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Palace Sneak: Tiptoe Walking Brain Break
Palace Sneak is a 55-second Brain Break for kids: tiptoe walking.
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Energy
- Low energy
- Length
- 55 seconds
- Category
- Balance / Body Control
- Ages
- Ages 4–6
How to do Palace Sneak
Rise onto tiptoes and walk slowly and quietly without losing control.
Why it helps
Builds ankle strength, balance, and careful foot placement.
What the coach says
The words of this video, from its captions.
Now, warm-up number two, the Palace Sneak. The trophy piece passed through the Palace of Versailles on its way to the Alps. It is one of the most beautiful royal palaces ever built, with long golden hallways and royal guards standing completely still, watching for anything that should not be there. If we make even the tiniest sound, they will spot us. So we have to tiptoe. Rise up on your tiptoes as high as you can go. and walk as slowly and quietly as possible. No, not one single sound. We are going for 10 seconds. The guards are watching. 10, eight, not a sound, six, past the first guard, four, almost through, two, We made it. The guards never saw us.
Framework alignment
- PLAYfun: Balance, Stability & Body Control
- SHAPE: Standard 1 — Develops a variety of motor skills
- Indicator: 1.2.1; 1.2.5
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