Rainbow Kids Yoga Training coming to Namaste Yoga in OKC in January 2012

Posted on September 29, 2011 by OMazing Kids

Looking for a kids yoga training opportunity?

Family Yoga Community Class! Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 4 PM – 5 PM
Open to all kids ages 3-9 with a parent or caregiver.
Come for an exciting hour of yoga poses, games and adventures.
Wear comfortable clothes you can move in. Yoga has never been this much fun!
$10 suggested donation per family. Must pre-register (see flier for details)

Flier: Flier: Family Yoga Community Class – Saturday, January 28, 2012 at 4 PM – 5 PM

Rainbow Kids Yoga will be doing a 3-day training at Namaste Yoga in SW Oklahoma City in January 2012!

Here is a flier: Rainbow Kids Yoga Training Flier – OKC Jan. 2012 (PDF)

Here is a link to Namaste Yoga’s website: http://www.namasteyogaokc.com/

Here are details from the Rainbow Kids Yoga website (http://rainbowkidsyoga.net/trainings/oklahoma/oklahoma_training.html):

3 – DAY “YOGA FOR KIDS AND FAMILIES” TEACHER TRAINING

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
JANUARY 27 – 29, 2012

Location: Namaste Yoga OKC 10320 S. Penn. Ave., Ste. 203 OKC, OK 73159
Date & Time: January 27 – 29 from 9 AM to 6 PM daily

The 3-day Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is a comprehensive, intensive and practical certification course.
Be prepared to practice and learn to teach yoga while laughing, dancing, playing and singing!
The Rainbow Kids Yoga Teacher Training is well rounded and intensive, with practical theory, discussions and TONS OF FUN! Most importantly, you will come out with immediate tangible knowledge and tons of fabulous ideas to create original, captivating and fun yoga experiences for kids of all ages, anywhere in the world.

Happy Fall – fun fall books & activities (updated for Fall 2012)

Posted on September 24, 2011 by OMazing Kids

A few fun fall books & activities to celebrate my favorite season…..

Several of my favorite fall books also have tons of great opportunities for kids yoga poses & breathing:

Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington (see this post for a full lesson plan & free printable kids yoga sequence: https://omazingkidsllc.com/2012/09/15/apple-farmer-annie-seed-to-farmers-market-kids-yoga-lesson-plan/

The Busy Little Squirrel by Nancy Tafuri (tree, spider, mouse – child’s pose, bird, grasshopper, frog, fish, cat, dog, pumpkin, owl, squirrel + do toe-ga to pick up pom-pom “acorns”, picking apple stretch, sun stretch & breath, buzzing bee breath, pick up leaves)

When the Leaf Blew In by Steve Metzger (blow on leaves, cow, spider, owl, pig-happy baby pose, goat-donkey kicks, chicken-bird, horse-neigh & stretch up, sheep-jump, duck, frog, dragonfly-buzzing breath, dog, squirrel, bird, tree) – Click here for story props I made for this book: When the Leaf Blew In story props(PDF)

Count Down to Fall by Fran Hawk (raccoon, possum, moon stretch, cat, butterfly, squirrel, bear, turtle, tree, owl, deer, paddle canoe partner pose, quaking aspen tree, bird, bunny breaths)

Red Are the Apples by Marc Harshman & Cheryl Ryan (flower, fish, cat, blowing wind breath, chicken-bird, raking-forward bend, bean pods-child’s pose, corn stalks-mountain pose, pumpkin, tractor drive group pose, bug-happy baby pose, scarecrow, crows-bird, apple picking stretch, ladder climbing-brain gym cross crawl)

We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger (sun stretch & breath, hike-brain gym cross crawl, mountain, tree, forest-trees group pose, waterfall, boat, skunk-cat pose lifting tail to spray, house- rooftops partner pose, leaf blowing, leaf picking). Click here for printable “Thankful Leaves”: Thankful leaves(PDF) & Be Thankful leaves bookmarks (PDF)

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves by Lucille Colandro. Click here for free printable story props: There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves – free printable story props

Kids Yoga Poses for There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed Some Leaves:

Music: To Be a Tree by The Flannery Brothers (http://flannerybrothers.com/track/to-be-a-tree)

Fun Five Golden Autumn Leaves song & printable props:

See more details on this post: http://picklebums.com/2012/05/17/printable-autumn-leaf-puppets-and-a-song/

Fun Free Printable Fall Barrier Game from 3 Dinosaurs: http://www.3dinosaurs.com/printables/packs/fall.php

Check out the cute video by Alluem Yoga Kids: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jxN8r-BzM0

(Alluem Yoga Kids Blog – http://alluemkids.blogspot.com/)

Join in on a discussion about fun fall kids yoga ideas on the OMazing Kids Facebook page:

Click on a book cover to find that book on Amazon.com….

Other fun fall finds:

Leaves Falling song from Bill & Tammy’s Children’s World Music Express: http://www.amazon.com/Leaves-Falling/dp/B0017KQ2S6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1349304582&s=dmusic&sr=1-1

Autumn Tree pose & song by Musical Yoga Adventures: http://www.musicalyogaadventures.com/?p=routines_for_cd – song & http://www.musicalyogaadventures.com/uploads/pdf/AutumnTree.pdf– PDF

Falling Leaves: A Relax Activity from Little Flower Yoga (original post at http://www.littlefloweryoga.com/little-flower-yoga-blog/falling-leaves-a-relax-activity ).

Coloring Sheets:

Craft: Make a Basket & Leaves:

http://familyfun.go.com/autumn/fall-printables/holiday-basket-with-leaves-704304/

Make Pumpkins

http://www.homeschoolcreations.net/2009/11/paper-strip-pumpkins-craft/

Fall Memory Match Game (print 2 copies on cardstock & cut apart into game cards. I added fall scrapbooking paper to the back of mine before laminating them)

Fall Memory Match Game (print 2 copies on cardstock)

A fun Pumpkin Pie Playdoh Recipe (to play with…. not to eat 🙂 )

http://www.childhoodbeckons.com/2011/09/pumpkin-pie-play-dough.html

More free printables, including fall-themed apple, leaves & pumpkin songs: http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/fallfun.html

Angela Moorad, MS, CCC-SLP, IAYT, RCYP-2

Speech-Language Pathologist

Founder of OMazing Kids, LLC – inclusive wellness activities for kids of all abilities

Radiant Child Yoga Certified – Levels 1 & 2

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Elephant Appreciation Day

Posted on September 22, 2011 by OMazing Kids

Here are a few fun things to celebrate “Elephant Appreciation Day” on September 22nd:

Of course “elephant pose” is a must (picture via ABC’s of Yoga for Kids) 🙂

Update:

{Currently FREE} Check out this cool detailed elephant coloring page that’s currently free from PlayKites Designs (usually $1.49). Grab it quickly since it will only be free for a week: https://omazingkidsllc.com/2016/01/27/currently-free-detailed-printable-elephant-coloring-page-from-playkites-designs/

http://www.crayola.com/free-coloring-pages/print/elephant-coloring-page/ – puppet