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Tiny Acrobats: The Magic of the Little Gym

Check out The Little Gym of Evans and how they upgrade child play through gymnastics

Article by Daria Terry

Photography by Danielle Franklin Photography

Originally published in Evans City Lifestyle

Though the summer is coming to an end, your kids are still going to need some fun and  productive after-school activities to engage in, and that is what The Little Gym is here for!  

The Little Gym is the world’s premier enrichment and physical development center for kids 4  months through 12 years, and for over forty years, The Little Gym has helped millions of kids  experience the excitement of achievement, new skills, and new confidence through a variety of  gymnastics-based programs. Parent/Child, Pre-K, and Grade School classes are all taught in a  clean, fun, safe and nurturing environment, encouraging children to develop at their own pace,  and there are age-appropriate development milestones associated with each age group. 

Christina Ballard, owner of The Little Gym Evans, wanted to build upon and influence the community she lived in. She was a special education teacher in Columbia County for seven years, and then she and her husband decided to make the jump into entrepreneurship. Christina first became aware of The Little Gym franchise eleven years ago when she took her oldest son, William, to The Little Gym of Fayetteville. She recognized the extraordinary community of people and felt how safe it was for her child to explore, fall, and learn. “When I look back on the time I spent with my son in the gym, I smile,”  says Christina. It was like fate when, on their way to Florida for vacation, Christina’s family passed another Little Gym. That led to a phone call and then, eventually, a plan to bring it to Evans. Due to the rare number of experiences or sports for children under the age of three, The Little Gym seemed like the perfect business to liven the community for young kids!  

The Little Gym uses basic gymnastics skills to help kids become “Whatever Ready”. This  means that the skills they learn can be applied to any life adventure. They host regular classes,  camps, and parties, but to get the kid’s extra excited, some of the parties are themed based off  of popular children’s books such as Llama Llama and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It’s a  membership-based program, and each week’s lesson builds on the ones before, accomplishing  more complicated skills as you go. For Christina, “it’s amazing to see kids as young as nineteen  months learning the structure and rules of the gym because of the repetition.” Even the tiniest  kids will learn routine and new skills.  

If you become a member, you will be able to witness the pure joy, confidence, and  independence radiating from each child. Kids will not only enjoy themselves fully, but they will  take the fun home with them! You may even hear a new clean up song ringing through the halls  of your own home. Kids are greatly and easily influenced, and according to Christina, “we are the first introduction to a teacher for many of them [the kids], so it is important that they always feel support within The Little Gym.”  

For more information, visit https://www.thelittlegym.com/georgia-evans/ or call (706) 417-8350.  Furthermore, follow The Little Gym at @tlgevansga on Instagram or The Little Gym (Evans) on  Facebook.