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Avoid Boredom with a Backyard Obstacle Course
Help your children set up a small obstacle course in your backyard or nearby park and invite their friends over to try it out. It’s not only fun to do but also promotes physical activity – a key factor in building and maintaining healthy bones, joints and muscles.
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Avoid Boredom with a Backyard Obstacle Course
Ages: Adults and Kids 6 and Up
Duration: Over One Hour


    WHAT YOU NEED

  • Cardboard boxes
  • Rubber balls
  • Broomstick
  • Plastic bottles (NESTLÉ® JUICY JUICE® 64 oz plastic bottles, NESTLÉ NESQUIK® Ready-to-Drink plastic bottles)
  • 2 chairs (optional)

    HOW TO DO IT

  • Print out the obstacle course diagram for setup suggestions.
  • Get some old produce boxes from your local grocery store. They'll usually give them for free. These versatile, sturdy boxes can be used for all sorts of things in your children's obstacle course. Decorate them with your child for an added element of fun.
  • Stagger the boxes on the lawn so your children can run through them in a zigzag pattern.
  • Set up a limbo stick for your children. Use boxes of varying sizes, the backs of chairs as supports, or just hold the broomstick for your children to go under. Bring out a "boom box" and play some limbo music to really get them in the mood!
  • Tie several pieces of rope into 10” - 12” circles and set them in a row on your lawn. Have your children hop on 1 foot to make it through them. (See diagram)
  • Fill some plastic bottles with water to make small weights. Set up an obstacle course in which your children must get all the bottles from one location to another while running in a zigzag pattern. (Combine with the cardboard box zigzag course.)
  • Open the bottoms of the boxes and tape several together to make a tunnel to crawl through. If you have enough boxes, make the tunnel twist and turn a little.
  • At one point in the course, set up a box as a "basket" for your child to toss a ball into.
  • Place 2, 8’-10’ lengths of rope on your lawn about 4” apart and have your children walk its length like a balance beam.
  • With a little imagination and creativity, you and your children can put together a fun course for next to nothing. Even though the course is free, the healthy rewards are invaluable!

    TIPS

  • If a yard or park isn't readily available, set up a smaller course in your living room or throughout your house or apartment using couch cushions, pillows, shoe boxes, etc.
  • Remember to keep the course safe. Make sure to check for sharp objects before laying out your course.

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