Many Georgia schools are closed through January 7th at least, due to cold temperatures, with negative degree wind chills in much of North Georgia. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta provided Atlanta Moms® with the following ideas to keep your children active during this cold weather and even 3 great reasons to get outside this winter!
Indoor Activity Ideas
- Dr. Walsh keeps a list of indoor activities on hand to help combat the winter blues. Check out her Healthy Dose blog entry, complete with simple ways to move indoors, including fun (and inexpensive) activities such as Indoor Bowling, Detergent Jug Catch and Ribbon Limbo.
- Do animal races, walking over “hot lava” and dance parties sound fun? Check out our printable Indoor Activities for Kids PDF. Let your (and your child’s) imagination run wild, let your hair down and enjoy an afternoon of fun with your kids.
- Lace up your favorite gym shoes and get moving with our great ideas to bring the best of circuit training to your house. Use our printable At Home Boot Camp PDF to get a great family workout without even having to go outside.
3 Reasons To Get Outside This Winter
Did you know that cold weather doesn’t make you sick…that’s just an old wives’ tale. Studies show people who are chilled are no more likely to get sick than those who aren’t. So once we get past the next two days and the temps rise a bit, there is no reason that your kids shouldn’t get outside and play.
Thanks to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Strong4Life.com for sharing this content with AtlantaMoms.com!
