This is how to keep children active without a garden
Staying active is paramount to maintaining a healthy mind and body. In an ideal world everyone would have space to exercise outside, but we know this is not the case for every family.
To help with this, we have rounded up different ideas and resources that will keep your students active, specifically aimed at young people who live in flats, or are not able to go outside.
Balloon volleyball
Make a net by tying a piece of string from one chair to another. Then blow up a balloon and start volleying!
Set up a maze
Turn a room into a “laser” maze with wool or string. Zigzag the thread from varying heights and try to get across without touching the laser.
Obstacle course
Create a furniture course around your house and add in specific mental or physical challenges.
Learn a dance routine with Oti
Strictly Come Dancing champion Oti Mabuse and her husband Marius Lepure are offering daily dance classes to kids. Taking place at 11.30am, the live-streamed lessons focus on fun movements that anyone can master, with no previous experience required.
Ballet lessons
The Ballet Coach, Sarah De-Feu is an English National Ballet School trained dancer and teacher who's now offering 14 free classes a week. All streamed on Instagram and Facebook Live. You can also watch them back on YouTube. There are 'Little Ones' classes to suit every age group, as well as lessons for parents, grandmas and grandpas.
PE with Joe Wicks
Joe is streaming live HIIT workouts for kids daily, from Monday to Friday, on his Youtube channel.
Fitness Blender workouts
Videos featuring a range of exercises and workouts. You can choose exercises by: degree of difficulty, type, gender and whether equipment is needed or not.
School closure safeguarding help from tootoot
We want to help schools ensure that their high standard of safeguarding and pupil wellbeing can continue during school closures.
Click below to find out how our award-winning safeguarding app can help you virtually support and communicate with your pupils.
