*Yoga fun (pg. 217) - This is a great opportunity to invite an outside partner with yoga experience into your space. If you don't know anyone like this, there are books and videos you can use to familiarize yourself with some basics. Yoga is easy to scale up or down, for big groups to small, and for toddlers to teens.
There are yoga apps galore in the world. Super Stretch Yoga is easy to learn and fun to use.
*Mandalas
*Ninja party (pg. 220) - Rachel from Sibley says "All Ninja's, all the time!" So even if you did Ninja programs last year, chances are your kids will thank you for doing it again!
There are yoga apps galore in the world. Super Stretch Yoga is easy to learn and fun to use.
*Mandalas
*Ninja party (pg. 220) - Rachel from Sibley says "All Ninja's, all the time!" So even if you did Ninja programs last year, chances are your kids will thank you for doing it again!
*Nursery rhyme relays (pg. 225 - 228) - Increase children's exposure to nursery rhymes! The manual has some fun ideas for games, crafts and activities.
*Nursery Rhyme Olympics! (also on our Pinterest page)
*Nursery Rhyme Olympics! (also on our Pinterest page)
Circus, Circus, Circus!
Make your own circus in the library! (See pg 223-224) Show "A Bug's Life" and see if anyone can juggle in your audience. Did you have Jason Kollum to your library last year? He does a neat trick of balancing a peacock feather on his fingertip that is easy to recreate and makes the kids feel magical! This sweet book is about a circus dog who is trying to find her talent.(image from Penguin Random House).
Wonderopolis - cool ideas for a circus theme program |