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Screen-Free Summer Week 5: Move More

Screen-Free Summer Week 5: Move More

Get the whole family moving with our Week 5 Screen-Free Summer challenge and create a fun obstacle course using things you already have at home or in the garden.

Emily Longman Wall

Published: August 17, 2026 at 10:00 AM

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Welcome to Week 5 of Screen-Free Summer!

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This week, we’re swapping sitting and scrolling for jumping, crawling, balancing and plenty of family fun.

Your challenge? Build your own family obstacle course, put it to the test and see whether the kids can beat the grown-ups!

Screen-Free Summer week 5 challenge: Move More!

Use everyday things from around the house or garden to create a course that gets everyone moving.

Make it as simple or as challenging as you like, with different things to crawl under, jump over, balance along or weave between. Then see if everyone can make it from start to finish.

What could you include in your obstacle course?

There are no rules, so use whatever space and equipment you have available. You could try:

Crawling under a blanket or table
Hopping between cushions
Balancing along a line on the floor
Jumping over small objects
Walking backwards between two points
Adding a sack race challenge
Throwing beanbags into a bucket or container
Weaving around toys or other markers

You can build your course indoors or outside, and adapt each challenge to suit your family’s ages, abilities and the space you have.

Ways to make it even more fun:

Let everyone choose one challenge to add to the course.
Take turns designing different routes for the family to try.
Time each other and see if you can beat your own personal best.
Add silly movements, such as hopping like a frog or walking like a crab.
Change the course around and have another go.

The aim isn’t to be the fastest or best — it’s simply to get moving, have fun together and enjoy some time away from screens.

What could you win this week?

Build your family obstacle course and enter the prize draw for the chance to win one a family prize bundle:

This week’s prizes:

Squish Balance Bike 14” (worth around £199.99)
Toyrific Stepping Stones (worth around £24.99)
Counting Sheep (worth around £15)
Sussed (worth around £14.99)

How to enter the week 5 prize draw

Once you’ve completed the challenge, share a photo of your obstacle course — or another way your family has been getting active together this week — tag us @madeformums and use #MFMScreenFreeSummer.

Every valid entry will go into the draw for the chance to win a family activity prize. We’d especially love to see entries full of creativity, teamwork, screen-free fun and families making memories together. Terms & Conditions apply.

We’ll also be sharing some of our favourite Screen-Free Summer entries across our social channels throughout the summer.

Can your family complete the course?

You don’t need special equipment or loads of space to get everyone moving. Grab some cushions, blankets and whatever else you have to hand, build your course and see what challenges your family can come up with.

Ready, set, go!

Pic: Getty

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Emily Longman WallDigital Content Producer

Emily is the Digital Content Producer at MadeForMums and creates editorial and video content across the brand. She also edits the weekly editorial newsletter, oversees our reviews process and loves creating our craft articles and videos. She specialises predominantly in car seats and pushchairs, and has yet to meet a buggy she couldn’t fold! With a 1st class degree in History, she always researches topics thoroughly to find the best recommendations for parents.

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