elle's been flipping out!

Today Elle went to gymnastics (or "misnastics" as she says) for the fourth time. (Would have blogged about this sooner, but I kept forgetting the camera! Pregnancy brain!) Her class is Friday mornings at 9:30 for about 45 minutes. We do a parent/tot class so I get my workout too! We start with warm-ups to some music and then break-up into the smaller classes. We go with Ms. Bridget to the pit first, which is filled with square foam and they practice jumping or flipping in and then climbing out. Then we go to a little obstacle course with a trampoline and to work on the new skill. Next is monkey bars and then a bigger obstacle course with slides, tunnels, balance beams to name a few. Then they play with hula-hoops, balls, ribbons, etc before the closing song. Then end with a "Ta-da!" and everyone gets a stamp. Elle has a blast! She's mastered her forward somersault and is getting better at the monkey bars.




This book we found at the library a while ago is perfect for prepping kids for taking gymnastics. There's also an Arthur episode that goes along with the book.