drop & Roll
Giggleworms - Hooks, Hoses, Ladders & Engines
Goodfriends - Let's Get Fired Up!
 
Flips/Hotshots - Acceleration Zone
Twisters/Aerials - Acceleration Zone
 
Karate - Chopstick Theater
Dance - Hooks, Hoses, Ladders & Engines
Sports - Tackling Tasks
It's Week 13 at The Little Gym of Wilmington!!!
The holidays are almost here!  Did you know family members can purchase The Little Gym gift cards?  They can stop in the gym and purchase one in person or call us and make a payment over the phone.  Gift cards can be used for ANY
The Little Gym program - classes, camps and pro shop items!
 
Class Themes for Week of November 28th
 
Bugs - Listen & Learn
Birds - Slide to Glide
Beasts - Walk in a Straight Line - Or Not!
Superbeasts - A little Zig Here, A little Zag There!
 
Funnybugs - Farmtown
Giggleworms - Fiasco on the Farm
Goodfriends - Funny Farm
 
Flips & Hotshots - What's the Hurry Murray?
Twisters & Aerials - Put on the Body Brakes!
 
Sports - Wide Receiver Work
Karate - Paws & Claws
Dance - Fiasco on the Farm
 
Bring a Friend Week is in TWO WEEKS!
 
Practice Times for This Week
Friday, December 2nd
3:45 Giggleworms/Goodfriends/Minijets
 
 
Thank You for being a part of The Little Gym Family!
Attention Members:  We will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24th AND Friday, November 25th.  Classes on Saturday, November 26th WILL be running as scheduled. 
 
 
Themes for Week of November 21, 2011
 
Bugs - See It and Spot It
Birds - Swooping & Soaring
Beasts - High or Low, Which Way Will We Go?
Superbeasts - High & Low, Here We Go!
 
Funnybugs - Everything But the Kitchen Sink
Giggleworms - Kitchen Collections
Goodfriends - Kitchen Duty
Mini-Jets - Kitchen Duty
 
Flips/Hot Shots- Self-Centered
Twisters/Aerials - Time to Get Centered!
 
Sports - Run to Help (Football)
Karate - Once Upon a Time
Dance - What's Cooking?
 
 
Join us this week for our NEW Learning Units at The Little Gym!
Children in our Parent & Child classes are exploring all the spaces around and between them (and learning the words to describe those spaces), while our Pre-K classes are learning how imagination can help develop motor skills.  It's "Power up/Power Down" for the Grade School kids. They'll be learning the difference between using power or poise & grace for various skills. 
 
If you are not currently a member of The Little Gym, it's easy to join in on all the development here.  Call and let us find the perfect class for your child! 
 
Themes for Week of November 14th - November 19th
 
Bugs - The New DO and the Real FEEL!
Birds - Backwards Birds
Beasts - Direction Connection
Superbeasts - Every Which Way & Forward
 
Funnybugs - Dig, Dug, Done
Giggleworms - Can You Dig It?
Goodfriends - Build a Better Body
 
Flips/Hotshots - Turn It Up a Notch
Advanced Gradeschool - Where Does YOUR Power Come From?
 
Karate - Mind Over Matter
Dance - Flower Power
Would you like a more "balanced" child?
Join us The Little Gym!  We're finishing up our Balancing Learning Unit this week.  Remember, you can enroll your child any time during the season.  Here's a look at this week's themes:
 
Bugs - Give a Cheer for the Inner Ear
Birds - Pigeon Toes
Beasts - Tender Tootsies
Superbeasts - Tootsie Ticklers
 
Funnybugs - Stable Abe's Flight School
Giggleworms - Stable Abe's Flying Brigade
Goodfriends - Take Flight
 
Flips/Hotshots - Tight Flight Check Points
Twisters/Aerials - Pre-Flight Inspection
 
Sports - Control the Goal
Karate - Hold the Line
Dance - Watch Me Soar!
 
 
 
Practice Time for the Week of November 7th
Tuesday, November 8th
10:45   Beasts
11:30   Funnybugs
4:30     Advanced Grade School
 
Friday, November 11th
3:45    Giggleworms/Goodfriends/Mini-Jets
Come Balance With Us at The Little Gym
We're building stronger, more balanced bodies at The Little Gym - come join us!
 
Bugs - Rockin-N-Rollin
Birds - Whirly Birds
Beasts - Spinning, Spinning, In The Gym So True
Superbeasts - Super Spinners
 
Funnybugs - See Them Balance, See Them Beam
Giggleworms - See Them Balance, See Them Beam
Goodfriends - See Them Balance, See Them Beam
 
Grade School - Boldly Balancing Where No One Has Balanced
                       Before
Advanced Grade School - Boldly Balancing
 
Sports - Happy Feet
Karate - Stable Abe's Amazing Adventure
Dance - When I'm Stable, I'm Strong And Able
Practice Times for Week of October 31st, 2011
Tuesday November 1, 2011
 
10:45   Superbeasts
11:30   Birds
4:30     Flips/Hotshots/Twisters
 
Friday November 4, 2011
 
3:45    Funnybugs
Come Balance With Us at The Little Gym!
Our kids have started a new Learning Unit at The Little Gym!  We're going to be focusing on balance in all our classes all week.  Why haven't you joined us yet?
 
Bugs - Balancing Buddies!
Birds - Control Center
Beasts - Let's Start at the Core!
Superbeasts - Super Tough Tummies
 
Funnybugs - Balancing Betty's Big Top Adventures
Giggle Worms - The Great Balancing Act
Good Friend -  High Wire Heroes
 
Grade School - Prepare For a Tight Flight
Advanced Grade School - Have a Tight Flight
 
Sports - Don't Fall Throught the Trap Door!
             (Soccer & Golf Review)
Karate - Betty on the Ready
Dance - The Great Balancing Act
 
Week 7 at The Little Gym of Wilmington
Join us this week - our kids' brains are growing, their muscles are hustling and they are testing their speed and agility! 
 
Bugs - Move More - Build the Core!
Birds - Learning to Fly!
Beasts - X Marks the Spot!
Superbeasts - Going on a Treasure Hunt!
 
Funnybugs - Trunk Full of Tricks
Giggleworms - It's All in the Trunk
Good Friends - Pack up Your Trunk and Grow!
 
Flips/Hotshots  - Speed & Agility To Test My Ability
Advance Grade School - Speed & Agility to Test My Ability
 
Sports - Perfect The Course
Karate - Look, Listen & Feel
Dance - Posture, Poise & Make Some Noise
 
 
Introducing Practice Time at The Little Gym!
Have you heard the exciting news?!  The Little Gym has added another opportunity for your children to Get Moving and have Serious Fun with us!  It's called Practice Time.  You can sign your child up to come for an additional time during the week where they'll get to practice last week's skills, play a fun game and make new friends!  If you'd like more information, see any team member and we'd be happy to tell you more! 
 
Beginning in November, we will post that week's practice time schedule here on our blog and the Parent's Place Board in the gym lobby. 
It's Week 6 at The Little Gym of Wilmington
We're continuing our second Learning Unit of the season and focusing on Brain Growth, Muscle Awareness and Getting Fit! Don't miss out on this week's themes:
 
Bugs - Backwards Bugs
Birds - Monkeys & Birdies & Bears Oh My!
Beasts - Imagine, Imagine, Can You Imagine!
Superbeasts - Let Your Imagination Go Wild!
 
Funnybugs - Things With Wings
Giggleworms - Wonderful Workout Wings
Goodfriends - Just Wing It!
 
Flips/Hot Shots - Dig Deep - TLG Boot Camp
Advanced Grade School - Strength-Give Me More!
 
Mini-Jacks - Control the Roll - Golf
Karate - The "Try Your Best" Test
Dance - Belle of the Ballroom
 
 
   
It's Bring A Friend Week at The Little Gym!
Bring a friend to any class this week and help us spread the word about the Serious Fun we're having here at The Little Gym!  If your friend enrolls for the season, you can earn Bonus Member Milestone Points. 
 
Are you a parent interested in bringing your child to The Little Gym but you don't have a "friend" currently enrolled?  Don't worry - call The Little Gym to schedule an Introductory Visit to see what all the buzz is about!
 
Themes for Week 5
 
Bugs - Bring a Bug for Social Motion
Birds - Birds of a Feather Flock Together
Beasts - Head, Shoulders, Knees & Buddies
Superbeasts - Super Duper Hokey Pokey
 
Funnybugs - Palling Around with Inspector Insect
Giggleworms - Lots of Legs, Lots of Friends
Goodfriends - Invite a Friend to the Jungle Jump-alaya
 
Grade School - Super Friends make Fitness Fun
Advanced Grade School - Fit Body Buddies
 
Sports - Putter Buddies!
Dance - It Takes To Tango
Karate - Muscle Magic
 
 
It's Week 4 at The Little Gym of Wilmington
We're in the final week of our Up, Up, & Aware learning Unit and are celebrating everything our kids have learned during the first four weeks of the season!
 
This Week's Themes:
 
Bugs - Here We Grow
Birds - Up, Up, & Aware
Beasts - Up, Up, & Aware
Superbeasts - Up, Up, & Aware
Funnybugs - Mood Swingers
Giggleworms - High Spirits on the High Bar
Goodfriends - An Altitude of Altitude
Sports - Relax Mini-Jacks/Keep Your Cool! (Soccer)
Grade School - Cruise Control
Advanced Grade School - My Muscles Have Memory!
Karate - Don't Fight the Feeling/Cruise Control
Dance - Moody Moves
 
Why haven't you joined us yet?  Call us at The Little Gym and speak with an instructor to find the PERFECT class for your child!
 
 
It's Week 3 at The Little Gym!
 
Bugs - Comfort Zone
Birds - Bird Watching
Beast - I Move Therefore I Think
Superbeast - What do you Think About That?
Funnybugs - Good Manners on Mars!
Giggleworms - May I PLEASE Be An Astronaut?
Goodfriends - Planetary Politeness
Grade School - Know the Code
Advanced Grade School - Terms of the Trade
Sports - May I PLEASE Use My Hands?
Chopsticks/ - Good Manners on Mars!
Choppers
Dance - Good Manners on Mars!
 
Would you like to come in and find out about the SERIOUS FUN we're having?  Call us today to schedule an introductory visit!
 
 
Welcome to Week 2 of the Fall Season!!!
We've started Serious Fun at The Little Gym and we would love for you to join us for this week's themes:
 
Bugs - To Have & To Hold
 
Birds - Spread Your Wings
 
Beasts - A Better Known Beast
 
Superbeasts - A Better Known Superbeast
 
Funnybugs - Follow the Leader
 
Giggleworms - Follow Your Creature Teacher
 
Goodfriends - Coachable Kids
 
Grade School - The Form Finders
 
Advanced Grades School  - Perform Your Form
 
Dance - Follow the Leader
 
Karate - Follow the Leader
 
Sports - Follow the Leader
 
In all age goups, our program is broken into themed, multi-week Learning Units that lead to a natural progression of skills thoughout a Core Season that follow the school year, plus a Summer session.  We've seen the value of this apprach and feel that you will too! If you would like your child to experience our Three Dimensional program, call to enroll them today!
Website Schedule Note
Please be aware that as our website catches up with all the NEW curriculum enhancements at The Little Gym and shows two twenty-week semesters, the New Season is a 40 week enrollment.
Introducing The Little Gym of Wilmington Blog!
Welcome to a NEW way to find out what is happening at The Little Gym of Wilmington! By checking our blog daily, you will have access to the most up-to-date information available about The Little Gym of Wilmington.  In addition to the monthly newsletter for upcoming events, we will be using the blog to communicate "Breaking News" information such as class changes or Inclement Weather closings.  You might even see an announcement about a special appearance by your favorite instructor as well as useful parent tips and resources.
 
We hope our new blog will keep all our members in on all the action at The Little Gym.  If you are not yet a member of The Little Gym, it's not too late to join us for all the exciting curriculum enhancements coming this fall.  Call today at 302-998-5422 and speak with an instructor to find out how you and your child can become part of The Little Gym family!
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