{"id":783,"date":"2010-02-10T13:36:42","date_gmt":"2010-02-10T18:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/?p=783"},"modified":"2010-02-10T13:36:42","modified_gmt":"2010-02-10T18:36:42","slug":"snow-day-boredom-buster-2-indoor-physical-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/2010\/02\/10\/snow-day-boredom-buster-2-indoor-physical-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Snow Day Boredom Busters #2 &#8211; Indoor Physical Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s difficult when the weather is too snowy, wet or cold for kids to play outside and get all of that great kid energy out.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-799\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/02\/JuggleGirl-166x300.jpg\" alt=\"JuggleGirl\" width=\"93\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/02\/JuggleGirl-166x300.jpg 166w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/02\/JuggleGirl.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span style=\"color: #008080\">Here are some indoor physical activity ideas:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Create an indoor obstacle course in the largest, kid safe room in the house (playroom, basement, family room, etc.)\u00a0 Use large cushions and toys to create places for kids to climb over and under.<\/li>\n<li>Turn on some music (kid music or other music that is appropriate) and dance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play freeze dance. Tell the kids to dance when you turn the music on and to stop dancing when the music stops.\u00a0 Let the kids take turns being the leader,\u00a0 controlling the music.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Do the limbo dance.\u00a0 Play music and challenge the kids to go under the limbo pole as it gets lower and lower.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-796\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/02\/kids_dancing.jpg\" alt=\"kids_dancing\" width=\"210\" height=\"162\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make paper airplanes and see how far they can fly.\u00a0 Remind the kids not to throw them at other other people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mark small squares on the floor and challenge the kids to see who can stay on their spot the longest.\u00a0 Make it tougher for older kids by having them stand on one foot.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play ball toss games with soft items like rolled up socks.\u00a0\u00a0 The younger the children the larger the container they are tossing into should be.\u00a0 For very young kids, use a laundry basket.\u00a0 For older kids, use something smaller like a box, basket or large plastic mixing bowl.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Build a fort using blanket and furniture like chairs and tables.\u00a0 Or if the kids have a small play tent put that up.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play sports charades.\u00a0 Charades is a game where you act out something while people try to guess.\u00a0 You can do this with sports actions, using no equipment, just making the actions.\u00a0 For example &#8211; hitting a golf ball, pitching a baseball, serving a tennis ball, bowling, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Jump rope.\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-798 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/02\/Jumping_rope.1.png\" alt=\"Jumping_rope.\" width=\"104\" height=\"177\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play with a hula hoop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Try juggling, top spinning, or yo-yo contests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play hide and go seek.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play \u201ckeep the balloon up\u201d. Use one balloon per child or one balloon per small group. The group may add additional balloons as they gain control and awareness. <strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">* Safety Note<\/span><\/strong> &#8211; Balloons are a choking hazard, supervise children when playing with balloons and make sure to find and throw away any pieces of popped balloons.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s difficult when the weather is too snowy, wet or cold for kids to play outside and get all of that great kid energy out. 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