Winter Bowling

Good Morning St. Clare Friends!

It's another chilly spring day that feels like the middle of winter! Let's embrace these elements, bundle up and head outside to play!

Spending time outdoors is an essential part of living a healthy lifestyle. There are many benefits to spending time outdoors. Here are just a few:
  • Improves mood and self esteem
  • Improves focus and concentration
  • Increases vitamin D levels
  • Helps improve quality of sleep
  • Helps to decrease symptoms of several health issues including depression, anxiety, ADHD and high blood pressure
Winter Bowling
(courtesy: be fit for life)


Equipment:
- any type of ball (soccer, basketball, volleyball, football, foam)
- empty jugs, bottles, container

Activity Description:
- Set up empty jugs in the shape of a triangle in the snow.
- Create a line where participants must stand to underhand roll the ball from
- Participants attempt to knock all of the bottles down and are awarded points for each fallen jug

Variations:
- Create obstacles to bowl around
- Bowl down a hill
- Build a jump for the ball to hit
- Human bowling (log roll to knock over pins)
- Participants try and bowl with each hand separately, and both hands together

Stay Active! Stay Strong! Stay Positive!

Kind Regards,
Sherri Anwender

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