Travel & Leisure Facts and Notes

A rebounding trampoline, also known as miniature-trampoline, is a great way for adults and children to have fun and get in shape. Rebounding trampolines are much easier to fit into a home or budget than a traditional outdoor trampoline. There are many ways to play on a miniature trampoline.

In the game of Snake, two people stand on each side of the trampoline and move a jump rope over the surface of the trampoline, wiggling it like a snake. A third person then tries to jump on to the trampoline without being ‘bittena by the snake. The object of the game is to jump on the trampoline as many times as possible without touching the jump rope. If someone touches the jump rope, he then changes places with one of the other people holding the rope. Whoever makes the most jumps before being ‘bitten’ by the snake wins!

Follow the Leader combines jumping on a trampoline with the traditional Follow the Leader game. The ‘leader’ begins by doing a series of jumps or tricks on the trampoline, which each child in the line must then repeat. A child who misses something in the series is out. You can choose the next leader in one of two ways. The first choice is for the game to continue with the same leader until only one child is left to be the next leader. Or, once every child has had one turn, the leader could pick a new leader from among the children who remain ‘in.’

Another game that can be played on the rebounding trampoline is Add On. In this game, the first kid in line does a jump or trick. Then the next person does the same thing the first one did, plus adds on a jump or trick of his own. The kids continue to take turns, each adding one thing to the sequence. If a child misses something or does something out of order, he is out. Keep going until there is only one child remaining in the game.

Your children can also have contests on the trampoline to see who can do a certain move the most times in a row without messing up. Whichever child does the best is the winner. The winning child can then choose the next move to use for the game.

A variation of the above game is for each player to take turns doing a specific move. Anyone who messes up is out, and the rest of the participants continue taking turns until only one person remains. The last player remaining then selects the next move.

Another game is to set a time limit and have everyone do as many repetitions of a certain move as they can before the timer goes off. The player with the highest count gets to decide what kind of jump or trick is used for the next round.

These games can be fun for children and adults alike. Adults will find that a miniature trampoline can be used for more than just a workout. Children will learn fun ways to get exercise. A trampoline is a great tool which can be used for fun, family bonding, and exercise at the same time!