For Children & Youth, Personal Development, Church & Home, Family Night
Balanced Life Goal: “Physical”
Luke 2:52
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Goal Idea & Motivators: Plan a physical fitness program for yourself that may include learning to play a sport or game. Participate in the program for one month.
PHYSICAL FITNESS
Spread My Wings: Exercise Goal Tracker & Motivators
#1 GOAL CHART/TRACKER
#2 MIRROR MOTIVATOR
#3 MOTIVATION OR AWARD BADGES
PREPARATION FOR ACTIVITY:
Print visuals for children or youth (they may have chosen this goal) to help them achieve their goal.
#1 TO USE the Goal Chart/Tracker: Children/Youth can write their goal on the butterfly body. Then place a check or smiley face on the days they achieved their goal (Sunday a day of rest).
#2 TO USE Mirror Motivator: Children/Youth can place this card on their mirror, over a light-switch, in the car, or on their refrigerator. Also, motivator can be placed over a light-switch, in the car, or on the refrigerator. The Motivator reads: “SPREADING YOUR WINGS. Did the butterfly ever look back and wish it were a caterpillar again? . . . NEVER! . . . Keep Spreading Your Wings.”
#3 TO USE Motivational or Award Badges: Give children/youth these when you check up on their progress or award them for a good job.
ASSIGN TREATS:
• See matching THOUGHT TREATS (below).
• Have children/youth share their favorite recipes with you and you could make them during activity or have them make them ahead to share.
Spread My Wings – Exercise Routine
1. Print and color the Spread My Wings Exercise Routine butterfly. Option: Laminate the butterfly before writing in your goal. Then you can change the goals next month and place stickers on the dots when you achieve your goal each day.
2. Bring you, the butterfly out of your cocoon by writing your goal for physical fitness on the butterfly’s belly.
3. Spread Your Wings: For four weeks work on your exercise routine goal (what you plan to do every day) for at least 30 minutes a day. Check off or color the dots for each day (days 1-6) on that week’s wing.
• Option: You could even write on the dots different sports you wish to play or exercises to learn on different days.
• Sports: soccer, baseball, swimming, jogging, roller blading, tennis, volleyball.
• Exercises: weight lifting, aerobics, swimming, step, spin, yoga, kick boxing.
4. Take Flight: Go on to the next week (wing) until you have filled in the dots.
THOUGHT TREAT (“Spread Your Wings” Butterfly Snack). Spread peanut butter in center of a 4″ piece of celery. Press cheese triangles into the peanut butter. Add pretzel antennas and raisin eyes. Thought: As you eat, think of ways you want to spread your wings, developing physical strength.
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE THIS SPREAD MY WINGS – GOAL TRACKER to track any goal and motivate
