Before reading this… If you really need to get out of the house, we’re running free taster sessions of our sports classes for 2-7 year olds. Book now to avoid disappointment!
- Parachute games with an old bedsheet (this needs 4 or more family members to be the most fun)
Each family member holds one corner of the sheet (the bigger and older the sheet the better). Can you wiggle the sheet and make it flap? Can you work together to make a “mushroom” shape? When the parachute is lifted can one person run under it and out of the other side? Can you put a ball on the parachute and flick it up into the air? (a bouncy lightweight football is good for this, hard balls hurt if they come down on heads!)
- Build a cushion obstacle course
Use cushions from the sofa, pillows, duvets and blankets to create your kids their very own obstacle course. Can they jump from cushion to cushion? Can they crawl under a blanket? Can they balance along a rolled up duvet? Can they use a stopwatch to time themselves, their siblings or you?
- Mini challenges – ask your child:
Can you bounce the ball off the wall and catch it? Can you do it 3 times in a row? Can you pass the ball between your knees? Can you do it again without dropping it? Can you hold the ball between your knees and walk? Can you throw the ball up, spin around and catch it? Can you find me 4 different types of leaves in less than a minute? Etc etc etc…
- Cyclocross in the garden
If you’ve got a bike, a trike or even a scooter you can do this in your garden. Using what you’ve got to hand – skipping ropes, swimming floats and other toys from the shed you can build a fun course for your child to navigate around. They can go in and out, circle around things, have fast corners and long straights to glide along.
- Kitchen table hockey
Use biros for hockey sticks and a ping-pong ball (or even a screwed up piece of newspaper) the aim is to hit the ball off your opponent’s end of the table. You can control the ‘ball’ with your stick, no catching it in your hands! The first player to five points wins.
- A good old water fight!
(ok, so it’s not strictly sporty, but they are lots of fun and will lead to lots of running around!)
- Play Sardines – Great in the house if it’s a wet day.
All the players gather together. Choose one to be the ‘hider’. Everyone else counts to 20 and the hider hides. The rest of the players then separate to search for the hider and when they find the hider, the searchers hide too! The last player to find the hider becomes the new hider for the next game.
Have you got any fun activities that your family enjoy at home? We’d love to hear about them. Please share them on our Facebook page and tweet us your ideas and pictures.
Have a great action-packed summer!
And if you still need something to do, we’re running free taster sessions for our sports classes this August.
Codsall Leisure Centre: Sunday 16th August 10am-1pm
Sports Zone at Stafford College: Saturday 22nd August 1pm-5pm
Adam’s Grammar School, Newport: Wednesday 19th August 1pm-5pm
You can book your child’s place online at icanplaysport.co.uk or www.facebook.com/icanplaysport.
Or call Susie and say hello on 07582 663994 or .