Week 7: Thursday November 1st- HULA!

I had seen and heard about the Hula Hoops from my friends who had been in this class and have been anticipating making my own for quite a while! We started off class with an introduction to hula hooping by a past TR student named Ali. She was so full of life and passionate about hula hooping that I couldn't help but get even more excited to create and use my own. After she shared her personal journey we were able to create our own. This was a blast, especially picking out different colors of tape and patterns to design my hoop. After we finished our hoops we went outside to put them to use. Ali had some creative activities for us to do with our hoops. Everyone there was smiling and laughing, it was great to see how a childhood toy can still bring so much joy to all of us. I love how simple and seemingly cheap they were to create. I actually volunteered at Easter Seals in the Dells the weekend following this activity and while there we made Hula Hoops with the adult campers! They had the mot fun decorating them but also enjoyed some games with them outside. I plan to use my hoop and hopefully find some hula hooping events to attend!