Santa's Workshop Stations
SKILL FOCUS
Muscle strength and endurance, speed, balance
GROUP SIZE
Any size group
EQUIPMENT
40 plastic cups
LOCATION
Inside
SAFETY
Remind kids to rest if they get tired
PURPOSE
Four stations will be set up in your room with Christmas themes which include push-ups, running, jumping jacks and cup stacking.
SETUP
Divide the room into quarters to set up fitness stations. Each station will have a Christmas theme where the children have to erform either cup stacking, push-ups, running or jumping jacks. Rotate stations clockwise every 2 minutes.
INSTRUCTIONS
Station 1 is igloo building where the children have to stack cups as high as they can.
Station 2 are elf push-ups.
Station 3 is the reindeer run where the children have to run from one line to the opposite line in their quarter of the room.
Station 4 are Christmas tree jumps where the children perform jumping jacks trying to resemble the shape of a tree.
Have the children rotate every 2 minutes. They should get to every station 2 times.
MODIFICATIONS
To make it harder, have the children stay at each station for longer periods of time.