ABCs of Kids Movement Activities

Play is a child’s work and that’s one job they take seriously. Normal healthy children are hardwired to move their bodies and have fun while learning and exploring the world around them.

There’s no shortage of fun movement activities that kids can engage in but for the days when there are talks of boredom and nobody can think of something fun to do; here’s a quick little list, as easy as ABC, of fun ways to get your kids happily moving.

• A - A Farmer in the Dell & other ring games you played as a child. What were some of your childhood favourites? 👇🏾

• B - Bicycle rides

• C - Caterpillar Tunnel 

• D - Digging up buried treasure & filling a dump truck with dirt. 

• E - Easy Peezy Monkey Bars

• F -  Football (Soccer)

• G - Group games like Simon Says 

• H - Hop Scotch

• I - Ice Skating 

• J - Jumping

• K- Kite Flying 

• L- Limbo game (with kiddy themed music) 

• M- Musical Chairs 

• N- Netball and or Basketball 
• O- Obstacle course for kids (whether at an indoor playground or home made)

• P- Party Music 
• Q- Queen games like...How many steps to reach the Queen.

• R- Red Light, Green Light 
• S- Scooter or Skate board
• T- Tidying Up 
• U- Ultimate Frisbee 
• V- Volunteer to pick up rubbish around the house neighbourhood, park etc. 

• W- Weeding a garden & loading up weeds in a wheelbarrow. 
• X- Xylophone jam session
• Y- Yoga (You can check out yoga story time vids on YouTube for inspiration)
• Z- Zip-lining (like Tarzan) at a free playground, park or on a home made version.