18 Get-Off-the-Couch Games

By Kris Bordessa

Kids need exercise! Today's kids are getting fat! You've heard people screaming about it everywhere, but do they have to come up with safe, easy ways for children to get their hearts pumping and muscles working? Clearly not, or they wouldn't be making us moms feel so guilty for supposedly raising a generation of couch potatoes. We're here to help your brood the old-fashioned way: with games so fun -- and simple -- you'll all forget they're good for you, too.

Games for the Family

Classy moves

Ask your child to teach you how to do a move she learned at soccer camp or karate class, and then share a fancy pose from your yoga class. Take turns teaching each other a skill until one person can't think of anything else to share. First one out of ideas is in charge of making the post-workout popcorn.