Peppy Pedometer Play!
I’m not talking fancy here! Pick up a $5 pedometer and help your kids program it (SIMPLE SUZY!). They will looooove reporting back to you how many steps it takes to get to the end of the block, their friends’ houses, the park and everywhere else. On rainy or cold days, you can use this nifty little trick indoors, too. Shopping malls and grandparent’s condo buildings are great places to measure steps! No pedometer, no
problem! Have them count shorter distances themselves, or time them to see how long it takes them to get to the end of the block and back or find a couple flights of stairs and ask your little darlings how many stairs to the very top. You get the idea! Hint: these handy little activities also work great for passing the time when delayed in an airport!!!
