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The following information was taken from babycenter.com.  Try these ideas with your children.  We know that childhood obesity is on the rise and, typicially, when children come home from school or are done with their homework, on goes the television.  Here are some simple ideas to keep your kids moving:

• Take family walks. Alternate walking, running, jogging, and skipping. Play "I Spy," start a collection of feathers or leaves, and sing songs or recite nursery rhymes as a diversion while you walk.
• Lead them to water. A paddle pool, sprinkler, or running hose all encourage splashing, running, and touching. Or have your child wash your car or the family pet. (Always supervise your child around water.) 
• Help your child draw a hopscotch board or four-square grid on the sidewalk with chalk, and then show her how to play.
• Take family bike rides. Be sure everyone wears a helmet.
• Challenge your child. See who can jump rope the longest, shoot the most baskets, stand on one leg longest -- anything goes. Kids love to compete against their parents.
• Join a YMCA, YWCA, or community center as a family. Or look into other local resources that keep kids moving, such as a bowling alley, skating rink (ice or roller), or museum. 

Derived from: http://www.babycenter.com/0_activities-that-boost-physical-development_10300500.bc