The Little Gym - Edina in Minneapolis, MN 55426

The Little Gym - Edina555

in Minneapolis, MN 55426

about The Little Gym - Edina:

Slater and Lise Crosby's local franchises of the international The Little Gym chain offer professionally-developed, non-competitive programs to promote coordination, balance, rhythm, and flexibility, as well as emotional, social, and intellectual skills.

Parent/child classes (ages four months to three years) are 45 minutes long. One-hour offerings for preschoolers (ages three to six years) and grade schoolers (ages six to 12) include karate, dance, sports, and gymnastics. Enrollment is ongoing, with classes pro-rated for mid-session registrations; check the website for a current schedule.

Regularly-scheduled Parents' Survival Nights provide themed childcare on Friday and Saturday evenings for kids ages three to 12, with games and activities.

Summer Camps: Anytime/Summertime Camps for ages three to 10 (open to members and non-members) offer three hours of themed fun and activities that combine fitness, gymnastics, and play with special events and arts and crafts.

Parties: Turn over your guest list and The Little Gym mails out invitations, and provides time in a party room with tableware, drinks, a t-shirt for the birthday child, and an instructor and assistant to lead a 90-minute party.

Who better to review The Little Gym than two girls who have been there for birthday parties, dance and gymnastic classes, and summer camp sessions. Here are their answers to the question, “Why do you like The Little Gym?”

“It’s so fun there and when the parents leave you, there are awesome teachers to take care of you. It’s nice because they write on the windows to welcome us to class. My favorite thing to do there is dancing class with Teacher Kayla and Teacher Alex. They make me happy because they teach me how to shuffle hop step. I like the bars for doing front supports. Everything is so good there.” – daughter, age 3.

“It’s fun to have camps sometimes where you get to have free play and games and crafts. It’s the funnest place except for Disney World. I have learned how to do cool tricks like back handsprings – well, I’m working on that. I can do a cartwheel on the beam though! I hope I never get too old to go there. Teacher Craig is so so crazy. He always makes me laugh!” – daughter, age 7.

Lisa9306

added: 09/15/2012

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My daughter has been going to The Little Gym for about 6 months and it is her absolute favorite thing to do. She is so excited to see Teacher Stephanie and her new friends each week. She has grown so confident and independent. The first week she never wanted to leave my side (we are in a parent-child) class and by the end of the semester she was saying "go away, I do it." She is so strong, independent and outgoing and I thank the little gym for helping her grow on so many levels.

lelii06

My 4 year old son has been a member of the Little Gym for almost 2 years. We started in a really fun parent/child class and then he went into an independent class after he turned 3. His strength, confidence, and body control are incredible. The structure of the independent class, with all the fun exercise and listening and lining up and taking turns could not have been a better lead in to preschool, where he is thriving. I LOVE THE LITTLE GYM! Can't say it enough.

Ingrid Soderberg

I didn't expect that we'd like this so much as my husband and myself are not big "joiners". The class is nicely structured for our 15 month old twins and they really love it. My husband and I both go and get as much out of it as they do. It's nice family time and the classes really push our girls to do more adventurous things. Parental interaction can be as little or as much as you like and no one seems caught up in competition. Instead it really is all about having a good time.

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