FAQs

Prospective members are required to attend an event (e.g. a playgroup, a coffee, a Mums Night Out, etc.) before joining the group.  Please browse our website to find an event that works with your schedule.

 
Once you have attended an event, return to this website and complete the application form to join. 

Please do not submit your membership form until after you have attended an event - this helps keep our volunteer-based administrative efforts to a minimum.

Absolutely! 

Please see the About Us page for the number of nationalities represented in our group!  The Our Members page will introduce you to a few of us as well.

Yes, of course - we warmly encourage you to join Doha Mums! 

We have a number of members with “older kids” - even teenagers. As more and more members with “older kids” join the group we’ll be able to offer more activities for them.  Some of the best advice for members with babies and preschoolers will come from the more seasoned moms like you, who have already “been there done that”!

Prospective members must be mums who have children who are living with them here in Qatar - or must be pregnant or expecting a child via adoption. 

Before joining, the mum must attend an event organized by Doha Mums.  To find an event that suits your schedule, please visit the Activities and Events sections of our website.  Once you have attended an event, please return to the website and visit the Join page.

Absolutely - you’ll find a gold mine of information amongst our members!

Playgroups meet once a week or so. . .then everyone goes home until the next playgroup.   Moms do become acquainted with one another, but playgroups never really “take it to the next level” for moms as a whole.  

Doha Mums is a Moms Group - not just a playgroup.  We do organize many (!) playgroups, but the playgroups are just one element of our group as a whole.  On average, Doha Mums offers 60-70 events each month!

We also offer a private website for members, which contains a members-only forum for questions & discussions, a member directory, a complete calendar, a Reviews section and a Classified Ad section - all of which is not accessible to non-members.

We are a group of trusted expat mums in Doha.  We want to ensure that all of our members are, indeed, expat mums -- and that they are interested enough in our group to make the effort involved in attending at least one event. 

There are other fantastic online forums here in Doha which allow the general public to simply “sign up”, but knowing that our group contains only “known trusted mums” is part of what makes our group so special.

Please take minute to look through our Activities and Events sections for an event that suits your schedule.  Once you have attended an event, you can join Doha Mums!

At the present time, no - and we do not foresee the implementation of a dues/fees structure.  (And to be honest, we don’t want to deal with collecting and spending dues!) 

However, events at hotels and other venues do have admission fees. Some playgroups charge a nominal fee to cover costs as well.

Our Mums Night Out is our main evening event, and we have several weekend and afternoon events as well. 

Keep an eye on the daytime events as well since there may be one that will take place close to your place of employment.  You need not stay for the entire event, so if you are able to sneak away for just a bit then perhaps that would be a convenient way to join Doha Mums.  We are also offering a Saturday playgroup at a park near Landmark Mall; see our Activities section for details.

Members are not required to host playgroups, but we do hope you will enjoy attending them enough that you decide to do so. 

The playgroup need not be at your home - you can organize a “playgroup” at the park, the zoo or other locations around Doha.

Organizing a playgroup at a public venue can involve little more than scheduling the event on our online calendar and being on the lookout for new members at the event - it is very easy!

Absolutely! 

You can host a playgroup for a specific age-range (e.g. non-mobile babies, one-year olds, young toddlers, etc.), and you may also limit the number of attendees by using the RSVP feature on our members-only website.  We only ask that you save space for at least three prospective members. 

You may also co-host with a member who has a larger home - you bring the snacks, they supply the space, and you both clean up. 

Another option is to “host” a playgroup in a park or in Ray’s Reef, which involves little more than sending out the announcement and reminding parents to bring snacks, water, sunscreen, etc.

Have questions?  Just contact us!

Once she has attended an event, please direct her to this website to join.

During the non-summer months, we host a weekend playgroup every Saturday from 10am-12pm at a park near Landmark Mall.   We are also hosting more and more events during the weekend and at night - please check the Activities and Events pages for more information.

You are also welcome you to organize a weekend playgroup at your home or at a public venue.  If you are already a member, please post it on the calendar and send out the announcement.  If you are a prospective member, please contact us and we’ll help you get it organized.

This varies from hostess to hostess, so please check her before you bring an infant's sibling. 

First-time mums are not necessarily excited about germ-factory toddlers, so please be respectful of their wishes if they want to limit the playgroup to infants.

As a general rule, yes.  However, please remember that the Toddlers/Preschoolers “rule” at the playgroup, so it will be up to you to keep your younger one out of harm’s way around the older ones and their toys. 

Some events do specify age ranges, though, so please do respect the wishes of the hostess.