Daily Idea #15: Long Jump

I have always said that my daughter could power our city with her energy and it seems she has more of it now that we can’t really get out. So for today, I am hoping that we can burn some of this energy with a competition.

1) Tape Lines— Make 5–10 separate lines of tape, each about a foot apart, on your floor or carpet.

2) Label the first one the “start” line

3) Give your kids the following instructions:

• Long Jump: See how many lines they can jump over. Have them try and beat their best score each time. Experiment with arm swinging vs. arms behind their backs.

• Run ‘n’ Jump: Now let them take a running start and see if they can jump even further!

• Long Jump Backwards: Increase the difficulty by performing the tasks jumping backwards.

• Hop: How far can they jump on one leg?