Advantages: Develops children's co-ordination, balance & agility
Disadvantages: Not cheap

...Want to tire your little ones out, give them exercise and develop co-ordination? Then it's time to consider Tumble Tots. *** A LITTLE HISTORY LESSON *** It all started back in 1979 by Bill Cosgrave who was the coach for the British Olympic Gymnastics team in 1968. About a million children worldwide have benefited from the programme since then and there are currently 450 centres in the UK with around 60,000 children being members. It is run by franchises which have fully trained and qualified staff. The Tumble Tots program is specifically designed to develop children's agility, balance, co-ordination and climbing through use of brightly coloured equipment and structured sessions. The sessions also aim to develop positive personality traits such as self-esteem and confidence. If you visit their website, you will find lots... Read review

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Advantages: Well organised; keeps little ones busy and active
Disadvantages: No reimbursement of class fee if session is missed

...Tumble Tots is an organisation that has been running since the late 1970's. There are now over 500 centres nationwide. It is a physical play programme for children from 6 months old to 7 years old, encouraging chidren to develop physical skills and confidence. Skills such as agility, balance, climbing and co-ordination are developed, alongside the language skills of speaking and listening. The sessions are fun, exciting and challenging, whilst offering children a safe environment in which to explore and develop using the equipment provided. The sessions are run by a fully trained team leader, who is supported by other trained members of staff. The tumble tots programme is divided into diferent age categories: GYMBABES - Crawling to walking... This class is for babies from 6 months old. Parents particiapte fully... Read review

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Advantages: Gets your child active, whilst having fun at the same time!
Disadvantages: None

...©TUMBLE TOTS - ACTION SONG FAVOURITES (DVD)© About Tumble Tots: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tumble Tots was started in 1979 by the coach for the British Olympic Gymnastics team of 1968, Bill Cosgrave. It is for children from 6 months to 7 years, and there are clubs throughout the country, which have structured programmes created to develop co-ordination, agility and balance. The kids use bright soft play equipment to climb on or through, and the idea is to build their self-esteem and confidence. (More info can be found on their website, www.tumbletots.com). The DVD: ~~~~~~~~ The DVD can be found at various shops, including online, and varies in price from £6.99 to around £10. It starts with an introduction from Caron Keating, (who is sadly died after losing a 7 year fight with breast cancer), best known for being a Blue Peter... Read review

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Advantages: good for kids coordination, fitness, learning structure and disipline and fun!
Disadvantages: little expensive and have to pay annual membership fee

...I started my youngest son on tumble tots when he was 21 months in the walking to age 2 class after friends of mine raved on about it. I managed to get into my local class straight away and found the ladies who ran it very helpful and friendly. I was a bit dubious to start with when we entered the class to be told just to follow the circuit round and then it would be song time then more following the circuit round. First impression I thought it lacked structure, left to your own devices to just follow it round. But after a couple of classes I could see where the whole tumble tot thing was coming from and now think its great. My son loves the song time and I like the emphasis that the children are encouraged to stay put during the singing. I think the classes are good for the childrens balance, coordination, fitness etc and equally... Read review

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Advantages: Fun, tires out the kids, good activities and songs
Disadvantages: Can work out expensive

...I have decided to review the children's activity group called Tumbletots as I have never really been able to find many online opinions of htis group, and I thought that my opinion might be of value to some other mums on Ciao! *What is Tumbletots?* Tumble tots is a franchise which provides fun and safe activities for children of all ages, from 6 months old right through to 7 years old, and maybe older. Equipment is provided at each session, and you are shown how to use it with your child, allowing them to be independant as much as possible. *Will my child be with kids their own age?* The answer is yes. Tumbletots is split into 3 different sections, which are sometimes split into more sub groups to allow for different stages of childhood development. The 3 main groups are Gymbabes, Tumbletots and Gymbobs. Gymbabes caters for babies... Read review

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Advantages: See opinion
Disadvantages: Locally funded ones are only available in some areas

...Us adults find it really hard coping with a active child that is always on the go don't we?? Read on and maybe I can help you find a way of exercising that energy out of them. This opinion isn't really about toys but about the Tumble Tots groups, but I feel are just great. There is the Official Tumble Tots groups, which are set up as a franchise. Tumble Tots is a group or organisation that lets a child from 6 months to 7 years of age explore, climb and generally use all that energy up. Since its inception in 1979, more than half a million children have benefited from the programme. Currently there are 60,000 members and over 500 centres in the UK, operated through 80 Licensees. During each 45 minute session, each child has an equal opportunity to realise his/her potential. Formats are changed from week to week in order... Read review

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Advantages: learning through play
Disadvantages: it's tiring for you!

...Tumble Tots has more than 450 centres across the UK, with approx 60,000 children amongst their members. ~History~ It was established in 1979, by Bill Cosgrave, who was the coach for the British Olympic Gymnastics team of 1968. ~Classes~ Before you become a member, you can attend a trial class for £4.10, which is the regular weekly fee. There is no further commitment to go back, if you decide it is not for your child. Class places are booked by the term, which coincide with local school term dates. All children who attend the Tumble Tots classes must also become members of the national Tumble Tots Club. ~Membership~ This gives you regular copies of the 'Right Start' Magazines, and 'Tumble Talk' newsletters. Various offers and discounts, and personal accident insurance for your child during the classes. Membership packs... Read review

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Advantages: helps co-ordination and balance
Disadvantages: none

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Advantages: v. absorbant, saves lots of money
Disadvantages: can take a while to dry

...a while to dry, I dry mine on a ceiling rack (even though i have a tumble drier), it takes a day to dry on there but as long as you have enough for one lot on and one lot in the wash you should be fine. If you chose to tumble dry then 2 hours on a low heat should be fine! The white and unbleached nappies do take slightly longer to dry as they are a slightly thicker nappy, the coloured one are quicker to dry but when I get them down from the drier, they are all dry so this doesn't really make any difference in the long run. As these are cloth nappies they need a seperate wrap to keep baby dry, tots bots do their own wraps but others are avalible, I'm using motherease air rikka wraps and these are fine over my tots bots. These nappies retail at about £6-8 and can be bought at various shops on the web including tots bots own web site... Read review

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Advantages: Great fit, easy to use, and so cute
Disadvantages: A bit bulky

...As a newcomer to cloth nappies, I did the sensible thing (or not) - tried folded terries, then rushed out and bought the first nappies I found online. Then I did my research. The nappies I'd bought were prefolds, and didn't suit my little lady's shape. I knew that I wanted something like a terry, but without the work of teaching my partner to fold! After lots of reading I decided Tots Bots sounded good for me, so I ordered my white tots bots (thick, good for night time), and my rainbow bots (thinner, and more slimline for daytime use). They are incredible! ~Shape~ They are shaped like a disposable, with excellent elasticated back and legs - meaning great containment. There is a foldable booster inside which you can position towards front or middle depending on the sex of your baby. The fold out booster means... Read review

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