Nursery World - Keeping children healthy indoors, part 6: Using chairs

Activity ideas that need only a chair, in part 6 of our parent's guides to keeping children physically active indoors during the coronavirus lockdown.

Chairs are another simple and accessible resource for supporting children’s physical activity in a confined space. They offer a wide range of possibilities to promote overall body strength, balance, co-ordination and agility. As always, think of the activities as possibilities, you don’t need to follow them all in this order, or try all of them at once. Children will have their own ideas and decide on their favourites, and you can combine them with any of the activities from previous weeks. Be resourceful and improvise when necessary! Shoes and socks off if possible.

What you need One or two basic kitchen chairs and enough clean, clear and safe space around them so your child can move freely.

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