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15 Best Mommy-and-Me Classes in Miami for Kids

Get to know your baby during the My Grownup and Me classes at Baby Stars! Photo courtesy of Baby Stars
Get to know your baby during the My Grownup and Me classes at Baby Stars! Photo courtesy of Baby Stars
8/6/23 - By Lindsey Scannell

Mommy and Me classes allow little ones AND parents the chance to experience new skills together! These baby classes in Miami cover swim, music, movement, art, sign language, and much more —perfect for South Florida families. And don't let the "mommy" title through you off; these Miami classes are open to caregivers, dads, aunts, godparents, and adults who take care of a child. 

These mommy-and-me classes encourage familial bonding, foster socialization (for kids and parents), boost motor skills, and develop communication. Take a look at our fave classes to take with Miami babies now!

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Parents will love spending time with baby during the Play and Music classes at Gymboree. Photo courtesy of Gymboree- Coral Gables
Parents will love spending time with baby during the Play and Music classes at Gymboree. Photo courtesy of Gymboree- Coral Gables

Mommy and Me Classes in Miami-Dade County

Baby Stars

Miami
Ages 3 months-2.5 years
Baby Stars offers My Grownup & Me class for kids ages 3 months to 2.5 years, focusing on the power of play in a multisensorial environment. Their multi-sensory exercises provide children with opportunities to stimulate their cognitive abilities and skills. Kid Stars offers preschool, kindergarten, and camp for ages 18 months to 6 years.  READ MORE

Miami Fine Arts Academy

Miami
Ages 2-3 years
Miami Fine Arts Academy offers a variety of amazing classes and camps focused on music, art, and dance. There are even mommy-and-me classes in ballet for toddlers ages 2-3 years! READ MORE

Silly Monkeys Playhouse

Coconut Grove
Ages 6 months - 4 years
A place for infants and toddlers to explore their imagination through classes based in music, art, discovery, and play. Classes are designed for children 6 months to 4 years of age and include songs, movement, art, puppets, and discovery play. The location has an indoor playground perfect for birthday parties, too.   READ MORE

Gymboree - Coral Gables

Coral Gables
Ages 0 months-2 years
Designed for early childhood development, Gymboree teachers support you and your child as you spend time together, playing, exploring and learning. Through play-based learning, your child is challenged physically, cognitively and socially. The custom curriculum includes sensory play, songs, social play, memory building, dancing, and exploration of the new physical challenges that babies and toddlers encounter everyday. READ MORE

State of Kid

Miami Design District
Ages 0 months-3 years
State of Kid offers mommy and me classes for kids ages 0 months to 3 years old, for every developmental stage in art, music, and movement class. State of Kid also hosts amazing birthday parties, with locations in Miami Beach and South Miami. READ MORE
Spend time with baby and meet other local moms at Wow Moms' mommy-and-me classes. Photo courtesy of Wow Moms- Coral Springs
Spend time with baby and meet other local moms at Wow Moms' mommy-and-me classes. Photo courtesy of Wow Moms- Coral Springs

Mommy and Me Classes in Broward County

My Gym - Plantation

Plantation
Ages 3 months-2.5 years
My Gym offters many classes based on age and development. Classes start at 3 months and offer programs that work on balancing, tumbling, hanging and agility skills, gross motor skills, budding social-emotional skills, and learning how to control your body, eventually going until age 10 for gymnastics and ninja training. Summer camp available! Additional South Florida locations: Pembroke Pines, Miami Lakes, Aventura, Coconut Creek, Kendall, Boca Raton, Boynton Beach, and Wellington. READ MORE

Tag USA Gymnastics

Weston
Ages 1 month-2 years
Tag USA offers mommy and me classes for kids ages 6 weeks to 2 years; Tiny Tots and Parents classes offer a basic intro to gymnastics class. Gymnastics classes for all ages, including on the competitive level, as well as summer camps and birthday parties. READ MORE

Zumbini at Dance4You

Deerfield Beach
Ages 1 month-4 years
Zumbini is music- and movement-based classes, geared toward your little ones emotional, cognitive, social skill, and motor skill development while further helping to develop the parent-child bond. South Florida locations in Delray Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Cooper City, and Davie. READ MORE

Aqua Champs Swim School - Oakland Park

Oakland Park
Ages 3-14 months
Babies (3-14 months) take this 30-minute class with their parents to acclimate to the water. Swimming classes are offered for kids of all ages, including those looking to compete on swim teams. Swimming camps happen during the summer. READ MORE

Wow Moms - Coral Springs

Coral Springs
Ages 3 months - 4 years
Wow Moms - Coral Springs features a cafe, swim classes, art classes, zumbini classes, science, and cooking classes...pretty much a mommy-and-me class for every interest. Wow Moms offers a membership in order to be able to enjoy their facilities and offerings all month long. READ MORE
Celebrate your child's every discovery with smiles, hugs and the occasional adult-sized giggle! Photo courtesy of The Little Gym
Celebrate your child's every discovery with smiles, hugs and the occasional adult-sized giggle! Photo courtesy of The Little Gym

Mommy and Me Classes in Palm Beach County

Kids Need More Art

Juno Beach
Ages 2-4 years
Kids Need More Art offers amazing art classes from kids of all ages, including its Tiny weekly class for kids ages 2-4 along with their moms, dads, or caregivers. Each class gives your little one a chance to get messy while engaging in an art activity with a little help from their adult. Find out about additional classes for siblings at the two KNMA locations.   READ MORE

Twisters Gymnastics of Boca Raton

Boca Raton
Ages 1 month-3 years
The Kangaroos parent-with-tot class is designed to incorporate the earliest aspects of physical fitness, enhance fine and gross motor skills, body awareness, and muscle coordination while promoting physical, mental and social development. Gymnastics classes continue for preschool ages, school age, until the competitive teams. READ MORE

The Little Gym - Boca/Delray

Delray Beach
Ages 4 months-3 years
From 4 months to 3 years, parent-child classes promote early development and provide a foundation for a childʼs first three years. Additional class offerings for older children include gymnastics, dance, more. The Little Gym also offers summer camps, birthday parties, and more!     READ MORE

Rhythm and Hues

West Palm Beach
Ages 1 month-4 years
Classes for kids birth to 4 years old, Rhythm and Hues has art, play, music, and movement classes. Music classes feature live music, instruments, props, bubbles, parachute play; art and play classes help kids develop social skills. Summer camp available for kids ages 4 and older, as well as birthday parties. READ MORE

Art Paper Scissors - Parkland

Parkland
Ages 2-5 years
With locations in Parkland, Wellington, and Plantation, Art Paper Scissors offers a variety of artistic avenues, including classes, summer camp, birthday parties, and more. The mommy and me art class, for kids ages 2 to 5, allows kids to socialize with other kids who love to create and make art. READ MORE

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