Summer can be challenging for keeping kids active; whether it’s simply ‘too hot’ to do anything, or they are rained in. Here are some of the ways that we’re finding to stay active with the children this summer:

• Arrange for them to meet friends at a park or playground.
• Go for a hike.
• Spend a day at the beach. Bring the frisbee.
• Skateboard.
• Ride a bike.
• Put on a kids fitness DVD, like Denise Austin’s Fit Kids.
• Jump on a trampoline.
• Spend a few hours at the pool, preferably with enough kids for volleyball or ‘marco-polo’.
• Walk instead of drive. Explore your community. Visit the museum, aquarium, library.
• Roller skate.
• Try out new sports. The local rec center has lots of summer camp options for children to try out new activities.
• Shoot some hoops.
• Jump rope.
• Work in the garden or wash the car together.

Or just turn off the electronics, and admire their creativity. Children are truly inventive when it comes to fun and games.

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