Tips for home activities:
- Buy toys or equipment that promotes physical activity.
- Limit time spent watching television programs, videotapes, and playing computer games.
- Use physical activity rather than food as a reward (e.g. let the children choose the activity of the day).
- Get off the couch and change the channel manually -- or better yet, turn it off!
- Invite friends over and play fun games such as red light, green light.
Tips for rainy day or winter weather activities:
- Create a family video of exercise routines.
- Invent a new dance and name it after your family.
- Host a dance fever contest.
Tips for Backyard activities:
- Run, jog, and walk in a family treasure hunt.
- Play soccer, basketball, or hot potato with a ball.
- Juggle with the entire family.
- Have a hula hoop contest, and time each person.
- Jump rope to music
- Play a frisbee game.
- Play a game of badminton and serve from where the birdie drops to keep moving.
- Play hopscotch and organize a family tournament.
- Play a “Tag and You're It" game.
- Walk the dog
- Help wash the car.
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