Pre School Gymnastics
Busy Toes Pre-School gymnastics sessions are based on years of coaching experience, focusing on enhancing your child’s gross motor skills and introducing the first exciting stages of gymnastics through to advanced skills.
We use the fundamentals of gymnastics in a fun class that combines activity and music to help develop physical literacy.
Sessions are approximately 45mins long.
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Preschool gym classes
Gym Mini
A class for our very youngest gymnasts, aged from 18 months to 2-and-a-half years old.
Gym Midi
These classes are suitable for gymnasts aged 2 years to 3-and-a-half years old.
Gym Maxi
A class for slightly older gymnasts, from 3-and-a-half to children ready to start school*.
If you wish to have siblings in the same class, we will always do our best to accommodate you.
All ages are approximate. We will work with you to find the most suitable class for your child.
*Or home-schooled children aged up to 6 years.
Book a pre-school gymnastics session
Book your child into a pre-school session at one of our Wiltshire venues.
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Why gymnastics?
Here are our five key benefits of children starting in recreational gymnastics:
For many children their first experience of gymnastics is through recreational sessions, where they learn the fundamentals, starting their journey and passion for the sport. British Gymnastics talks about the benefits of taking part in recreational gymnastics.
It helps develop foundation skills
Recreational gymnastics classes introduce children to a range of core skills, establishing the foundations for advanced skills as they progress further into sport.
Simple skills such as standing on one leg can help develop a child's balance, which they can transfer to advanced movements on bench or beam.
Even a movement such as a forward roll can help a child understand the kind of motion required to perform more advanced physical skills such as a somersault.
They'll pick up transferable skills
Taking part in recreational gymnastics helps develop skills which can be transferred to other sports and activities.
For example, using beanbags and hoops in gymnastics helps improve hand-eye coordination, which can help when they later take part in ball sports involving throwing and catching.
It's great for their health, fitness and wellbeing
Gymnastics is an excellent activity for fitness as it involves the movement of the whole body. Children remain active throughout a gymnastics session, making it an ideal activity to release all their energy.
But as well as their physical health, gymnastics can also support children's mental health and wellbeing. Gymnastics is a sport that encourages children to be creative and to develop positive relationships with others.
It boosts confidence
As children begin to perfect new movements and develop more complex skills, our coaches enjoy seeing their confidence bloom. Once they've completed a skill for the first time, we encourage them and motivate them to learn more and challenge themselves further.
It's a positive environment to learn in!
Finally, we believe one of the great benefits of recreational gymnastics is the positive and communal feeling amongst our gymnasts.
Busy Toes sessions offer more than just gymnastics classes. We are pleased to serve as social hubs for young children and their parents within a community.