Mommy and Me Classes & Toddler Times - Milwaukee

Shila:  The Dinosaur Discovery Museum displays dinosaur skeletons as casts of actual dinosaur fossil bones. Families can find cool artifacts & learn interesting facts while exploring the museum. They offer a Museum Munchkins class for preschoolers to teach these little ones about the world around them through songs, stories and activities using items from the museum collection. They also currently offer virtual family dinosaur nights for the whole family to learn together.

Shila:  Monkey Joe's is an inflatable bounce house and amusement center for kids up to 12 years old. But to avoid having tweens possibly jump into the youngest tots, they have an adjacent toddler play area. Tots can experience the same thrills as the older kids nearby, but with smaller and safer structures. As an extra bonus, parents also appreciate the video monitoring and identity bracelets. Drop-ins welcome. And don't forget to wear socks!

Molly Weber:  Play Date with Art is currently offering a virtual program. Your little artist can look at art, listen to music and make his or her own creations with the fun, interactive projects. It is a great opportunity for you to help encourage your children's love of art and creating as well as a chance to enjoy some singalong time together.

WCM offers classes for infants as young as 4 months old. Kids will sing fun songs and experiment with age-appropriate instruments. Classes combine movement and dance, as well. Different age groups allow tots the freedom to act their age as they sway, shake and move! You'd be surprised, even at an early age, how babies recognize the rhythm to the beat!

Online classes are available.

Little Sprouts Play Cafe hosts small social groups for little ones and their caregivers. They offer a small group activity each week and also allow for open-ended playtime. Each social group includes the same children, and meets for at least 6 weeks.

Mommyfit Milwaukee is a group of moms, united by their passion for working out with their little ones, who get together with their strollers, water bottles, and babies, to exercise. They regularly meet at Little Sprouts Play Cafe for events.

This unique gymnastics and physical development center is an ideal spot for indoor play. Flips 4 All offers both open play and personalized instruction, including parent and tot classes. Your kiddos will have a blast burning off their energy playing on all the fun gymnastics equipment! Flips 4 All also makes a great birthday party place!

Shila:  Tuesdays in the Garden is designed for parents and children under 4 years old. This program allows parents and their little ones to play outside and make fun arts and crafts! Dress for outdoor play; rain or shine, you will spend part of the time out in the garden. This naturist led program runs monthly throughout the year. Advanced registration required.

FIT4MOM is one of the country's largest fitness program for moms, offering numerous options to help get moms back in shape and bring their babies along for the ride. Whether you want to try a class with a stroller, Barre, HIIT exercise, or a prenatal fitness class, FIT4MOM will have an option for you and your little one to try.

Shila:  Hoyt Park is an award-winning outdoor community pool that features a water playground, water slide, concession stand, classes, events, and a zero-depth tot area. Start your summer mornings off with a swim with your little one. Parent/Tot time will be held in the zero-depth area. An advance reservation is required to enter the pool.

Swiss Turners Gymnastics Academy offers a parent and tot class called Diaper Dinosaurs. This is a structured class that offers songs, music, parachute fun and basic gymnastics skills, as well as special one-on-one time for parent and child! Their gym includes trampolines, a foam pit, along with mats and state-of-the-art gymnastics equipment.

Infinite Gymnastics offers an academic-based fitness program. They introduce little gymnasts to stretching, music, games and basic gymnastics in a semi-structured class that also introduces colors, shapes, animals, and numbers. Little ones will love the 18,500 sq. ft., air-conditioned facility that has trampolines, foam pits, balance beams, a spring board and more to keep kiddos moving and entertained. Parent help is required for this class level.

Wildcard Gymnastics offers parent-child gymnastics classes for children starting as young as six-months old. Their classes introduce little ones to age-appropriate physical fitness, locomotor skills, social interaction and fundamental gymnastics.

Shila:  North Shore Academy of Gymnastics offers a class called Tumble Buddies, which is an interactive parent and child class that introduces little ones to movement, fun and learning through exploring gymnastics. They will enjoy using gymnastics equipment and music while being physically active. Little ones must be walking in order to participate.

Salto Gymnastics Center classes introduce little ones to gymnastics, ball handling, perceptual motor skills, body awareness, rhythm, locomotor skills and listening skills. They have three different levels of parent-child classes so that little ones can have fun learning and playing while also enjoying the comfort and support of their parent.