It’s been a bit bumpy ride for Street SUP during Covid!

I know, I know, it’s been a bumpy ride for everyone! Some schools started opting out of excursions and rushing for Incursions. Other school opted out of any outside contact at all. It seems as though everyone is just taking one step at a time and doing the best they can :)

What has that meant for Street SUP? There haven’t been huge changes to how I run it, Safety Gear is still washed daily and the kids are still loving learning new skills. There have been more reschedules this year than ever, so I’m getting really good at those!

As a teacher, I have watched kids lose resilience and gain a lot of fear over the past two years. It’s understandable, yet it also doesn’t need to happen. There’s enough going on in the world at the moment, and the kids don’t need to absorb our fears and anxieties, it’s too much for them. I strongly believe, that our job, as adults, is to remain calm and let them enjoy their childhood in the best way we know how :)

So, I love still being able to go to schools and spend time with the kids, watching them smile and laugh and get out of their comfort zones in a safe yet some what crazy world right now.

Maybe you even got to spend more quality time with your kids this year - See, there is a light in all of this ;)

Enjoy them. they’re only young once!

Play with them, read to them, laugh with them and cuddle them as much as you can. The world will return to some kind of normal soon and you may not get all this tie back :)

Maybe you can even make them a homemade Street SUP Land Paddle and ride with them :) (Please send pics if this happens, I know a few families have done this and it’s so great!)