I wrote a blog post with pictures about making hoop forts for kids that may have some inspiration for you...

www.mandalahoops.com/hoops-b...ids.html

It's also fun with younger kids to play games like having an course where kids are holding up hoops at different heights and the kids run and jump through them, or rolling hoops back and forth, or "jump roping" with the hoops across the room. It's good with kids to break up the on the body hoop play with off the body running around games.

Sounds like fun! Have a good time! Kids are the best hoop teachers cause they just pick them up and do the coolest things from pure imagination.

I have a 7 year old and a 9 year old. My 7 yr old son really struggled with starting to hoop (white boy hips, they did not move! LOL). He finally got it when I had him push with his belly, not hips. Now he likes to do the hula hooping chicken (butt and belly out with the chicken wings flapping!) and he can keep it going really well. Not sure if that will help, but kids like to do the funky chicken anyway, and it is fun.

If you have a membership to Hooping University, Diana Lopez of Body Hoops has an excellent video of two kids workshops, one with younger and one with older kids. If you are not a member, you may want to get in touch with her and see if she will send you the video.

awesome! thanks for all the great suggestions and leads!