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After my husband and I moved into our first house we decided to get
a furry pet for our anniversary. We already had an adopted frog
from my classroom, and we were thinking of adding to our animal
family. As we were debating about cats and dogs, we saw some cute
furry bunnies. After spending an unplanned hour of holding these
little treasures, we were hooked. This workout is dedicated to the
special furry creatures which bless me every day with their love and
playfulness. This workout is a great way to celebrate warmer
weather and outside fun.
Warm up
It is essential for all children to have a warm up. Some ideas for
a bunny warm up include:
• Bunny Bounce
Children stand with feet together, knees slightly bent and they
place their hands like bunny ears up near their own ears. Have
them hop first on the right foot, then switch and hop on the left
foot. Children should jump with both feet apart, and then continue
hopping first on the right foot and then the left. The “Bunny Hop”
song is great to play during this warm-up.
• Bunny Hokey-Pokey
This game is played the same as the hokey pokey except you make it
the hare hokey pokey.
You put your bunny ears in, you put your bunny ears out , you put
your bunny ears in, and you shake them all about. You do the bunny-
pokey, and you hop and turn around. That is what it is all about!
(Continue with bunny nose, bunny paws, and bunny tail)
• Bunny Says
This game is played similar to Simon Says. The leader is
the “Bunny". The head bunny will say, " Bunny says hop on one
foot". The children will hop on one foot. Player will say "Stop".
The children are to keep hopping on one foot until player says "
Bunny says stop". Repeat for additional activities such as take one
baby bunny step forward, hop backwards, turn around and look at your
tail. Sometimes Bunny will say " Bunny says" and sometimes he
won't. The player that does not do what the Bunny says is out. The
winner is the last bunny standing as the head bunny calls the
directions out.
Games for the bunny workout should vary from moderate to active
activities. Bunnies vary their speed from time to time, and so do
children. Here is a sample of great activities for group
instructors to use.
Moderate or Anytime Activities Include
• The Last Bunny
A head rabbit is chosen by counting out or drawing straws. All
other players sit in a circle. The head rabbit walks around the
circle and taps one player on the back saying," Have you seen my
bunny helper ?" "What does he look like?" asks the head player, and
the person sitting down describes the bunny helper. The head bunny
may say," She is wearing a watch and blue shoes." The player on the
floor tries to guess who the bunny helper is. When he names the
right person, the head rabbit says, "That's my helper!" and the
described person chases the head bunny outside and around the
circle. If the chaser/bunny helper can’t catch the head bunny
before he can return to his place, the chaser/ bunny helper becomes
the head rabbit.
Pin the Tail on the Bunny
You will need a picture of a bunny. Each player gets a bunny tail
with their name on it. Cotton balls work well for this purpose of
placing the tail on the bunny. One at a time, blindfold the players,
spin them 3 times, and have them try to pin or tape their tail to
the bunny .The player whose tail is closest to the bunny’s real tail
wins.
Fast Activities
• Bunny Race
The teacher draws two lines on the playground- a starting line and
a goal line. Children line up behind the starting line. Then they
start they hold hands to the side of the head like rabbit ears.
When the teacher say "Go", children jump in short hops on both feet
to the other goal line and back. The first team that finishes the
course is declared the winner.
• Bunny Tag
Same as tag, but players hop instead of run. When a player is
tagged they become the new “It”.
Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to give my special
children a workout of their own. Before you know it, you will be
hopping with joy as well.
References Used
Animal Workouts: Fit 4 Fun Kid’s Training
http://worknotes.com/IL/Chicago/Fit4FunKidsFitness/hf0.stm
Bethany Robertshttp://www.bethanyroberts.com/fun.htm
Black Dog Holiday
http://www.blackdog.net/holiday//
He is not here! He is Risen!
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Troy/9087//songs.html
Kid’s Domain
http://www.kidsdomain.com/holiday//
Kinderthemes
http://www.kinderthemes.com/April.html
To see my rabbits on-line please check out
Bugs and Sebastain’s Own Site!!!
http://cchapan.tripod.com/sebastainandbugschapansite/ |
