Thursday, August 29, 2013

How do you ensure that your kids get enough exercise during the winter?

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punchy333


With the winter we've been having (blizzard one day, rain the next, repeat) what indoor, physical activities do you do with your kids to make sure they'll sleep during their nap. My 4-year-old refuses to nap, and then is cranky the latter half of the day because he hasn't been particularly active the last few weeks.


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We live in Quebec, Canada and go outside everyday, irregardless of weather. My 2 boys, age 3 and 5, are so active that it is the only way to let them be sane. Some days we are just out for 10 minutes but we always go. Once we are back inside they play a lot on hopper balls for kids and we use couch cushions for sliding. They also have an exercise mini trampoline that they jump on to music (with adult supervision).
Another great toy that we have is a play tunnel. It folds up for easy storing and the boys run around and crawl through it.

We also love having musical parades. Gather a bunch of musical instruments and then have an energetic musical parade. Hide and seek burns loads of energy!

On high energy days we head to the mall and walk around, visit the pet store, and at the end they each get to pick a ride

Have fun with it!

What is a good toy for an active little 1 year old who LOVES to climb?




Kathy


He LOVES to climb and I am looking for a great toy that will allow him to do that. I'll be there to supervise his play.

Our set up. We have a huge loft style apartment so space isn't as much of a concern as it would be in normal apartment.

Cost isn't really a concern either. Just trying to get some ideas and suggestions.

Thanks!

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We have one of those climbers with a slide in it in our house.. the plastic ones you can get at toys r us. Ours has a climbing rock wall on one side a ladder and slide and ship wheel.... my kids climb all over it and love it.. we keep it inside but its meant for outside but we to have the space. We paid about $199 for it. We use to get funny comments from our friends because our youngest could climb up there at 11months but couldnt walk lol he would crawl to it and up the ladder he would go...




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