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Living-room obstacle course

Build a five-station obstacle course from pillows, blankets, and chairs, map it, then take a timed run through your own design.

Ages 5–1020 minutes2 pages

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A child’s activity page plus a grown-up guide. White background, low-ink artwork.

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BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Gather a few things.

This sheet, pillows, blankets, chairs, tape, a timer.

One useful question

Which station was trickiest? How could you change it?

WHY THIS WORKS

A little more than a worksheet.

Planning and movement work together.

Make it gentler

Use 3 stations. Skip the timing.

Add a little stretch

Design a course for a stuffed animal or a younger sibling.

A good place to stop

Put everything back together and rate the course out of five.

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