{"id":2207,"date":"2020-11-18T14:13:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T13:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/?p=2207"},"modified":"2020-11-18T14:13:00","modified_gmt":"2020-11-18T13:43:00","slug":"how-to-keep-kids-active-in-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/how-to-keep-kids-active-in-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Keep Kids Active in Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/adorable-1850003_1280-1-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2208\" title=\"adorable-1850003_1280\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/adorable-1850003_1280-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/adorable-1850003_1280-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/adorable-1850003_1280-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/adorable-1850003_1280-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/adorable-1850003_1280-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>As temperatures plummet it understandable to want to retreat to the house where it\u2019s warmer, but the bad weather shouldn\u2019t be an excuse for children to swap playing outside for lounging in front of the TV.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why we\u2019ve put together some simple ideas to help keep your children active this winter:<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sledding \u2013 Sledding is simple and so much fun when it snows! Dragging the sled up slopes will help raise your heart rate, have the children take it in turns pulling each other on the sled and hold on tight!<\/li>\n<li>Snowball fights \u2013 Gather your ammunition, scout the best hiding places and get ready for an epic winter battle. Snowball fights keep you moving as you run, hide and swing that throwing arm!<\/li>\n<li>Disco dance party \u2013 If the weather\u2019s too bad to venture outside, pick up a cheap disco bulb, put on your favourite Christmas music and have dance to your heart\u2019s content. You could even play music games like Simon says, musical statues and musical chairs.<\/li>\n<li>Soft play centre \u2013 Soft play, rock climbing and trampoline centres are great for active play without the cold. They\u2019re also great places for kids and adults alike to socialise and burn off some steam.<\/li>\n<li>Snowman\/snow angels \u2013 Wrap up extra warm, find the perfect patch of snow and spend hours crafting the perfect snowman and snow angels. The running, rolling and lifting will keep little muscles active and engaged.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What activities do you love to do in winter? Let us know!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As temperatures plummet it understandable to want to retreat to the house where its warmer, but the bad weather shouldnt be an excuse for children to swap playing outside for lounging in front of the TV. Thats why weve put together some simple ideas to help keep your children active this winter:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,16,19],"tags":[26,80,82,89,103,244,296,373,378],"class_list":["post-2207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-childcare","category-nannies","category-parents","tag-activities","tag-child-development","tag-child-health","tag-childcare","tag-christmas","tag-jobs-in-childcare","tag-nannies","tag-parent","tag-parents"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nannyjob.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}