- Check the space and the kit.
- Get your child's attention first.
- Show it from two sides.
- Say one thing only.
- End on one that works.
Put the phone down where you can see it. Tap Next with your thumb, or use the arrow keys.
Is the space marked?
A bean bag; a cushion or folded towel to stand on; a clock with a second hand.
Three minutes to get warm.
Easy jogging on the spot, then arms and legs. How to warm up well is explained at workonfitness.com.
- Lie on your back with one hand on the belly. Breathe in through the nose and out slowly through the mouth: the hand rises and falls, the chest stays still.
- Stand tall, feet shoulder width, a bean bag on the back of one hand, and stay still while breathing slowly.
- Stand on one leg on the cushion and stay still.
Show it once from the front and once from the side, slowly. Then let your child try.
- Lie on the back, one hand on the belly; belly breathing for 2 minutes.
- Stand tall, bean bag on the back of the hand; still for 20 seconds; 3 tries.
- Stand on one leg on the cushion, 20 seconds each leg.
How much: 3 tries
Breathe into the belly
Statue
The rules
Who can stay still longest with the bean bag on the back of the hand.
- Everyone stands tall with a bean bag on the back of the hand
- On "start", stay still and breathe slowly
- The bag falling, or a step, ends your turn
- 3 rounds
Fair play: A grown-up stands on one leg.
- Points
- 1 point for every 10 seconds still; 2 points for the last statue standing.
- Fouls
- Your turn ends: the bag falls; a foot moves; holding the breath till you go red
- Win
- The most points after 3 rounds.
- 4
- 8
- 12
5 belly breaths with the chest still; 20 seconds with the bag still, 3 tries in a row.
End on one that works. If it was hard today, finish with the easier version.
Well played.
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