Today we opted for a fun Holiday theme session. We started with Holiday Bingo looking for items that could be found indoors and outdoors. We had fun searching and settled at the shelter to play pin the nose on the
Gym: Grinch Tag
Today we stayed warm with a running interval ladder: Walk 1 minute, run 30 sec., walk 1 minute, run 1 minute, walk 1 minute, run 1:30 sec., and then descended. This was roughly 10 minutes of movement, and a great
Gym: Rainbow Review
Today we did a rainbow review of everything we’ve practiced so far and built our burpees. There were stations around the grove, one for each color of the rainbow. Each station included a movement opportunity: breathwork, dynamic stretches, 30 second
Gym: Getting Out Some Energy
Our gym class began with a game of bean bag tic tac toe, then we moved over to a warm up where the children stepped on paper plates and would alternate coming down to pick up the plate and continue
Gym: Push-ups in the Cold!
We survived the cold! Many thanks to Vicki for sharing and rounding up extra gloves for us. Today we worked on push-ups, practicing them on a wall first to work on form, tempo, and breath, then inclined on the two
Gym: Movement & Mushrooms
We really lucked out with the weather and had a great time enjoying really fun activities! Alison brought some great supplies to help us set up games for our Quarks. We started with ABC’s of Movement with bean bags led
Gym: Exercise Circuit
The rain didn’t stop us from having fun getting our exercise outside. We started with a bean bag warm-up activity (with challenges based on the alphabet)/ this was followed by a circuit that included partner stations like jump squat stairs,
Gym: Squats & Affirmations
Today we practiced using squats and running in our activities. We used power word affirmations (I am strong, focused, determined, etc.) for our relay to help us stay focused on our strengths. I’m preparing for the colder days when we
Gym: Rainy Day Masks
This week in gym we decided to stay indoors for a special activity due to the rain. The children were given options to play board games or color skulls to go with our halloween theme activities. They were able to
Gym: Squats
This week in gym, we worked on squats. We are roughly following the Boks Kids Functional Fitness curriculum, featuring a different skill each week. We practiced planks and running the past couple weeks. After a warm-up of gentle cardio, practice