The Little Gym of Chicago

Fantastic experience: I like the variety of things that are taught to the kids - teamwork, patience, taking turns, various physical skills, etc. I also appreciate how patient the team is with my son, who can be a bit wild at times. He loves it there and that is what is most important.

Fantastic experience: The Little Gym is a high energy place that will help your child develop their motor, sensory and social skills in a supportive and challenging environment. Our son loves his class every week, and his teachers always remember his progress. We love The Little Gym!

Fantastic experience: Great facility and most amazing teachers. I wish I had so much patience and creativity as those guys. Also do parents survival nights where siblings welcome.

Fantastic experience: I don’t think I can fit everything on here so I’ll try to keep it short. We absolutely love the little gym. Such a great spot to have your child socialize with other children, learn new skills, and keeps them active and ready for a nap afterwards. Our son loves every coach and they treat him with the most care and respect and I trust them fully. Summer, Daniel, Liz, Banana and Maddy are just some of the coaches we’ve interacted with that are awesome !!! Parking is also easy to find :) thanks for the great experience LG !

Fantastic experience: Love the Little gym. We’ve been coming for a year or so. We’ve noticed increase confidence and physical skills with our two year old. The coaches are great and very hands on. Love it!

Fantastic experience: We’ve been going to Little Gym for over a year and absolutely love it. Our son is now 2 and we started him in classes just after he started walking. I love that it’s a mixture of structured and unstructured play, which is the perfect fit for our kiddo. It’s been amazing to see what skills he has picked up from class. All of the coaches we’ve had have been wonderful (shoutout to Anna, Daniel, and Vanessa). Every week they have a theme and focus on different skills and give you ideas of what to do at home to continue the theme. The staff is super friendly and helpful. If we can’t make it in or need to schedule a makeup class, it’s easy to do via text or phone call.

Fantastic experience: Both my daughters have taken classes here ranging from age 10 months to 3 years. All the instructors are wonderful with the kids and also provide great instruction to parents on how to keep your kid engaged and guide them through new movements and tricks. Classes are the perfect mix of structure and open play for the youngest age groups. We loved our time here!

Fantastic experience: First experience was amazing the staff at the desk were very welcoming and instructors summer and hannah were amazing. Definitely worth coming back

Fantastic experience: Great gym for kids!

Fantastic experience: Caring, engaging instructors teach children safety, gymnastics skills, and social-emotional development skills like sharing, taking turns, and self-regulation. The progression of class levels are designed to increase children's independence from parents/caregivers. My son gets the opportunity to burn off some of his endless energy while also refining his large and small motor skills and balance. He is also learning to consider the space around his body and increase his awareness of other people around him. We love The Little Gym!

Fantastic experience: Love this place. Coach Laura is a gift to the children of Chicago. She is warm, encouraging, and so sweet. She teaches lessons such as “You don’t have to be the best but you have to try your best”.

Fantastic experience: Had a blast at our first class!

Fantastic experience: Wonderful teachers. My kids love the classes.

Fantastic experience: Loved it, signed up my daughter right away ✅

Fantastic experience: This place is absolutely great!! The way the teachers interact with the kids is awesome and their energy is extremely pleasant. They are very informing on what they are doing each week and what to expect in the upcoming weeks. My daughter loves it here. she makes a lot of friends and gets plenty of exercise. If I could give them more stars I definitely would. I recommend this place to anyone who has children.

Fantastic experience: Positive: Communication , Professionalism , Quality , Value My 6 year old daughter has been attending once a week for the last 4 or 5 weeks and she absolutely loves it. The instructors are very positive and attentive. The new guy is awesome. So far, so good!

Fantastic experience: Super friendly staff and a fun COVID activity for a toddler

Fantastic experience: Our grandson really liked his camp experience. Very nice staff.

Fantastic experience: I am actually updating my review to state how fabulous Little Gym Chicago is. Their innovation and energy has brought light to my son in this very difficult time. He looks forward to his weekly sessions and I am grateful to everyone at Little Gym for giving him something to look forward to and a way to practice his skills. Everyone at Little Gym Chicago is friendly, helpful, and exceptionally good with the children. My sons gymnastics skills have developed really quickly with them and he looks forwards to his sessions each week. I 100% recommend to burn off energy, learn new skills, and build confidence. Thank you so much!

Fantastic experience: My son loves this place and his teacher Ms Hannah. He was once a shy, reserved, cautious little dude. Now he’s a bubbly, fun, cautious bigger dude. So much of his personality and independence has been developed in this awesome environment. Honestly the best money we’ve spent!

Fantastic experience: We came here for a birthday party (all toddlers and infants). Great space for kids to exercise. Staff were very friendly and great with kids.

Fantastic experience: We love the amazing positive instructors, the very upbeat class structures, the total dedication to teaching various body movements through fun, games, musics, bubbles. We fully appreciate the safety standard in the gym and the safety tips for when the kids bring their excitement home with them! The cost is reasonable and worth every penny! We love Little Gym!

Fantastic experience: My daughter loves it there! They have great instructors and really help the kids learn important new skills! Mila also had her birthday party there. The fact that it was stress free and drop off for the other parents for us was amazing. The parents who stayed were very impressed with the staff who knew all the kids names right away and said it was the most relaxed party they have ever been to with their kids. The kids loved it too. My daughter was worn out at the end of the party and normally we can't get all of her energy out by the end of the day so your team did an amazing job! All happy smiling faces!!

Fantastic experience: My daughter had a great party at Little Gym. She had her hope set on a Little Gym party after attending one months ago. She was delighted by the experience.

Fantastic experience: My daughter Evergreen has been attending the Little Gym classes since she was old enough to be able to. We have attended gyms in Minneapolis and Chicago, both of which have been wonderful experiences. The teachers are very interactive and know the balance of teaching versus letting the children learn on their own. I would recommend these classes to any parent with a young child. Thanks Little Gym!!! Evergreen always loves to go!

Fantastic experience: I cannot stress enough how kind and supportive every single staff member is at The Little Gym. They are genuinely such nice, knowledgeable people. It's a perfect environment to get a feel for gymnastics. We're given feedback about our students' progress, but there's absolutely no pressure put on these kids. I haven't heard the same about more intensive gymnastics programs, but to each their own. While I do believe they offer accelerated programs for students wanting to ramp it up, the focus is not only on having fun and learning skills. Every week there's a different theme on positivity with "homework", such as saying, "Yes I can!" to a new challenge or reaching out to a classmate who may be lonely. I couldn't think of a negative thing to say about these people if I tried. Our oldest daughter tried dance elsewhere (which I believe TLG also offers). We loved the studio and owner, but it was a little too structured for her. So if your little one wants to have fun learning lots of awesome new skills in a positive, amazingly staffed environment, give it a try (I think it's around $30 for a trial class, reimbursed if you sign up). The parent/child classes are also a good way to segue into being on their own in a student/teacher environment. One last thing before I come off like even more of a shill, if you can't make a class and let them know in advance, you can schedule a makeup class anytime. They also offer two hour Parental Date Nights every Friday, so you can drop them off and have a couple hours of freedom. I mean togetherness. I don't recall the cost, but it was a steal compared to what some sitters charge.

Fantastic experience: My daughter and all her guests had an amazing time and it was nice to be able to sit back and enjoy the party while the staff took care of decorating, plating food, and managing the time.

Fantastic experience: This place is absolutely amazing!! We started taking classes there a few weeks ago with my 1.5 year old. The class (called birds) included a lot of singing and playing with balls, shakers, sticks etc and always has a theme (ABCs, numbers, "The story of You"). While there are some structured activities(all kids and parents sitting in a circle and singing) there is absolutely no pressure to participate - if you have an antsy kid like I do,its totally ok to explore, climb and run around instead of sitting. After singing a welcome song, the kids can explore and climb around the equipment- everything is padded and secured. There is a skill of the week and the instructor will demonstrate how to do it (rolling, swinging on the rings etc.) Kids are encouraged to try but again, no pressure. If they play with balls etc, the kids are helping to share, and afterwards put everything away. In the end, theres bubbles and a goodbye song. Besides the classes you can also come during their open gym time. which has been a life saver during the winter months. They also offer make up classes for excused absences (=calling before to let them know you're not coming). I have seen a noticeable difference in gross and fine motor skills in my daughter as well as in her language development and I think the classes played a big part. It definitely encourages curiosity, sharing and risk taking, all in an age appropriate setting. Everyone of the staff cares about the kids (lots of laughing, joking and hugging in the lobby). We will certainly be taking classes here for many years!!!!

Fantastic experience: Kids love the gym activities, teachers are high energy, and our party was so well organized. I loved that they put up all of the decorations for us!

Fantastic experience: We love The Little Gym. Miss Hannah is amazing with all the students and parents. She makes classes very welcoming, fun and full of learning and exploring. I also like the customer service. My daughter was sick and they allowed make up classes with no issue. They also prorated our fee since we signed up later in the year. The facilities are always clean and everyone we have worked with has made the experience worthwhile.

Fantastic experience: The staff were extremely helpful in managing all aspects of our son's third birthday party, from set-up through entertaining the kids through clean up. It was a fun and stress free event for all the grownups!

Fantastic experience: Terrific experience with the Little Gym! My daughter loved having her third birthday here. We will definitely be back and would recommend it to others. My one suggestion to other parents would be to inquire what's possible and what has worked well for other parties. The kids will be hungry after all that playing and the activities are well-timed by the Little Gym so there is time for food and cake!

Fantastic experience: People that care. I can see my kids growing here. A nice place for them to have fun and learn new skills

Fantastic experience: We love Miss Anna - she is amazing with everyone's names, and we so appreciate her positivity, energy, and coaching. Miss Anna is a wonderful teacher!!

Fantastic experience: The class is always engaging for our daughter and full of educational fun. The teachers, especially Hannah, are awesome with kids. She is sure to keep classes age appropriate and somehow can keep kids attention the whole time. My daughter LOVES this class

Fantastic experience: Great place for little kids to explore and advance their physical abilities in safe environment. Instructors are engaging but not acting too exaggerating . They have few minutes of the circle time, but kids not forced to participate, they allowed to explore on their own . There’s is a new skill of the week introduced at every class.

Fantastic experience: The instructors are awesome. Such patience-- and I love how they engage my son without being pushy. They are always so positive. Thank you!

Fantastic experience: As a gym for kids, the space is great! I have been taking my kid for 3 seasons in row. He likes a lot how the classes develops. Miss Hanna who has been instructor of my boy for 2 years... such a warm, charming positive person. Little gym of chicago choose the right instructors: people full of energy, positive, they always smile. It’s a kids place! And it’s perfect to my point of view.

Fantastic experience: We love going to The Little Gym!! All of the staff are always so friendly and welcoming. Ms. Hannah is the best teacher! I appreciate how she runs the class with a lot of repetition and songs so my daughter knows what to expect next. The no pressure, no stress method of teaching new skills creates a relaxed learning atmosphere. The class structure is also great for my curious 18 month old who moves to her own rhythm! I love that she has the ability to roam around if she chooses to and it becomes her choice to participate when she’s ready. The open gym times throughout the week are the best to let my little one run around and burn off the energy from being cooped up inside during the winter. There is such a variety of equipment for her to explore and challenge herself on! We’re so happy to have found The Little Gym!!

Fantastic experience: Very friendly, knowledgeable and skilled teachers who are great with the kids!

Fantastic experience: Loved what I saw! I only took my daughter for an introductory class and it was a terrific experience. The teacher - Laura was encouraging, kind and very attentive to all the kids in the room.

Fantastic experience: Awesome, friendly and competent staff. Clean facility. My kids LOVE going there for Summer Day Camp and birthday parties. Thank you so much for being a great resource for Chicago families!

Fantastic experience: My son loved coming here when he was littler. After a while though, they were expecting him to be more serious about the classes. It was good while we went.

Fantastic experience: It’s a fun, safe environment that encourages toddlers to reach beyond their comfort zone and builds their confidence. And Miss Hanna is awesome!

Fantastic experience: Wonderful teachers, great programming, fun community!

Fantastic experience: Excellent birthday party! Staff was very dedicated and tailored the activities to the kid. They helped set up everything as well. Kids really enjoyed. so thanks :)

Fantastic experience: I have had an amazing experience at The Little Gym since day one. The staff and facility are absolutely wonderful, and they go out of their way to make kids and parents feel welcome and comfortable. My daughter took toddler gymnastics classes at a similar place, and the experience couldn't come close to the one that she and I have both had at The Little Gym. The staff at the other place would put pressure on the parents to force their small children to participate, which was very stressful. The experiences have been night and day. I recommend it any time I can!

Fantastic experience: Very clean facility and thoughtful kid-loving staff

Fantastic experience: Well organized and good mix of group activities and time for individual attention and play.

Fantastic experience: Fabulously organized and run. The kids had a blast and it was super easy for us (parents).