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Toddler Refuses To Play Second Fiddle to a Music Teacher
I think we are going to get banned from this class…
About 25 adults sit in a large circle, perched uncomfortably on cushions. Toddlers mill about on the mats in the middle, some clinging closely to their grownups, others doing roly polys across the space.
We all know the deal, we have paid £8 in exchange for 40 minutes of singing, clapping, and occasional dancing. Then we can go home safe in the knowledge that our little ones have been adequately educated, socialised, and stimulated for the day, and stick them back in front of Bluey for a bit of peace.
I take a seat on a spare cushion and turn my attention to my daughter, Ivy, expecting her to be a little hesitant, this is our first time at a Teeny Tot Tunes class.
Ivy is gone.
I scan the space, trying to locate her little blond head and distinctive pink glasses.
Found her!
She has spotted the teacher’s ukulele and is trying to wrestle it out of her hands while excitedly shouting “Guitar!”
“Sorry,” I pant, jogging over to retrieve my wayward offspring, “she really likes guitars!”
