Ribbit, Ribbit! Jumping is Calming?

This week in class we are working on a skill station called Springboard to Horse. The Springboard works on timing, jumping, leg strength and impact (joint strength and stability). And here is a FUN FACT…encouraging your child to jump around helps them to calm themselves down. Jumping is a muscle work activity and it can help children to work off the energy, calm down, and re-focus their mind. Who would have guessed?!  So, for this week, our skill of the week is Frog Jumps, which works on all of the same things as the Springboard portion of the skill station.

Try it out before bedtime and help your child prepare to climb into bed. How many jumps can they do?

For young babies up to 2.5 years –

Hold under arms and lift up, as they come back down they will bend their knees as they land, help them bounce back off those feet, repeat a few times.

For children 2 and 3 years old –

Encourage them to get small, jump up, then get small again and repeat. Encourage them to always land on their feet!

For children 4 and up –

Squat and touch the ground, jump up high with arms up, then get small again – repeat 3-5 times.

Challenge!

Jump higher

Jump farther

Do Frog Tuck Jumps! Very tricky and requires excellent leg strength, timing, and body control

 

Happy Jumping! Ribbit, Ribbit!

Skill of the Week | V-Sit

This week in all of our gymnastics classes, we are working on balancing on the Hot Dog. This helps with core strength as children walk across it. It also helps kids of all ages learn to focus on completing a task and building the confidence to know that they can do it!

V-Sits are a fun skill that you can practice at home, which also works on developing core strength and increasing focus. Two VERY important skills as the kids go back to school this week!

6 Months- 3 Years 

3-4 Years 

4 and Up

No hands touching the floor, legs together, hold and count to 3, 5 and 10 seconds

Happy Balancing!

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