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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If I ever have children, I’m going to impose a mandatory “play time” outdoors for all of us for at least a half an hour each day. We can do whatever we want outside, but it has to be outside! I think it will keep us all active!
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All I need to do is open the front door and my 3-year-old runs around like a maniac. He has NO problem staying active. LOL
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Swimming is a good (and fun) way to keep kids active
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When I have kids, I will lead by example and take them on lots of outings and enroll them ASAP at the YMCA.
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A good answer would be caffeine. A better answer would be to set time limits on tv and video games.
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the best way we keep our kids active is too bike ride, we also like to walk the dogs.
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The best way to keep kids active is to engage them and participate to keep them motivated.
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Join in with them and give them plenty of options to keep active including things they may not recognize as exercise like gardening, walking the dog etc.
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My kids stay more active when we, as parents, join them. They just love to run around and act crazy.
our swimming pool was a GOD send
outdoor play time, and swimming!
Having a basketball court in back and a pool is helpful for staying active.
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My Grand Kids are at the “helping stage”, so I let them help me in the garden. To make this even more fun, I hide trinkets under weeds I want pulled.
The Best way to keep your kids active is to get out and play outside with them. Made-Up games are the most FUN!!!
Well i feel the Best way to keep your kids active is to get out and play outside with them. Made-Up games are the most FUN!!!
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by riding her bike.
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Summer makes it so easy to get my kids active, we swim in the pool whenever we can, and take walks and bike rides.
my kids play sports,we swim,walk
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I encouraged them to take part in sports–the younger one in particular liked soccer and gymnastics.
Bikes, wii games and swimming keeep Liz and Tristan active.
i keep my kids active by allowing them to playat our local park and going for walks everynight after dinner.
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We all have a membership at the Ymca and we all stay close and hav time to bond as well
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