Daily Activities — balance
Feeding Ducks—and Talking with Your Kids and Teens about Balance with This Easy Outdoor Family Activity
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Feeding ducks is such a great pleasure for a fun and simple family activity! But did you know that eating white bread isn't necessarily good for ducks? See how knowing the foods that are nutritious for feeding ducks can also help you talk with your children and teens about finding balance in their lives!
Cairn Building—an Activity to Talk with Your Family about Balance and Slowing Down
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This activity helps your family focus on slowing down and finding the right balance in their lives. The activity is simple: gather some rocks from your yard and use them to create a cairn (often used as a landmark in hiking to help you and others know you’re on the right path). For added meaning, paint the rocks in a way that symbolically represents the landmark changes happening in your life right now.
Cups by the Yard! An Easy Boredom Buster Using Plastic Cups!
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Grab a yardstick and some plastic cups, then get ready for a challenge! How many cups can you balance? How fast can you do it?
2-Stick Ball Run—an Easy 5-Minute Game and Boredom Buster for Screen-Free Family Time
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This 2-Stick Ball Run challenge is all about finding the right mix between balance and speed. It also encourages creativity to invent level-up challenges that keep your family entertained for screen-free time. You’ll even have opportunities to talk to your children about resilience, priorities, and balance.