🤸 Move challenge

Jump, crawl and laugh — with a timer that switches moves by itself.

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About 5 minutes of moving

Move cards

🐸

Hop like a frog — 10 hops

🦩

Stand on one leg like a flamingo — count to 10

🐻

Bear walk on hands and feet

🦀

Crab walk sideways

🐍

Slither on your tummy like a snake

🐇

Bunny hops in place — 15

⭐

Jumping jacks — 10

🏃

Run in place — 20 seconds

🤸

Touch your toes — 10 times

🌀

Spin slowly 3 times — then stop without falling

🦒

Stretch up tall like a giraffe — hold for 5

🐢

Walk super slowly like a turtle to the wall

Move cards

🦘

Kangaroo jumps forward — 5

🐧

Waddle like a penguin with your feet together

🐱

Cat-cow on the floor: round back, flat back — 5 times

🙌

Clap above your head — 20

🦵

High knees — 20

🌳

Tree pose, one foot on the other leg — count to 10

🤖

Dance like a robot — 15 seconds

🧊

Freeze like a statue — no moving until 10

🐝

Buzz like a bee around the room and back

🦆

Duck walk, low and squatting

🧹

Pretend to sweep the whole room

🎈

Lie on your back and kick an imaginary balloon

Move cards

🏋️

Squats — 10

🐒

Jump like a monkey and scratch your head

🌬️

Three deep breaths — like blowing up a balloon

🐘

Walk like an elephant, one arm is the trunk

🦋

Sit, feet together, flap your knees like a butterfly

⚽

Kick an imaginary ball — 10 kicks

Rainy days, heat waves or just too much screen time: kids need to move. The move challenge picks silly, animal-inspired exercises: frog jumps, crab walks, flamingo stands and snake slithers. None of them need equipment, and all fit in a living room.

Choose how many moves and how many seconds each, and the timer runs the show, with four “get ready” seconds between moves. You can also print the 30 move cards, cut them out and draw one from a hat.

Questions and answers

How much should kids move every day?

US guidelines suggest that children ages 6–17 get at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day, and that preschoolers be active throughout the day. A few short bursts like this one add up.

Is it safe indoors?

Clear a space, move away from table corners and play in socks or barefoot on a rug, not on a slippery floor.