Daily Idea #162: Balance Battle

My 9 year old is my inspiration for today’s daily idea. Yesterday she came walking down our hallway with a book on her head and wanted to see how long she could balance it there! So, for today we are going to have a balancing battle to see who can balance a book on their head the longest.

It’s simple— find a book (not too heavy, but hard cover), balance it on your head, and challenge your kids to do different simple activities (walk down the hallway or across a room, take a bite of an apple, sit on the couch or at the kitchen table…) to see who can balance it longer. For younger kids who may have a problem with the book, give them a plastic spoon and light ball (think ping pong ball or something like it) and have them hold the spoon in their mouth with the ball on the spoon.