Keeping Kids active in not so nice weather

[megenic]

Originally Posted by Hands&Fire Pottery Thanks Megan- good to have some fresh ideas. I do have some yoga dvds, but they have been ignored when I played them in the past. I should try again-

Mine only do them when I participate

[Hands&Fire Pottery]

Originally Posted by megenic Mine only do them when I participate

It wouldn't hurt me to be more active too

[cbreeding]

Inside the house:

1. Dance party
2. Obstacle course
3. Scavenger Hunt
4. Couch Gymnastics
5. Building Forts
6. Climbing Mountains (stairs)
7. Simon Says
8. Mazes on using our tile floor using different colored construction paper

[Hands&Fire Pottery]

Originally Posted by cbreeding Inside the house: 1. Dance party 2. Obstacle course 3. Scavenger Hunt 4. Couch Gymnastics 5. Building Forts 6. Climbing Mountains (stairs) 7. Simon Says 8. Mazes on using our tile floor using different colored construction paper

Thanks!

[Geckmumto3]

Originally Posted by Hands&Fire Pottery Is just dance something a 4 year old could do?

There is Just Dance Kids, too, which is geared toward younger kids (both the moves and the songs).

We hung a swing made from a baby wrap in our sunroom. Was the best thing we ever did in terms of entertaining kids indoors during foul weather. That thing get used so much. I have heard mini trampolines can be as handy for expending energy, but we haven't gone there yet.

We also like the kids' yoga DVD's.

[Suzi]

We go swimming at the Y a lot. Our Y also has this awesome climbing play thing and large trampolines that the kids will use. We have a mini tramp at home. We make "wipe-out" courses a lot. Doing the course isn't usually tons of work but setting it up is. Sometimes they will do a section of my work out video. We used to do bikes in the garage but they are getting too big now for that.

I loved it when ds and soon to be dsd were in dance together. They quit this year. It was great exercise and then ds and I would practice dance everynight (and dsd too when she was over).

Sometimes I will ask them to take things downstairs a few times

We do go outside nearly every day, even if its just 10 min. Something about being outside just makes them all settle in better.