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Activity Description: Create streamer “wings” and explore different bird movements through music and dance.

Items Needed:

• Crepe paper streamers or grosgrain ribbon
• Music player
• (Optional) Craft sticks or straws for handles
• (Optional) Fray check for ribbon ends

Before the Meeting Starts:

1. Prepare the streamers. (5–10 min)
   • For each youth, create either three short streamers for each hand or one long streamer for each hand.
     • Cut into 8-10 inch strips. Enough for 6 streamers for each youth, 3 for each hand.
     • Cut into 24-36 inch strips. Enough for 2 streamers for each youth, 1 for each hand.
   • Streamers may be attached to craft sticks or straws for easier holding.

Instructions (Estimated Total Time: 15–20 min):

1. Hand out the streamers. (2–3 min)
   • Give each youth their streamers.
2. Practice basic movements. (3–4 min)
   • Explain that birds move in many different ways depending on their size, shape, and needs. Streamers help youth imagine how wings move through the air.
   • Have youth move their hands up and down to make the streamers flow.
   • Practice moving hands in circles to create circular shapes.
   • Allow youth to try making other simple shapes.
3. Explore bird movements. (5–6 min)
   • Discuss how different birds move, such as waddling, flapping, hovering, or running.
     • Penguins waddle and Chickens do a jump type flapping instead of flying. Humming bird wings move very different than most bird wings. Ostriches and Roadrunners speed around on the ground. Flamingos fly, but they also have a unique way of standing. What other birds and unique habits can they come up with?
   • Call out a different bird and ask youth move like that bird. Encourage safe, creative movement.
4. Dance with the streamers. (5–7 min)
   • Turn on music and have youth move around the space using their streamer wings.
   • Change the music every 60 seconds to encourage different rhythms and movement styles.
   • (Optional) Call out a different bird each time the music changes and have youth move like that bird.

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