Get kids active and outdoors with a do-it-yourself (DIY) backyard obstacle course. Obstacle courses build important gross motor skills, develop muscles, develop coordination, help motor planning, increase endurance, increase confidence, basically, all the benefits of outdoor play and physical activity that you already know about. Let each of your kids (or their friends) invent a course for … [Read more...]
Frisbee Fun
Don't you think physical exercise, just like mental exercise, rewards children with better skills, health and fitness? If you have a Frisbee, you can get creative with some target practice and games. If your child doesn't know how to throw a Frisbee, get a nice soft one (REI has a good one,) show him or her how to curl his or her arm and Frisbee into the body, uncurl and release. It does take … [Read more...]