What you will need: Sometimes some relaxing music is helpful. Otherwise one child or a class full of kids is all you need

What you say: Everyone find a spot by themselves and make your bodies into the smallest smallest shape you can manage. We are going to pretend that we are tiny tiny little seeds tucked safely and snugly down into the earth where it is warm and comforting.
If you are a very still seed you might feel some rain fall on your back. When you feel this rain I want you to slowly begin to grow
out of your seed form, putting up first one shoot and then another shoot, slowly standing all the way up and growling into a big, strong, steady tree.

Remember that trees only have one trunk so in order to be a tree we have to stand nice and still on one leg. You can do
anything you like with your arms once you are a tree; there are many different types of trees in the world and many many different types of trees in a yoga class. Some trees like to put their arms in prayer position over their heart centre; others like to have them in prayer position over their head. You can swing your arms from side to side swaying in the wind or you can use a mudra placing your pointer finger on your thumb and imagining that you are an apple tree and your fingers make the apples.

What to do: You may need to show the children how you wish them to grow into a tree and the different types of trees that they can grow into before you start especially if this is the first time you have run this exercise with them. It also helps to do this so they get an idea of how fast or slowly you want them to grow.
When the children are in a tiny ball on the floor you can walk around the room choosing the quietest kids and tapping on their back to imitate rain drops falling on them, then go to other quiet kids and do the same.
Sometimes I find it helpful to say that the rain is only going to come to quiet, still small seeds.
To finish this exercise you can ether get them to….

• Slowly grow backwards into seeds once more
• Focus on tree pose and improving their balance and focus
• Pretend you are a big gust of wind and blow them over
• I have even heard some people pretend to be a wood chopper and chop the trees down!

It is up to you, I would suggest whatever works best with the theme of the class and the mood of the children.