Welcome to week 6 of the MVP Generation Go posts here on Frugal Upstate!  As you know we’ve discussed Meal Planning, Kids and Youth Sports,  Active Role Models, Discovering Your Community and Making Food Fun.  This week’s MVP Generation Go topic for all of us ambassadors is Creative Recreation!

The goal of MVP Healthcare’s  MVP Generation Go program is to encourage families to live a healthy, active lifestyle.  While youth sports are a great way to get active, there are other creative ways to keep your whole family moving without signing up for little league or a sports clinic.

1.  Walk.

Get out in your backyard, neighborhood or park and take a walk or a hike.  How is that creative?  Well you can turn it into a rousing game of Nature Bingo and watch your kids tear around trying to find all the items on their cards.

Photo by Take a Hike Arizona

If you’ve got older kids (and a GPS or GPS function on your phone) you can turn your walk/hike into a chance to try out GeoCaching–sort of like a world wide treasure hunt folks do for fun.  Who knows, maybe it will turn into a new hobby!

photo by Anton Lindstrom

2.  Roll.

If walking isn’t your style, why not have the kids hop on a bike, scooter, roller skates, skateboard or roller blades?  Take a spin around the block, head to a park with trails, go to an indoor rink or find an actual skate park.

Photo by Arkadiusz Karpiński

Want to make it even more fun?  How about getting creative and playing some games?  Livestrong.com has 5 ideas for great roller skate games, and in my research I found the official US Bicycle Polo page. . .and of course you can organize races, relay races and more!

3.  Splash.

Water never seems to lose it’s allure-even for the teens!  There are plenty of creative ways to splash your way into some fun this summer.  Of course you can go swimming–but everyone does THAT.  What about creating your own backyard water park for the kids?

Photo by Jennifer Schwalm

Or making your own inexpensive version of the “Best Slip ‘n Slide Ever” for the teens?

Those are just a few creative ways you can get out there and get moving!  Now it’s time for you to share your ideas and–as a bonus–be entered to win a $50 gift card courtesy of Kids Fun Plaza!

This giveaway starts today, August 1st and ends at midnight EST on Sunday August 7th.  Winners will be announced next Monday.

To enter, we would like to know what your favorite fun snack is for your kids!

For an additional entry you can:

Tweet your ideas about how to get out and get active using the #GenerationGo hashtag (one entry).

Don’t forget to head on over to the MVP Generation Go Facebook page andgive them a “like”! You’ll see all the great posts by the other Ambassadors-and to see their gift card giveaways as well!

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DISCLOSURE: I am an MVP Generation Go ambassador.  MVP Has provided me with compensation for this post.  My participation is voluntary and my opinion is always my own.  The $50 Gift Card for this giveaway was provided by Kids Fun Plaza.