One of my favorite kids yoga activities is toe-ga, practicing yoga with your toes! I learned this first as “Marble Toes”, from my YogaKids training, and it involves having the kiddos pick marbles up with their toes and put them in a container. Pom poms are also a fun way to do this, and for a St. Patrick’s Day theme you can use yellow pom poms (“gold”) and a pot in the center of the yoga circle. Ask the kids to imagine that they are leprechauns picking up their gold and putting it in the pot at the end of a rainbow. If you want to get really fancy, have the kids wear Green Leprechaun hats and use rainbow fabric or a playsilk on the floor around the pot.
Materials:
A small pot or container for the "pot of gold"
Yellow pom poms
Instructions:
Have the kids stand in a circle around the pot or container in the center of the circle.
Scatter the gold-colored pom poms around the middle of the circle.
Explain to the kids that they will use their toes to pick up the pom poms and transfer them to the pot in the center of the circle. Say: “Imagine that you are leprechauns gathering gold with your toes… Put the gold in the pot at the end of the rainbow.”
Encourage the kids to focus on their balance, coordination, and concentration as they use their toes to pick up the pom poms and transfer them to the pot.
Congratulate the kids on their teamwork! Everyone wins in this game!
Variations:
To make the game more challenging, you can have them try picking up multiple pom poms at once with both feet.
To incorporate more yoga poses into the game, you can have the kids do a yoga pose back at their mat after they’ve put gold in the pot before they pick up more pom poms.
More Ideas:
For more fun ideas like this, check out The End of the Rainbow Lesson Plan Package using a Rainbow Ribbon.
