Gymbo Graduates – The Penn Family

Posted: 24th April 2024

All 4 little Penn children at Gymboree Play & Music Solihull!

Thank you to Gymbo graduates Emma and Chris Penn for this wonderful story about bringing all 4 of their children to Gymboree Play & Music Solihull over the years!

4 Gymbo Graduates!

We have just started Gymboree Play & Music baby classes with our 4th baby! All of our other children have done Gymbo classes right from the age of 6-8 weeks til they started school. It has always been our number 1 activity to do with them. At one point we had our 4 year old, 2 year old and 6 week old all enrolled in a different class each week and we were at Gymboree Play & Music nearly every day!

The Solihull Team

We have known Jennie and the team for 8 years now and they have always been so friendly and welcoming, right from when we turned up for our eldest’s first baby class as new parents 8 years ago. All of the teachers really focus on building a lovely and personal relationship with the parents and children. They are so interested in what the children have to say and how the family are, this sort of thing really makes a difference. Our children have always loved the teachers they have had, and when grandparents have brought our children to classes whilst we were working, they have been made to feel really welcome and comfortable in the environment too!

The Classes

As well as the atmosphere and the teachers, another thing that we have always loved about Gymboree Play & Music is obviously what we do in the classes. The classes are designed to make space for you to have fun and to focus fully on happy experiences with your child, especially amongst busy and hectic days as a parent. The baby classes are magical! We have so many special memories from these with all of our children. The rhymes, props, music, movements and activities are all so great for babies’ development and bonding! The classes in the main playroom for crawlers, walkers and runners are skillfully designed so that a variety activities use children’s imagination whilst developing their physical and social skills. The equipment is really unique in terms of being totally safe but also fun for adventurous children!

The fact that the whole family really enjoy coming to Gymboree Play & Music is what has kept us coming back. Our 8 and 6 year old are now too old for the equipment but would still love to go back if they could, and have already asked if they can help in the baby classes with our youngest when they are on school holidays!

How long have you been a Gymboree Play & Music Member? We’d love to hear from you! Please send your Gymbo Graduates story to us at marketingteam@gymbo.co.uk

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Reviews

Both of my children (3.5 years and 11 months) go to Gymboree Play & Music and love it. My toddler goes to their drop-off Lego class which she raves about. It's very creative, working not only on Lego skills but also painting, drawing etc. My infant son loves his Gymboree Play & Music Crawlers class - particularly loves crawling all over their props, through the tunnels, etc. Great way to get the infant crawling over obstacles! Gymboree Play & Music is part of our weekly schedule for both kids and we look forward to participating every week. Invaluable!

Natalia, Hampstead

Gymboree Play & Music was a lovely and positive experience for my son Leo. We started when he was 9 months and he is now 3 years old, I wish we had started sooner.
He loves the songs (which is part of our daily singing at home), the freedom to explore and he was happy there. He looks forward to class every week and once class is over he will tell everyone about Gymbo and what he did.
For me, I liked that it taught him how to get down safely from a height, how to learn to use his body, and touching on different topics every 2 weeks. It gave me confidence in other environments to trust that he has the ability that he learned from Gymboree Play & Music and to trust him.

Sheena, Sevenoaks

I’ve been taking both my newborn and toddler to Gymboree Play & Music for a couple of months now and both boys are really loving the classes and open gym sessions. It’s a great way to meet other mums, entertain toddlers at witching hour(!) and get ideas for sensory play with babies. Sophie and Cat are fantastic and have so much energy and loads of different ideas for the classes, plus make sure the activities it’s help children meet their development milestones as well. Highly recommend this if you’re thinking about joining!! Thanks so much Sophie, Cat and the wider team :-)

Pippa, Tunbridge Wells