{"id":1855,"date":"2015-04-18T00:04:27","date_gmt":"2015-04-18T00:04:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=228"},"modified":"2015-01-08T00:05:17","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T00:05:17","slug":"lets-get-moving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2015\/04\/18\/lets-get-moving\/","title":{"rendered":"Let&#8217;s get moving!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"intro\" style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal;text-align: left;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<div id=\"intro\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Want to get your family moving? Tempt kids with irresistible active play. If you join in, your children are more likely to want to participate. Plus, you\u2019ll reap fitness benefits from these easy activities too.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">1. Hit the playground for instant active play.<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><q><a title=\"View Full-Size\" href=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/0\/G\/-\/-\/-\/playground_climber.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;border: initial none initial\" src=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/6\/G\/-\/-\/-\/playground_climber.jpg\" alt=\"Preschooler on playground climber\" \/><\/a><\/q><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Most kids can\u2019t help but move their muscles when faced with a tempting array of climbers, swings, and slides. Sandbox play counts too; all that digging and scooping is great for the arms. Mix things up more by:<\/div>\n<ul style=\"padding-top: 5px;padding-right: 0px;padding-bottom: 5px;padding-left: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<li>Bringing some extra toys (<a href=\"http:\/\/familyfitness.about.com\/od\/productsandequipment\/a\/best_balls.htm\">balls<\/a>, kites, jump ropes)<\/li>\n<li>Meeting another family and playing together<\/li>\n<li>Playing obstacle course\u2014chart out a wacky route and see who can do it the fastest<\/li>\n<li>Trying out a new playground to check out its offerings\u2014anything different from your usual haunts?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal;text-align: left;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<div id=\"gB3\" style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<h5 style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">2.\u00a0 \u00a0Teach classic backyard games.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal;text-align: left;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><q><a title=\"View Full-Size\" href=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/0\/-\/3\/-\/-\/red_rover-andersen_ross.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;border: initial none initial\" src=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/6\/-\/3\/-\/-\/red_rover-andersen_ross.jpg\" alt=\"Red Rover backyard game for active play\" \/><\/a><\/q><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Recruit a few neighborhood kids to join in, or just play as a family. Remember\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grandparents.about.com\/od\/projectsactivities\/qt\/Red_Rover.htm\">Red Rover<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/grandparents.about.com\/od\/projectsactivities\/qt\/Four_Square.htm\">Four Square<\/a>? Inside, try\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/familyfitness.about.com\/od\/waystoplay\/tp\/active_toys_schoolage.htm\">get-moving games<\/a> such as Twister and Hullabaloo.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal;text-align: left;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">3. Have some good clean fun.<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><q><a title=\"View Full-Size\" href=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/0\/k\/-\/-\/-\/leaf-derby.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;border: initial none initial\" src=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/6\/k\/-\/-\/-\/leaf-derby.jpg\" alt=\"Girl rides tricycle in leaf pile\" \/><\/a><\/q><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Tackling housework together is more fun than doing it alone, takes less time, and gets everyone up and moving. Older kids can vacuum and mop; littler ones can dust and wipe. Everyone can help sort laundry or move it from one machine to another (extra points for hanging it outside on the line!). Outside, take on sweeping,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/familyfitness.about.com\/od\/seasonalsportsandfun\/a\/fall_fun.htm\">raking<\/a>, weeding, digging, or watering chores together.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal;text-align: left;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">4. Host a dance party.<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><q><a title=\"View Full-Size\" href=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/0\/U\/1\/-\/-\/dancing_digitalvision.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;border: initial none initial\" src=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/6\/U\/1\/-\/-\/dancing_digitalvision.jpg\" alt=\"Kids groove at an indoor dance party\" \/><\/a><\/q><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">This works indoors, outdoors, anywhere, anytime. All you need is some jammin\u2019 music. If you start shaking your groove thing, your kids will clamor to join in. For extra incentive, bring out some dress-up items for props (filmy scarves, silly hats, or feather boas are perfect).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"color: #333333;font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 12px;line-height: normal;text-align: left;padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">\n<h2 style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">5. Walk!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\"><q><a title=\"View Full-Size\" href=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/0\/t\/2\/-\/-\/family_hiking-george_doyle.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"padding: 5px;border: initial none initial\" src=\"http:\/\/z.about.com\/d\/familyfitness\/1\/6\/t\/2\/-\/-\/family_hiking-george_doyle.jpg\" alt=\"Boy with backpack and parents hiking\" \/><\/a><\/q><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 0px;margin: 0px\">Take a family stroll after dinner (try a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/familyfitness.about.com\/od\/waystoplay\/qt\/walking_games.htm\">walking game<\/a> for more active play), walk to school and back, take your dog on a spin around the block, do errands on foot or park at the far end of the parking lot. Consider outfitting the whole family with inexpensive pedometers, then tracking your steps together.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/familyfitness.about.com\/od\/motivation\/ss\/fitnesschalleng.htm\">Set goals<\/a> and reward yourselves with a family outing (bowling, batting cages, etc.).<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fun ways to exercise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[11,27,28,159,188,253,279,331,444],"class_list":["post-1855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids","tag-activities","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-exercise","tag-fredericksburg","tag-inside","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-outside","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Let&#039;s get moving! 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