Indoors · Active play & sport

Floor is lava obstacle course

Build an indoor course of cushions, chairs and pillows where the floor is 'lava'.

  • Ages 3–10best for 4–8
  • 30–60 minabout 15 mins of prep
  • Prep on the dayplan below
  • Freenothing to buy
  • At home (inside)on a hot day
  • Some helpmedium mess

Plan it

Good planning makes a good day. Tick things off as you go.

1On the day

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You'll need

From home

  • Couch cushions
  • pillows
  • chairs
  • blankets
  • a timer
🪄 Wizard's tip

Let the kids design round two. They'll spend as long building it as running it, which gives you a breather in the aircon.

How to do it

  1. Lay cushions and pillows as stepping stones.
  2. Add a tunnel (chairs and blanket) and a balance beam (tape line).
  3. Each kid runs the course without touching the floor.
  4. Let them redesign it for the next round.

Younger kids: Keep jumps short and let them hold your hand across tricky bits.

Older kids: Time each lap and add challenges: carry a cup of water, crawl under a broomstick, go backwards.

⚠ Safety Clear sharp corners and keep jumps low. No standing on wobbly chairs.

Builds Gross motor & coordinationProblem-solvingCreativity

Clean-up 10 minutes.

Make it a bigger day Follow with a blanket fort reading den to cool down.

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