Love it here! I'm so glad that they offer little toddler (1year+) friendly specific sessions! I just wish that they were open everyday on those specialty sessions or have more events going on here focusing on toddlers. I would definitely sign up! I'm glad it's in the mornings to get my toddler's energy out and about. He runs, jumps, climbs and moves about. It's nice that they have a couple of parachute instructor led activities during the 45 minutes play. It helps with my toddler following some sort of social structure with other kids and learning some direction. There is so much space, fun supplies for toddlers to do and I adore the other room as well. They even do stamping on the way out. It's a wonderful finishing touch to the whole session! read more

We love Redwood gymnastics! Started in the free play/toddler program and have advanced through the years. Friendly, lovely staff and the kids always have fun. Strongly recommend! read more

Came in for a birthday party and it was fun. The kids loved it and my oldest wanted to join mainly for the leotard but we live over an hour away so we can't join here. But the party was great and most of the time everyone was at the foam pit. The zip line was hilarious and all the kids loved the parachute. The only down fall I found was it was fairly cold. I had to run to target to grab myself a jacket. read more

Redwood Empire Gymnastics - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Petaluma, California

Great place for kids. Both of my boys take classes here and the staff is all wonderful! Highly recommend REG!

Awesome! My family dragged me to this gym to help burn off the little ones' energy tank. I thought I'd sit on a mat and watch, but ended up having more fun than anyone. IT'S A GYM FOR GYMNASTICS! It's a padded gymnasium with lots of bars, ropes, balance beams, trampolines, hoops, and rings. For those who need assistance, it is also well supervised with staff that promotes safe body mechanics. ITS ADORBLE I loved coming here for Littlebugs. Almost daily, they offer classes for small children and their parents. I had the luxury of stepping in for my brother and it was so much fun. Sure, certain restrictions are placed on adults during Littlebugs ie no adults jumping on the trampolines, but I like that they invite you back during adult classes. I will be going back for adult gym. Also, it was cool to see just how adventurous the little kids could be - safely. My two-year-old nephew is a thrill seeker and loved playing Tarzan into the pool of blue sponge blocks - so brave. And to see him go on a real flip'n fast zipline, stay on, and fall safely - awesome! But, my favorite part was probably watching each kid learn how to be patient and wait his or her turn - they all caught on quickly at like 2, 3, and 4 years old. IT'S INTERACTIVE We sang songs, they played jams, I got some cardio in running with the rainbow parachute in-group activity (I hadn't seen one of these retro things since 6th grade- serious nostalgia!). IT'S SO AFFORDABLE $10 a week for an 8-week package of unlimited classes, a membership fee, and annual insurance. Or $12 for a drop-in class. But if you sign up for the Mother's Club, it's only $7 per class. But obviously if you have the time, the unlimited package is the way to go. FREE PLAY Last thing I'll mention is that the instructors really made the experience, because they encouraged really small kids to do some pretty daring activities, while teaching safety. Littlebugs encourage kids to be free and to explore the entire gym. We ran around a lot. Mission accomplished - energy burned followed by an extended naptime! read more

My granddaughter started with the 4-6 year old girls' group yesterday and can't stop talking about it. She loved it and can't wait to go next week! read more

The facilities are good and on the whole it's better than nothing, but they offer little to no individual attention to the students during class. If a kid has no idea what they're doing, the teachers will not notice this or help them. I've watched class many times and this has always been the case, strikingly so. When I took gymnastics as a kid the teachers would do things like watch your technique, spot you, and offer corrections. My kids might be learning something by watching the other kids but not from the teachers. One almost may as well be watching learning gymnastics from videos, except for the facilities. read more

I am so happy my kids (5 & 7) are able to participate at REG. We absolutely love it. We drive up from Novato to be here. If you are unsure, just come try it out. When you look around, you can see the teachers know how to keep the kids on track. They keep it fun, but disciplined. In our experience Nolan and Ian are amazing! All the girl teachers have been sweet for my sensitive, shy daughter. It is impressive how good some of the younger kids are, much more so than at our old Gymnastics. The older kids are spectacular and so fun to watch. Marybeth and Jasmine at the front desk are amazing and work so hard. read more

I've been going to this gym for years. I just started this yelp app and I wanted to make sure I did a review for this place. I have three kids in classes, 1 of them are serious and 2 are taking classes just for fun. Both of these have been great for my kids. When the weather is bad there is always indoor gymnastics. There are always challenges and goals to acheave. The coaches and all staff are great, skilled and fun. I am so happy I found this place amd so are my kids. read more

Redwood Empire Gymnastics - Party & Event Planning Near Me - Petaluma, California

After 4-5 years of being a very consistent customer I have been left with no choice but to choose a different gymnastics studio for my youngest daughter. The staff is very un professional and has treated me poorly on far to many occasions. Unfortunately for the owners, I feel like their front desk staff and a couple of their instructors have completely no regard for the paying customer. If they believe that their instructors have all the knowledge to teach a proper gymnastics experience then I URGE them to concentrate on their front desk. I can look past certain things. (Im not expecting them to turn my daughters into olympic gymnasts) but by god if I dont expect to be treated with kindness and respect when im paying to be here! read more

I recently took my 2 year old daughter here for their Kinder Gym program and while it's fairly nice, I was hoping for something with a bit more structure. Standard rate is $9 for a 45 minute session and it's pretty much like playing at a park, only with different equipment. If you are a member of a local mom's club you save $3 on certain days. There are two short group activities each session and they last roughly 3 minutes. The rest of the time you child is free to run around and try stuff out. Keep in mind that this is a facility for serious Olympic-style gymnastics and your child CAN GET HURT if you aren't keeping a close eye on him/her. Better yet, skip this place and take your kidlet to a place like My Gym. I'm now taking my daughter to the one in Windsor which works fine as I live in Santa Rosa. For those of you living in Rohnert Park or Petaluma that's a bit of a drive. Bottom line, this place will be great when my daughter is older and is ready for real gymnastics. For now, it's just not ideal and won't be until she's about 5. EDITED TO ADD: Everyone here is friendly and helpful, however they don't really seem to have a full grasp on their own policies. The first time I took my daughter I was not informed that discounts were offered until after the session. At that time I was told that you could save $$ by being a member of a moms club but they didn't even know which ones. I then took my daughter back the following Saturday and found out that the discount only applies on certain days. You would think this info could be provided in a little brochure to keep things simple, accurate, and concise. read more

There is no better place within 100 miles for Gymnastics. This is one of the largest gyms in the state and has comprehensive recreational and team programs. I agree that the staff is not well informed, making it difficult to understand your child's options. If you are looking for recreational or competitive gymnastics, this is your only choice. The people of Petaluma should feel blessed to have this gym. Many people drive from Napa or farther every day to train here. @First Reviewer: Check out the Kinderbears program for more structure. I think you just ended up in the wrong program. read more

Update 1 year later: Lots of effort, great, qualified coaches and our daughter became a 3 times Regional Champion With Redwood Empire Gymnastics, which seemed impossible with her former Gymnastics center. Great team, great coaches, friendly owner .......REG, Petaluma , read more

My son has been enrolled here almost steadily since he was 2, and we have always been happy with the coaching and competence of the staff. In particular, Coaches Sarah, Mo, Eric, and Ian are wonderful at balancing enthusiasm, skills instruction, and respectful class management! I heartily recommend this for both physical and social-emotional development of the young child (he's age 6 now. read more

I wish we had this website when I was a kid. I was sent to their summer camp year after year while my parents were at work. The councilors were nightmares. The staff seemed for the most part untrained and uncaring. I can remember several occasions they yelled at me simply for crying. The favoritism they played as well was appalling. They don't do anything about kids acting up unless god forbid someone takes foam out of the pit. Maybe things have changed, but the damage this place did to me stays the same. Please don't send your children here, I'm 18 now and I'll never forget the godawful counselors. read more

I signed my school aged child up for a day camp, after getting a recommendation from a friend, and also from a former coach of the center. I was told that this facility was wonderful as far as structure and attention was concerned. I have a child with special needs and thought gymnastics would be a great outlet for him, and would help him socially and give him a better grasp on his coordination skills also. I explained in DETAIL the conditions he deals with, and his special needs, giving the center every bit of info I thought they'd need to help my child have a successful, and safe time. They assured me that they had dealt with these special needs before (for years), and gave me the confidence to leave my son there for camp. The first day went fine, he expressed joy and interest in going back, and seemed to like it. The second day, however, was not so good. I came to pick him up after work, and he was in tears when we reached the car. He explained to me that there was another child bullying and tormenting him the entire day. I asked him what he did about it, and he told me that he tried to be the child's friend, and told a coach/teacher that this boy was harrassing him. The teacher told my son, to "go work it out." He continued to be harrassed all day by this child, physically and verbally. He really, really seemed to want to be this bully's friend, and even picked out a special t shirt he thought the boy would like, and stayed positive about being this kids friend. I told him that he should give the day camp one more try the next day, and I promised I would speak with the directors about the entire situation. I also told him to make sure he told the child "leave me alone" if the child continued to bully him. The next day, I spoke to one of the managers(?) regarding the previous day, and the other child that was harrassing my child. I expressed extreme concern since my child has special needs and needs constant re-direction and supervision in social situations. I was told that this child has been a constant problem for many years and they were not suprised when I told them the details, they also said I was not the first parent to tell them these things about this child. They reassured me AGAIN that this situation would be dealt with and they would be diligent about watching the boys and the entire situation, and I should have no reason to worry. I pick up my son from the center after work, and he has a BLACK EYE. A young woman behind the counter tells me she needs to tell me about an "incident" that ocurred between my son and the same boy again- plus a few others. I was told that the bully kept harrassing my son, and my son said "leave me alone". He did not stop, and decided that he, along with a few other boys that seem to follow him, would attack and JUMP my 7 year old son. He got jumped by boys years older than him, and ended up with bruises and a black eye. I could not believe this happened- because just that morning I explained in detail how this kid was such a huge threat and problem to my son!!! It was basically shrugged off as an "unfortunate situation." I was told that the child's parents were spoken to, and every parent was made "aware" of the situation. I asked her why I wasn't called when my son was attacked and given a black eye, and her reply was, "Well, his eye wasn't black at the time." I politely told her that my son would NEVER be returning to that facility again. I know that they offer wonderful gymnastics classes, and it is probably more structured during that time. I would not, however, recommend that you send your child to any sort of camp or daycare there, unless you'd like to see them beat up and bruised, and unsupervised. read more

Poorly run Optional Gymnastics program. Lots of parents complaints and no effort from the owners for changes, what in return has some Gymnasts leaving the program to look for quality in others gyms around the Bay Area. Really sad to see that happen to a team that used to be one of the best in Northern Cal. I really hope they turn it around. ~ Time will tell ~ read more

My 4 year old granddaughter attended a series of Saturday classes here. My daughter and son-in-law took her, and every time, they came home unhappy about the lack-luster coaching, and the unfriendliness of the other parents. The worst thing was that every time they went, the young coach acted uninterested and indifferent in teaching the kids. There is a true lack of enthusiasm for teaching the little ones. read more

If only I could grant them less than a star. Where to begin... We started bringing our kids to REG about 9 years ago. All 4 of them have participated and had fun until the Vandermeers took over ownership. Since that time, one of my children became involved in their xcel team. This is a competitive team but is meant for gymnasts who still wish to have a life outside of the gym. Unfortunately, when my daughter became injured due to class, they became more and more aggressive about threatening to kick her off the team despite having a true medical issue. They told her over and over not to come in if she couldn't participate at a 100% level, so she wouldn't. They've also switched up the schedule with increasing frequency making it very difficult for a very busy 2-household family to keep up with. Again, despite my plea that they don't punish her for mistakes made by her parents, they ultimately kicked her off the team. I should break to mention her that ALL of her new skills came from her working outside her team practice to learn - from hours of practice outside the gym to enrolling her in a tumbling class. Back to the team - there's been a huge turnover on the team because once the kind and loving coach left, the owner Erinn stepped in, was simply awful in her treatment of the girls, and every single long-time team member left for a better environment. We stayed, however, because that's what our daughter wanted. After kicking her out, Erinn emailed me a very rude and nasty email saying that I attacked her coach (untrue - I did ask her if my kid could remain in the class because they had been stringing her along for over a week at that point and she was very rude and disrespectful in her reply so I suggested I move her to s gym where they care about their athletes). Well this pissed Erinn off so she came back full force working to berate me in any way she could. I begged her not to punish my gymnast who is desperate to stay and cried for hours and removed all her gum decor and metals when she learned they might kick her out. To wrap it up, if you like paying a LOT of money on classes that lack personal attention and teach very few new skills AND you like being treated like you owe them thanks for taking your money whether your child is able to participate of not, then this is the gym for you! If you think it's important that the coaches and owner provide a safe, supportive environment for the kids and do t punish them if their parent should speak up to the coaches, then this most definitely isn't the place for you. You've been warned!!! read more

We did have a good experience here for about 2 years until switching from Mondays to Fridays. Our experience with the staff and coaches was literally day and night. The Monday staff is kind, welcoming, inclusive, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. The staff on Fridays are unprofessional, disorganized and frankly disrespectful. We've now switched to Rohnert Park Gymnastics and our experience has been wonderful. read more

I am so glad to have found this place, my almost 2 year old loves her time there, I would go more often if the kindergym was offered more days, it is a blast and it gets all her energy out especially on rainy days! It is hard to find activities for under years old and I am amazed what the one year olds that go there are already learning how to do. I am glad I found this program! read more

This is the only game in town in Petaluma and tumbling is a must for the toddler set, so we've been signed up for a few months now. We're in Tumblebugs (1-3) and it's a chaotic free-for-all of a class. During the winter months and rainy days, there are TONS of kids, so you have to wait for the equipment and work on a lot of sharing/turn taking techniques. They are closed on all of the school holidays (ski week, spring break, all two weeks of Xmas break, etc.) so it gets a little frustrating paying for classes that you don't get to attend. The equipment is older but functional. The staff is nice for the most part but they are essentially referees at this age so I can't attest to their teaching abilities. My son is excited for "his gym" most of the time but overall, I'm not super impressed. We'll probably finish up this session and quit in the summer. read more

My kids really like this place. they have a blast when they are there and the instruction is top notch. They really have the system down from the times the kids get there till they leave. They could spend more time just keeping it a little more clean in places for the parents. All in all its wonderful place, safe, fun, affordable for sure. read more

A wonderful place to take gymnastics. My daughter took classes for a few years and loved it. She stopped when she decided to pursue other things. My son has been taking the Roll into Reading class for kids with sensory and motor processing challenges and loves it. He has been doing it for 2 years now. Coach Eric does an amazing job with the class and tailoring his interaction and activities to the individual kids' needs, challenges and abilities. He does an awesome job and clearly cares a great deal. My son has made wonderful progress and really enjoys going. The front desk staff have always been attentive, helpful and kind to me and both of my kids. They are patient and sweet as they handle my son's curious questions and requests. It is a happy place to go. read more

My 3 year old son started attending Busy Bees earlier this year because I had found a great deal on Groupon. I was so impressed with the instruction, that I decided to sign him up twice a week with Coach Eric and Coach Mo. He has thrived under their dedicated instruction. I have watched my son's confidence grow as he masters fairly complex routines. Eric is firm and fun and the kids love him. He knows his stuff and noticed that my son had some issues with "crossing the midline," so he has worked specifically to help him with that. I have seen my kid get physically stronger, his balance improve, and his willingness to try new things increase exponentially. Edwina, on the front desk is so helpful and lovely with the kids. Every time I come to this gym, I walk out feeling great that my kid is having this amazing learning experience. read more

Great place for the little ones to burn off energy. The staff is nice and teaches well. There are great high level gymnasts here and they have fun everyday. read more

I love this place. The staff are great! The facility is excellent and the many improvements they have made to it exceeds my expectations! I've been to camps, classes, and birthday parties and all have been wonderful! Great job Redwood Empire Gymnastics! read more

Do not send your kids here. The gym is dated and has a funny smell like a high school locker or dirty shoes. The staff and owners are rude. Often the parking lot is like an airport full of mothers that cant drive their fancy suv, and tend to wait in the middle of the driveway while pick up or dropping off. I also noticed this summer that they have children playing on water slides on the front lawn of busy Payran Street, across the homeless shelter, soup kitchen and fair grounds... does this sound safe? I personally will not ever bring my children back to this poor excuse for a modern gymnastics facility, and warn all parents or this dated and tired arena of monkey bars. Yuk Yuk and double Yuk! Mike read more

My daughter has been going to this place for a few years, and attending the summer day camp for the last two summers. She had loved it and had a great time until one awful morning. We had a horrible encounter with the owner Eric after my daughter, unknowingly to me had a argument with one of the children there. Instead of Eric introducing himself to me, filling me in on what happen the previous day, or taking me aside to simply let me know what the issue was.....he decided to approach my 7 yr old , in her face when she pointed out to me(her mother) the little girl she had a problem with. He stormed from behind the counter and walked up to my daughter with a stern look and tone of voice letting her know he will not tolerate her pointing at others in his gym. He then told her to come with him into his office so they could have a talk. I let him know that I would take her aside and speak to her(parent her), but he would not allow that and walked straight over to us and told me in a stern voice that he"needs" to be apart of my talk with my child. I was completely taken off guard with the behavior of this tall, adult male speaking not only to me, but my 7 yr old little girl in this manner. I quickly asked who he was and what is the need to speak to her in this way. He told me that he told her she was close to being kicked out for her behavior and needs to loose her attitude. REALLY???? Since when are our children not allowed to express their feelings, or have an argument or conflict with other children??? Isn't this a part of growing up, learning and experiencing a day camp in the first place???? I wasn't aware that my child needs to be PERFECT to attend a summer day camp program which is obviously being run by a impatient, immature, sleazy man. This is who we want to help our children to become better people while we have to be at work for the day???? For me the answer is simple........ABSOLUTELY NOT!!!!!!! I warn you before taking your child to this place......think of the safety, emotional stress and fear they will face if you do so. Please be warned! read more

I visited this gym one day. A nice gym but no air conditioning!! It is hot for the children during summer! i can't believe that they still make them do gymnastics during that time. But overall they have a pretty good staffing team. read more

We had been members for 2 years. It used to be great. Edwina at the front desk was always welcoming and kind and made you feel at home. The coaches (Sarah, Nick, Mo, Caitlyn) are great. The place has just gone downhill. The owner makes it feel tense when he is present, to the parents and staff.. He treats the 2 year olds the same as 13 year olds, which leaves them feeling like they are doing something wrong instead of learning. I don't think you should be stern and in the face of a toddler. Despite that, we still attended as my daughter enjoyed it, and we attended the classes being coached by the coaches she likes. My daughter turned 3 at the end of may. When we signed up they had until 3.5 to move up to the next level. Over night the owners decided to change that to 3 years old, giving absolutely no notice, no time to wean our kids. The older level only has classes at 10 a.m., the time 3 and 4 year olds are in preschool. Found it very unprofessional to have to drop my child in the middle of a session, overnight because they decided to suddenly change things. Hard to explain to a 3 year old they are no longer allowed in their class. read more

My son has been going there for more than a year - fantastic teachers! Eric is great teacher and loves kids.

Horrible culture of shaming at this place. Not good for our girls. I wanted to like this place. Tried it for a full year, giving friendly feedback regularly and hoping they could hear me. They did not hear me. I'll try to be brief. Our daughter, 14 years old, in gymnastics since a toddler, is a gifted athlete, has good gymnastics skills, and also some learning and memory issues that can easily be managed with repetition and showing her what to do rather than long verbal explanations. She does not act out, is a rule-follower. We moved to Petaluma and this place is geographically the most convenient. I talked w them about the need for showing and making sure she understood - staff assured me it's no problem at all. Starting the second week, daughter in tears after class because the instructor accused her of not paying attention/not being serious about her skill development. Because she didn't understand the instructions and was too shy to say so. (I was watching; it was awful) I spoke w the instructor immediately and asked to speak w boss/owner. Instructor assured me she got it and would follow through. Had to leave request for owner to call me. Never got a call. Similar scenarios were repeated every couple of weeks with different instructors.,There are a jillion very young instructors with spotty continuity in the classes and a wide range of teaching abilities or lack thereof. The last straw was one of the last classes of the year when instructors were getting the girls ready for the final "show" for parents. Apparently each girl is to do a routine. My daughter, likely to not remember all of the sequences, asked the instructor what would happen if she forgot a move during the show. The teacher actually said, "Everyone will know you messed up." WTF?!?! This was a class, not team, not competition. What a horrible soul crushing thing to say to a teenager who loves gymnastics and just wants to do a good job and enjoy her body's freedom in gymnastics. There were so many other things that instructor could have said that would have been encouraging. I didn't blame her- she is very young and inexperienced. I blame the owners and supervisors for setting that terrible tone and destructive norm of un-constructive criticism and culture of shaming. We did not return. I sent the owners emails and also left two separate phone messages. Never got a response. Clearly they do not care. The place is always full of kids, so why should they care whether a child is harmed - there are plenty of others to fill her spot and keep the business going. read more