Micah's Gymboree Experience

Waaaay back in April, Tatak Digitista had a contest in cooperation with Pampers. Thanks to them, I won these:

Picture courtesy of Tatak Digitista

I also had a picture of the actual prize but I'm too lazy to browse at my previous entries, please bear with me :p All the items were immediately used but I stalled using the free Gymboree class they were offering. I was waiting for the perfect time - weekend off so Charles and I could both go see our daughter on her "first day" of class. Last Sunday, was the day so off we went to Trinoma despite the impending rain. Arrived there exactly on time and chose the ongoing class (just started 3 minutes). From there, learned 2 lessons right away:

1. Allocate at least 5 minutes before the start of the class. There's registration, removing of shoes, the works before entering and it could take time.

2. For parents, be sure you're wearing socks. They require adults to wear socks once inside the room. Or you could buy from them for P40 a pair. Hehe, sayang din yun. Pang twister fries din yun :p

Anyhow, we went inside the Music Room which more or less looks like this:

Grabbed from http://www.gymboree-ph.com/trinoma.html.

I wasn't sure if cameras were allowed so I wasn't able to bring out the cam. Kakahiya rin. We were late, remember? :) So since it was a Music class, there were lots of singing, games, playing of instruments, listening to music inside. There were two teachers who were both equally good. They also had personalized teaching and they encouraged kids to participate without being to pushy. (And that skill, I have yet to learn.). It was a good 1-hour class though Micah wasn't really participating that much. Sayang but still, it was a good first time. :) Besides, it was just for free. Next time, we'd like to try more classes and let Micah play in their visually appealing play area. Yeah, next time, next time. (When I win the 6-55 grand lotto jackpot!)

Thanks Tatak Digistista, Gymboree and Pampers!