http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2010/01/do-it-yourself-preschool/ Sound Advice In Crazy Times Thu, 08 Jul 2010 14:29:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/2010/01/do-it-yourself-preschool/comment-page-1/#comment-186 kcf Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:21:19 +0000 http://www.sohoparenting.com/blog/?p=2079#comment-186 This DIY concept can work for older kids, too. A good friend of mine structured a camp-like summer for her tween daughter and a few other kids, sharing resources and responsibilities with the other families. (A tennis playing parent did a tennis component at the local, free courts; another parent that loved to cook gave one lesson a week, etc.). My sister arranged for years her own swimming classes at her pool (granted it's in the burbs) and called her own swimming teacher in for the nearly dozen kids that signed on. And, here in Clinton Hill, Bklyn, my kids went to a toddler playgroup (2-3 times a week) at a local church. The group was a total parent cooperative that had been "handed down" through generations of local parents for more than 20 years. The group had an incredible inventory of toys, crafts, etc. I think that playgroup is still in existence and my kids are teens now. It's good to remember we don't have to be slaves to overcrowded, competitive NYC options. We can take matters into our own hands sometimes. This DIY concept can work for older kids, too. A good friend of mine structured a camp-like summer for her tween daughter and a few other kids, sharing resources and responsibilities with the other families. (A tennis playing parent did a tennis component at the local, free courts; another parent that loved to cook gave one lesson a week, etc.). My sister arranged for years her own swimming classes at her pool (granted it’s in the burbs) and called her own swimming teacher in for the nearly dozen kids that signed on. And, here in Clinton Hill, Bklyn, my kids went to a toddler playgroup (2-3 times a week) at a local church. The group was a total parent cooperative that had been “handed down” through generations of local parents for more than 20 years. The group had an incredible inventory of toys, crafts, etc. I think that playgroup is still in existence and my kids are teens now. It’s good to remember we don’t have to be slaves to overcrowded, competitive NYC options. We can take matters into our own hands sometimes.

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