Welcome to Tumble Tots in Frankfurt For nearly a quarter of a century, Tumble Tots, Britain's leading physical play programme for children has been the springboard to developing children's skills for life. The programme, which has benefited more than a million children since 1979 has now started in Germany. In May 2003 we opened our first centre in Frankfurt. Now there are two centres, one in Oberursel-Oberstädten near Bad Homburg and one in Frankfurt-Bockenheim. Furthermore they are offering special Gymbobs classes in Oberursel-Oberstedten since April 2005 for children aged 5-7. In June 2005 the administrative centre moved to Ruesselsheim. Designed to develop children's physical skills of agility, balance, co-ordination and climbing, through the use of brightly coloured Tumble Tots equipment. The programme is structured to develop children's positive personality traits including confidence and self-esteem. Tumble Tots believes that every child should have the opportunity to experience the joys of growing up, the challenges of developing new skills and the satisfaction of success. We are totally committed to building a healthier future. Membership Children join the Tumble Tots Club and then attend weekly sessions appropriate to their ability and age. These sessions have been developed to offer a structured physical play programme for children from 6 months to 7 years. Gymbabes: crawling babies from 6 months to walking Gymbabes is designed for the youngest age group in the Tumble Tots programme and offers babies the opportunity to play, explore, crawl and learn together in a fun and relaxed atmosphere. With parental participation, babies are stimulated and encouraged to use all their senses gently and without pressure. Your baby will learn to get over and around objects, explore steps, slopes and bridges of various heights, and be rolled and rocked over various shapes. Tumble Tots: walking to 2 years 2 to 3 years 3 to 5 years The walking to 2's class is for children who can walk confidently. It is designed to develop motor skills in areas of agility, balance, climbing and co-ordination. With parental involvement, your confident walker is now encouraged to climb, jump and roll while learning how to control movements more precisely. Classes help develop more independence by teaching how to go up and down steps safely, climb trestles and ladders, and balance on different surfaces. 2 to 3 years Still with parental involvement, the 2 - 3 year class is structured around four 'activity stations', which introduce your child to a more structured format. Your child will be encouraged to watch and listen carefully so that the same activity can be copied and revised the following week. Each station has its own identity. They are designed to improve the co-ordination of hand-eye-foot control, balance, climbing and all round agility. Sessions are designed to increase concentration span and encourage a willingness to 'try again' on difficult tasks. This trial and error approach will ensure any risk, either during or out of the session, is assessed and tasks are tackled as safely as possible. This develops your child's awareness of their skills and limitations. 3 to 5 years Tumble Tots 3 to 5 year programme continues to develop your child's motor skills and confidence but, in this now familiar environment, parental support is no longer required! Your independent young person will appear more confident and self-assured as a result. The class sets a high standard of behaviour to give your child the opportunity to follow rules and adapt their behaviour to different situations. Importance is placed on co-operation as your child is taught to respect other children, be supportive when others need help and work as part of a group. This all helps to build positive relationships, an important skill for the school years ahead. Creativity will be stimulated as activity songs are listened to, then recalled, and repeatedly enjoyed. 5 to 7 years Gymbobs is the final stage in our programme and is designed to continue to develop your child's motor skills, confidence and language ability. Your independent young person will continue to become more self-assured and mature as a result. The physical skill level of your Gymbob will have reached new levels and so further more complex tasks will be set to stretch your child's abilities but still using the same familiar equipment. Team games will be played during these sessions to further encourage understanding, co-operation and respect. As always, all activities are undertaken under the watchful eye of our trained staff. For any further information or booking of a free trial session please contact our Centre Manager 06142-171325 Please your name and number on answering machine if she is not available or e-mail to info@tumbletots.de. Tumble Tots GmbH Bahnhofstrasse 42 65428 Ruesselsheim tel. 06142-171405/fax 171476 website