Reduced Playtime At School Means Classic Lawn Games Must Rule At Your House!

Recess periods are shrinking. Homework is increasing. Tag, soccer, and even running are being banned at schools everywhere... Cities are building new schools without playgrounds. Playing classic lawn games at your house could easily bridge this gap.

These simple statements, facts actually, make the case for the need for more outdoor play and more classic lawn games in motion. The need and value of creating play time at home in your own back yard with classic lawn games is more important than ever.

More and more kids aren't getting enough space and time to play during the school day. This status continues in spite of innumerable studies documenting that play is vital to children's learning and health.

I am an ardent and very vocal advocate about why we need to save play in our schools and, if the schools can't or are financially unable to save it, why we, as parents, have to do it ourselves. Enter the emerging importance of playing classic lawn games at your house.

Consider these facts:

Since 1990, American creativity scores have been declining, due to the lack of "creativity development" in our educational facilities. At the same time, an IBM poll of 1,500 CEOs named creativity as the primary indicator of "leadership competency" for the future.Finnish elementary school kids-who benefit from an average of 75 minutes of recess a day-consistently rank higher than U.S. children in International Student Assessment Scores.Two major studies of of more than 180 homework practices document very little correlation between the amount of homework and achievement in elementary school.Childhood obesity is directly connected to the decline of play time, increase in ADHD and behavior management issues as well as delayed cognitive, social and creative growth.Increasing physical activity during a child's school day improves attention span, classroom manners and ultimately, achievement test performance.

If these straightforward, documented facts from reputable studies don't make the case for backing off from video games and TV and going outside to play, then I can't think of what possibly will. You don't need to spend a lot of money.

Purchase a few classic lawn games and get in the swing of true, old-fashioned, quality outdoor play. Make your back yard the welcoming haven for the neighborhood children. Classic lawn games (being the classics they are) do tend to have that kind of appeal.

Just getting a badminton or speedminton game going in your back yard can make yours the popular place to hang for the local kids. They'll be having so much fun playing the various classic lawn games they won't realize that their brains are being wired to improve their studies, their creativity and their behavior. The fun is so good that they won't care.

All this from playing classic lawn games? Absolutely yes!

Is your school feeling the pain of budget cuts and reduced playtime for the kids? Enter the world of classic lawn games and fill the gap! A fast paced game of speedminton might rock your world and your child's! Get your game on today!

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