Looking for ways to keep your kids moving? If so, explore these age appropriate activities and daily exercise ideas to keep the kids active while having fun.

Kids Yoga Check out the Cosmic Kids Yoga YouTube channel and enjoy 10-30 minute guided yoga classes for your preschooler or elementary aged child. Choose from a variety of fun themes to make it more unique to your child.

Freeze dance Start some music and play of game of freeze dance or check out the video below by Jack Hartmann.

Move Like an Animal Get the kids moving like animals and have them guess what the other person is. Use the list of animal ideas provided on the Fatherly.com site or make up your own, write them out on paper, and have the kids take turns drawing them from a bucket or bowl.

PE with Joe Check out Joe Wicks YouTube channel, PE with Joe, as he hosts 30 minute workouts for kids.

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Fit-Tac-Toe Make your own fitness activity game board by putting 1 exercise per square (exmples: jumping jacks, sit-ups, burpees, etc.), then have her kids play to see who can get three in a row. For each square picked, the child performs the activity for 30 seconds. Another option is to check out the Fit-Tac-Toe video included below.

Fitness Obstacle Course Create an indoor or outdoor fitness obstacle course using tape or sidewalk chalk. Check out the video below for ideas.

Activity Log Have your kids stay active by completing an activity log and working their way to complete a marathon. Check out the free actibity log printable provided by Marathon Kids.

Jump rope challenge Grab some jump ropes and have a friendly jump rope competition.

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Balloon Games Blow up some balloons and check out these 10 Best Balloon Games with Kids.

Active for Life Check out the Active For Life website and search for activities by age and skillset.

Kids Daily Exercise Check out Little Sports kid exercises on YouTube. Try the daily exericse or find a more focused exercise for your kids.

Spin the Wheel Exercise Try this interactive Spin It site to create your own exercise wheel to get the kids moving. Edit the activity options to customize for your age of children.

Gross Motor Bingo Play a game of bingo while getting the kids moving. Check out The Inspired Treehouse site for a free printable game and call list or try the link provided on the site to make your own cards more suitable for your kiddos.

Spell Your Name Workout Get moving by spelling your name and performing the activity assigned for each letter of your name. Use the free pintable provided at the bottom of the page, be sure to use the provided password to access the printable

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