Child gym games

And while Duck, Duck, Goose is a classic for a reason—everyone loves it! Remember, 20 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise equals one mile! This game is perfect for indoor play, especially if you have either a smaller class or plenty of space for multiple games to be played at once. Lay out mats throughout the gym—blue if possible! These items might include balance beams, benches, chairs, pieces of plywood and so on. Tell the students that the mats are the shark-infested waters, and the items on top are the safe zone.

Then divide them into teams, and have them work and strategize together on how to move safely from one safe zone to the next without ever falling to the mats. Make up Bingo-style sheets for your students with exercises listed in the squares, along with the number of repetitions or length of time for each exercise.

These might include 10 pushups, burpees or jumping-jacks; 20 seconds of mountain-climbers, jumping rope or running in place; and so on. Give each student a Fitness Bingo sheet and a marker to mark off which activities they complete as the teacher calls them out. This four-square version of volleyball is a super-fun take on the traditional game.

CROSSNET targets throwing and catching skills and helps kids develop their hand-eye coordination, while tapping into their competitive natures.

Best of all, this game gets kids moving while also honing their listening skills. The basic, classic format of the game involves setting up chairs in a circle with their backs to the inside of the circle, starting with one fewer chair than the total number of students playing the game. Complete with coil spring action and textured handle grips, the Pelican Explore and Fit Cycle also sports a motion tilting seat and Bluetooth speakers that adds to the immersive experience.

In fact, the biggest problem might be getting your child to take a break! The bike does require you to use your own tablet in the attached tablet holder, but the media content is free and easy to access.

Tall, sturdy and designed for kids up to 50 pounds, the Little Tikes Easy Store Large Slide promises hours of fun before easily folding for space-saving storage. Containing six stepping logs and stumps of varying heights and colors, kids can create their own active path around your house. Whether they are leaping across a room or tiptoeing down the hall, the textured surface and non-slip base helps keep the play safe.

Babies and toddlers not only love to move and climb, but they need to for their development , and the FDP Softscape Playtime and Climb set is the absolute perfect set to encourage that. Consisting of six foam-filled blocks in varying sizes and colors, the set allows for multiple configurations to encourage climbing, sliding, rolling, jumping and soft, safe play.

Covered in thick commercial upholstery grade polyurethane that is Greenguard Gold- and CertiPUR-US-certified, the blocks have textured, non-slip bases to help keep your little one safe—and entertained—all winter long.

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By H Lax. By Tracie Bruno. By Holle Abee. By Dianna Mendez. By Jeff Reed. By KA Hanna. By Tom Fattes. By Yvonne Spence. By Dan Reed. By Tjoedhilde. If a player scores, they continue around the bases and try to score again. With multiple runners rounding the bases, the team playing defense can get to three outs at any moment. Students like it because they can run with their friends.

Teachers like it because no one is ever sitting out. As the kids run round and round the gym, the game really lives up to its name.

Capture the Football: A capture-the-flag-style game, but with three footballs on each side instead of a flag.