Things to do for Children

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Mayam
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Things to do for Children

Post by Mayam » Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:57 pm

Hi

Where can I find some music, dance or gymnatics group for my 3 year old daughter.
We live in Mankkaa, Espoo.

Please help

M



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Mayam
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Re: Things to do for Children

Post by Mayam » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:18 pm

[quote="Mayam"]Hi

Where can I find some music, dance or gymnatics group for my 3 year old daughter. IN English
We live in Mankkaa, Espoo.

Please help

M[/quote]

Rosamunda
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Post by Rosamunda » Mon Sep 17, 2007 4:57 pm

Most kids of that age are in päiväkoti so they get activities there. Maybe you could enrol your daughter parttime into an English language daycare. Personally I do not know of any dance/music clubs in English for children of that age in Espoo.

Check on http://www.espoo.fi for municipal clubs, there are a few family clubs, but they are mostly in Finnish. Pick up the Opinto-ohjelma from your local library . I glanced through but I don't see any clubs in there for young children.

Try the music conservatory in West End (they advertise at the library or in the Länsiväylä newspaper). Try asking at the YesBox office in Iso Omena (but again I don't think they really cater for children so small). Try Caisa in Helsinki (they have family clubs in English on Saturdays).

Do you belong to any of the ex-pat clubs like the BWA or AWC? They sometimes organise clubs for mums with small children in English.

Sorry not to be very helpful, but my kids are older now so I am a bit out of touch.

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Post by CH » Wed Sep 19, 2007 2:15 pm

There are lots of stuff for small kids (search for instance for the words satujumppa and muskari), but the "in English" would be the hard part.

One that I know of, but it's in Helsinki, is the multicultural music playschool that is arranged by the Familia Club: http://www.familiaclub.fi/eng/courses%2 ... ildren.htm


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