Exercising is very important for children, helps them release energy, keep fit and most importantly, have fun in a healthy way and away from any screen or mobile device. In these times when it is not possible to leave home as a result of the coronavirus, it is essential that children have the possibility of playing physical education games.
In such a way, they will be able to stay active and suffer fewer consequences from confinement. And it is that, physical play is essential in the lives of children, it is the best way for them to practice sports in a fun way. Although they cannot go outside, either due to an exceptional situation such as the one we live today or for other more common reasons, such as rainy weather or excessively cold.
If you have a garden where children can play, you have a great advantage that you should take advantage of. But if this is not the case, don't worry as there are many physical education game options to practice at home or in a closed area. Below you will find some ideas, which you can also practice as a family and benefit all of the advantages of exercise.
Physical education games
From a gymkhana across the floor, to an obstacle course, the possibilities are numerous depending on the space you have at home. The activities that we are going to propose are suitable for any space including the smallest. If you have more space or an outdoor garden, use all that space so that the children benefit from it, even if it rains they can enjoy very beneficial physical activities.
Everyone to dance
Dancing is a great way to do sports, it's fun, and you don't have to be a great athlete or very skilled to do it well. It's more, in this game you don't even need to know how to danceYou just have to know how to follow the game's instructions.
These are the rules of the game:
- Find two dice from any board game you have around the house. The first die will mark the music with which you have to dance. The second die indicates the part of the body that will be used to do the dance. The whole family must participate and each dance will have a duration of 30 seconds. These are some options, you can expand them as much as you want.
For die 1, the music:
- Rap
- Flamenco
- classical
- Reggae
- Salsa
For dice 2, parts of the body to dance with:
- Only with hands
- With the foots
- With your hands and your head
- Only with the hip
- With your feet glued to the ground
The ground is lava
A fun game, with which the whole family will exercise at the same time puts into operation all his ingenuity and speed to act. The rules of the game the ground is lava are very simple, when someone says the phrase "the ground is lava", everyone will have 5 seconds to get on any surface away from the ground. Before starting to play, you should remove any objects that could break.
You can also add some elements all over the floor to make play easier to children, like some cushions scattered around the hall or small stools. Thus, children will have more options to protect themselves from "lava" without risking injury when climbing on a high chair or any other surface. To add fun to the game, you can turn it into a challenge and record it on video with your mobile.
Pass the video to your children's schoolmates, your friends or cousins. So everyone will have to play the game "the ground is lava" for a while and the children will have a great time watching their friends play at home with their families. It will also serve as inspiration, as seeing that their friends are doing it, they will also want to play something so fun.