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Staying Active in Winter

12th January 2009, 06:45 pm

What are your favorite ways to keep active with your kids in winter? Share your ideas here, call us this Wed 10am MST, or join our chat room at www.blogtalkradio.com/parenting.

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3 Comments

  1. Lisa Hoover:

    Move to Florida?

    Okay, not helpful. :-D A couple favorites I resorted to when I lived in IL:

    1) Create an indoor beach. Crank up the heat, put on shorts, and serve lemonade and Popsicles. Play “volleyball” by stringing a clothesline between two chairs for a net. Rules are, you can only play sitting down, which cuts down on collisions with the furniture. Oh, and use a balloon as a ball. If you’re really adventurous, put a big vinyl tablecloth on the kitchen floor and fill a kiddie pool with sand. Fun!

    2) YMCA memberships can be expensive, but many of them allow you to use the facilities for one day for a small fee. Swimming!

    Lisa

    12 January 2009, 7:04 pm

  2. stephanie tang:

    well, this is the first winter my little one actually wants to spend time outside!

    she’s only 2, but so far this winter, we’ve kept active by:

    *shoveling the driveway (and helping our neighbors do the same)
    *going on our own scavenger hunts
    *picking up litter in our local park
    *”gardening” the snow with her wheelbarrow set (and of course i lug around my own!)
    *snowball fights (i have to make the snowballs she throws at me!)

    12 January 2009, 9:11 pm

  3. Diane/Mama J:

    Oh, yeah, good question. My daughter is on swim team, so she gets some natural energy burning going at least two times per week. But we have been making a point to walk the dog on the weekends, so we just get outside and breathe the fresh air. I just did a Mama J’s post on 1/13 about travel tips for downhill skiing, another great way to keep active but takes a bit more planning than walking the dog!

    15 January 2009, 6:22 pm

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