RainbowSprinkles Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My dd has just started ballet about a month ago and now I would like to find something for ds7. Originally, I was thinking some kind of martial arts. But what else is out there for boys? I'm not interested in team sports like soccer, basketball,etc... at this point as it would add too much to our schedule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 At that age, my kids were not enrolled in any scheduled activities. We went daily to the park for a few hours and played in the yard. On weekends, we went on long hikes with the family, or rock climbing, or canoeing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spryte Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Swimming? We do weekly swimming lessons year round (indoor pool). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnrmom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My younger son is 7, and unlike his older brother, has no interest in sports. However, he does martial arts 3x/week and loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Swimming, biking, hiking, long park days. At 8, he started tennis and golf. He has never liked team sports or typical sports, but has fallen in love with both tennis and golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoyinIndo Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Hiking, riding bikes, playing soccer in the yard, and jumping on the trampoline. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepyl Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My almost 6 year old does competitive dance, theatre, and maybe piano and gymnastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 We do swim team in the summer, soccer in the fall, ice skating/ snow tubing/ sledding in the winter, and golf/tennis/biking/ etc in the spring. My older kids swam year round, but with our little guys, we are trying to mix it up a bit. Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Our local community center offers tiny tots judo for ages 3-6 which my now 6yo has enjoyed. He's showed interested in ballet since his sister goes and we put him in that last year. Since he's still enjoying it, we're continuing this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My double ds (who turn 7 in a couple of weeks), both do dance (one does ballet, the other contemporary) and soccer. They also just run around constantly. We hike and swim a good bit as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splinter Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Apart from team sports, my 6 year old takes swimming lessons and is about to start break-dancing classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 At age 7 my ds started baseball. He loves it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RainbowSprinkles Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Swimming? We do weekly swimming lessons year round (indoor pool). That would be good, but he hates getting his face wet. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Whatever is available and captures their interest. I have a DS10 and DS8. Long term: DS10-- swimming and karate, wants to continue fencing. Has done short-term baseball, t-ball, soccer, flag football, kickball, dodgeball, etc. He's not a super athletic kid, but of the short-term stuff, dodgeball was by far the mst fun for him (note: our athletic club is really well-run. This is not kill the shrimp dodgeball from gym class). Long term: DS8: swimming and gymnastics. Has done short-term t-ball and kickball. Both are in HS gym class at athletic club, plus regular hikes, learning to ride bikes, hiking, playground, DS8 in PT, lots of backyard play, backyard pickup sports, etc. Some decisions are strictly parental (I insist they become proficient swimmers) but otherwise, I believe in listening to some input from your kids when it comes to sports, within reasonable limits. DS10 has done a lot of experimenting and discovered he's happiest in more individual pursuits. DS8 is very happy in individual events. Once they join something, I make them see it through. But if they aren't happy, we don't repeat, though they each have to pick one 'core competency' area to stick with beyond swimming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewelma Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Weekly swimming Gymnastics class "woods club" We created this with the neighborhood kids. They meet weekly for 2 hours in the nearby woods to create forts, play with slingshots, and just run around. For ages 8 to 11 (my 7.5yo goes with his 11 yo brother). Girls invited, but only one comes occasionally. No supervision, and only one broken arm so far in 2 + years.:001_smile: Ruth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 My guys do Judo & tumbling/power trampoline gymnastics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsutsie Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 We alternate between swimming and skating for my 6 year old. I like both, because it can be done at any time and does not have to be scheduled. Some weeks we'd go after LA is done, or if we've been having a bad day, etc. He does 1 session of lessons, for each, per year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 What about putting him in ballet too? That's what my son did at 7 and it's what he continues to do at 12. He actually enjoys the discipline of classical ballet far more than my daughter (though she has more natural ability). Boys can get more performance opportunities than girls sometimes (and sometimes more scholarship opportunities as well). We did change schools so that ds could have more male teachers (right now three of his four regular teachers are men) and more boys in his classes... It's been so good for him, he enjoys it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingersmom Posted September 10, 2011 Share Posted September 10, 2011 Ice Skating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My ds7 is going to be in gymnastics, as well as swimming this year. And possibly bmx biking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mskelly Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My DS just turned 7. He does karate and we are going to start attending the local homeschool sports "club". He's also interested in gymnastic and BMX, but nothing formal for those right now. I told him he could only choose 2 regularly scheduled activities. As it turns out, karate is 3x week so we still have something going on 4 days a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairProspects Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Mine does Tae Kwon Do. We may also start drop-in tennis lessons on an indoor court when the weather gets bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AEC Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 dd7 and ds9 both swim competitively, year round, and have been since they were 5/7. It's a commitment, though...they swim 1.5 hours a day, 5 days a week, all year long and have swim meets about once a month. dd7 takes ballet year round (low-key community center classes). DS9 takes ballet, usually only 6 months out of the year, though. He goes in phases of being interested in it, then not...which is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 DS7 just started karate today - it's a really simple, easy going class at the Y. It meets once a week. He did soccer from the time he was 4.5 til he was 6. He then took a couple of seasons off, and did swimming lessons this summer. DS5 did soccer when he was 4 and hated it. He's trying again this fall for the first time since then (been a year and a half). Hoping it goes better! I require extracurriculars. 1 per season (fall, spring, summer) per child. DD will start her extracurriculars next year, after she turns 3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Whatever is available and captures their interest. I have a DS10 and DS8. Long term: DS10-- swimming and karate, wants to continue fencing. Has done short-term baseball, t-ball, soccer, flag football, kickball, dodgeball, etc. He's not a super athletic kid, but of the short-term stuff, dodgeball was by far the mst fun for him (note: our athletic club is really well-run. This is not kill the shrimp dodgeball from gym class). Long term: DS8: swimming and gymnastics. Has done short-term t-ball and kickball. Both are in HS gym class at athletic club, plus regular hikes, learning to ride bikes, hiking, playground, DS8 in PT, lots of backyard play, backyard pickup sports, etc. Some decisions are strictly parental (I insist they become proficient swimmers) but otherwise, I believe in listening to some input from your kids when it comes to sports, within reasonable limits. DS10 has done a lot of experimenting and discovered he's happiest in more individual pursuits. DS8 is very happy in individual events. Once they join something, I make them see it through. But if they aren't happy, we don't repeat, though they each have to pick one 'core competency' area to stick with beyond swimming. oh, and :iagree: with this, too :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Hip-hop :) but we started him at 5; I don't know when he'll figure out that it's mostly girls. Maybe not before that becomes an attractive feature! We did swimming lessons this summer. And I go for two hours outside play/day. We have a yard & good parks nearby, so it is relatively easy for us but it took so much effort to get into the habit, at first he didn't know what to do with himself outside. Button was miserable with soccer. -- I have thought about starting the Canadian Air Force 10x exercises with him, but haven't done it yet; and he likes Yoga for Kids ABC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 (edited) My eldest is seven. I insist on a sport. Last year that was running club which had 2 sessions each one being 8 weeks long. This year I'm going to insist they try something else during the down time of running club. Running club is just once a week, one hour a time. But my boys run a lot. During the 20 minute challenge (run for 20 minutes )my eldest did a little over 3.5k and my youngest did about 2k. The main thing is we bike a lot. I don't like to drive. So that means it is not unusual for my kids to go about 50k a week just getting around town, errands, ... Both my boys are good swimmers. My eldest swam across the lake and back this year without help. (and since it's a deep lake no touching bottom) which is about 1.5k. This summer as a extra pyshcial activity we tired to bike around town a lot and find all the play structures. My boys are able to go about 20k in on day pack a picnic and stop at lots of parks. In this manner we have found and mapped 48 different 'places of interesst'. They have also learnt a lot about navigating around town, directions, street safety, maps, places to get free water bottle refills, .... Edited September 11, 2011 by Julie Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My ds is 8 but when he was 7 he did Swimming lessons(we do them year round), soccer, and basketball. I would think a boy would enjoy taekwondo(my ds tried it and didn't enjoy it but he was pretty young), or even gymnastics. Personally I prefer the team sports because they only last for a set time and then they are done. Things like Taekwondo are year round and they continually nickle and dime you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 At that age my boys did a martial arts class, swimming and (on days when nothing else was happening) running. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My ds is a short track speedskater. While there aren't many short track teams around, there are long track and inline clubs and teams. When he was younger, he took ballet for a couple of years. The agility he acquired from dance serves him really well in skating and other sports (which is why a lot of football players study dance). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 My dd has just started ballet about a month ago and now I would like to find something for ds7. Originally, I was thinking some kind of martial arts. But what else is out there for boys? I'm not interested in team sports like soccer, basketball,etc... at this point as it would add too much to our schedule. When my son was that age, he was dancing. He started at the ballet school at six and was taking two or three classes a week at age seven. He also did gymnastics when he was younger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momsquared Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Ice Skating I was going to say this. My dd plays hockey, but ice skating is a nice non team sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 Mine at 7, did martial arts and wrestling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorrainejmc Posted September 11, 2011 Share Posted September 11, 2011 We don't do any formal activity or classes. My oldest ds turned 8 today. He swings, slides, climbs, trampolines, wrestles with brother, bumps down the stairs on bottom, does gymnastics on the furniture, sleds in winter, we cycle as a family, ramble the countryside as a family, explore the sand dunes whatever the weather and walk our dogs daily in a local forest park. Phew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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