OHbaby! Forums : Coffee/Activities help keep me sane https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 07 Apr 2026 04:36:00 +0000 Fri, 23 May 2008 08:52:45 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=17497 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Jumping BeansElla loves hers and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391830&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391830 Author: Mum2ET
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Posted: 23 May 2008 at 8:52am

Jumping Beans Ella loves hers and there are a couple of fathers that come to ours.  www.jumpingbeans.co.nz

also we go to the local library for rhymetime (you don't have to go every week, so it is nice every now and then). Some community centres also have playgroups (althrough she may be a little bit young for that).

 

 

]]> Fri, 23 May 2008 08:52:45 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391830&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391830 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : check with plunket. We have a...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391762&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391762 Author: lizzle
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Posted: 23 May 2008 at 6:47am

check with plunket. We have a dads meetup in palmy...not sure how well-attended it is. My husband takes our boys to the pub (family friendly ones). they play, he drinks juice (so he tells me) and everyone feels manly.]]> Fri, 23 May 2008 06:47:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391762&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391762 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Check out your local library as...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391616&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391616 Author: Mama2two
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Posted: 22 May 2008 at 9:37pm

Check out your local library as well. Most have a story time type thing. Ours is Rhyme time on a Thursday and it is singing songs & nursery rhymes. Great fun and even better it is 100% free!!   
We also did Jumping Beans which is another type of baby gym which was great fun and good from around 3mths.]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 21:37:46 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391616&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391616 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : We often go to our local Plunket...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391596&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391596 Author: myfullhouse
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Posted: 22 May 2008 at 9:25pm

We often go to our local Plunket Playgroup and it is great, caters for babies through to 5yrs. You could check out the "mums meet up" section for any groups in your area.

Great to see a Dad on here! ]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 21:25:05 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391596&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391596 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Ring up Plunket and see if there...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391583&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391583 Author: meow
Subject: 17497
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 9:17pm

Ring up Plunket and see if there are any dads groups in your area.]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 21:17:16 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391583&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391583 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : SuperDaddy wrote:Gymbaroo sounds...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391409&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391409 Author: MrsMojo
Subject: 17497
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 7:50pm

Originally posted by SuperDaddy SuperDaddy wrote:

Gymbaroo sounds fun! (And quite manlyish ) will definately look into that


LOL. Very true, I was one of the few mums there when we went on Saturdays, it was mostly Dads with their kids.

They have a website www.gymbaroo.com.au (or a variation of that).]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 19:50:03 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391409&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391409 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Our local YMCA has a kids gym...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391363&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391363 Author: Kellz
Subject: 17497
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 7:14pm

Our local YMCA has a kids gym each morning, suitable fro 0-2's and another session for 2-4's.
Maily music is great. Held in heaps of churches, usually 1/2 hr followed by morning tea for kids, toys out for kids, then parent mrning tea. Costs $2! There is several dads and nanas and carers at our one too, so u could ring around and find oue with blokes if u want!]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 19:14:33 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391363&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391363 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Gymbaroo sounds fun! (And quite...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391331&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391331 Author: SuperDaddy
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Posted: 22 May 2008 at 6:40pm

Gymbaroo sounds fun! (And quite manlyish ) will definately look into that ]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 18:40:55 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391331&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391331 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Mainly Music is great, well at...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391330&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391330 Author: Maya
Subject: 17497
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 6:40pm

Mainly Music is great, well at least our one is. The gremlins love it.
Depending on how much time/effort you want to put in you could always try Playcentre. Maya always loved it, and I liked that I could stay and play with her but the catch is there is a committment involved from the parent in terms of training and meetings etc. so it can be quite time consuming.
]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 18:40:54 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391330&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391330 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Mainly musics a good idea, we...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391328&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391328 Author: MrsMojo
Subject: 17497
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 6:39pm

Mainly musics a good idea, we didn't go but lots of friends did and really enjoyed it.

You could call plunket about joining a PIN group for weekly/fortnightly catchups with other parents in your neighbourhood that have babies of a similar age..

For activities I'd check out your local library to see if they have any story time for littlies and look into gymbaroo.]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 18:39:24 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391328&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391328 <![CDATA[Coffee/Activities help keep me sane : Right Ive settled into life on...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391317&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391317 Author: SuperDaddy
Subject: 17497
Posted: 22 May 2008 at 6:30pm

Right Ive settled into life on the homefront.

My question is how do I go about entertaining both myself and Isabelle

Our antenatal group never got as far as becoming a coffee group, so how do I go about finding one to join?

Also what other types of activities can we do?   We started swimming last week (awesome!) and DW said I should look into mainly music, can anyone give me any other suggestions.

(Oh and feel free to invite me to join your coffee group - Im housetrained and everything!)]]> Thu, 22 May 2008 18:30:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=17497&PID=391317&title=coffee-activities-help-keep-me-sane#391317