Shake shake shake, shake your little hands...

Well, I did promise that once I'd checked out some local baby classes that I found on www.ollyolly.co.uk , that I'd report back! 

Little T and I have become regulars at our local Movers & Shakers class (www.movers-and-shakers.co.uk).  This class is a 30 minute music and movement session made up of songs, bubbles, signing, puppets and a parachute... what more could you ask for?  30 minutes is a perfect amount of time to keep Little T engaged and he absolutely loves the wonderful Alana who leads our local sessions.  Approaching this class, I was a little nervous, as I'm not one of those super duper cheerful, all-singing and dancing mummies.  I thought Little T (only being 5 months old) might not get a lot out of this class yet, but as we all sat around cross-legged, with our babies sat or Little T loves to stand (supported of course), it was incredible to see this group of babies absolutely mesmerised by the cheerful songs and rhymes.  Now we have been to a few classes, you get used to the structure of the class and the trade mark songs 'shake shake shake, shake your little hands....' is on a constant loop in my head and it really calms Little T when I sing it to him at home. 

This fantastic class has become a weekly fixture in our diary and it is wonderful to see Little T so happy and engaged. Oh and did I mention that one of our local classes is held in a pub, which makes it fantastic for a quick glass of wine with my friends post-class! A win for both me and Little T!