by Connect | Jan 1, 2020 | Hearing
Sense-Ability → Hearing || The Da Vinci Road Rhyming Sometimes Daddio or I will make a short rhyme:“What you see is what you getSo don't complain a single bit -”And then the kids will try to keep the rhyme going:“Cause beans and rice will keep you...
by Connect | Jan 1, 2020 | Taste and Smell
Sense-Ability → Taste and Smell || The Da Vinci Road Spice Trade A game I first played at a baby shower is a fun sense-of-smell exercise. I put a pinch of several different spices on separate saucers and pass them around the room. The kids each sniff the spices and...
by Connect | Jan 1, 2020 | Sense of Place
Sense-Ability → Sense of Place || The Da Vinci Road Sensing You Sensing Me We learned this exercise from a kung fu instructor.Choose a partner to learn with. Stand facing each other, but not necessarily directly across from each other. Put up your right forearms (can...
by Connect | Jan 1, 2020 | Sense of Place
Sense-Ability → Sense of Place || The Da Vinci Road Walking on Air This is also a kung fu exercise. Bend at the knees, letting your hips drop toward the ground. Your arms should hang or be in a relaxed position. Relax your whole body and focus on breathing evenly and...
by Connect | Jan 1, 2020 | Sense of Place
Sense-Ability → Sense of Place || The Da Vinci Road Walking Perfectly I first heard of this exercise from a Navy Seal and have since used it as a game with my kids in the backyard. First practice walking some distance in a perfectly straight line. Choose an end goal...
