What Do Little Boys Do?
I’m signing the girls up for fall activities. Just one apiece so I don’t have to be a taxi. There are all kinds of activities for girls: gymnastics, figure skating, dance,...What do little boys do? I thought about some sort of martial arts, but is that something 5 year olds can do? He’s not interested in gymnastics, figure skating, or dance, and he isn’t ready for hockey.
My first thought was to look back at what Owen did when he was a kid, but I don’t think riding dirt bikes in the desert is an option in West Bend. He did build a working pair of walkie talkies out of Legos (seriously!), but I’m hoping to get The Boy out of the house and with other kids for awhile.
So what is it that little boys do for fun? Were you a little boy at one time? What did you do? What did you wish you could do?
My kids played soccer when they were 5. It was a lot of fun because soccer at that age isn’t boring. Everybody just runs after the ball. And you or Owen can coach. It’s pretty easy.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2007 at 1907 hrs
It’s never too early for martial arts.
Posted by steveegg on August 18, 2007 at 1925 hrs
soccer
I actually coached a team of 5 year olds. It was great fun.It may be too late for t-ball, but soccer is starting right now.
Posted by Kacey on August 18, 2007 at 1939 hrs
I’ve coached all levels of hockey, for learn how to skate through now where I’m coaching a local high school…
It’s not to early for hockey! Talk to the West Bend youth hockey association - I am sure they have “learn to skate” and “learn to play hockey” programs for him to enter! 5 years old is not too early - it’s the perfect age, or actually a year late, to start him skating!
And this is also a great activity for the girls as well, if they are interested! My fiance plays hockey - that’s where we met! - and the US Women’s team is at the top of the hockey world along with Canada’s team!
Drop the puck!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2007 at 2020 hrs
Shame he doesn’t like gymnastics that is what both of my boys are doing. It feels like we live there now lol
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2007 at 2052 hrs
My 5 year old son is in Martial Arts.. It’s a little early for most boys, and I think it is for my son as well, but he’s learning. We don’t have high expectations for the rest of this year, but to get him into the mindset.
Football is starting as well, hockey as some here have said, and we’ve had all our boys in Gymnastics classes at the local center as well.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2007 at 2052 hrs
If you think that your 5 year-old boy is mature enough for martial arts, more power to you. My son turned 6 this summer and completed his third soccer camp.
Cub Scouts starts in 1st Grade now, and they have activities by for the soon-to-be Tigers before they even complete kindergarten. We marched in the Flag Day parade in Waubeka and attended day camp in Fredonia.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2007 at 2120 hrs
I bet we saw you at the Flag Day parade in Waubeka. We were there!
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 18, 2007 at 2227 hrs
Buy him http://www.dangerousbookforboys.com .
As a kid, I read the editions of The Boy Mechanic, but they’re nearly a century old and have real danger in them.
Posted by John Foust on August 18, 2007 at 2326 hrs
When I was a sprout that age, we were still clearing the land and chasing the Indians.
There were almost no ‘organized’ sports for kids that age, so we played sandlot baseball, if anything. Took naps after a hard 1/2 day k’garten.
Read a hell of a lot of comic books, and the newspaper (!)
It resulted in permanent psychic scarring; ask my wife.
Posted by dad29 on August 19, 2007 at 0724 hrs
I too was reading comic books and newspapers (well, the funny pages, which back then meant the comic strips) at that age. My son was taking figure skating lessons at that age till he chipped a bone falling out of bed. They wouldn’t let him on the rink wearing a cast.
Posted by triticale on August 19, 2007 at 0856 hrs
Check out the Y programs for kids - he might like “Kinder Sportz” - time might be an issue - this fall it’s offered Thursday mornings 9:45-10:30 am. It’s soccer, t-ball, kickball, basketball, and various gym games for ages 4-6. There is also Y Playtime Parent & Child (through age 6) - also during the week, though.
Not sure if you are looking only for “physical” activities, but another option is the WI Museum of Art - they have a lot of programs for kids & some are one session only. This summer our 7 year old took a few, and they were great - wish we had known about them earlier. For some reason, it seems like not many people in WB are aware of them, so the class sizes are rather small, but all the parents I’ve talked to have been very happy with the results and plan on participating again.
Don’t know what the quality of their on-line information is, but the sites are www.kmymca.org & www.wisconsinart.org
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 19, 2007 at 1014 hrs
My daughter (age 7) has taken Tae Kwon Do for a year now, and she loves it. There are a number of younger boys in her class, and they do well. Most started at age 4 or 5.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 19, 2007 at 2012 hrs
Check out lacrosse as well - greatest sport known to man in my mind. Most clubs have a kids program.
Also, find some natural areas to explore. My 4 year old would sit in front of a TV or video game all day long but if I put him in the woods he will pick up a stick and entertain himself for hours.
For an organized version of this check out the Schlitz Audubon summer camps and other programs. My son went to the preschool at the Audubon and I have nothing but good things to say about the place (how’s that for all conservatives hate the environment
). http://63.134.214.163/sumcam.htmPosted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 20, 2007 at 1226 hrs
I know my nephews were in swimming and piano lessons at that age, maybe even before.
Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) on August 20, 2007 at 1402 hrs
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