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catnat
I am asking early but just wondering what other multiple mums have done.

Do your multiples do the same 'outside' activities?
How do you decide which ones to do?
If not how do you go with them whilst the other is doing the activity?
If you do has it ever been an issue them both being in the same class/team etc. given they are the same age?

I am just thinking about next year. Levi is really quite musical etc. and I think would LOVE to do dancing and would be pretty good at it. Chase on the other hand isn't great with structured activities and well, TBH hasn't got a lot of co-ordination unsure.gif . So I am not sure whether to just put Levi into it and look for something for Chase or put them both into it? If I just put one into an activity I suspect it would be very hard to explain to the other one but on the other hand know that if they weren't twins I'd probably only send them to activities suited them IYKWIM.
triplets+1
It took me 6 years to start the boys at football blush.gif

Swimming, kinder-gym, all things that are 'general' activities were all in together.

They often suprised me with who liked the class the most.

Any exposure to fun things is a bonus (although when times two is costly)
regandrog
We don't do much activity wise, just swimming, now my 2 are 3.5 and they don't need a parent in the pool, they are at different levels in separate classes, they don't seem to mind.

If it was me, I would enrol both in all classes, as even if one has more ability, the other will still get a lot out of it. If there is obviously a lack of interest after a few lessons, I would reconsider.
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