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Permalink Reply by Amelia on October 11, 2009 at 7:38pm

hehe yeah my little neighbor taught me that....waist to neck hooping in about a minute:D

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Permalink Reply by circularlogic on October 11, 2009 at 8:06pm

Well now, Sierra is a bit of a prodigy for her age, especially in those first videos... & she has a hooping mama too. But in general kids are more flexible & energetic, & perhaps most important of all, less inhibited than we are!

And yeah, Baxter really should have manned up & wore the pink sparklies. Shame all over him.

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Permalink Reply by Gabrielle Soulhooper Lott on October 29, 2009 at 7:44am

He wore the pants they gave him to wear and I got the pics to prove it! I'll see if I can't locate that and upload it! It is worth it!

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Permalink Reply by Eternal Voyageur on October 30, 2009 at 6:19pm

Here is the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xyX-WcbYM8

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Permalink Reply by circularlogic on October 11, 2009 at 8:00pm

What age are the kids? Very little ones often haven't quite got the body awareness to catch on quickly, but school age kids are usually really into it! Vertical hand hooping is good because often those who can't pick up waist hooping easily can get it right away & have a positive hoop experience. Also passing the hoop around the body, though that one's prone to flying hoops!

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Permalink Reply by Adriene on October 11, 2009 at 9:04pm

the revolving door : )

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Permalink Reply by circularlogic on October 12, 2009 at 10:23am

Oh yes, good one!

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Permalink Reply by Virtuous ॐ Luna on October 12, 2009 at 7:04am

kids seem to have amazing hand strength

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Permalink Reply by Amelia on October 12, 2009 at 7:25am

The musuem is for kids up to age 12, I think there are other activities for the little little kids so...I'm guessing like 4 and up maybe?

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Permalink Reply by circularlogic on October 12, 2009 at 10:23am

In my experience 4 is right on the margin-- some 4's get it right away & others get frustrated & lose interest. I'd say 5-9 are the magic years when nearly all of them love it... after that some kids get embarrassed. But so long as you have a few other choices besides body hooping you should keep them all happy.

For really little kids or ones who just aren't into the regular hooping, I recommend "hoopscotch"-- lay out a few hoops on the ground side by side & let the kids hop or jump from one to the next.

If you need a little more variety & challenge to keep the older kids' interest, it's fun to have them play catch with a beach ball while waist hooping!

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Permalink Reply by Rose on October 12, 2009 at 10:54am

My sons' favorite trick is rolling hoop on the floor and having the hop roll back to them.

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Permalink Reply by Tangled Macrame on October 12, 2009 at 11:14am

Yep, for toddlers/pre-schoolers it's more about rolling and jumping through the hoop than spinning it. I made a bunch of 1/2 in hoops and my daughter is really innovative at constructing shapes/playhouses out of them.

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