Indoor Obstacle Course

More Things to Include in Your Course

• If you have a mini exercise trampoline definitely pull this out and use it.
• Stack up a few medium or small shipping boxes and then kick or otherwise knock down the tower.
• Put down a strip of tape on the floor and try to walk on it like a tight rope.
• If you have a 2×4 type board that can be used inside your house, you can set it on the floor and have your child use it like a balance beam.
• You can scatter out some toys in an area and have them run through the toys quickly without touching any of them.
• Make a pile of pillows or blankets and swim through them.
• Lay out a blanket and have them roll up in it like a burrito.
• If you have a large exercise ball have them roll or bounce on it.
• Use a hopping ball with a handle designed for children to sit and bounce.
• Use a step stool or a chair to have children climb up and jump down.

Besides using the course for entertainments purposes you can use it as a reward for getting a spelling word right while doing drill practice. For instance, have your child spell one of his words and then let him move on to the next step in the obstacle course. This could also work with learning math facts.

If you have another idea for an indoor obstacle course, please share! Leave a comment and let me know what works for your family.

Tags: early elementary, exercise, homework, preschool