Too Cold Outside

[Too Cold Outside]

Hi!

So I was just wondering what everyone else did to fill in the "outside Time" when you are not able to go outside because it is far too cold.

[mamac]

Hi!

So I was just wondering what everyone else did to fill in the "outside Time" when you are not able to go outside because it is far too cold.

I pull out the toddler mattresses and let them bounce away to get some of that energy out. We do sack races or dance parties which don't require a ton of space. I also have a swing, rope ladder and rings set up so they can be pretty active even though they're inside.

[Play Care]

I have several of those hopping balls with handles(the kids sit on them and hop), I have a mini tramploine with handle (the only kind we can use in my state) we play sctive games like "popcorn!" or dance party or follow the leader, etc. With older children we have taken old construction paper and crumpled it up and played "snow ball fight."

[Meyou]

ride on cars inside
dance parties
simon says
crawling races
log rolling (lying down and rolling around)
action songs like hokey pokey, head and shoulders
popcorn (jumping to fun music)
obstacle courses (low objects to climb over and under)
mailman (making letters and delivering them around the house)
Bring the outside in (big sensory tub full of snow and things to play with)
Animals (act out different animals and sounds)
I also have a toddler trampoline.

[kitykids3]

I do ALOT of sensory activities this time of year.
And 'exercising.'
dancing, and with scarves.

[Thetotspot]

Today we laid hula hoops out and jumped from one to next as well as tried to hula... I hung a bunch of letter monsters up today a d the kids would reach in a bucket and find a letter...then go into playroom and run around looking for the monster with this letter to smush it. The kids were pretty worn by nap time

[Meyou]

I do ALOT of sensory activities this time of year.
And 'exercising.'
dancing, and with scarves.

I do alot of sensory too. My kids love it. Busy bags especially.