It is well known that encouraging children to exercise can be difficult, particularly during cold weather. However, it is crucial to keep them moving and active in order to preserve their health and wellbeing. Fortunately, there are lots of kid-friendly indoor workouts available. These are but a handful of examples.
1. Throw a Dance Party
Let the children loose and turn up the music! They’ll get their heart rates up and have a great time dancing about the house. Do they require additional guidance or encouragement? The traditional freeze dance is among these ten thrilling dancing games, along with a few fresh, imaginative ones.
Kids can learn new moves and get moving with the help of entertaining computer games like Just Dance, Dance, and Dance Revolution. Another option is to search YouTube for dance-along videos from dance studios like Saskia’s Dansschool or channels like Kidz Bop and GoNoodle.
2. Build an Indoor Obstacle Course
The children can cross an obstacle course made out of furniture and other household things. To get to the finish, they will need to employ their coordination, balance, and agility. ParentsFun obstacle ideas for balance beams, tunnels, ball pits, and other features are provided in How to Convert Your Living Room into an Obstacle Course. They also remind us that creating the course alone is an active endeavor that is half the fun.
3. Plan an Indoor Scavenger Hunt
Give the children a list of things to locate and conceal little objects throughout the house. They will like the challenge of looking everywhere for hidden gems. For printables of indoor scavenger hunts, search Pinterest; keep in mind to look for ones with pictures for younger children.
An egg hunt doesn’t have to take place on Easter. Take out those plastic eggs, stuff them with some entertaining substance, then conceal them throughout the home. Include papers with activities like “do ten jumping jacks” to increase more activity. Allowing the children to take turns hiding the eggs will also make them very happy.
4. Play the Classic Games
A popular game that will get everyone moving is Simon Says. See who can follow instructions the best after you take turns delivering them. Remember that they only have to do as instructed if the leader says Simon Says.
Another strategy to get kids moving is to follow the leader. Set an example of enjoyable activities, such as pacing up the stairs, performing push-ups, or simply shaking your head. Or even hide-and-seek? As seen in 13 Hide and Seek Games for Preschoolers and Kindergarteners, there are numerous variations to keep things interesting. When children grow tired of locating one another, conceal a plush animal or other items.
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5. Exercise Videos for Kids
There have never been so many kid-friendly workout videos on the internet! Wear one to teach children new skills or simply to get them moving in enjoyable ways.Little Sports offers entertaining, easy workouts in kid-friendly films. Additionally, this list of 14 Indoor Kid Exercises offers more enjoyable options like jump rope routines, yoga, and kickboxing in addition to more basic exercises like push-ups, squats, or sit-ups.
6. Compete with Challenges
These Ten Push-Up TasksEveryone will be sweating from struly. This Roll a Workout allows your kids choose which activity to do next by rolling a die. Or perhaps this Ten a Day Challengetracker, which offers ten workout recommendations?
Encourage competition among your children to see how many workout cards they can complete. Remember that a game against you may be more equitable than one against a younger sibling or with a different deck of cards.Arm circles, hula hoops, toe touches, dribbling fake, and more activities are all included in Fitclub cards. Younger children can use these Gross Motor Skill Cards to select movements to practice.
7. Let s Get Silly
Getting youngsters off the couch and active can occasionally require more ingenuity. Here are a few goofy yet entertaining ideas:
Balloon Play: Make a target to aim at, waddle across the room with a balloon between their legs, set up a volleyball net, or hold the balloon off the ground.
Paper towel rolls, Lego buildings, or empty bottles can be used to set up pins for indoor bowling. What creative pin concepts will your children come up with?
Slick socks and hardwood floors combine to create an enjoyable skating experience.
Bubbles Kids are drawn to popping bubbles for some reason. Take out the bubbles, begin blowing, and watch as your children get very excited as they attempt to pop them all!
There are plenty of excellent indoor workouts, so there’s no reason not to get the kids moving. In other words, get them moving and remember to have fun!
