Like I said before, I’m one of the MVP Generation Go Ambassadors and my job is to bring you helpful and healthy tips so you and your family can live a better life, or at least try.
For the past few weeks, I’ve been posting different ways on how you can keep your whole family active and healthy by eating right and exploring your community.
This week’s topic is Creative Recreation.
Creative Recreation is very important for the growth and development of recognition in every culture of the world. Play is important for promoting capabilities and social awareness within children.
There are lots of ways for children to stay active, even in their own backyards.
Here are ways my kids stay active:
1) Basketball: A few months ago, my husband came home with a basketball hoop for our backyard and it has become a family affair. We all go outside after dinner and we each take turns dribbling the ball and trying to make hoops. I’m not much of a sports girl but what surprised me was that I’m almost as good as my husband. I surprised myself plus my kids — that alone makes me proud. And they call me old. HA!
2) Scooter: My 6-year-old daughter has A LOT of energy, sometimes too much. With all that energy, I’m glad she has a scooter to burn all that energy off. She loves it. She’s also allowed to play inside since it’s a small scooter and doesn’t take up much room when she’s riding up and down the hallway.
3) Bubbles: Who doesn’t love bubbles? Even as an adult, I love to play with bubbles. It’s an activity that requires some running (of course, you’ve got to chase the bubbles to pop them) and some creativity. My kids love to see who blows the biggest bubble.
4) Bike Riding: Obviously, we all know that bike riding is one of the best activities to do. It keeps you fit, strengthens your legs and gets your heart-rate going. The only bad thing is trying to get my son into it. He’s not much of a bike fan but we’re still trying.
5) Water: It’s nature’s free-play. You can do so many things with water. Since we don’t have a pool, we play with the water hose. It’s fantastic for those hot, humid days — Grab a hose and just start spraying. It’s a great way to cool off and burn some calories. How? By running away from the person who’s holding the hose! lol
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Our favorite way to stay active as a family is to go swimming. In the summer it’s easy, with plenty of public pools and lakes nearby, but living in the midwest, we get by in the winter with indoor pools and water parks. Thanks for the chance to enter!
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take walks every night as a family
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We give our kids challenges and let them see us being active.
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Keep our kids active – We walk a lot in the summer.
There’s a great outdoor walking track that we like.
Thank you.
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The best way I’ve found to keep kids active is to limit (on schedule) the time they’re allowed to play video games, use the computer, watch tv, etc. For example, during the school year, 4 to 5:30 is generally outside play time, then after dinner we take a walk as a family.
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I like swimming to keep kids active.
schedule time to play daily
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The best way to keep kids active is to let them play outdoors as much as possible.
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Daily walks in the neighborhood, and visits to parks and nature trails.
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Find an activity you can do together We like to take a bike ride to the park .
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Our’s is softball. We are constantly playing softball or practicing softball. We are addicted. lol Thank you!