Tumbling Tykes: Day 10

Today’s tumbling class went by really fast and I ended up with not very many photos.

Warming up before the real fun begins!

Ms. Mo showing the class how to do the Chicken Limbo!

Isabel was the line leader today so she got to try the Chicken Limbo first.

Today they jumped off backwards off the dismount stairs. The focus was to see how they dismounted with arms out, chin up, hiney out.

Balance beam work… toe, heel, toe, heel…

The BEST photo that I got!!!!…
Isabel actually balancing on the balance board! WAY TO GO!
(BTW… just like Kate, Isabel was holding the wall as well, until I went over and told her what she was to do… and she did it!)

After class I wanted to get a few photos of Isabel doing her other activities that I couldn’t get during class for various reasons…

Above she is working on eye-hand coordination.
The class threw bean bags into buckets while standing/kneeling behind the cones.

I had wanted to get a good shot of her doing the Chicken Limbo but this was the best that I got.

Ms. Mo gave out homework this week, along with our own “balance beam”…
1. airplane arms
2. toe/heel toe/heel toe/heel
3. look straight ahead
4. chin up (we need to work on this one!)
5. nice dismount (superman arms, knees bent, hiney out and chin up!)
Practice – Practice – Practice – Please!

A Little Polish

Several weeks ago Isabel noticed some of the girls at school with nail polish on. She had asked me if she could have some too and I told her no because we didn’t have any polish. I think the last time I painted my nails was when I was 13 or so, I’m just not into polished nails anymore. However it stuck in my mind and yesterday while we were running into Rite Aid, I noticed the polish and decided to get a bottle (and remover) just for her… a purple sparkle color that when brushed on is very light in color!

The basic equipment needed for our “mini mani”

Before the polish…

I think she’s excited!

I have some toe dividers that I got from a gift bag when we were going to MOPS (4 yrs ago!) and decided that they would work at keeping her fingers separated and free from smudges. Which actually worked out beautifully!

Waiting very patiently for her nails to dry.

… a little later I found her using the dividers for a comb!

… and after. I applied 2 coats just to make it a bit brighter then just the 1 coat.

Later that day… when she was in her tumbling/gymnastics class she had to stop the class from doing their routines to show off her painted nails!
But she forgot to show anyone in class on Wednesday!