Peer Massage

1. Peer Massage

2. Ask Permission May I…

3. Glasses Make three big circles around the shoulder blades. Stroke down the arms and give a gentle squeeze.

4. Cat Grip Place one hand on your friends forehead and the other on the back of their neck. Take a ‘cat grip’ around their neck, with fingers on one side and thumb on the other. Make gentle movements, like you are moving your fingers around in very small circles.

5. Place your hands back onto your friends shoulders and make gentle movements with the tips of your fingers and palms. Baker

6. Ice-cream Scoop Place your right arm on your friends left shoulder. Make a scooping movement, so that you are gently making ½ circles with your arm and wrist. Repeat with your left arm on your friends right hand shoulder.

7. Forehead Stroke Place your fingers on your friends forehead and stroke out to the sides. Hold the head for a couple of seconds.

8. Hairdresser Place fingers on top of hair, and make circles with fingertips.

9. Slide Stroke from the head down over the neck and shoulders. remember to make sure you keep in contact with your friend.

10. Climber and Bunny Hops Turn to face your partner and gently grasp their arm moving up and down. Pat their upturned palm with your thumbs.

11. Hearts Begin almost at the base of the spine, moving with one hand on either side of the spine, draw a small heart. Repeat drawing a bigger heart and then a huge heart.

12. Bear-walk Walk gently and quietly up your friends back, with a hand on each side of the spine. When you get to the neck, walk back down again.

13. Ice-skating Place the sides of your hands on each side of the spine. Move hands up and down the back.

14. Stroking the dog Stroke with one hand at a time from the neck and down the centre of the back.

15. Brushing off snow Stroke quickly from the head down the shoulders and from the head down the back.

16. Say "Thank you." Thank You!

17. Change Places

18. Ask Permission May I…

19. Glasses Make three big circles around the shoulder blades. Stroke down the arms and give a gentle squeeze.

20. Cat Grip Place one hand on your friends forehead and the other on the back of their neck. Take a ‘cat grip’ around their neck, with fingers on one side and thumb on the other. Make gentle movements, like you are moving your fingers around in very small circles.

21. Place your hands back onto your friends shoulders and make gentle movements with the tips of your fingers and palms. Baker

22. Ice-cream Scoop Place your right arm on your friends left shoulder. Make a scooping movement, so that you are gently making ½ circles with your arm and wrist. Repeat with your left arm on your friends right hand shoulder.

23. Forehead Stroke Place your fingers on your friends forehead and stroke out to the sides. Hold the head for a couple of seconds.

24. Hairdresser Place fingers on top of hair, and make circles with fingertips.

25. Slide Stroke from the head down over the neck and shoulders. remember to make sure you keep in contact with your friend.

26. Climber and Bunny Hops Turn to face your partner and gently grasp their arm moving up and down. Pat their upturned palm with your thumbs.

27. Hearts Begin almost at the base of the spine, moving with one hand on either side of the spine, draw a small heart. Repeat drawing a bigger heart and then a huge heart.

28. Bear-walk Walk gently and quietly up your friends back, with a hand on each side of the spine. When you get to the neck, walk back down again.

29. Ice-skating Place the sides of your hands on each side of the spine. Move hands up and down the back.

30. Stroking the dog Stroke with one hand at a time from the neck and down the centre of the back.

31. Brushing off snow Stroke quickly from the head down the shoulders and from the head down the back.

32. Say "Thank you." Thank You!