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Sqord – powered by play

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This is a sponsored post, but all opinions are my own.

Making time for physical activity is so important, especially now that we spend so much of our day in front of a screen. As parents, we play a huge role in helping our kids become more physically active, both by setting an example and encouraging them to move!

Enrolling kids in sports seems to be an obvious solution, but if your kids aren’t into that, there are other options: Bike-riding, swimming, playing tag, walking the dog, shooting hoops, jump roping, and walking to and from school are all good ways to keep kids moving throughout the day.

My 9-year-old, Maura, is not into sports. Whatsoever. You won’t see her on a bike, either, and her roller blades have been gathering dust in the back of the closet for months. BUT she goes crazy swinging on the monkey bars on the playground and loves to dance (when she thinks no one is watching, anyway). She can also walk for miles if there’s a purpose to it. For instance, I’ll say “Let’s walk to the park and gather some pretty leaves!” and she’s out the door in a second. “Let’s go pet the horses at the stable nearby” almost always gets her off the couch. She also enjoys playing hopscotch and pulling weeds in the backyard.

Now there’s another tool I can use to inspire Maura to find the fun and rewards in active play – Sqord. Pronounced ‘scored’, this is a company that has developed a wearable fitness tracker and a game app that motivates kids to go out and play with others. Technology that gets kids moving!

Orange Sqord

HOW SQORD WORKS

Kids wear the Sqord Activity Pod on their wrist, which tracks the intensity and duration of their movement in the real world. This data is converted into Sqord Activity Points, which kids can use in the Sqord game app. The more Sqord Activity Points kids earn, the more cool features and interactive game levels they can unlock. To upload points, players simply launch the app and tap their Pods three times to sync.

Sqord app

Kids can compete on the Sqord leaderboard and in head-to-head challenges with friends – or the world. Parents can also set goals for their kids and create unique awards to further incentivize active play. Kids can reward, motivate, and encourage each other by sending quick High Fives or Squawk messages to their friends. All interactions within the app are 100% safe, easy, and fun for all ages. By the way, Sqord was recently chosen to partner with Michelle Obama and her “Let’s Move” initiative. What better endorsement can you get than that?!

SQORD FAMILY PLAYSTAKES

Visit woobox.com/3opasf/i2bjpf to enter the Sqord Family Playstakes for the chance to win a family vacation for four to San Diego, California, which includes:

  • Airfare, hotel for 3 days/2 nights, and a rental car
  • Tickets to your choice of LEGOLAND, SeaWorld or San Diego Zoo
  • Sqord prize pack (4 Sqord Activity Pods, wrist bands and stickers)

Sqord sweeps

WIN IT!

Now is the perfect time to get your family outside to rake leaves! Getting to jump and play in the leaf pile is a wonderful reward for your kids’ hard work. My daughters are getting their own Sqords soon, and I plan to wear one right along with them. I don’t think I’ll be able to keep up, but I’ll try my best! 😉

Enter to win your own Sqord Activity Pod four-pack. Valued at $114.95, this set will motivate your WHOLE family to get moving! Just fill out the Rafflecopter widget below.

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  1. I think this is a wonderful idea. I’ve never seen anything like it. It’s nice to see we are getting more conscious about our children’s activity rather than sitting them in front of video games all day.
    Thanks for posting it.
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  5. What a really wonderful idea! I love that they get points for doing exercise; I love apps that are tying in game play with real life events. My son would love this!

  8. I recently discovered this startup too. And I think it is a wonderful idea. Play is so important and this is a great way of combining technology with old school activity.

  9. Anything that inspires kids to be active is great. Physical activity is so important for their health and growth.

  13. My girl’s got fitness trackers for Christmas last year and they love them. Now that they are a part of the Justice brand ambassador program, we use the Justice Fitness activity tracker, but these sqord trackers are very cute. I like the round shape that looks more like a watch.

  14. My kids likes ice hockey and some other sports like baseball and soccer. Outdoor activity is important to kids.

  20. good and nice idea on posting like this! It will help the kids become physically active! 🙂

  34. Encouraging kids to be active is important and it’s nice that there’s something that will help motivate them. There’s really no limit as to what technology can do for us!

  35. In the current world filled with full of high end technology and gadgets most of our kids including us skip physical activity which is so much primary for active health. This is such a wonderful concept to keep the kids active and apps like this will motivate kids to stay perfect with their workout routine!

  36. Looks like a great app for monitoring my son’s daily activities. Where can I buy this? I am planning to get one too.

  37. Now, see this is something that my son might get into! We try to get moving by walking the dogs and playing on trampolines, but he just isn’t that sporty. He does love technology though!
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  39. We visit area parks and playgrounds. They play sports like to ride bikes and such for me it’s not to hard.

  40. I keep the kids active by involving them in sports as well as trips to the local park and playground.

  41. Over the weekend it was cold and rainy so we played Dance Party on Wii. It’s actually a good workout and fun so they want to do it.