I'm so excited to start camp tomorrow with the half pints! I figured this is a good time to start my series of posts on how camp runs, and why, step by step. First, I'd like to talk about getting to camp and coming into the yoga room. The way they come in can positively affect how their morning starts off, so it's worth a short post. It's wonderful if the kids can do this independently (of course this isn't always smooth sailing, and we can definitely roll with whatever does actually transpire). This is what we're working toward, and some days it happens, some days...not so much :)
Kid walk in to the studio lobby (on their own if possible).
They take off their shoes and store them in one of the cubbies.
They bring their bag with their snack, refillable cup, diapers, etc over to the area by the door of the yoga room and put that down with the other bags.
They walk into the room for a little transition time playing with toys, balloons and/or reading with their camp mates and me and my assistant. We're so lucky to have assistants this year who have been with camp for at least one summer and who truly enjoy working with the kids. I start getting emails in the winter inquiring about summer camp - needless to say, it's a delight to work with these fun, creative, caring young women, and the kids adore them.
All of this may seem like detail mania, but it does help the kids feel like they have some ownership in the process and ultimately it leads to smoother drop-offs and it also helps at pick-up time that they know where their things are and can gather them up "all by themselves" (the toddler mantra!).
Much love to all the folks who bring their children in to do yoga with us - can't wait to see you, whether it's for camp or a drop-in class!
-Amy
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