“Not only does my 2 year old love attending the Gather n Grow sessions with Mrs. Chris, but I do too! Each class is unique & creative while providing exposure to music, play, and educational concepts such as colors, numbers, & the alphabets in a naturing environment.”

I absolutely love Gather n Grow! I can't wait for the next session to start! Mrs. Chris is thoughtful, patient, kind, knowledgeable and so much more! My son enjoys the class and so do I. We love the crafts at the end too! We recommend this class to as many people as we can!

We've used baby sign language with our hearing son since birth and are delightfully stunned at how much signing has supported his overall language development. He consistently far-surpasses language milestones. We especially love that he's been able to express his needs to us from a much earlier age than his peers. We all love Chris' signing classes, especially seeing our son having so much fun playing games and singing songs. We plan to continue."

We signed with our son before he could speak and it brought us so much closer together. Baby signs also helped decrease our parental stress, because we knew what our baby wanted!!

"Baby Sign Language has given my child tools that I thought were not possible for a toddler. Everyone always comments what a great temperament she has. She does have a great temperament, but it is because she can communicate her needs and does not become frustrated. She does not throw temper tantrums the way other little ones do because she can tell me specifically which toy, food or item that she is wanting. We love attending Blossom and Thrive's Sign Language group. My baby is able to see other little ones communicating the same way she does and it has increased her awareness of communication. Chris is wonderful with the children and parents alike. She engages the kids through stories, songs and crafts. And she gives the parents the tools they need to help their little ones communicate while having fun and bonding. On Saturday mornings I say "Let's go to Sign Language group" and my toddler claps her hands and runs to the door."

Signing was such an amazing way to communicate with our daughter in those months before she started to speak out loud. Using diagrams and tutorials off the internet, I tried to offer her ways to name the familiar sights in the world around her: the day we walked into a room and saw a woman holding a bouquet of “flowers,” a child holding a “balloon,” and a poster on the wall covered in “stars,” she could hardly control her hands, not sure which wonderful thing to tell me about first! I loved how signing enabled her to share with me what she noticed and what excited her; it also allowed her to express her views in ways we would not have understood, as on the day we were halfway through a long road trip and she started adamantly signing “all done,” a sign she had previously only used at mealtimes but that vividly expressed her sentiments in that moment. Being able to connect with a young child through signing made me really appreciate how much their minds are absorbing and how desperately they long to jump into the conversation with us. I would have loved a class like Blossom ‘n’ Thrive, where we could have shared this experience and benefited from a skilled instructor and a community of signing parents and children. I hope you'll give signing a try!