Mainly Music

We've just returned from our first session with Mainly Music, a kids music class where children learn to sing songs and play, and the adults join in too to teach them. We had a BLAST! I was actually popping in to check it out, since I'd rung beforehand and they said the 9.30am class was full, but when I came by they just ushered us in, gave us a bag of colourful instruments and another parent called us over to sit with them, and ta-daa! We were singing along!

Aidan really enjoyed it I think. At first he was just taking it all in, but he soon warmed up and started to interact with the other kids - he even started to snatch another kid's rattle during a song before I stopped him. We must learn to SHARE Aidan; not every toy belongs to you!

The class had a mixture of ages, from newborns to big kids (6, 7 year-olds) and there were parents and facilitators too. I like the fact that the facilitators looked like grandparents; I think Aidan needs exposure to mature-age adults, so he sees a bit of history to his existence (granted, they're all white people, but hey, we're all God's children eh?), especially since all our family are overseas. The programme is Christian-based I think, assuming from their value statement on their webpage and the incorporation of God in some of their songs.

The best part? Morning tea afterward, where the parents got to interact, which I thought was a great opportunity to socialise; I met another mum who just happened to walk by the venue and joined in, and we later discovered we had heaps in common. To occupy the children, they basically unloaded a HUGE bag of Duplo blocks and the kids just went crazy. Aidan had fun grabbing hold of the blocks and mouthing them, so I was glad to leave him alone. Although I did hear him whining later and had to "rescue" him; I think he'd discovered my absence and wanted to be picked up, which I did, after removing and returning the bikkie he'd snatched from another boy. We must learn to SHARE Aidan; not every biscuit belongs to you!

Overall, we had heaps of fun, and I'm really looking forward to joining again next week. They were really flexible, and just added our names to the bottom of the list, and presto, we're registered! Yay! Now we've more opportunities to get out of the house!