Playground Tag
We just got back from our local playground. It has four main sections of play equipment with a plethora of slides, monkey bars, bridges, ladders and fireman poles. We invited some friends to come with us so there were seven kids and myself as the… ahem, responsible adult.
My few attempts at being the pretend playground monster quickly turned into an hour long game of tag. Unfortunately I was the one who was “It” the majority of that hour. Those little guys are fast! And I can’t fit through the bars, under the bridges or zip down the slide like I used to.
I believe during that hour of tag I burned more calories than any aerobic exercise that I usually do. The boys didn’t even realize they were exercising. It was amazing to see how we got so lost in our fun.
I realized that I miss that as an adult. The spontaneous play outside. You meet some kid in the park and automatically become best friends and then begin chasing each other full speed around in circles.
Luckily this still exists for children. Playing outside on the playground surrounded by trees, grass and shrubs. It’s essential Nature For Kids and it’s the type of exercise children need. The type that’s not actually called exercise, but play. When did my play turn into exercise?…Deep thoughts by Mystical Batwoman
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“Except ye become as a little child, ye shall not become fit”
I am going to try and sponser a nature day (check out my site it is on there) do you have any good places for natural play that you can think of like north utah county or south salt lake county? Looking for a place with no park for sure. Place with a good field, trees, maybe a little stream?