Stay active as a family with these fitness ideas. In the meantime, try your hand at this spot the difference game too.
Spending time indoors for long periods of time can be exhausting not just mentally but physically as well. A good way to get your body moving is by doing some fun exercises that the whole family can join in with. Here are a few suggestions that you can get your parents and siblings involved in from time to time.
Make it a game: You can make ‘fitness exercise cards’ with a regular set of playing cards. Let each shape be equivalent to an exercise, for example, hearts are push-ups, clubs for crunches, diamonds for jumping jacks and spades for squats – or you could assign your own! Each member picks a card in turn and has to do the exercise as per the number on that card, for instance, if you pick an five of hearts, you would do five push-ups; if you pick a jack of diamond, you have to do 11 jumping jacks and so on. Keep a tally to see who does the most at the end of the deck.
Dance it out: The family could try to keep up with dance exercises like Zumba, by following instructions from online videos, or following the choreography of an existing dance. It’s both fun and a great workout.
All together: You could each take turns doing different exercises and then swap them among yourselves for a certain period of time, five minutes of skipping, five minutes of stretches, five minutes of cardio and so on for at least 30 minutes. But do it all together so you can continue to have company and don’t get bored quickly.
If you can go outdoors, perhaps, around your complex, go for a walk, run or bicycling together. The idea is to also spend time with one another too. However, remember to mask up if you do step outside.
Here’s a fun littler activity to pass your time in the meantime while you wait for the family fitness session. Can you compare the two images below and spot all the differences?
There are logos and there are taglines. Can you guess the name of the bank based on its tagline?
A bank is a place where money can be saved or borrowed from. Banks also invest money to build up their reserve of money. We place our money in the bank for safe keeping. Banks may give loans to customers for an agreement to pay the bank back at a later time, with interest. All banks have logos and taglines. Although it is easier to recognise a bank with its logo, today let us see if we know their taglines.
Every hero needs a villain! Can you find the correct pair from our favourite stories?
Imagine what our favourite stories would read like without the main character – no, not the hero – the villain!
Heroes become one because they have a villain to stand up to, fight and defeat. Without them, our heroes would just be regular people going about their day. Moreover, it is usually the bad guys that have the most colourful personalities, adding excitement to the stories.
Below are a few protagonists of famous stories. Match them with their antagonists, and guess the stories they belong to.
Learn more about the extraordinary and unique life forms that have managed to adapt to life in the South Pacific Ocean.
From tropical coral reefs to the cooler temperate waters, the South Pacific Ocean and its isolated islands are rich in life. The challenges of surviving on these isolated and remote islands of the Pacific Ocean have pushed animals to evolve in the most surprising and remarkable manner. Here are three such creatures: read about them and see if you can solve the puzzle.
Sperm Whales
An epic voyager in search of food. Young whales leave their family groups in the tropics and head to the temperate seas across thousands of kilometres to reach one of the greatest feeding grounds in the South Pacific: New Zealand. Sperm Whales are drawn here by the fabulous wealth of deep-sea creatures. To dive down and feed on these creatures, whales need to remain underwater for over an hour. To do this, they spend around 10 minutes filling their lungs and blood with oxygen. They spend around 15 years bulking up in these nutrient-rich seas. Once they reach the weight of 30 tonnes, the Sperm Whales return to the tropics.
Seabirds
Guided by the sun, stars and the Earth’s magnetic field, seabirds navigate thousands of kilometres of featureless ocean in search of food. The Albatross is the largest seabird and perhaps the greatest ocean wanderer. With a two-metre wingspan, the Albatross travels more than 10,000km looking for hotspots of squid and fish to feed its oversized offspring. These birds nest on the tiny Hawaiian atoll of French Frigate Shoals. Just around a kilometre long, the atoll provides a base of around 300,000 seabirds. Frigate birds wait for weeks on the breeding grounds for a chance to feed on newly hatched sooty terns.
Sea Butterflies
All life in the Pacific is dependent on the tiniest of creatures: the plankton that floats freely in the currents. One of the most plentiful is the Sea Butterfly, a tiny marine snail that uses its enlarged foot to fly through the water. Known as the ‘potato chips of the ocean’, Sea Butterfly is an important food item for many marine animals. But they are under threat due to the increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. When carbon dioxide dissolves in ocean water, it makes the water acidic, which in turn makes it harder for Sea Butterflies to build their calcium shells. The loss of these swimming “potato chips” have repercussions all the way up the food chain in the oceans.
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Do you have an affinity for number games? If yes, try your hand at this puzzle.
Are you a number lover? Then, try your hand at this popular game and see if you can ace it. A Sudoku is a 6 x 6 grid consisting of columns, rows and blocks.
Instructions on how to play
The objective of the game is to fill the missing digits into the grid, using digits 1 to 6. In each column, row and block, you can use a digit only once. Drag and drop the numbers (1-6), given beside the grid, in their right places.
Rules
1. Each row will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
2. Each column will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
3. Each coloured block will, upon completion, contain all of the digits from 1 to 6.
A quiz to up your general knowledge quotient.
How can you keep your mind active while staying indoors? Try out this interactive quiz.
How clued in are you to sports? Well, this fun video quiz will reveal more…
Did you know that the world record for the number of tennis balls held in a dog’s mouth is five? Also, the world’s first diamond cricket ball was made in Sri Lanka with 2,704 diamonds and 18 carat (75%) gold for the seam. The Wiffle® ball has been enshrined into the permanent collection of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown….
There is so much more you can discover about the different sports balls that exist. Watch this video, take the quiz, and find out more…
Try this health-based Wordoku. That’s right! It’s a Sudoku with letters
Did you know that minerals help make your skin healthy and your bones and teeth strong. Fibre helps your body digest food. It is found in vegetables, whole grains and fruit. Vitamins help your body fight disease and are found in fruit and vegetables. Fats in milk products, meat and fish help build healthy nerves and fight off disease. Protein, which is found in meat, milk products, beans and fish, builds muscles and repairs damage.
Now that you know it all, why not try this puzzle? It’s just like a sudoku but not with numbers. Instead you have letters. The word is VIGOUR. The rules are the same as that of Sudoku.
The Lion King musical is a theatrical masterpiece, transporting audiences to a new world altogether. Find out more.
A young lion, cast out of his tribe after an unthinkable tragedy, must grow up and find his way back to claim his rightful place as King. It’s a timeless tale, indeed. The Lion King is a musical based on the 1994 movie of the same name. It premiered in Broadway in 1997 and received rave reviews. Over the years, the musical has delighted audiences of all ages. An unmatched theatrical experience, it is the highest grossing Broadway production of all time, and the third longest running.
Whether you have watched the movie or the musical, you can relive some of the magic with this memory game. Can you identify these characters correctly?
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