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Dice Moves

Roll a dice and do the move it lands on, together, for three minutes.

At home 5 min 1 to 4 players Indoors Garden Park With a grown-up With brothers, sisters or friends Under 5s and 2016 to 2021

Moving Well Work hard

At a glance

  • Pick a move for each number on the dice together, such as 1 is 5 star jumps and 3 is a bear crawl to the door and back.
  • Your child rolls the dice and you both do the move.
  • Keep rolling for 3 minutes and count the moves you do. A 6 is your child's choice.
  • Progress 1: Roll twice and do both moves back to back.
  • Progress 2: Hide the list of moves, so your child has to remember what each number means.

If it's not working: Make each move shorter, like 3 star jumps instead of 5, or bear crawl halfway.

Full details: set up, how to play, tips

Set up

  • Together, pick a move for each number. For example: 1 is 5 star jumps, 2 is 5 hops on each leg, 3 is bear crawl to the door and back, 4 is 5 throws and catches, 5 is balance on one leg for 10, 6 is the child's choice.

Anywhere.

How to play

  • Your child rolls.
  • Do the move together.
  • Keep rolling for 3 minutes.

Make it easier

  • Make each move shorter, like 3 star jumps instead of 5, or bear crawl halfway.
  • Draw a quick picture for each number so your child can see the move.

Make it harder, step by step

  1. Roll twice and do both moves back to back.
  2. Hide the list of moves, so your child has to remember what each number means.

Three things to say

  • Do every move properly, not quickly.

Colts habit

Work hard for the whole three minutes.

Both feet

Hops on each leg.

Heads up

Watch the dice, then move.

For your birth year

Pick a birth year to show the tweak for that group.

Under 5s
Use a big soft dice or the app, and swap hops and one-leg balances for stomps, jumps and animal walks.

Safety: Move furniture back first. Use a soft ball indoors. Jump on carpet or grass, not hard floors.

My best

Moves done in 3 minutes. Last time and this time. Only ever compared with their own earlier go, never with anyone else's. Saved on this device only.