Outside Fun Lazy Bum....

This week I wrote an email to a 'coach' in the area that works with those on the spectrum.  He is very in tune with RDI philosophy and started training on it at one point.  We had tried soccer a few years back with him and it didn't work but I thought he might have some good ideas or that it might work now.  He said that what they do in soccer isn't really a game (I knew that) and that perhaps a solitary sport such as swimming or karate might be better.  This was very discouraging because if anyone can coach a kid like Andrew, it would be him.  And I want the kid to get more physical exercise.  I want him to have more outside time!!!

This weekend hubby and kiddo were outside playing with a remote control car that Grandma had given him a few years ago.  They were having a great time with it and so I was trying to brainstorm other outside things that don't involve 'sports.'  I asked a few friends and one is an EXPERT at ideas.  So I wanted to put them down here 1) because they are great ideas and good to share and 2) because I will loose them if I don't put them down on 'paper.'

• model rockets
• weather equipment
• sidewalk chalk
• lemonade stand
• potato cannons
• nerf guns
• water balloon sling
• watermelon seed spitting
• pumpkin chunking
• remote control boats or planes
• kite flying
• mime
• street performing
• survey taking
• fund raising
• door to door evangelism
• painting
• weeding
• nature collections
• collecting litter
• fishing
• stomp rockets
• croquet
• horseshoes
• yard darts
• frisbee golf

Now get out there and get your vitamin D!  Feel free to leave some comments with more ideas and I will add them to the list!