Winter Walk Day Ideas

IT'S SIMPLE TO BE ACTIVE IN WINTER. HERE ARE SOME FUN IDEAS TO GET YOUR FEET MOVING.

• Get the whole school involved by posting student-made posters around the school
• Allow students who travel to school by bus to walk the school perimeter or arrange for an alternate drop-off with adult supervision to allow the students to walk to school
• Make a We WALK in Winter banner and display it prominently
• Post announcements in the school newsletter or on the bulletin board
• Air announcements on the school’s PA system
• Encourage students to write about their winter walk experiences in articles or poems or even raps
• Invite local dignitaries to join you on your winter walk day: mayor, councilor, school trustee, police constable, and public health nurse
• Alert your local media and get the community involved
• Hand out our ‘winter walk tags’ and stickers to participating students
• Hand out hot chocolate to walkers as they arrive at school
• Have a friendly challenge between classes or even another school
• Reward classes with the 'golden snow boot' award – an old boot spray painted gold
• Have the students challenge the teachers to walk in winter and track progress on the school bulletin board
• Wear funky hats or decorate snow boots