Blooming Flower: Movement and Art Activity
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Welcoming Spring with Body Movement and Dance
Spring arrives in budding leaves, buzzing bees, and the earth stirring awake. The sun coaxes life upward, while the rain nourishes roots below—both essential, both in balance. Like flowers reaching for light and trees deepening their roots, we, too, grow through joy and challenge. Nature’s rhythm is ours to follow, reminding us that every storm and every sunrise shapes who we become.
Put on some inspiring music and feel yourself bloom with the following activity:
1. Start as a Seed: Grounded & Still
- Sit or curl up on the ground, hugging your knees to your chest.
- Imagine you are a tiny seed resting in the soil, warm and safe.
- Take slow, deep breaths, feeling the earth around you.
2. Begin to Grow: Small Movements
- Slowly stretch your fingers, wiggling them like roots spreading underground.
- Gently sway your body, as if the wind and rain are nurturing you.
- Start to lift your head and lengthen your spine, like a sprout reaching toward the sun.
3. Unfolding Leaves: Expanding & Rising
- Extend one arm, then the other, reaching upward like small leaves unfurling.
- Slowly rise to your knees, stretching your arms higher, growing taller.
- Let your fingers flutter like leaves dancing in the breeze.
4. Blooming into a Flower: Fully Open & Expressive
- Stand up tall, lifting your arms above your head like petals opening wide.
- Stretch through your fingers and gently sway from side to side like a blooming flower.
- Take a deep breath and let your body fully open, embracing the warmth of the sun.
5. Flow with the Wind: Gentle Movements to End
- Lightly sway and turn, as if a soft breeze is moving your petals.
- Slowly lower your arms, letting your flower “rest” for the day.
- Return to a calm, grounded position, feeling peaceful and refreshed.
Reflection: Journaling, Poetry, and Art
After completing the “Blooming Flower” movement activity, take time to reflect through art and writing. This will help deepen the connection between movement, nature, and personal growth.
Do some writing:
Describe Your Growth – Imagine yourself as a flower. What kind of flower would you be? How did it feel to “bloom”?
Sun & Rain in Your Life – Think about challenges (rain) and joys (sun) in your life. How have they helped you grow?
Express Your Journey – Write a short journal entry, poem, or letter from the perspective of your blooming flower.
🔹 Example Prompt:
“Like a flower, I have faced moments of storm and sunshine. One challenge that helped me grow was…”
Make some art:
Draw Your Blooming Flower – Use colors and shapes to show how your flower looks at full bloom.
Sun & Rain Representation – Add elements like the sun, rain, or roots to symbolize the balance of joy and struggle.
Create a “Before & After” drawing—one side as a seed, the other as a fully bloomed flower.
Interested in more Expressive Arts Activities? Join us at an Intro to Expressive Arts Workshop
Photographs by Alumni Kitty Cullen.
