Week 9: Wondering

How this works

As a family, do some physical exercise three days a week (though even once is helpful!). If you can do it more often, then do other types of exercise too – walking, jogging, riding, skating, or swimming.

Each week of family.fit has a theme. The focus this week is wondering. Each step below helps you explore the theme together.

Each session is an adventure made up of seven steps.

There are three options for each step, giving three days of exercise programming.

Remember anyone in the household can take the phone and lead a different step in the adventure.

Have fun together!

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Step 1: Warm-up

Start moving the whole body: 5 minutes

Do the following whole-body warm-ups

Day 1 — Warm-up to music

Do the following for 60 seconds each:

  • High knees running
  • High knees to side
  • Scissor jumps
  • Jumping jacks

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Day 2 — Junkyard dog

One person sits on the floor with legs out to the front and arms out to the side. The others jump over the arm, the legs and the second arm. Everybody jumps two rounds and changes places so everybody gets to jump.

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Day 3 — Warm-up to music

Repeat Day 1.

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Step 2: Talk together

Rest and start a conversation: 5 minutes

Sit down together and start a short conversation. Here are some questions to get you started.

Day 1 — Discuss

How do you feel when you look at the night sky?

How many stars do you think are in the universe? What is the biggest number you can think of?

Wonder together why God made so many stars.

Day 2 — Discuss

Think of a famous person and share what you like about them.

Do they know who you are?

Who are the people who care about you, and know what makes you special?

Day 3 — Discuss

Do you have a pet animal or would you like one?

Do you have a garden or would you like one?

What responsibilities are involved in having a pet or a garden?

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Step 3: Move

Move and do speed skaters: 5 minutes

Practice the speed skaters movement to develop leg and core strength.

Day 1 — Practice speed skaters

Practice speed skaters. Do 10 of them. Rest and then do 20. Rest, then do 30.

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Day 2 — Tabata

Do as many speed skaters as you can for 20 seconds, rest 10 seconds, and then repeat 8 times.

Try and do the same number in each round.

Listen to tabata music

Day 3 — Harder speed skaters

Practice harder speed skaters. Make them smooth and increase speed. Do 20. Rest and then do 20 again.

Try 20 speed skaters over an object. Rest and then do 20 again.

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Step 4: Challenge

Move in a family challenge: 10 minutes

Challenging each other helps give you energy.

Day 1 — Obstacle course

Set up an obstacle course. Use the space you have inside or outside (e.g. run to the tree/chair, leap over the path/rug, etc.) Be creative!

Take turns to get through the obstacle course as quickly as possible. Time each person.

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Day 2 — Knee tag

Compete in pairs. Try to touch your opponent’s knees as many times as you can in 60 seconds while you protect your own with your hands and body position. Change partners.

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Day 3 — Family challenge

Stand in a circle. Do 100 speed skaters as a family. One person starts and then taps out to the next person when needed. After 100, rest for 30 seconds and then start speed skaters again.

Three rounds of 100.

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Step 5: Explore

Explore the Bible together: 5 minutes

Explore the Life Question - “Do I wonder about life?” Read Psalm 8.

Day 1 — Read Psalm 8 and talk

Set a timer for 60 seconds and see who can draw the most stars in that time. What is your family total?

If you counted all the stars, one per second, it would take more than a trillion years! What does this tell you about our Creator God?

Day 2 — Reread and talk

The Psalm says God thinks about us and cares for us. Think: I wonder what God is thinking about us today?

Knowing that God cares for and notices you, how does it make you feel? Add words to finish this sentence “I feel…” and make a poster together.

Day 3 — Reread and talk

From the Psalm, what responsibilities does God give to humans?

Do you think humans are doing a good job of taking care of everything God made? (Consider verses 7-8).

What is one small or big thing you could do to help? As a family?

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Step 6: Pray

Pray and cool down: 5 minutes

Take time to look outwards and pray for others.

Day 1 — Pray and stretch

While you stretch, take turns sharing something that makes you think of how big and great our God is (like a big mountain or wide ocean) and tell Him how great He is!

Day 2 — Pray and wonder

God is big enough to cope with our wondering questions. Finish today by sharing some of your ‘I wonder why…’ questions.

Day 3 — Pray Psalm 8 together

Read Psalm 8 out loud together as a prayer of praise to God.

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Step 7: Play together

Play games as a family: 5 minutes

Play together in active challenges. Have fun!

Day 1 — Mirror mirror

Stand face to face with a partner and have them attempt to copy all your movements. Make it fun. Then swap roles.

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Day 2 — Sharks

Scatter some “islands” and “boats” across the floor (use pillows, stuffed animals, towels etc) and then have everyone jump from one to the next without falling into the water and risk being eaten by ‘sharks’.

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Day 3 — Make an ‘I wonder’ book

Create an "I wonder" book. Let everyone store their big ideas and curious questions in a note book. Maybe research some answers together. Encourage kids to continue to ask questions ever though some answers may be hard to investigate.

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