Staying Active in the Winter Months

It's so important for Zoey to stay active with homeschooling now (no more daily phy-ed classes!) and especially so during the winter months. We take advantage of warmer days and snow shoe and hike when we can, and always walk to get the mail when the weather cooperates but sometimes it's nice to not have to bundle up in all of our snow gear to get active. Some things that have worked for us so far this winter are...

yoga (we are loving the Shanti Generation Yoga for Peacemakers DVD)
roller blading (bonus if you have an indoor rink in your area!)
dance ballet/pointe (classes she takes outside of our home twice a week)
basketball or volleyball at our community gym
playing tag with friends at our community gym
swimming (community pool)

I am sure I'm missing some obvious ideas for staying active throughout the winter...these are just are what's working for us currently. Please feel free to share what it is that you are doing with your kids if it's working for you!

Volunteer Opportunity

This weekend Zoey had her first volunteer opportunity through her dance company (where she takes ballet/pointe classes). I had inquired about volunteer opportunities for her at the end of the last dance season since we knew we were going to be homeschooling in the near future and was happy when her teacher said that it was a great idea. Today she got to dress up as a fairy and help with crafts, dances, games and more for a fairy themed birthday party full of adorable (and super busy!) two year olds. So fun and it was so good for her to take on this kind of role.

We had a pretty crazy weekend here. Zoey was at a sleepover Friday night with a friend and I worked Saturday morning at the library and then we all had to quick get ready to attend a wedding of a friend. Then Sunday (today) was Zoey's day to volunteer for three hours at her dance studio. I'm looking forward to our (hopefully) relaxed day of school tomorrow!