Then I do a short performance to kid-friendly music, sometimes with more than one hoop.
After that, I hand out hoops (provided by me or by the party host, depending on the package) and give a lesson to the group.
And after that, we play games. This depends on the number and ages of the children, but these are some of the games we might play:
- Bean Bag Toss (toss a bean bag into a hoop on the floor)
- Bean Bag Basket (toss a bean bag through a hoop and into a basket)
- Pass the Hoop (slip a hoop onto one child's arm; have all children join hands and form a line or circle; pass the hoop from child to child without letting go)
- Musical Hoops (like musical chairs, with hoops on the floor to jump in instead of chairs to sit on)
- Bumper Hoops (each child stands within a hoop then runs around and bumps hoops with other children)
- Hoop Frog Relay (like leap frog, except crawling through hoops)
- Hoopla Marathon (see who can hoop the longest)
- Ringers (tossing hoops at targets)
And we might finish with a Follow-the-Leader Birthday Parade from the play area to the birthday cake table.
We have lots of fun and excitement without chaos!
