Toe-ga Party!
Posted by Faith BarbutoNo not that kind of toga, this is yoga for your toes! My eager party goers were instructed to take their shoes and socks off before entering the classroom. They were visibly excited! They came in to find upbeat music, their Assembly floor cushions and pompoms dumped all over the floor. They were told to use their toes to pick up as many pompoms as they could from the floor and place them on a cushion, only one rule, they could not place them on their own cushion! This is a clever way to promote sharing and empathy while also eliminating the competition aspect of the game. They had so much fun but it got messy! No worries, clean up was step two of the fun! Different sized containers were placed around the room and children were encouraged to try throwing and blowing pompoms into each. They don’t realize they are actually doing the deep breathing part of the exercise! We experimented with the different containers and noticed which were harder to get them into- mindfulness in disguise. Before we cleaned them all up I had each child chose their favorite pompom to hold for later and then we used those to practice our Ujjayi or Ocean’s Breath breathing technique by trying to blow the pompom off our cupped hand. They were over the moon when I let them take that pompom home for more practice! I learned this and so much more in my recent Deep Play for Kids certification training. I can’t wait to bring more of this to Unquowa. Classes coming soon!
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