The length of the weekly meeting depends largely on your circumstances. If you are meeting at night a shorter meeting will work better with young children. If the meeting time is on a weekend, longer meeting times may be desirable. As dads and children arrive, they enter a time of unstructured activity oriented around several interest and learning centers. A father will be stationed at each center to help children do the activity.
Children can move from one activity to another as they choose.
On some occasions, there will be only one interest or learning center and will involve all the dads and children e.g., making pizza. The centers will begin as soon as people arrive and can continue until all are present and children have tried all the projects. The opening ceremony of a Tadpole meeting includes the Tadpoles Cheer, words of greeting to each child and dad, prayer, and announcements. The entire group sits on the floor in a circle. Wiggle, jiggle time is here.