A Warm Welcome Back!

It was so nice to return to Birkdale and see some familiar faces, along with some very eager new ones. I can't believe how much some of the kids have grown in such a short time! We started with some playlist creation (the kids seem to have a penchant for 80s music at the moment!), and then did our warmups, like the shake out, some stretching, and some breathing exercises. Then we did some rhythm matching and passing around the circle, and the kids did a great job adding some creative variations. Then we started singing, tuning our voices to one another and practicing listening. We did some circle games similar to the rhythm matching, but with creative vocal explorations. It was great to see how willing the kids were to explore right off the bat! Then we played "rhythm detective", and finished off with one of everyone's favourite activities from last session: the runway! To the tune of Beat It (suggested by one of the kids), everyone took turns walking to the music and posing at the end of the room. Some of the kids did it in group formations, and everyone was cheering each other on. I think that'll have to be a repeat occurrence. During our checkout, the kids overwhelmingly said they were exhausted, hyped, and happy. I can't wait to sing and make music with them next week!