Our Playgroup Is Awesome

I just seen the funniest advertisement for a new sitcom. A bunch of mothers sitting around in a sort of playgroup vibe, babies on their lap and singing... Watch the Video on YouTube by clicking here...

This is how it goes...

Alright Mummy's let me hear you this time

(Singing)

The people on the bus go up and down

Up and down

Up and down

The people on the bus go up and down

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A man and a baby girl are sitting too, they aren't singing.

We don't know this song.

She just got out of prison.

The prison bus had bars on the windows

And if the people got up they got shot.

They got shot,

They got shot....

Laughs! Ok now you really have a good insight into my twisted sense of humour.

The reason this caught my attention is because Will and I had been to playgroup recently. Our playgroup doesn't have a baby just released from prison, well that I know of. I'm sure if we did they would be very welcome, however.

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The first few weeks of playgroup were more like an exploration of the surroundings for William. He was up running around circling the group of mums and bubs, climbing on the stage and weaving in and out of the rows of chairs to get to the lady operating the powerpoint presentation of songs. He wasn't very interested in singing, clapping and dancing. I felt slightly disappointed that we weren't joining in the circle.

Now that we've been going for a while he's started to settle down and we get more group time with everyone else. Will absolutely loves this time of week. He gets excited when I tell him we're going to dance, he's just learnt was dancing is in the last few months. His style of dancing is swaying from side to side and lifting his arms up alternately which was originally “The Monkey” that his Pa had taught him.

Last week we had the 'Circus Theme'. Our fantastic organiser had put a huge round colourful tent canopy on the ground and we sat around it, danced along the edges and tight-rope walked over a rope on the top. I made clown costumes for Will and his little friend. They had floppy little happy pants that had shoulder-straps so they were kind of like overalls. I dressed Will in a green checked shirt, painted lipstick on his nose and cheeks and sprayed his hair red. My friend made the bow ties and the two boys were set. Very cute little clowns

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The advantages of playgroup for us is huge.

*William and I get to interact with each other in a creative environment

*I have an outlet to socialise with others in the same stage of life, going through the same milestones, achievements and hardships

*William can learn to interact with other children and respond to other adults

*I am able to make ties to the community and feel as though I am part of a group

*Will gets to run around and stretch his legs in a big hall and play with things that we don't have at home

* I can watch William developing in a way that you don't get to witness while he is at daycare

* I get to sing and dance and look completely ridiculous and it's expected of me

* Its cheap and people only go who want to be there so its a really friendly place to be

And most importantly we have volunteers that make awesome cuppa’s and snacks.