What is your
favorite way to play outside? Get ready for National Play Outside Day,
celebrated on August 7th. You don’t have to be a child to play
outside, but you may need to lose any inhibitions
you have. Don’t worry about looking silly, or what someone else may think.
Do you remember
playing outdoor games as a child? On my block the favorites were – Hula Hooping,
Hopscotch, playing Jacks, and Four Square. I remember playing hopscotch in
front of my house as a young child. We used a thick stick of white chalk to
draw a giant “X” in each of three sections of sidewalk.
We wrote a
number in each section of the “X”, then grabbed a small rock and tossed it onto
a section of the hopscotch grid. As I walked through my neighborhood, that
childhood memory resurfaced. A few blocks from my house, someone’s child had
drawn a hopscotch grid, waiting for me to try it out.
I didn’t
think about whether the neighbors would think I was Cuckoo for CoCo Puffs. I
hopped in each one of the patterned spaces like I was 10 years old. Don’t miss
out on an opportunity to play because you think its only for kids. I invite you
to join me in celebrating National Play Outside Day.
You don’t
have to go back to your 10-year-old self. Perhaps there is something that you
used t enjoy doing but haven’t done it in a long time. Did you play softball,
tennis, enjoy hiking? How about a game of kickball? Make adaptations as needed.
No matter what you do, get outdoors. Here are 3 ways to celebrate National Play
Outside Day:
1. Create an outdoor scavenger hunt.
2. Go to a lake or beach.
3. Take a bike ride.
4. Join a game of sand volleyball – no sand
or beach nearby? Play over your backyard fence.
5. Play your favorite childhood game
with your kids or younger relatives.
Share an idea for an outdoor play activity that you would recommend.
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