Trampoline Games

In May Heather Long talked about the fitness benefits of owning a trampoline. But along with fitness benefits a trampoline can provide hours of family fun. We recently got a trampoline and our three kids have enjoyed it immensely. So I thought I’d share some fun games that kids can play on the trampoline. Some of them you might remember from your own childhood. Crack the Egg The child who is the “egg” sits in the middle of the tramp and holds their knees close to their chest with both arms. The other children jump and try to make the … Continue reading

Summer Fun – Say Yes to a Trampoline

A funny thing happened to me today, I went to a website that featured an elephant on a trampoline. After I got done snorting my coffee up my nose and recovering from the following choke and laugh – that guffaw aside – I was doing research on trampolines. You remember the trampoline, right? The big round thing that you can bounce on like mad and your kids get a big giggle out of and you get even more in the way of laughter when their hair stands straight up from the generated static electricity? I thought you might. A trampoline … Continue reading

Bored Now?

Are your kids bored? Summertime offers us a lot of opportunities and summer vacation is a lot of fun for our kids – but as parents – many of us don’t get the same luxuries as our kids do. We still have to work, we still have chores and we’re still getting things done. So how do we find ways to entertain our kids and let them have a little fun at the same time we’re trying to get things done? Upgrade the Game of Toss You know what toss is, right? You can toss a ball back and forth, … Continue reading