18 Month Activities/ Gymboree ???

I live outside the Cleveland area but you may have this as well. We have a place that sells playground equipment and on M-W-F they offer a ‘free’ play time. Then they charge a very small fee. They have a bunch of the wooden swing sets up and the kids just get to play and play. My son is 2 and it is perfect for him. Here is their website so you can see it. You may want to see if your area has something similar. Good luck. I have also found some malls have little play areas too. And no, I am not in any affiliated with this place. I have also done parent kid classes at the YMCA. I am going to start Gymboree classes in January. I am finishing up a music class right now.

http://www.pgworld.com/

Is this in your area?: The Little Gym of Middleton
1920 Cayuga St.
Middleton, WI 53562
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Also, you can "mall walk" in inclement weather.
There are some things you can do in your home: an exercise video, jump rope in the garage when hubby feels better and can watch kids, do pushup, ab work, tricep dips off of a chair, plank bridge for abs

Before we moved I had my son in Gymboree twice a week and it was such an awesome program for him especially because he is so active. I also had him in gymnastics once a week that he also loved because he got to run around and do whoops(flips) : )

Now he is old enough to run around outside with his friends but we still have him in karate.

good luck, I was in the same SAHM position with my son and those classes really helped.

Check your local YMCA for toddler or mommy and me classes. They usually have a variety of classes that are reasonably priced. Good luck.

I would recommend just going to the park or the kids' play area at the mall. At one point, we had our youngest in classes at the Little Gym (she is/was extremely active), however I thought the classes were a total waste of money. The kids didn't do anything they wouldn't have done at the park or at home! Maybe join a mom's group if you need to get out during the day, but unless you're rich and looking for ways to spend your vast fortune, I'd skip Gymboree and Little Gym.