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Cathy Raphael

5655 Bryant Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15206

412-661-4808

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Playshop activities to try

 

Three playshoppers play Rubber Face
Rubber Face

Coach the group verbally with these instructions:

Sit comfortably with your eyes closed. Take some long deep breaths and let your body relax. Let all the tension slip right down your legs, out your feet and into the floor.

Gently begin to contract your facial muscles--pucker up your mouth--squinch your eyes tight--feel your nose and cheeks pull up tight. Now begin to loosen the muscles--feel your face start to sag--see how "saggy" you can be.

Inhale deeply. Puff air into your cheeks--around your lips--into every inch of your face. See how much air you can get into your face--how far you can stretch.

Now that your muscles are loose, alternate between contraction and expansion. Move your whole face and nothing but your face. Faster and further.

Take a peek at the others!

Pass the Face #1Pass the Face #2Pass the Face #3

Pass the Face

Make a silly face. Show it to everyone in the circle. Turn to the person sitting next to you and "pass" them the face. To pass it, keep the silly face in position. Have the neighbor face you and contort her face into the same silly position. When she mirrors you perfectly, give her a nod and let her know she can pass it on to the person on her other side. Watch it go around the circle.

Variation: Once the face is passed on, the second person morphs it into her own silly face to pass on. The third person picks up the second person's face and changes it into his own to pass. And so on.

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