“Get Me Out of This Book!” yoga storytime

Opening – How I explain the rules of yoga storytime: stay on your mat, and keep your hands to yourself.
(Skip to my Lou –  from Jim Gill)
Stomping feet, one and two
Stomping feet, one and two
But if my feet were covered in glue
I’d stick to the glue, my darling.

Clapping hands, one and two
Clapping hands, one and two
But if my hands were covered in glue
I’d stick to the glue, my darling
(hands in Anjali mudra, or prayer position)

Are you Ready for Yoga? 
Are you ready for yoga?
If you’re ready, then stomp your feet
Stomp your feet and make some noise.
Let’s stomp our feet and make some noise
And do it really fast
Then stop. Stretch your feet up, up, up
And down.
Repeat with arms then both. 
Source: Next Generation Yoga at the National Kids Yoga Conference

Song: Kira Willey’s “The Shimmy” 

Sun Salutations – I use a call and response version of Sargeant Salutations from Kidding Around Yoga.

Open the Book
Arms, legs, both
Close the book. Open the book. Turn the page.
Start seated with arms stretched out in front of you, palms touching. To “open the book,” stretch the arms wide. To close it, bring them back together. To “turn the page,” open just the right arm and close it, then the left arm and close it. Repeat “turning pages” until the kids giggle. Repeat the whole sequence using legs instead of arms. Then try arms and legs together. 

Book – Get Me Out of This Book!: Rules and Tools for Being Brave by Kalli Dakos and Deborah Cholette and illustrated by Sara Infante
king cobra – cobra/bhujangasana
trainer – warrior I and II/virabhadrasana I and II
breathing –  sukhasana/easy seated pose with deep breaths
Shark –  malasana/garland pose and jump up like a shark breaching
Cockroaches – dead bug pose, wiggling arms and legs
Ghosts – warrior III/virabhadrasana III
Ten-foot Skeleton – upward salute/urdhva hastasana
Instead of punching skeleton, we tickled him until he fell apart –  happy baby/ananda balasana
Monster with 7 heads – eagle/garudasana
End in sukhasana with deep breaths

Song: Kidding Around Yoga- “If You’re Happy and You Know It” 

Hoberman Sphere Breathing Ball

Savasana

Peace begins with me
Hold both hands overhead. On the word “peace,” touch the thumbs and pinky fingers together. On the word “begins,” touch the thumbs and ring fingers. On the word “with,” touch the thumbs and middle fingers. On the word “me,” touch the thumbs and pointers. Repeat this four times, the first time loudly and hands overhead. The second time, bring the hands down a little and speak a little softer. The third time, bring hands lower and whisper. The last time, bring hands to knees and speak words silently to self.
Source: Kids Yoga Guide Teacher Training

This was my biggest yoga storytime yet! 40 people!

 

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“Let’s Play House!” little ones event

For this month’s event, we played house!  This event was for ages 2-5, and we held it on Tuesday at the library with a repeat on Saturday.

We parked our cars in the garage.
   

We shoveled “snow.”

In the kitchen, we made “cookies” out of playdoh.

We also washed dishes.

In the bathroom, we could potty train the baby or give the dog a bath.

We also had to clean the bathroom.

In the bedroom, we had to get dressed.

We also had to wash the clothes, of course.

Or wash the dog in the washer. (Oh no!)

 

 

 
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