{"id":1894,"date":"2014-07-19T11:20:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-19T15:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/?p=13"},"modified":"2014-07-19T11:20:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-19T15:20:37","slug":"inside-games-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/07\/19\/inside-games-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside games to play"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s difficult when the weather is too hot for kids to play outside and get all of that great kid energy out.<\/p>\n

\"JuggleGirl\"<\/p>\n

Here are some indoor physical activity ideas:<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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  • 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
  • Turn on some music (kid music or other music that is appropriate) and dance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • 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
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      • 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

        \"kids_dancing\"<\/p>\n

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        • 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
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          • 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
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            • 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
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              • 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
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                • 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 \u2013 hitting a golf ball, pitching a baseball, serving a tennis ball, bowling, etc.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                  • Jump rope.\u00a0\"Jumping_rope.\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                    • Play with a hula hoop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                      • Try juggling, top spinning, or yo-yo contests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                        • Play hide and go seek.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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                          • 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.\u00a0*<\/span><\/strong><\/li>\n

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                            <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/ul>\n

                            * Safety Note<\/span><\/strong> \u2013 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":"

                            Fun games to play indoors.<\/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":[27,28,188,198,249,542,265,279,444],"class_list":["post-1894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kids","tag-au-pair","tag-au-pair-in-america","tag-fredericksburg","tag-games","tag-indoor","tag-kids","tag-king-george","tag-live-in-childcare","tag-stafford"],"yoast_head":"\nInside games to play - Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Inside games to play - Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fun games to play indoors.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/07\/19\/inside-games-to-play\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fredericksburg Au Pair In America Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2014-07-19T15:20:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2010\/02\/JuggleGirl-166x300.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lissa Eaton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lissa Eaton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/07\/19\/inside-games-to-play\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/vas\/2014\/07\/19\/inside-games-to-play\/\",\"name\":\"Inside games to play - 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