Here’s a fun game you and your little one can play and all you need is a pair of dice.

Benefits:

-Fun way to exercise and practice counting

-Increases physical coordination

Materials:

1. Dice

Instructions:

For each challenge below, first roll your dice and then complete the challenge that number of times. For example, the first challenge is Jump. If you roll the dice and get a 7, you have to Jump 7 times. If the challenge says “seconds” in parentheses, roll the dice and do the challenge for that many seconds. Remember to count out loud as you complete each challenge! Parents are encouraged (ahem, required) to play along!

1. Jump

2. Spin in a circle

3. Skip in a circle

4. Somersault

5. Stand on one leg (seconds)

6. Stand on the other leg (seconds)

7. Sneeze

8. Wave your arms in the air (seconds)

9. Hop forward

10. Hop backward

11. Hop forward on one foot

12. Hop backward on one foot

13. Dance (seconds)

14. Bark like a dog

15. Cluck like a chicken

16. Moo like a cow

17. Touch the floor with your palms

18. Make a silly face (seconds)

19. Clap your hands

20. Clap your feet

Run through the challenges as many times as you want or make up your own! To make it even challengier (not a word), add another die or two!