Make Up a Pinkamazing Animal Dance
Pinkalicious loves to dance and was excited to be given the assignment to make up a dance inspired by her favorite animal. She decides to create a dance using movements of the Roostercataroo, which is a combination of a rooster, cat and kangaroo!
Dance is a fun way for your child to express themselves using movement while also learning more about different types of animals. By imitating movement from nature, such as how different animals move and get around, children can be creative while also making connections to science. For example, think and talk about how a turtle moves — nice and slow — and then act out that movement and pretend to be a turtle in its natural environment.
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Directions
Choose one or more of your favorite animals. Help your child think of at least three ways the animals move based on their body parts. You can show your child some photos or videos of their animal as inspiration for how they move. Ask your child, “Does the animal hop or leap? Do they have wings to fly? Do they have a tail that moves?”
Encourage your child to practice movements they think the animals make. For example, ask your child, "If the animal has wings, how would they move?"
Choose your music. Think about how your animal or animals move. What type of music would fit with their movements? Fast music is great for animals that hop or move quickly. Slow music may be nice for animals that move slowly.
It’s dance time! Gather everyone together for a family night and let your child perform their dance. Encourage your child to explain movements as they go, or have family members guess what the animals are at the very end. Your child could also teach everyone how to move like their animal. Take turns performing an animal dance while everyone tries to guess the animal (or animals) that your dance was inspired by!
We hope you had fun together! Snap a photo of you and your child doing the activity and share it with us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter. We’d love to see how it turned out!
Want more “Pinkalicious” activities? Check out the Make a Galloping Unicorn craft and the Make a Popsicle Stick Gnome craft to continue the fun!
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