News
Playroom for Children
16.09.2011
Starting from this autumn, Viljandi Traditional Music Center offers its guests the opportunity to leave their children to the playroom for the time of the concert.
The administrator of the Traditional Music Center, Silja Soo, says that the service is currently available only during the concerts which are organised by Estonian Traditional Music Center but the plan for the future is to provide the service during other events as well. The playroom opens an hour before the concert and closes half an hour after the concert. Leaving your child in the playroom costs 1 euro per child. All the children are welcome who like spending a few active hours without their parents. During the time when the mothers and fathers are enjoying the concert, students of Viljandi Culture Academy take care of their children. Under the watchful eye of the young playgroup teachers, the children can do art and craft, play board games and examine books. In addition to that, they play dance games together and sing and dance.
According to Soo, the playgroup teachers will try to take into consideration the character and wishes of the children as much as possible. "If there are many boys and girls together in the playroom and they get tired, we can pause to rest on the pillows. In other cases, silence might not be suitable at all and the playroom can become a shouting room for a while," she explains.
"Our aim is that the parents could concentrate on the concert and would not have to worry about their offspring. The children will have fun and they will be taken care of."
Viljandi Traditional Music Center opened its fourth season last Friday.
Additional information:
Silja Soo, administrator
silja.soo@folk.ee
434 2072