Football

 Print the Lacing Football printable on cardstock or paper.  Color and cut out the football.  If printed on paper, glue and back with cardboard or a side of a cereal box.  Punch holes for the child to lace with yarn or a shoestring.  Shared by Amy.

Decorate the Football: Print the Football printable. Provide the child with craft supplies to decorate the football.  Examples are tissue paper, torn construction paper, paint, or crayons.

Football Exercising: Decide an activity to do for various movements made during the game.  For example:  Do 5 jumping jacks for each touchdown.
         Do 5 pushups for each field goal.
         Do 5 summersaults for each interception.   

  Print the Football Jersey printable.  Provide the child with colored pencils, crayons, or other craft supplies to decorate the jersey.

Touchdown Dance: Encourage the child to create his/her own touchdown dance every time a team scores. This gets them up and moving while celebrating the game.

Count the Points: Help the child practice counting by keeping track of the points scored by each team throughout the game.  For younger children use tally marks.

Timeouts: Take breaks during timeouts, commercial breaks, or halftime to play football in your living room using a soft football.  

Team Spirit Face Painting: Use washable face paint to paint the logos or colors of the teams playing on the child's face to show team spirit.

Mini Field Goal Kicks: Set up a mini field goal post (you can use cardboard tubes or create one with household items) and let the child take turns kicking a soft ball or rolled-up socks through the goal posts.

Make Pompoms:  Cut multiple ribbons, construction paper strips, or streamers 12" long.  Tie or staple together and then tape to the end of a paint stick or large craft stick.  

Find the Football:  Hide a football for the child to find.  To add a timer for fun.