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So tamariki can:

1. Have some active play when the weather restricts play outdoors
2. Use their large muscles
3. Develop their hand and eye coordination
4. Enjoy a fun activity using everyday materials
5. Copy and create a pattern using their body.

How to do it / Te tikanga mō tēnei mahi:

1. Hang a balloon from a string in a doorway or archway and play swing ball using your hands.
2. Introduce bats such as empty cling wrap rolls or rolled and taped newspaper – have some rules about not using bats to hurt each other
3. It’s noisy but fun to play balloon hockey in a hallway
4. Make a safe indoor ball using scrunched up newspaper wrapped around with a bit of tape
5. Aim the newspaper ball at a target – into a basket or box
6. Set up some ‘skittles’ made from empty plastic bottles, small boxes or empty containers like yoghurt cups. Use the paper ball or a ball made from a pair of socks rolled up to knock them down.
7. Turn on some music and enjoy some exercises – star jumps, hopping around the furniture, jumping with both feet off the ground, squats and running on the spot to the count of ten.
8. Have a dance off – introduce a ‘move’ for them to copy and then ask them for their move. Create a movement pattern – ‘kick to the right, kick to the left, spin around and clap!’

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