Scarf Dancing

It's amazing what a few scarves can do to release a child's creativity and improve her gross motor skills. Turn on music and watch the scarves fly.

Materials:

• 2 long scarves, at least as long as your child's height.
• 2 chopsticks or similar sticks
• Large area
• Cassette player with music

Learning Skills:

• Coordination
• Creativity and imagination
• Emotional expression
• Spatial relationship

What to Do:

1. Tie one end of each scarf to the end of a chopstick.
   
   
2. Turn on some music.
   
   
3. Have your child hold one stick in each hand and begin waving the scarves around.
   
   
4. As she waves them to the music, encourage her to move her body to make the scarves move even more.
   
   
5. Have her choreograph a simple scarf dance to go with the music!

Variation:
Hold one scarf stick while she holds the other and dance together. Intertwine the scarves from time to time and see what happens.

Caution!
Make sure obstacles are moved out of the way! Don't tie the scarf to your child- she might get tangled and fall.



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