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6 Awesome Games to Play on Your Bike!
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6 Awesome Games to Play on Your Bike!
All Summer (and Fall)
Cycling opens the door for many lifelong adventures.
Riding on trails, in the mountains, or a quiet ride to the park with the family
- they’re all amazing ways to spend a day on your bike.
With summer in full swing, we thought we’d come up
with some unique and fun ways to enjoy time on your bike, including a few you
may not have thought of before! These are great, especially for longer rides
when you want to keep the kids focused on fun! They’re fun for the whole
family, so get out there, ride and PLAY!
Bike and Seek -
Before you leave on your ride for the day, come up with a list of 5 or 10
things you will be “seeking”.
Here are some ideas:
Type of Tree
Butterfly
Type of Bird
Dandelion
License plate from a specific state
Bee
Dog
Specific colors (something pink, something orange)
Snake
Animal tracks
Once you’ve made your list, head on out for the day
and mentally mark things off of your list as you’re all riding around, or bring
the list with and as you make stops, mark them off as you see them.
Uphill Racing
- Of course, downhill racing is always super fun, and you can do some downhill
racing as well, but since those uphill climbs can be a bit of a bear to
complete, we thought it’d be fun to make a game out of it. So here we go - To make it more motivating to
climb those hills (because they are awesome cardio) race to see who can make it
to the top first! If you and your family are more experienced riders, you can
race up larger hills, but if you have little ones or aren’t as experienced on
your bike, smaller hills are a great place to start, and to help build up that
endurance!
Horse! -
This one is simple! When you see a horse, you yell “HORSE!” The first person to
spot a horse and yells it out wins that round. It also works with “COW!” and
“SQUIRREL!”. It’s fun, hilarious and the kids will totally crack up.
Red Light, Green Light - This is played just like the old school red light,
green light game, but on your bikes! One person, either mom or dad, stands
about 100 feet from the kids, who are lined up together on the street at the
starting line, ready to rock! Mom or dad yells “GREEN LIGHT!” and the kids hop
on their bikes and ride as fast as they can until mom or dad yells “RED
LIGHT!”. The kids then have to (safely) stop their bikes. Do this until someone
reaches mom or dad, give them a high five, and then DO IT AGAIN! Green light on
fun!
Bike Wash -
Yes, it’s fun to wash your bike - but it’s MORE fun to wash your bike while
you’re riding on it. Get a group of friends and family together and hand out
sponges, soap, bubbles, and of course, have the hose ready. Everybody takes a
turn riding their bike through the bike wash, which essentially is everyone
lined up with soap and sponges and water. The person riding through the bike
wash gets sprayed with water, scrubbed with soap and sponges, bubble blown at
them and lots of giggles. Wearing goggles is a really good idea to keep eyes
from getting washed, too!
Bike Obstacle Course Challenge - Break out
some orange cones, sidewalk chalk, patio furniture, yard toys, soccer balls,
whatever you can think of because we’re going to create an obstacle course
challenge! This can be done right in the driveway! Put out some larger
obstacles that everyone has to ride around - maybe a camping chair, a cooler
and a planter. Next, draw some large
circles and long lines that riders have to follow to get to the next section of
the course. They can be squiggly or even in a large spiral. Finally, create a
small ramp (even if it’s just a flat piece of wood or cardboard) that you have
to ride over. Create your start and finish line and time everyone as they ride
through. The winner gets to set up the next course!