Musings by Melissa

Most Wednesday nights at church the kids play some sort of games in the gym.  Occassionally they will make crafts instead, but most of the time, “It’s Gametime!”

Our game leader is always coming up with new stuff.  This past week was no exception.  The kids paired off, and each pair was given a ball, like a playground ball.  For the first game they turned back-to-back.  Then the first person had to turn and pass the ball to the second person, that person had to grab the ball and turn and pass it back to person number one.  So, the ball was going around both people in a circle.

The second game was similar.  The two players were still back to back, but this time the first player had to pass the ball to the second player by putting it through their legs.  The second player grabbed the ball and had to pass it back to the first player by putting it over their heads.  This time the ball was circling their torsos the other way.

At one point in the second game, one of the kids needed a potty break, so an adult stepped in.  After one minute of “playing” this game, my friend remarked, “This has got to be the best fat burning exercise there is!”  It was like doing toe touches up and down for a minute!  She was pooped!

The moral of this story?!?  Why spend buco-bucks on a ton of space-eating exercise equipment when a simple playground ball can get you up, moving, and having fun with your kids?!?