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Outdoor winter activities are enjoyable, but it is always good to be prepared with a list of indoor physical activities for when it is too cold or too rainy to play outside.
These games are fun for kids to play with each other but they will have a blast if their parents play, too! Make exercise a family occasion by playing:
Simon says
Example: Simon says, stand on one foot and count to six
Follow the leader
Example: do jumping jacks, crawl on the floor, crawl over the back of the couch
Baseball with common household items
Use tinfoil for a ball and the cardboard tube from paper towels for a bat
Mirror dancing
Put on music
Face each other
One person leads a dance the other attempts to mimic all the moves
Climb up and down stairs
Think of all the different ways you can climb up and down
Example: sideways, on hands and knees
Balloons are the best indoor ball ever you can play all sorts of games
Volleyball
Dodgeball
How many times can you hit it before it touches the ground
Obstacle course
Create a course using furniture, pillows, clothing etc
Freeze dance
Play music
When it stops everyone freezes
Create your own game
Grab random items from the kitchen and other parts of the house
Everyone comes up with a way to use all the items
