5 Practical Ways to Create Active and Happy Kids!
Take away the screens and get ready to watch your kiddos move
and shake. These activities are not only
great for their health and FREE but they will create memories for your entire
family. You know you want to be the cool
mom!
I know you want the best
for your Children, here are just a few benefits of keeping them active through
movement…
- · Think
more clearly
- · Learn
Quicker
- · Adapt
faster
- · sleep
better
- · recover from illness quicker
- · Positive
and enthusiastic outlook on life!
1.
Freeze Dance Party!
Turn on some fun and loud music and have them dance their bum
bums off. Periodically throughout the party, turn off the music.
When the music is off, they have to freeze. They return to their
grooving once you turn the music on again.
2.
Create Active Tasks
I will write a 'to do' list of tasks that help around the house.
Once they complete a task, they cross it off the list, pick a sticker to
put on the list and I time them on how quickly then can complete 8 burpees.
They try to beat their time from the previous task burpees. It's
gold!
3.
Create an obstacle course!
This may be the personal training coming out in me but this is
fun and really gives them a great workout. I keep it light and fun!
You can do this inside or outside! For example on Saturday
morning we were outside and it was a beautiful day. We wanted to do
something different than the regular bike ride so… we got creative.
1.
START: in the driveway
2.
run to a tree and swing on the branch
3.
run up to the front porch and write their entire name in chalk
4.
run to the mail box and they throw a ball at the open mailbox
until they get it in!
5.
run back to the starting point and bust out 10 Jumping Jacks
4.
Sprint Blitz!
We go for a walk and I time them as they sprint from mail box to
mail box. I find that timing them really gets them going!
5. Turn off the Screens and Leave Them Alone.
I’m not saying leave the house!
Just let them think, create and explore for themselves
If they get bored enough and are encouraged to use their
imagination, they will have fun with a box.
This will encourage them to find
ways to be active around the house. It will also spark their creativity,
imagination and allow original thinking to blossom.
Maybe you will need to guide them to get them started. Give them some ideas and then let them think
on it. You will be amazed at what they
come up with!
When they get bored I ask them, ‘If you could do anything in the
world you want to do right now, what would it be?” Many times it’s an activity like swimming,
American Ninja Warrior or Fishing. Many
activities can be simulated through play time and imagination at home.
For example, they will create their own swimming pool made of
pillows and practice their jumps. They
can make their own American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course or even build a boat
in the ocean and pretend to fish and fight the waves.
I hope you find my little tips helpful in keeping your kids
active and healthy. Please check out my other blogs for great family
recipes and healthy fitness and life tips!
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