How to make something more AWESOME; Customizing bubbles!

Kids love bubbles, adults love bubbles, bubbles make anyone's day a good one and are also a fun way to implement fine-motor work into any lesson plan. I usually forget what a great tool they are for teaching pre-school classes until I take a stroll through the toy isle at the store, which is something I try not to do now that I have a toddler that likes to grab anything with eye-catching colors and textures.

However, I'm on the hunt for some neat ideas to use for the competition I'm putting together. Bubbles caught my eye today, lots and lots of bubbles caught my eye today. As I was seeing them stacked up in nice rows I thought to myself, "hmmm, I these sound like fun for the gymnasts to play with during awards. Hmmmmm, but these labels look too kiddy." 

More iFlip Goodies!

Taking in some event planning & hosting tips from some friends of mine, I find these custom made labels with our iFlip Invitational logo to be such a cute idea I couldn't pass up. 

Everyone has a sweet tooth and these mentos just hit the spot! 

I'm beginning to see competition hosting more like hosting a fun gymnastics party! What types of gymnastics goodies would you like to see at your competitions?

Something a little different

Meet planning is on it's way and the big day is rapidly approaching, but it's a great thing I'm happy to be getting things together and staying up late nights so that the gymnasts can have a really awesome event. In attempts to stay off the beaten path when it comes to athlete souvenirs, I just might have taken it to the extreme.

I'm a huge fan of t-shirt scarves, funky fashions and DIY accessories. Thanks to Pinterst, I've found ways to collect all those ideas and keep them stored online in one place. While sometimes the ideas look great, actually doing them take much time and sometime just end up in the trash with me feeling like I really am going crazy as my husband's looks assume I am.  However, tonight was a complete success!

I hope the kids dig em'. I'll be making new batches with more bright colors soon!

Less than 2 months to go for iFlip Invitational

iFlip Invitational - Dec. 2, 2012

The iFlip Invitational with Special Guest Denise Keller at Bishan Sports Hall on Sun., Dec. 2, 2012 is another great competition for our gymnasts in Singapore and throughout SE Asia to be involved in. Not only is this exciting event the first of it's kind to be hosted by a celebrity in Singapore but it is also put on by a sporting events company, not a gym. Take a look at the iFlip Invitational Website!

Singapore is just starting to have a series of competitions in a row, perhaps this is the start of a regular competitive season instead of multiple one-off's throughout the year. 

Benefits of a gymnastics competitive season:

• coaches are able to work periodized training
• build confidence in performing routines
• feedback from one competition would carry to the next
• develop consistency 
• better results at the end of a season
• parents, gymnasts & coaches easily adapt towards working with a competitive schedule vs. one competition in Dec. and one in May.
• if a gymnast has a bad day at a competition, it's not so much of a worry as there will be one just around the corner!
• an off-season would include new skills and advancing levels!

There must be many other benefits I'm forgetting, post a comment and let me know!