Indoor Madness
Family Room Warrior Ninjas
Fun ways to stay active inside when it’s too cold to play outside. Have you heard how important regular physical activity is? Did you know you should get 60 minutes or more of moderate to vigorous physical activity each day? It is important to your health and growth. Plus you will reduce your risk of getting sick a lot later in life. It’s easy to get off the bus, do homework and then zone out in front of a screen. I get it – it’s cold and dark outside and the couch is so comfy. Time to take charge of your health and bring the fun inside with a little creativity and imagination. Create your own winter routine to include plenty of physical activity every day, but focus on activities that help move your muscles and get your heart pumping, like push-ups, jumping rope and running. Here are a few suggestions to get you moving this winter.
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Indoor Obstacle Courses Ask an adult where it is safe to create an indoor obstacle course. Build tunnels and tubes by stacking up cushions and pillows to make hurdles, and chairs covered with blankets to make tunnels. Include jump rope, ring toss, or hula hoop. Make it harder by hopping on one foot, crab walking or doing the army crawl. When you’re done, set a timer and see how fast you can clean up and put it all away.
Indoor Freeze Tag Choose who will be “It” to catch and tag. Once tagged, a player must freeze in that position until released. Or play tag in a dark room with a flashlight.
Freeze Dance Turn on your favorite music and get everybody dancing. Then, stop the music, and everyone has to stop dancing too. Catch somebody still moving? They’re out of the game. Last one still dancing wins! Or just have a big dance party.
Balloon Tennis or Volleyball Blow up a balloon, tie a string across two chairs or tape a string between two walls and bat the balloon back and forth. For more fun, make
