It's a beautiful day in February. Where is your child? Mine is stuck in the car for the next hour as we continue home from a two night camping trip. But we have an appointment with a tennis ball after we unpack.
A good strategy for encouraging your child to play actively outdoors is to have an outdoor play box. The box should have simple toys in it for quick and easy game play. My favorite choice is a tennis ball. You can do so much with it.
The most obvious activity to play is catch. You can spice it up by throwing high flys, rolling it, bouncing it, awarding points for good catches, etc. My personal favorite version is throwing the ball on the roof and trying to catch it once it rolls off.
Hey, I know these aren't groundbreaking ideas! But believe me, lots of kids no longer think this way. You give them a ball and they have no clue what to do with it. They need some guidance at first of how to play without the Wii giving them specific guidelines.
You have the power to teach your child the joy of free play while acquiring a basic level of fitness. Your life could probably use a little more fun and activity as well.
So go grab a ball and get to it. Enjoy your child today.
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