The Popcorn Dance

The Popcorn Dance

A game that trains the motor skill of jumping.

  • 1-5 years
  • Group size: 4+
  • Duration: 15 min
  • Dance
  • Gym / Sports hall
  • Indoor
  • Open space
  • Music

All the children stand in a circle pretending to be small popcorn kernels in a pot. When the "music starts", they begin to "jump-pop" gently.

As it gets "warmer" and the music perhaps becomes a bit more energetic, everyone jumps more and more around in the "pot" creating popcorn chaos, until almost everyone has "finished popping". Towards the end, there are only a few popcorn left that jump calmly and gently.