Extra-curricular activities in Prep

[~Kim~]

And Kim, trannies, really???

Yep. Our first year of school is called Transition.

[Tinks]

Go for it. If it's something you've promised she can start when she's a certain age, you can't really hold her back. I don't think choir on a Saturday morning would tire her out too much.

[Nai]

My DD1 is a Feb baby and she did swimming and gymnastics when starting prep. She was totally fine but she is a pretty active and sleeps really really well at night. DD2 is stating next year too and she will also continue swimming and she wants to start gymnastics so I will see how she goes as she may drop dance. I think enroll her and see how she goes.

[sangie]

DD has been quite tired this year, I really notice it the last 2-3 weeks of each term. She really needs the 2 week school holidays!
We didn't start anything new but kept up her swimming one night after school and ballet on a Saturday morning. I think the Saturday morning works quite well as her class isn't until 10.30am so we don't have to get up too early and rush around.

I think enrol her, particularly as you promised her and just see how she goes!!

[OceanPrincess]

I asked her about it again this morning and she initially said no but then changed her mind

She definitely does get tired at the end of term but she is currently fine with her load. She is extremely active even when at home, but crashes easily into bed around 7.30pm and generally sleeps right til 7am or so.

Arcadia - we are busy, but we manage, probably because I don't do craft That's why I'm sending her to kinder... To do craft

[Astrid]

I think they get tired by the end of term not matter how much they do. Also how tired they get can really depend on what else is going at school. Last term with DD1 in year 2, they were all pretty tired as they had school performance and swimming lessons, so on top of all the usual activities most kids were pretty tired.

I find as a family we need to limit the amount of extra activities, makes us all tired, plus leaves little time for down time, home stuff and general spend time with friends in unstructured play.

So next year with DD2 starting prep, both girls will have just one after school activity, gymnastics, as I doubt I can get them on the one night. I was lucky with swimming this year, I go them the same night, with lessons following.