Looking to Join a Play Group for My 2 and One Half Year Old in or Around Belmont

Hi J.,

You should check out Isis Maternity in Arlington (www.isismaternity.com). They have several organized mommy groups. I did it with my first (when I lived in Arlington and their only location was in Brookline), and LOVED it. Many of the moms in the organized group continued to get together once the official meetings were through. Good luck!

M.

Hi J.,
I would recommend looking into your local MOM's Club chapter - it stands for Moms Offering Moms Support, and they usually have play groups and lots of other activities for Moms and children.
Google it, and see if there is one near you. You can also check into Mothers and More. Good Luck!
E.

Hi J.,

I used to live in Belmont before I had kids, but I know there aren't many options in town. However, if you're willing to drive 20 minutes, Bedford has a brand new fenced-in town playground as well as an awesome indoor playroom open to the public. It's run by the Bedford Family Connection ($20 annual membership is open to residents of Bedford & surrounding communities, must have at least 1 child age 5 or under) and is open during the school year. The playroom is located in the basement of First Parish Church at 75 Great Road (large church w/green in center of town) and is open weekdays from 9:30-11:30AM. A snack is provided at 10:30 as no outside food/drink is allowed (except for infants on bottles). One half of the room is all toys/books/games with a play kitchen, changing table, mini slide... and the other half has a child-size lunch table & chairs in the midst of a large open play space. This is where moms with infants sometimes sit for tummy time.

There is a daily charge for visiting the playroom: 50 cents per child for members or $2.00 per child for non-members. Since the annual fee to join is only $20 (and all activities are free unless otherwise stated in the monthly e-newsletter or weekly email reminders) it is really worth it to join if you like the playroom.

For more information about the BFC and the playroom (I'm the volunteer coordinator) check out www.kidsplaybedford.com. We also organize playgroups, so you can also contact me offline and I can send you the form if you're intersted in coming to Bedford for play time. My own boys are 3.2 yrs and 20 months, so we do lots of BFC activities.

Good luck! ~N.

There is a playspace co-op at Payson Park Church:
http://www.belmontkidspace.org/index.html

And perhaps check out the bulletin board for flyers go to the sing-alongs or storytimes at Belmont Library on Concord Ave to meet other moms and kids. Good luck!