Parent and child classes & workshops
TOPTOTS was started at the end of 1994, in response to a need felt for parents to be able to meet other parents, and learn how to have quality interaction with their children.
Benefits of Toptops
Over the four years spent at TOPTOTS, your child will have been exposed to activities to strengthen and develop the following areas:
- Gross Motor
- Fine Motor
- Intellectual/Cognitive
- Music appreciation
- Creativity
- Emotional Development
- Social development
- Coordination and many more
What happens at a Toptots class
- Free Play - Social interaction
- Clean Up - This encourages children to become responsible for cleaning up their own toys.
- Greeting Song - This greeting signals the start of the actual group.
- Stimulation Activities - Individual boxes are packed for each age group.
- Parachute - This is specifically a sensory exercise and will benefit all the TOPTOTS.
- Interactive Music Story - Three levels of participation: intellectually, emotionally and physically
- Creative - Art is child centred and can be messy.
- Textures - We offer a variety of tactile experiences for all age groups.
- Gross motor - A varied programme that stimulates large muscle development and motor planning.
- Tea -Social interaction for mom.
- Music Time - Chaotic expression. Action and instrumental songs with quality instrument.
- Pilates For Baby- Ball activities are excellent for working on balance, joint compression, weight bearing, gravitational security and stimulation of the vestibular system, awareness of body in space and body position, and development of the large muscles.
- Action Songs - TOPTOTS are encouraged to do actions to music. Repetition is key.
TOPTOTS I Love you- cuddle song for mom, to say thank you for the time spent playing and learning.
- Goodbye Time- Our own special Toptots goodbye. This signals the end of the group.
Each TOPTOT receives a sticker at the end of group.