FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Lynda LeVan, 423-648-6043, lhl@cdmfun.org
Director of External Affairs
Saturday PlayGym Returns! Program Includes Social, Intellectual Activities for Toddlers
(January 20, 2012) - -It’s back by popular demand! Creative Discovery Museum is bringing back Saturday PlayGym this year with four sessions geared toward children ages four months to three years and their caregivers. The Saturday sessions will be held on the first Saturday of each month (February 4, March 3, April 7 and May 5) with Baby/Ones beginning at 10:30 a.m. and Two/Threes beginning at 11:30 a.m.
During the class, both adults and children interact with each other by learning and playing in a way that is healthy for both baby and parent using colorful gym equipment and sensory stimulation. The experiences offered in Playgym aid in the development of motor, language, and cognitive skills. PlayGym also offers parents and children a safe, fun environment to meet others in their peer group, as well as, share special moments together. PlayGym is still offered on weekdays, but the Saturday schedule enables moms and dads whose schedules will not allow weekday classes an opportunity to experience engaging activities with their child.
“These classes are designed for parents to participate while allowing children to engage in all the learning domains in one hour,” states Jenette Dean, PlayGym Instructor and an early childhood educator with over 20 years of experience. “Every class will include music, movement, art, intellectual, language and socialization activities.”
Reservations are required for PlayGym and payment is due upon registration. Call Nancy at (423) 648-6045 or Beth at (423) 648-6040 to register. Cost for the four sessions is $32.50 for members and $42.50 for non-members. For more information, visit www.cdmfun.org.
About Creative Discovery Museum
Creative Discovery Museum is open Mon-Sat: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun: noon-5 p.m. Closed on Wednesdays September – March. 321 Chestnut Street, Chattanooga, TN 37402. Creative Discovery Museum is recognized as one of the top children’s museums in the nation. It is a non-profit organization dedicated to educational enrichment for children age’s 4-months to 12-years-old through interactive, hands-on experiences that foster creative and critical thinking. Creative Discovery Museum focuses on a broad range of areas encompassed by Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Technology and the Sciences. In addition to its exhibits, Creative Discovery Museum provides local residents and visitors with special events, educational programming, teacher resources for the classroom, field trips, after school programming, early childhood education classes, artist residencies, camps, art lessons, science demonstrations, and a branch of the local library. Creative Discovery Museum is a funded agency of Allied Arts and Tennessee Arts Commission and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.