Oh my goodness, I can't believe I forgot to write this post last week! Last Wednesday was the best gymnastics lesson Peanut had done to date! She did everything multiple times and was so excited to be there. It was a great day overall.
The group started off on the actual gymnastics floor (the one older athletes compete on) doing a line of stretches and things. They did a back walkover, then a forward roll, some donkey kicks, straddle jumps over the cones, a cartwheel, and a cat stretching mat. Peanut did these exercises four or five times through until the entire group changed stations. She was awesome!
From the floor, the kiddos went to bars. Peanut did the flip with me/Miss Lina, she walked across the mini uneven bars with very little help (I WAS SO PROUD!), hung on the high bar with some help, and walked across the floor balance beam all by herself. She did awesome - bars isn't usually her favorite event but she did everything three or so times before she wanted to take a break and only do the parts she wanted (like walking along the floor beam - it's her favorite!).
After bars, the group went to beam. Peanut did her forward roll on the floor beam, her kicks across the low beam, and side-stepped/walked across the high beam. Miss Lina told the group they could walk forward, backward or sideways across the high beam so I let Peanut pick what she wanted to do. Peanut did beam two times through before decided she wanted to rest a little bit.
When the group was finished with beam they went to trampoline. Peanut actually jumped off of the trampoline a little bit which was exciting and she tried to mimic the other kids doing seat jumps and jumping to her hands and knees like a puppy dog. She had a huge smile on her face the entire time and was trying her very best!
Following trampoline, the kids each did a pass down the tumble track and then had a party with Miss Lina in the foam pit. After all the work we did to get Peanut into the foam pit over the last three weeks, she didn't want to get out at the end of the 'Party'! Too cute.
Stamps and stickers all around to end out the day. A great day at gymnastics!
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