After school care games

Anvika fondness for you is due to the love, care and affection showered on while making her learn and grow! Triaksh's love for all the teachers, didis, other staff members and his school tells us a lot about his journey here.

Through this year, Vedant has grown to become all the more independent, loving, caring, responsible and self-regulated - all thanks to your efforts. As a teacher handling kids needs a lot of patience so hats off to the team of Pathways Early Years. Sunny Chawla, Parent.

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Gather their friends together and pick out some targets around your yard. A target can be anything from a garbage can or a tree to a fence post or a big rock. Be sure to steer clear of windows and other breakables. The last sound you want to hear is "crash! Step Three: If a player misses, pick up the disc and throw it again from where it landed until it hits the target.

Step Five: Keep track of how many throws it takes for each player to hit each hole. Once all the targets have been hit, the player with the fewest throws wins the game. There are no body slams allowed when you get into the ring for this wrestling match! Don't let the name fool you. Hop-Along Wrestling is nothing like those wild matches on TV. Step Three: They'll face each other and join right hands just like they would if they were shaking hands. Step Four: Now each one of them should raise their left foot behind their backs and hold it up with their left hand.

Step Five: Once they're in position, it's time to wrestle! Both of them should start pushing and pulling the other person with their right hand. They can hop if they want to. Step Six: The person who remains standing without letting go of their left foot is the winner. How close can your kids come to their NFL heroes' personal bests? Are they jocks? Sports fiends?

Football wannabes? Then maybe it's time to see how they measure up to the pros. Pick their strongest football talent. It could be kicking off, passing, blocking, running, field goals, or any other part of the game. Now take have them take their best shot and measure the distance that they run, toss, or kick.

Keep notes and compare them with how the professionals do. Don't expect your child to be John Elway; it took him years and years of practice to snag back-to-back Super Bowl wins.

Even Elway will say that if your child keeps doing his best, he's already on his way to some championship moves. Do your kids love both hockey and soccer? Then why not mix them up for a fun new adventure called Soccey? The next time your kids are dying to move that soccer ball down the field, let them do it with hockey sticks. The next time they want to slam that puck into the net, let them slam a soccer ball instead. It's challenging to try and balance out the rules, but the change of pace will be fun and will help you appreciate the wonder of each individual game.

Just be careful they do not to "stick" their fellow players when they are trying to move the ball down the field. It's a game, not a way to collect other people's teeth. Your yard can be your children's driving range in Tree Branch Golf.

Pros like Tiger Woods use expensive golf clubs to shoot for that hole-in-one. But your kids can play their own crazy game of golf in the backyard.

Step One: Use a long, sturdy tree branch one already broken off on the ground for the club, a pine cone for the ball, and small piles of sand to represent golf course holes.

Step Two: Be sure to set up the course using hills and rose bushes as hazards that they want to avoid. No more sore fingers with Beanbag Volley! Millions of Americans love playing volleyball. But the hard surface of the ball can be tough on young fingers and fists.

So why not let your kids volley one of their favorite beanbag-stuffed animals instead of that hard-to-handle ball? Adapt the rules a little to allow for the fact that the beanbag won't always "bounce" as high as the ball would. Make it legal to toss the stuffy overhand, as long as it's not held for more than three seconds. Then have fun! Take bike hikes with your family and watch your miles add up! If your family is into biking, try planning some bike hikes.

One great incentive to keep everyone biking is to plan an imaginary trip. Find out how far your "destination" is, then see how long it takes to bike that many miles. Everyone can keep adding up the miles to see how long it takes to bike around the country -- or the world! If you're going to be out more than an hour, bring water and snacks. Use a map to plan your route and figure out how many miles you will travel. After a while you'll get pretty good at estimating how far you've biked.

After each hike, record your mileage in a notebook. On a wall map, mark your town and your "destination" with push pins, then use a colored marker to note on a highway the number of miles you've biked. Inflate the tires, check the brakes, and lubricate the chain properly.

Make sure your helmet protects your forehead. Always buckle the straps and make sure they fit snugly. You must follow the rules of the road. Plus goal setting helps to provide structure for them and keep them less tempted from technology like the tv or videos and computer games.

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