A couple of weeks ago, I was chatting with a friend of mine who recently moved to Edmonton from Vancouver. I remember her saying, "it seems like spring has finally sprung!" You can never be too sure though, when living in Alberta! I have to say, I LOVE spring. It is my favorite season! Why? In the spring time, nature awakens! Spring is all about new life, and new beginnings. Our world is full of energy, newness, and GREEN! The last few weeks at Glow Yoga Kids, we have been working with a spring theme in many of our classes and have an excellent resource to share with you today. 

The Signs of Spring Move As If Cards! 

I like to start out by asking the children, "How do you know that spring is here? What are some of the things you might see/hear/smell/taste?" Their answers might give you some great ideas to create new cards to incorporate! 

How to play Move As If!

Simple. Choose a card from the deck, show the picture, say "move as if you are" and then read the back of the card. The children will then use creative movement to "act out" how they would move if they were the object on the card. These cards are a fun way to introduce your spring theme, and warm up little bodies at the same time!
 

How to create your cards!

Easy! Print out all sheets, cut out the cards, then either glue the picture to the corresponding instructions, OR even better - laminate them together. YES!

I hope that you enjoy this lovely little spring time game! Please comment below with any other "Springy" signs that you'd like to see incorporated to the card deck.

As always, my wish for you (especially this spring) is that you be bright, be bold, and be you! Let your light shine!

With love,

Vanessa 

Kids Yoga is a visual, auditory and kinesthetic curriculum - as it engages all the senses with postures from nature or familiar objects. This game is inspired by nature, to allow children to explore their creativity and share their unique ideas and perspectives on the world. 

Have the children collectively make a list of natural phenomena like storms, clouds, rainbows, tornadoes, fire, etc. OR download and print our FREE resource! Ask your students to scatter around the room, then you or one of the children calls one of the phenomena from the list in any order or speed. Everyone else will create the called phenomenon with their bodies, using  yoga poses they already know, newly invented poses, or creative movement. For added fun, make a sound to correspond with the called phenomenon. 

If you are using our free resource, here are a few more ideas! 

1. Scatter the cards around the room face down. Ask the children to move or dance freely, then when you shout out "nature kids!" they will go to the card closest to them, flip it over and act out the phenomenon using their bodies and voices. Fun!
2. How about turning it into a guessing game? Sitting in a circle, each child will have a chance to choose one card and act out the selected phenomenon using their bodies and voices. The rest of the group will then have to guess what phenomenon they are representing.
   
   

Do you have any other ideas? Please feel free to share them in the comments section below! I hope you enjoy this game, and our free resource too!