Indoor Activities with Kids: Fish Craft

Reading stories aloud together builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. By adding a craft to the experience, you continue to build on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity, while reminding your child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement, in the same way that the added movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses are, in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.

This craft is ideal for ages 18 months - 5 years old because it supports early developmental skills like practicing cutting with scissors, drawing shapes, and making independent creative choices. Pair it with Luna’s Map for a great At Home: Story Time and Craft activity!

Cognitive Skills: vocabulary (learned from picture book), counting when you sing The Fish Song together
Motor Skills: glueing and scissor practice
Emotional Skills: self expression, creativity, and autonomy/ independent choice (practiced during the craft)

Materials: 

• White Paper or Colored Construction Paper

• Glue

• Scissors

• Crayons

• Popsicle Stick

• Pencil

Optional: Misc. Decorations (stickers, glitter, ribbon, etc.)

Step One: 

* Trace your hand and draw a heart on the paper. Cut out!

Step Two: 

* Decorate your fish!

Step Three: 

* Glue it all together!

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4 Yoga Poses for Quarantine Meltdown Moments

How are we all doing? ….. Our best.  Your little ones have had their lives flipped upside down (you have too).  And while it’s easy for us to sometimes forget just how intuitive our children are, the truth is they are 100% aware of the right now stress of our global community.  They can feel YOUR stress and they have some of their own: Why can’t they see their favorite Aunt or Grandpa?  Why can’t they go to the park? When the hell will it stop raining?  Why is this sibling (that used to go away all day) now suddenly in their space ALL THE TIME?  Yeah, their lives are super challenging right now.  As they process, they’ll express all the emotions you feel as you process.  So focus might be off, peace might be off, and meltdowns might be happening with much more frequency AND MUCH MORE CHARGE! Try these poses when a meltdown needs soothing:

Clap-It-Outs for Refocus

Have your child reach their arms out to their sides (parallel to the floor) and wiggle and reach their fingers as wide as they can.  Count to 3 together and then have them clap their hands together and rub; make sure they take their time with rubbing their hands together.  When the friction of the hand rubbing has created warmth, have them place their hands on a body part (i.e. head, tummy, etc); with hands resting on the body part, take a deep breath in and release.  Repeat as many times and on as many body parts as needed.  I usually do it 3x: head, tummy, heart.   

Bee Pose for Calm

Have your child start this pose by sitting on their heels.  Next, have them reach their arms back behind them and wiggle their fingers like fluttering wings.  Direct your child to take a deep breath and slowly lean forward until they are able to gently rest the top of their head on the ground in front of their knees, as they lean have them release their breath in  an audible “Buzzzzzz”.  When they want to come back up, have them lower their arms first, before slowly returning to their original kneeling position.

Ladybug Hugs to Receive Self Love

Have your child reach their hands out to their sides (parallel to the floor).  Stretch the arms out as wide as possible then have them wiggle their right fingers to their left shoulder. PAUSE. Wiggle their left fingers to their right shoulder. Once each hand is on a shoulder (or as close to as they can manage), have them twist and give their right hand a little kiss.  And then have them twist and give their left hand a little kiss.

Butterfly Kisses to Receive YOUR Love

For this pose, ask them to sit on their bottoms and bring the soles of their feet together.  Begin to gently lift and lower the knees, like butterfly wings flapping.  When they have tried this, ask them to tickle their shoulders with their fingers and then have them pause (keeping their fingertips resting on their shoulders).  Now direct them to lift and lower their elbows (just like their knees).  Have them try to lift and lower their elbows AND knees AT THE SAME TIME.  Do this exercise with them, sharing a moment, and giving them your full attention. 

More Movement may also help release some of the pent up energy and emotions! Why not have your child try one of my weekly Kids Yoga on Zoom Classes?

Bendy Bookworm Story Time: I Don't Want To Be A Frog

“I Don't Want To Be A Frog” By Dev Petty

Frog wants to be anything but a slimy, wet frog. Maybe a cat? Can he be a rabbit? Anything but a frog. What’s so wrong with being a frog, anyway? This is a wonderfully silly story about self-acceptance; reminding us that we’re perfect just as we are: slime, wet, warts and all!

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, auditory processing (listening and following directions), and visual processing (mimicking movement)
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination, muscle isolation, and balance
Emotional Skills: self acceptance and self awareness

To Purchase:
Amazon Link- I Don't Want To Be A Frog by Dev Petty

Did your child LOVE the Frog Song?
Listen to it again: HERE !!

Want to practice more move-to-learn rhymes, songs, and poses like the Video above? Join me for a Virtual Kids Yoga Class!

Indoor Activities with Kids: Elephant Craft and Story Time

Reading stories aloud together builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. By adding a craft to the experience, you continue to build on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity, while reminding your child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement, in the same way that the added movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses are, in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.

This craft is ideal for ages 18 months - 5 years old because it supports early developmental skills like practicing cutting with scissors, drawing shapes, and making independent creative choices. Pair it with any of the suggested titles for a great At Home: Story Time and Craft activity!

Cognitive Skills: vocabulary (learned from picture book)
Motor Skills: glueing and scissor practice
Emotional Skills: self expression, creativity, and autonomy/ independent choice (practiced during the craft)

Materials: 

• Paper Plate OR White Paper

• Glue

• Scissors

• Crayons

Optional: Colored Tissue Paper, Construction Paper, OR Washable Paint AND Yarn

Step One: 

* Out of a paper plate or piece of paper, cut the design pictured below.

Step Two: 

* Paint, color, cover the paper plate (or a cut circle out of paper) with any color you want!

Step Three: 

* Use one of the cut off pieces to make a trunk.
*Glue on the trunk and draw in eyes!

Pair With:

These titles can be found on overdrive/ hoopla, ebook catalogs
you may be able to access with your library card!

WANT EVERYTHING A STORY TIME CAN OFFER? ADD IN BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA; MOVEMENT YOUR CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME PLUS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

4 Yoga Poses to Help Your Kids Stop Fighting With Each Other

I once read somewhere that this particular author’s mom was able to teach sibling connection through the worst of sibling showdowns by forcing the two parties to sit and look each other in the eye.  That was it.  They just looked into each other eyes. In that practice, they remembered that they were siblings, that they loved each other, and that there WAS connection.   But here’s the thing: siblings FIGHT! And chances are, they’re fighting even more cooped up during this stay at home order.  So before you try the “look in the eye” technique, you might want to exhaust the rage a little first:

Wanna Yell?  Yell in Lion Pose.

Have them kneel on the ground with their bottom resting on their heels.  Direct them to draw their hands up and then curl their fingers into claws; stick their tongue out and roll their eyes back to gaze up at their forehead: Inhale through the nose and on the exhale HAHHHH! the breath out.  OR if they prefer ROAR the breath out.  Repeat as needed….chances are they’ll either yell themselves out or they’ll be laughing from the silliness of the pose.

Wanna Compete? Who can hold plank pose the longest?

Have them start in tabletop position with their wrists under their shoulders.  Direct them step their feet directly back and hover over the ground.  They must keep their backs’ straight (no bum lifting) and hold until someone can’t hold anymore.  **Added challenge: have them alternate between lifting and lowering their legs!

Can’t see the Other’s side?  Flip it upside down with a wide legged forward fold.

Want to attempt to change perspective?  Have both of them stand back to back, stretch their legs wider than shoulder distance apart (so they’re standing in a wide legged stance).  Lower their hands down to the ground (now they’re in a wide legged forward fold).  Maybe now try the look into each other’s eyes trick or talk to each other from this position… even if they keep fighting, it’ll be pretty hilarious!

Hug Yourself.  Hug Them.

Fighting may be about them needing to validate the other.  But it also might be about them needing to validate themselves: Have your child reach their hands out to their sides (parallel to the floor).  Stretch the arms out as wide as possible then have them wiggle their right fingers to their left shoulder. PAUSE. Wiggle their left fingers to their right shoulder. Once each hand is on a shoulder (or as close to as they can manage), have them twist and give their right hand a little kiss.  And then have them twist and give their left hand a little kiss.  Give them a hug and maybe they’ll be ready to hug each other.

More Movement may also help release some of the pent up energy and emotions! Why not try taking one of my live classes?

Bendy Bookworm Story Time: Nobody Hugs A Cactus

“NOBODY HUGS A CACTUS” BY CARTER GOODRICH

Hank is the prickliest cactus in the entire world. He sits in a pot in a window that faces the empty desert, which is just how he likes it. When some desert “friends” visit and disturb his peace, Hank is annoyed.
Does someone prickly on the outside ALWAYS STAY prickly on the inside or is it okay to change?

In this video, children will move-to-learn through yoga as they practice the following developmental skills-
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary, auditory processing, and visual processing
Motor/Physical Skills: coordination, balance, and flexibility
Emotional Skills: wide range of emotions; facial recognition of feelings

To Purchase:
Amazon Link- Nobody Hugs A Cactus by Carter Goodrich

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Indoor Activities with Kids: Cat Craft and Story Time

Hey all you cool cats and kittens: Reading stories aloud together builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. By adding a craft to the experience, you continue to build on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity, while reminding the child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement, in the same way that the added movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses do, in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.

Need more things to do at home with your toddler? Purrrrrfect! This craft is for you. Ideal for ages 18 months - 5 years old. This craft, read along with the suggested book titles, is great for practicing cutting with scissors, drawing shapes, and using the proper amount of glue (yeah, we all know that one takes practice!!).

Cognitive Skills: vocabulary (learned from picture book)
Motor Skills: glueing and scissor practice
Emotional Skills: self expression and creativity (practiced during the craft)

Materials: 

• Paper Plate OR White Paper

• Glue

• Scissors

• Crayons

Optional: Colored Tissue Paper, Construction Paper, OR Washable Paint AND Yarn

Step One: 

* Cut 2 ovals for eyes, 2 ear triangles, 2 smaller triangles, 1 oval nose, and 1 arrow for the mouth.

Step Two: 

* Paint, color, cover the paper plate (or a cut circle out of paper) with any cat color you want!

Step Three: 

* Paint or color in your eyes and glue the smaller triangle to the larger triangle.

Step Four:

* Glue it all together.

Draw in/ glue yarn to the face for whiskers!

Pair With:

These titles can be found on overdrive/ hoopla, ebook catalogs
you may be able to access with your library card!

WANT EVERYTHING A STORY TIME CAN OFFER? ADD IN BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA; MOVEMENT YOUR CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME PLUS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

Indoor Activities with Kids: Dinosaur Craft and Story Time

Reading stories aloud together builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. By adding a craft to the experience, you continue to build on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity, while reminding the child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement, in the same way that the added movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses do, in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.

Need more things to do at home with your toddler? Perfect! This craft is for you. Ideal for ages 18 months - 5 years old. This is a perfect craft with suggested book titles is great for practicing using scissors, drawing shapes, and using the proper amount of glue (yeah, we all know that one takes practice!!).

Cognitive Skills: vocabulary (learned from picture book)
Motor Skills: glueing and scissor practice
Emotional Skills: self expression and creativity (practiced during the craft)

Materials: 

*Paper Plate or White Paper
*Glue
*Scissors
*Crayons

Optional: Googley Eyes, Colored Tissue Paper, Construction Paper, OR Washable Paint

Step One: 

* Cut a paper plate in half so you have two equal halves.

One half will become the dinosaur's body.

Step Two: 

* Draw the neck/ head along the edge of the second paper plate half and cut out.
* Tape or Glue "the neck" to "the body" behind the paper plate.

Step Three: 

*Use the left over paper plate half (from cutting out the neck and head portion) to cut out two legs and a tail. Tape or Glue the pieces behind “the body.”

Step Four:

* Color your dinosaur: use washable paint, crayons, markers, construction paper, or colored tissue paper. Don't forget to give your dinosaur an eye!

Pair With:

These titles can be found on overdrive/ hoopla, ebook catalogs
you may be able to access with your library card!

WANT EVERYTHING A STORY TIME CAN OFFER? ADD IN BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA; MOVEMENT YOUR CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME PLUS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

3 Yoga Poses to get Yourself to turn off Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Amazon Prime....

I heard Netflix has taken away the “Are you Still Watching?” function, because we’re ALL still watching. Hopefully these poses help you to stop watching, just for a bit….

Step One:
Break Eye Contact with Chin Lifts

Roll your shoulders back and lift your chin to neutral.  Turn your head to look to the right, lift your chin as you gaze up towards the ceiling, then lower your chin back to neutral.  Move your head to center before turning your head to the left, lifting your chin to gaze up towards the ceiling, and lowering your chin back down to neutral.  Repeat slowly breaking your gaze from the computer screen.

Step Two:
Move from that watching the screen Sphinx Pose to Cobra Pose

From laying propped on the floor, resting on your forearms (with your legs extended behind you and your toes untucked): Move your hands back to plant, palms down, in line with your chest. Press down into your hands and the tops of your feet as you lift your head and chest off the floor. Keep your lower ribs on the floor. Open your chest, move your heart forward.

Step Three:
Take your dog for a walk

Since you’re probably already on the floor just move onto your hands and knees. Place your knees in line with your hips and your hands in line with your shoulders. Tuck your toes under and lift your knees away from the floor. Keep the knees slightly bent and the heels lifted away from the floor. Lift your tailbone toward the ceiling (envision an upside down “V”). You can peddle out the legs; bending and straightening on the breath.

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3 Yoga Poses to Help Your Kid SIT for Distance- Learning

Sitting for school is hard enough. Sitting at HOME for school, yikes! A little bit of movement might make things easier….

Chair Warrior

Stand behind your chair or table and hold on for balance.  Now slide your right toes back and tap your toes to the ground three times.  Now begin to lift your right foot up until it’s parallel to the ground. Keeping it lifted high: Can you move it to the right? And then move it back?  Now return back to start and try the left foot!

Air Chair

Plant both feet firmly on the ground. Lift your bum off the chair just a bit: sit in an “air chair”.  Lower your bum to tap your chair and lift. For an extra challenge, do it on tippy toes! Keep lifting and lowering until you're tired and just want to sit and listen.

Chair Twists

Sometimes you just need to wind to unwind.  Start by sitting on the edge of your seat. Now twist to the right so that your right hand rests on your left knee and your left hand grips the back of the chair.  Try and look over your left shoulder? What’s going on back there? Come back to the center and now try twisting to the left.

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Indoor Activities with Kids: Quit Calling Me A Monster!

Reading stories aloud together builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. By adding a craft to the experience, you continue to build on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity, while reminding the child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement, in the same way that the added movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses do, in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.

During this monster craft, paired with “Quite Calling Me a Monster” by Jory John children will practice-
Cognitive Skills: vocabulary (learned from picture book)
Motor Skills: glueing and scissor practice
Emotional Skills: self expression and creativity (practiced during the craft) and feelings (learned from the picture book)

Materials: 

*2 coffee filters
*Glue or Tape
*Googley Eyes (if possible)
*Crayola Washable Markers
*Scissors
*Color Construction Paper (if possible) or white
*Eye Dropper or Spray Bottle filled with water

Step One: 

*Place Coffee Filters on a coking tray.
*Use washable markers to color patterns onto coffee filters.

Step Two: 

*Use eye dropper or spray bottle filled with water to spray down both coffee filters.
*Let Dry. (This can mean air dying overnight OR you can heat the oven to “keep warm” and bake for 10 minutes. BUT you must keep the oven on it’s LOWEST possible setting!!)

Step Three: 

*Cut fridges along the edge.
*Pick one coffee filter to be the monster face: draw or glue googley eyes and a mouth.

Step Four:

*Cut 4 strips of construction paper and accordion fold them.
*Glue/ Tape down the strips for arms and legs In between the coffee filters.
*Glue coffee filters together.

Pair With:

These titles can be found on overdrive/ hoopla, ebook catalogs
you may be able to access with your library card!

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The Car Song

The Car Song: A move-to-learn rhyme video intended to target developmental skills.
For Ages: 18 months- 6 years old.

In this video, children will practice-
Cognitive Skills: colors and cause and effect
Motor/Physical Skills: Flexibility and hand coordination

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Indoor Activities with Kids: Bear Craft and Story Time

Reading stories aloud together builds vocabulary, improves comprehension, and promotes speech development. By adding a craft to the experience, you continue to build on story time learning; practicing motor skills and creativity, while reminding the child of themes and words from the story. It becomes active engagement, in the same way that the added movement of Bendy Bookworm’s yoga poses do, in order to benefit the child’s optimal ability to learn through play.

Need more things to do at home with your toddler? Perfect! This craft is for you. Ideal for ages 18 months - 5 years old. This is a perfect craft with suggested book titles is great for practicing using scissors, drawing shapes, and using the proper amount of glue (yeah, we all know that one takes practice!!).

Cognitive Skills: vocabulary (learned from picture book), shapes (learned from craft), spatial perception (learned from craft)
Motor Skills: glueing and scissor practice
Emotional Skills: self expression and creativity (practiced during the craft)

Materials: 

*Paper Plate
*Pink, Black, and Brown Construction Paper OR White Paper
*Glue
*Scissors
*Crayons
*Colored Tissue Paper OR Washable Paint

Step One: 

*Cut Out:

2 pink circles

3 brown circles

3 black circles

OR

8 white circles and color-in

Step Two: 

*Rip and Glue  down pieces of brown tissue paper to cover paper plate.

OR

*Paint/Color- in paper plate.

Step Three: 

*Glue it all together.

Pair With:

These titles can be found on overdrive/ hoopla, ebook catalogs
you may be able to access with your library card!

WANT EVERYTHING A STORY TIME CAN OFFER? ADD IN BENDY BOOKWORM YOGA; MOVEMENT YOUR CHILDREN CAN PRACTICE ON THEIR OWN. THEY WILL GAIN ALL THE BENEFITS OF A READ A LOUD STORY TIME PLUS PARTICIPATE IN ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT THROUGH MOVEMENT!

3 Yoga Poses to Find the Motivation to get Yourself Dressed in the Morning

Let’s be honest, what’s the point of getting dressed when you’re staying in? Here are some poses to start the day with movement and motivation…. maybe you’ll even shampoo your hair? Nah… Let’s just all get on a shirt that doesn’t have a stain and call it a win!

Seated Sun Breaths

Begin by sitting in easy pose (criss cross your legs) and bring your hands to your sides.  Inhale and reach your arms around and up; gaze moves up to watch your palms touch above your head.  Exhale your arms back down to your sides; gaze lowers down to look at your lap. Repeat for several breathes; inhaling/ arms up, exhaling/ arms down.

Seated Cat/Cow

Begin by sitting in easy pose (criss cross your legs) and bring your palms down on your knees or shins.  Take an inhale and pull your chest forward, lifting your chin up to the ceiling (creating a “c” curve in your spin).  Exhale, round your back and tuck your chin to your chest. Move back and forth through this spinal wake-up for several breaths.

Seated Laced Finger/ Neck Stretch

Begin by sitting in easy pose (criss cross your legs) and bring your hands to your sides.  Inhale and reach your arms around and up; palms touch above your head. Exhale your arms back down and lace your fingers behind your back.  Pull the fist away from your back (maybe coming into a baby back bend). Move the laced finger fist to the right hip as you gently draw the right ear down to the right shoulder.  Squeeze the elbows together behind your back. Release the hands. Inhale and reach your arms around and up; palms touch above your head. Exhale your arms back down and lace your fingers behind your back (place the opposite thumb on top).  Pull the fist away (maybe coming into a baby back bend). Move the laced finger fist to the left hip, as you gently draw the left ear to the left shoulder. Squeeze the elbows together behind your back. Release.

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3 Yoga Poses to Get Your Kid Dressed in the Morning

Because we all know quarantine or not, this should be an Olympic Sport….

Putting Your Shirt On
(Side Stretches)

Stand with both of your feet on the ground.  Wiggle and reach your left fingers towards the ground while you stretch your right arm up and over your head towards the left. Wiggle and reach your right fingers towards the ground while you stretch your left arm up and over your head towards the right.

Putting Your Pants On
(Standing Hand to Toe)

Stand with both of your feet on the ground.  Reach one foot up, stretch it straight out in front of you, and stomp your foot back to the ground.  Repeat on the opposite foot.

Buttons and Zippers
(Side Twists)

Stand with both of your feet on the ground.  Bring your arms up for goal post arms and then lower the forearms so that they are parallel to the ground.  Twist and turn all the way to the right and then twist and turn all the way to the left. Repeat a few times twisting back and forth.

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The Frog Song

The Frog Song: A move-to-learn rhyme video intended to target developmental skills.
For Ages: 18 months- 6 years old.

In this video, children will practice-
Cognitive Skills: colors and vocabulary
Motor/Physical Skills: mouth muscles and sounds

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Indoor Activities with Kids: Duck Craft and Story Time

Ideal for ages 18 months - 5 years old. This is a perfect craft for practicing using scissors, drawing shapes, and using the proper amount of glue (yeah, we all know that one takes practice!!). It’s a simple craft for you and a challenging (but definitely do-able) craft for them!

Materials: 

Paper Plate or White Paper cut into a semicircle (preferably heavier paper like construction or cardstock)
Black Construction Paper (if available)
Glue
Crayons
Scissors
Colored Tissue Paper (if available)
Googley eyes (if available)

Step One: 

*Fold paper plate in half (or cut a semicircle out of white paper)
*Tear and glue down pieces of yellow tissue paper 
OR
*Color semicircle with crayons/markers

Step Two: 

*Trace and cut out a circle on yellow paper (or white paper and color yellow) for the head.
*Trace and cut out a triangle on orange paper (or white paper and color yellow) for the beak.
*Glue beak to head.
*Glue on googley eyes OR draw eyes.

Step Three: 

*Glue duck head to body.

Pair With:

These titles can be found on overdrive/ hoopla, ebook catalogs
you may be able to access with your library card!

3 Yoga Poses to STOP Yourself from Screaming

…when counting breaths isn’t enough, here are some yoga poses for you to release some of the anger and frustration; so it can leave your body in motion NOT in volume!

Swaying Palm- Tree Pose

Stand with your feet parallel and about hip-distance apart. Interlace your fingers and on the inhale, lift your arms straight up alongside your ears.  On your next inhalation, flip the palms up toward the ceiling; lengthen and stretch to the left. Return to center, exhale, and release your arms.. Repeat the pose on the other side.

Heavy Forward Fold

Stand with your feet parallel and about hip-distance apart.  Swing the arms forward and up; reaching the fingertips towards the sky.  Reach as high as you can, lengthen the entire body, you may even lift to tip toes.  Reach on the inhale and sigh out the exhale dropping your fingertips heavy towards the ground. REPEAT as many times as necessary.

Lion Pose (Bendy Bookworm Version)

Kneel on the ground with your bottom resting on your heels.  Draw your hands up and curl your fingers into claws. Stick your tongue out (and if you’re comfortable: roll your eyes back to gaze up at your forehead).  Inhale through the nose and on the exhale HAHHHH! the breath out. OR if you prefer ROAR the breath out. Repeat as needed….until you’ve yelled yourself out or the silliness of the pose has you laughing!

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The Fish Song

The Fish Song: A move-to-learn rhyme video intended to target developmental skills.
For Ages: 18 months- 6 years old.

In this video, children will practice-
Cognitive Skills: counting, colors, and vocabulary
Motor/Physical Skills: crossing the midline, circular motions

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Good Night Books for Kids

Dinner has been eaten, baths have been drained, and jammies are on. In my early days as a librarian, I tried out a “bedtime story time”…. it didn’t go well. I realized that the part that made bedtime story time so great, was being in your bed. These are some cozy titles to end the day; night time books for bed time reading:

Sleep Like a Tiger by Mary Logue

For Ages: 4-7

Sleep Train by Jonathan London

For Ages: 2-5

Goodnight, Goodnight Construction Site by Sherri Duskey Rinker

For Ages: 2-4

Grandfather Twilight by Barbara Helen Berger

For Ages: 3-7

A Book of Sleep by Il Sung Na

For Ages: 2-4

Mr. Squirrel and the Moon by Sebastian Meschenmoser

For Ages: 4-8

The Moon’s Almost Here by Patricia MacLachlan 

For Ages: 4-8

Steam Train, Dream Train by Sherri Duskey Rinker

For Ages: 4-6

Good Night Owl by Greg Pizzoli

For Ages: 4-8

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