When was the last time you jumped for joy? Jumping boosts our serotonin levels and induces happiness. In fact, people love bouncing around so much that we’ve dedicated a whole day to it. That’s right, July 20th is World Jump Day!
We’ve put together a list of sports activities, games and day-adventures that incorporate feel-good jumping fun for the family this #summerofplay! Read on for inflatable parks, trampoline games and space-hopper races!
Bouncy Games & Activities
Bouncy Castle Fun by Dolan H
Getting an adequate amount of exercise is so important for children, and active play is a great way to encourage them to move more. These games will have the whole family hopping, skipping and jumping in no time!
Spacehopper Race
You’ll need some bouncy space hoppers and an adequately sized grassy play area for this activity! Get everyone lined up and use some masking tape to mark out your start and finish lines. Enjoy unimaginable amounts of fun as everyone bounces and tumbles about trying to reach the finish line first. It’s harder than it looks!
Trampoline Games
If you’re lucky enough to have a trampoline at home or can make it down to one of our awesome recommended trampoline parks below, check out Big Family Blessing’s list of 45 Trampoline Games your Kids will Love for play ideas.
Skipping/ Double Dutch
Check out Skip-hop’s guide and get the whole family involved. If your little explorers prefer to skip solo, get them to have a go at Very Well Families’ brilliant list of Jump Rope Games and Activities for Kids.
Sack Race
This one’s a classic. If you don’t have any large fabric sacks on hand why not try these? Now all you need is a large grassy play area! Use some duct tape to mark out your start and finish lines, get everybody into their sack and hop, hop, hop to the finish line!
Long Jump Tournament
Cut five 12-inch long pieces of duct tape and position them on the ground in front of you with each piece placed around 5-inches apart. Then have your kids take turns seeing how far they can jump. With each round, take down each jumper’s score based on the piece of tape they land closest to. Increase the difficulty with each round by moving the pieces of tape further and further apart. Try five rounds and see which player can jump the farthest overall!
Bouncy Days Out
We All Want To Go Up by Mahdi Abdulrazak
Visit The Hop Farm in Kent
The hop farm is packed full of family attractions including Giant Jumping Pillows, Driving Lessons, The Magic Castle, Adventure Play Areas, Children’s Rides and Live Shows. The Animal Farm features donkeys, horses and plenty of other cuddly creatures for the kids to get up close to!
Inflatable Theme Parks
Take the family for an exciting day out at an arena-sized, inflatable-obstacle-filled theme park! These bounce-parks are all-the-rage right now and they tend get booked up as the summer holidays approach, so secure your slot ahead of time using the links provided below.
Flip Out!
Location: Aintree, Ashford, Aylesbury, Basingstoke, Blackburn, Bristol, Chatham (Medway), Chester, Chichester, Doncaster, Glasgow, Hereford, Essex (Lakeside), London (Brent Cross), London (Croydon), London (E6), London (WandSworth - HQ), Manchester, Peterborough, Portsmouth, Preston, Rochdale, Rushdeen Lakes, Sandwell (Birmingham), Somerset, Southampton and Stoke (Stone).
Inflata Nation
Locations: Manchester, Birmingham, Beverley, Cheshire, Glasgow, Newcastle, West Bromwich, Peterborough and Huddersfield
Top Jump
Location: Milton Keynes
Jump Giants
Location: Essex
Air Haus
Location: Sheffield
Trampoline Parks
Similar to inflatable adventure parks, these jumping arenas with trampolines on the floors and walls provide buckets of fun for the family! Here’s a list of the best trampoline parks in the UK!
Oxygen Freejumping
Locations: London (Acton), London - The O2 (Greenwich), London (Croydon) and Derby
Jump In Trampoline Parks
Locations: Aberdeen, Camberley (Gravity Force), Elstree, Enfield, Ipswich, Shrewsbury, Slough and Warwick.
Better Extreme
Locations: Newquay (Main Site), Barking, Bath, Islington, Newcastle, Sutcliffe Park, Swindon, Waltham Forest, Welwyn Garden City, Sutton, Carterton.
Orbital Trampoline Park
Location: Luton
Ascent Trampoline Park
Location: Blackpool
Air Vault
Location: Greater Manchester
ISLEJUMP
Location: Isle Of Wight (Sandown)
High Altitude
Location: Norwich
Infinite Air Trampoline Park
Location: Durham
Jump Jam
Location: Cardiff
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Cover Image : Sac Race by Scott Wolff