Get kids moving
The presents have been exchanged and your kids are probably busy moving their hands and fingers over video games, DVDs and toys that keep them from lifting their bottoms from their chairs.
That said, we are offering a suggestion: Healthy Kids’ Catalog. Click on www.healthykidscatalog.com and be introduced to all sorts of move-it toys and games.
Sure, there are jump ropes and basketballs. Also check out the unicycle, $76.99; the Moon Shoes, $38.49; and the Youth Inflatable Punching Bag from Everlast, $29.48.
We particularly like the Entertrainer. The $139.95 price includes a heart-rate monitor that keeps tabs of kids’ heart rates as they use a treadmill, do calisthenics, jump rope or any other exercise. It’s connected to the TV; the harder they work out, the louder the volume. If they slack off, the volume drops.
Choose products by category, or look for special offers and read what the experts have to say. It may be too late to shop for the holidays, but there is always next year.
Leslie Garcia