Fulwood is the brains behind the bowling.
"I'm a big kid myself. I love to play and have fun, and I want the kids to have a blast as they're participating," he said.
Cosmic bowling was the grand finale of a weeks-long lesson on the mechanics and skills of underhand rolling. It falls under Fulwood's philosophy of playing with a purpose.
"We're teaching them skills, movement knowledge and they're utilizing those skills in the play activity, whatever it is," he said. "So, while they're thinking they're just playing, they're actually practicing and learning the skills and gaining knowledge."
He uses the philosophy in all of his lessons, like drum fit. The kids played drums while on exercise balls to work on rhythmic skills.
"It was a hit last year," he said.
So was hitting, or striking, balloons to learn volleyball skills.
"Young kids don't quite have the dexterity yet and the hand/eye coordination for the real volleyballs," Fulwood said. "So we break out the balloons."
Whether they roll a strike, a spare, or a gutter ball, Fulwood hopes activities like cosmic bowling help his students fall in love with fitness. Fulwood says he's always looking for new activities for his lessons so he can keep things fresh for the kids.
"I want them to, throughout their lifetime, remember how fun it is to actually do an underhand roll and go bowling and get active and get moving," Fulwood said. "I want to foster, as much as I can, a love of movement."
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