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Get Up N' Go Dance

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What You Need

CD or tape of your child's favorite music

How To Do It

Try this active way to wake up your child in the morning. This is a fun way to greet them in the morning and start the day with some movement to help really wake everyone up!
Put on some fun music and announce, "It's time to get up and go!"
Begin by hopping in place in time to the music.
Then you can hop from the bedroom to the kitchen for breakfast or simply hop around in whatever room you are in. (Watch out for toys!)
Hop up and down, hop forward and backward, hop all around. Have your child follow what you do. Allow your child to lead next time and you follow.
Change the activity to skipping as the music continues. To skip, have your child take a step forward and a small hop with the same foot. Alternate feet using this pattern (left-foot step, hop; right-foot step, hop). Don't worry about perfection - getting little ones to move around is a great start. The coordination comes in time. Skipping may take several weeks or even months to master. Be very patient so that your child won't be discouraged.

Follow-Up Fun

Once your child has mastered skipping and hopping to the music, add a small ball to toss back and forth.
Trade in the balls for a hula-hoop. Take turns wiggling you hips back and forth as you do your best to keep the hula-hoop circling your hips.

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