OK - we go to gymbaroo - it is the highlight of DD's week!! She just loves it! It is challenging for her, but not above her limits and we never would have realised what she can do by herself if we hadn't taken her. She started around her first birthday.

As someone who has also been to kindergym I would recommend gymbaroo over kindergym in a heartbeat. Although, I suppose it depends on the kindergym. Gymbaroo is more expensive, but in my experience the people conducting the classes are much more experienced in childhood development. Gymbaroo is much more wholistic and structured that kindergym. I like structure and the kids respond well to it too. Things we do at gymbaroo are:
- welcome song
- activities and songs with different physical skills
- small equipment (different each time - balls, hoops, bean bags, ropes, etc)
- treasure bag (each week has a different word for the theme and the kids bring along an item representing the word, which is handed out at treasure bag time)
- word and picture recognition (with the word of the week)
- time on the large equipment
- musical instruments
- goodbye song and parachute

Yes, it is very physically demanding on the parents- so after a c/s it would be too much, in my opinion.

I think that's all, apart from how much DD gets out of it, she really looks forward to it, and often "plays" gymbaroo at home!