Art and Craft
Art and Craft Time
Painting, collage, dough and printing for small hands, with a washable art corner you can set up in an afternoon.
- 8 lessons
- Ages 1 to 6
$47one-time
Movement
Mini Yoga and Dance
Small children need to move, and they love moving to music. This course shows you how to make a safe space for it at home, run simple yoga-style animal poses and pose stories, play balance and copy-me dance games, use fast and slow music to practise stopping and starting, and close the day with short breathing games that help a busy child wind down.
$47USD, one-time payment
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What you will learn to do
- Set up a safe movement space in any room
- Run animal poses, balance games and dance games by age
- Use music and simple breathing games to help your child calm down
- Follow a four-week movement plan
Who this course is for
- Parents of energetic children who need to move before they can settle
- Families in flats who need movement play that fits a living room
- Parents who want a calm, screen-free routine before bed
Curriculum
The 8 lessons
In a deliberate order. Each lesson explains why the play matters, gives you activities ready to run, and ends with a small assignment for the week.
- 01
Why movement play matters and how to use this course
You will know what this course covers, how to fit it into a normal week, and the safety rules that apply to every session.
- 02
How children move from 1 to 6, and a safe space
You will know roughly what movement play looks like at each age from 1 to 6 and how to set up a safe, clear space for it in any home.
- 03
Animal poses and pose stories
You will be able to lead six safe animal and nature poses and join them into a short story your child can move through.
- 04
Balance games for wobbly legs
You will be able to set up a simple balance course at home and adjust each game so it is just tricky enough for your child.
- 05
Freeze dance, copy-me dances and scarf play
You will be able to run five dance games that practice stopping, copying and moving freely, and use scarves safely for dance.
- 06
Fast, slow, loud and quiet: tempo games anywhere
You will be able to run tempo games that help your child match their movement to the music, and adapt them for siblings and small spaces.
- 07
Calm breathing and two 10-minute routines
You will be able to lead three calm-down breathing games and run a 10-minute morning wake-up and a 10-minute wind-down before bed.
- 08
Your 4-week movement plan and when to ask for advice
You will have a written 4-week plan that pulls the whole course together, and a short list of signs worth raising with a pediatrician or health visitor.
What is included
- 8 complete written lessons
- 8 activity plans and checklists in clear tables
- Easier and harder versions of every activity, by age
- Safety notes for every lesson
- An assignment at the end of every lesson
- Printable, or save any lesson as PDF
- Lifetime access, including future updates
How you receive it
Right after payment you see your access button, and the same personal link is emailed to you. Open it on any device to read every lesson. There is no account and no password to remember.
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Play education, not therapy. Our courses give parents activities and the reasons behind them; they do not assess children or replace a pediatrician, therapist or teacher. Always supervise play. Read the safety notice.
Best value
Want all 6 courses?
The Complete Collection includes this course and the other 5, 48 lessons in all, for $147. That saves $135 against buying them one by one.
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