Let’s Get Moving! 5 Tips to Keep Your Kids Active During the Holidays

The holidays are a great time for family fun, but it can be hard to keep kids active when they’re stuck inside. This year, let’s make the most of the holiday season by getting our kids up and moving! Here are five tips to help you get through the holiday season with your kids using exercise.

Tip One: Have Fun With It!

Kids love playtime and adding a little bit of competition is sure to get them interested in exercising. Set up an obstacle course in your living room or yard and have your kids race each other for some added fun. You can even join in on the fun yourself—who says only kids can have fun?

Tip Two: Go Outside!

It may be cold outside, but that doesn’t mean you have to stay cooped up indoors all day. Bundle up and take your kids for a walk around the block to enjoy some fresh air and sunshine. If it is too cold outside, turn on some upbeat music and dance around with your kids in your own living room “parade.”

Tip Three: Get Creative With Exercise

Exercising doesn’t always have to be boring or tedious; get creative and think of new ways to move with your children this holiday season. Make up stories while you do yoga poses together or use items from around the house like chairs or pillows as props while playing tag. Encourage your child to come up with new ideas so they feel like they are contributing something special too!

Tip Four: Try Something New Together

Take a break from the routine of running around outdoors or doing pushups in front of the TV by trying something completely different together such as martial arts, kickboxing, or even hula hooping. Learning something new can be exciting and challenging at the same time—it will also create more family bonding opportunities over the holidays!

Tip Five: Take Advantage of Technology

With so much technology available these days, there are plenty of options for keeping kids entertained while exercising their bodies at home. Look into online workouts designed specifically for children such as jump rope challenges, cardio exercises, stretching sessions, etc., which will give them something different than their usual physical education classes at school. Plus, there are tons of educational apps available that focus on health-related topics such as nutrition and physical activity—so everyone wins!

The holidays bring joyous times spent with family members; why not make those moments even more special by getting active together? Use these five tips to help keep your children engaged during this festive season while still having fun! Whether it is setting up an obstacle course in your backyard or trying out hula hooping together, creating memories through movement will make this year’s holiday one that won’t soon be forgotten. Let’s get moving this holiday season!