I brought over loads of clothes for the girls to play with from Halmoni and we had sparkling cider with other yummy treats to set the tone for A Naked Lady Soiree. A Naked Lady Soiree is all about building body positive relationships with ourselves and others and swapping clothes.
At first all the girls were shy and quiet but as the clothing swap continued they eventually let their guard down once their playing dress up mode turned on. Before we started the swap we sat around a table to check in with our feelings, introduce ourselves and name one thing that they love about their body. There were a handful of girls that couldn't come up with one thing that they loved about themselves...some actually said "I hate everything about my body".
There was one top that a few of the girls loved and instead of making them decide which girl was going to keep it, I suggested that it could be like "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" movie. They loved that idea.
At the end we sat around and talked about the clothing swap experience vs. shopping in a mall or big name shop. The girls said that they liked the swap because there were lots of clothes that actually fit their body and at malls they can't always find things that fit. We also went around to see what they loved about their body after being mindful of being body positive and affirming. Everyone now could name something that they loved about their body. That made my whole day! I felt so good to make a difference.
I suggested to them that they could keep the swap going throughout the summer and as long as they wanted by having at slumber parties or birthday parties...they loved that too!!
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