How does your family measure up physically -- does TV and computer time take priority over outdoor fun? Take our Family Fitness Quiz and find out how physical your family really is. Then take a stab at one of the many fun activities suggested by four-time Olympian and Canadian Sports Hall of Famer Silken Laumann in her new book, Child's Play (Random House Canada). She shares her secrets for fun and fresh family activities to get the whole family outside and enjoying themselves.
Fun things you can do with your family
• Kick a soccer ball
• Throw a football
• Play catch with a baseball
• Blow bubbles and try to pop them before they land
• Invite neighbourhood kids to play in your yard
• Ride bikes together
• Walk the dog together
• Go out at night and search for stars or constellations
• Find those neighbourhood kids and offer to supervise a game of capture-the-flag
• Skip rope (some have built-in counters that kids love)
• Climb a tree
• Meet neighbours in a local park
• Offer to supervise a space once a week where kids can gather and play in bad weather
• Clear some space in the house and play red light, green light
• Wrestle together
• Go to family swim time at the local pool
• Go to the community centre or the local school
• Start a neighbourhood basketball night
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