The Jam Session my little one and I attended was lead by Julie Averill, who is also the Director of Kids at Work NYC. With a wonderful voice, Julie leads the kids and parents/caregivers through songs filled with funny lyrics and fun movements to accompany them. Julie’s co-leader, Vinny, played his guitar and had fun improvising along with Julie and class. At one point, my little guy walked right over to Vinny and tried to strum his guitar in mid-song, something easy-going Vinny took in stride with lots of chuckles.

The Jam Session class we went to was the Mixed Ages class, so it had children ages 0 to 4 years. In that session, everyone seemed to get something different out of it, which implied to me that the class has something for all. Julie pulls out instruments to get even the youngest baby in the class involved and engaged. The older kids got to get up and dance as well as make hand gestures to pretend they were things as whimsical as wind.

The class really was an enjoyable one for all, the length of it seemed appropriate for the ages in attendance, and I suppose the real stamp of approval is when one of the little classmates is out by the stroller park humming one of Julie’s tunes while she waits to be strapped into her Mclaren.

You can find information regarding program descriptions, fees, and schedules on the website at www.kidsatworknyc.com. They also have some free events coming up which can be viewed at http://www.kidsatworknyc.com/FREE.

- Issa M. Mas