By
Jason Fernandez Walter
Holidays bring festivals and a lot of fun. They also bring lots
of activity which allows for the unhealthy eating at times too. After
the celebrations are over, the free time can become boring, especially
for kids. With so many technological gadgets available these days, kids
like to spend most of their leisure time playing video games or watching
TV. While in moderation this is good, it could have serious health
effects if done excessively. When parents limit the screen time for
kids, it becomes their responsibility to find alternate ways to keep
kids busy and happy. Trips to commercial playgrounds or church
playground equipment can also do so much to keep kids happily busy.
Eventually they fall into boredom and become lethargic. This can be bad
for their mental and physical health because they need workout as part
of their routines. For such times, here are some tips for parents to
make working out fun for kids and keep them active and healthy.
Make it a Group Activity
Children enjoy anything in the company of their friends and peers. Since this problem is common to all parents, it should not be hard to find other kids in your vicinity to take a walk together with your little ones. Alternatively, you can talk to other parents to sign up your kids in the same sports club or a fun activity class. If nothing else works, take your kids to the community park with foam padding for playground surface, where they can make friends and socialize with other children their age while you sit on the benches and keep an eye on them.
Make Your Backyard a Game Zone
Add some tapes on the sidewalk to make a board game where kids get to become the game pieces themselves. They jump and gallop trying to avoid touching the tape and get scores with how many boxes or lines they are able to jump. This would make the game fun and also add a healthy dose of physical activity to their play time.
Have Your Own Treasure Hunt
Almost every school going child has a phone these days, or at least parents do. All you have to do for this fun workout activity is to note down interesting things in your neighborhood. Ask your little ones to take a round around the area and take pictures of the things mentioned in the treasure map. The kid to spot most things gets the winning prize. Alternatively, you can hide trinkets and toys around your own house or garden and get the little ones on a treasure hunt. The finder gets to be the keeper. This will keep your kids busy and active for hours without making them bored.
Make Household Chores Into a Game
Ask your kids to clean up their rooms or pick up all the toys and put them in a basket. Use a stopwatch to time them and the one to do it in least amount of time gets to be the winner. In this way, the little ones will also learn to do chores around the house and have fun at the same time. Have a race on who finishes their milk first and who gets to change into night clothes fastest. This would make their whole day's activities fun and give them frequent doses of physical exercise too.
Make it a Group Activity
Children enjoy anything in the company of their friends and peers. Since this problem is common to all parents, it should not be hard to find other kids in your vicinity to take a walk together with your little ones. Alternatively, you can talk to other parents to sign up your kids in the same sports club or a fun activity class. If nothing else works, take your kids to the community park with foam padding for playground surface, where they can make friends and socialize with other children their age while you sit on the benches and keep an eye on them.
Make Your Backyard a Game Zone
Add some tapes on the sidewalk to make a board game where kids get to become the game pieces themselves. They jump and gallop trying to avoid touching the tape and get scores with how many boxes or lines they are able to jump. This would make the game fun and also add a healthy dose of physical activity to their play time.
Have Your Own Treasure Hunt
Almost every school going child has a phone these days, or at least parents do. All you have to do for this fun workout activity is to note down interesting things in your neighborhood. Ask your little ones to take a round around the area and take pictures of the things mentioned in the treasure map. The kid to spot most things gets the winning prize. Alternatively, you can hide trinkets and toys around your own house or garden and get the little ones on a treasure hunt. The finder gets to be the keeper. This will keep your kids busy and active for hours without making them bored.
Make Household Chores Into a Game
Ask your kids to clean up their rooms or pick up all the toys and put them in a basket. Use a stopwatch to time them and the one to do it in least amount of time gets to be the winner. In this way, the little ones will also learn to do chores around the house and have fun at the same time. Have a race on who finishes their milk first and who gets to change into night clothes fastest. This would make their whole day's activities fun and give them frequent doses of physical exercise too.
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