ACTIVE 30:
12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
On the Twelve Days of Christmas, Active 30 gave to me, twelve different activities to keep me active.
Below are 12 different activities to complete over the Christmas holidays. Can you complete each of the festive activities on each day? Have a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
DAILY ACTIVITIES
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DAY 1 - 20th DECEMBER
On the First Day of Christmas – Try to be active for at least 30 minutes each day during the holidays. The activity should be at least moderate-intensity, which should raise both your heart rate and breathing.
See how many of the activities you can tick off on the activity list below and enjoy getting outside in the fresh air.
RESOURCES
Activity Checklist – Download the Activity Checklist here
DAY 2 - 21st DECEMBER
On the Second Day of Christmas. Get active with an Olympic Athlete, Keely Hodgkinson. Keely will show you some exercise to get you moving.
RESOURCES
Get moving with Keely – Watch Video (opens in a new window)
DAY 3 - 22nd DECEMBER
On the Third Day of Christmas get active with the Go Well team with the HEART Mountain Climber challenge.
RESOURCES
Download the HEART Project Mountain Climber Challenge
DAY 4 - 23rd DECEMBER
On the Fourth Day of Christmas. Why not join Jen and Chris from Durham and Chester Le Street SSP to do some activities?
RESOURCES
Activity – Active 30 – Episode 3.2, Chris and Jen – Watch Video (link opens in a new window).
DAY 5 - 24th DECEMBER
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Why not have a dance with Gemma before getting in your PJs and snuggling down to watch a Christmas movie.
RESOURCES
Dance moves with Gemma Watch video (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 6 - 25th DECEMBER - CHRISTMAS DAY
Merry Christmas Everyone! Baby, it’s cold outside, make sure you wrap up warm and go for a walk with a family member to explore the outdoors. Why don’t you take a walk outdoors with a family member to see how many items you can find from the video, just like Max!
RESOURCES
Move with Max Watch video (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 7 - 26th DECEMBER
On the Seventh Day of Christmas. What better way to burn off all the Christmas treats with some boxercise with Live Well North East.
RESOURCES
Boxercise with Live Well North East – Watch video (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 8 - 27th DECEMBER
On the Eighth Day of Christmas. Why not get all your friends together for a game of Elsa’s Freeze Tag. More games can be found at 10 Minute Shake Up games by clicking on the following link – Healthier Families
RESOURCES
Elsa’s Freeze Tag – Watch video (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 9 - 28th DECEMBER
On the Ninth Day of Christmas. Can you design an activity/game that you and other children could do/play at home? Please use the resource template below to create your activity.
We would love to see your activities!
RESOURCES
Download the resource template (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 10 - 29th DECEMBER
On the Tenth Day of Christmas. Join Groundworks with some party games and get your feet moving.
RESOURCES
Activity – Active 30 – Episode 2.14 – Groundworks Christmas (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 11 - 30th DECEMBER
On the Eleventh Day of Christmas. Have a go at our bean bag challenge. More games can be found in the Active 30 Activity Booklet, which you can download here.
RESOURCES
Download the Beanbag Activity card (Link opens in a new window).
DAY 12 - 31st DECEMBER
On the Twelve Day of Christmas. Be creative while being outdoors. Join Dan and his team to build a den using anything you can find outdoors.
RESOURCES
Activity – Active 30 – Episode 5.1, Stanley Primary, Den Building. Link opens in a new window).