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Create an Obstacle Course!

3/18/2020

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Today's idea: Create an Obstacle Course!
Here's an activity that can be done indoors or outdoors. It's also one that can be a longer-term project, if you like, by adding, changing or expanding your obstacle course over a period of days. 
 
Possible items to include:
  • a balance beam 
  • bricks for texture on bare feet
  • hoops (hula hoops can be laid on the ground to jump from hoop to hoop or can be hung to crawl through)
  • ropes
  • pillows/cushions
  • exercise balls, foam balls or any kind of ball
  • sheets or cardboard boxes to make a tunnel 
  • basin, bucket or any container for a pine cone toss target
  • sticks to make a stick ladder horizontally on the ground and step between the sticks to climb your imaginary ladder
  • and more!
A fun layer you can add to your obstacle course, that we use at Learning Outside, is to create a story behind each of the challenges. A few examples: The ground is molten lava and you have to jump from rock to rock (foam squares or anything can be used to be the rocks). Or you're going through a cave (tunnel). Or you are balancing on a precipice over a canyon (rope or balance beam can be used). 
 
We would love to hear what your family creates! Leave a comment letting us know!
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