Fit Kid
This is one of the most popular movement games which we play at Perform. It's great for children who don't particularly enjoy sports per se, and equally good for those who really like them.
You can adapt this game depending on your surroundings - e.g. it can be played in a park, in your garden - even indoors - just vary the exercises which you do.
Set out four different ‘fit zones' and allocate an exercise for each zone. This can be anything you like - running on the spot, star jumps, touching their toes, lying on their backs cycling their legs, etc.
You'll then need four different ways for them to travel to each of the zones - e.g. jump, skip, hop, run, crawl, gallop, etc.
They have 30 seconds at each fit zone, and a further 30 seconds to travel to the next zone. Get a stop watch and time and encourage them to keep going. If you like, you can then switch and get them to cheer you on!
