Is bike riding getting a bit boring or what? Ripsticking will never get boring. Ripsticks are way cooler than plain skateboards. You should try learning riding one. They are a easy to learn but hard to fully master it. Riding a ripstik is really fun and not boring. What is Ripsticking? Ripsticking is nothing like you've seen before. It has two wheels and two separate platforms which are connected by a mini tube. Which you can change how long it is to make your ripstik longer. It is like a bike but without a seat and a handlebar. Parts of a Ripstick A Ripstik Has two platforms. One small and one big. Always keep your right leg on the bigger one and your left leg on the smaller platform. Each platform has one wheel. These wheels are not like the ones on bikes. The wheels on a ripstik are the really twisty and turny ones. The wheels are called polyurethane wheels. There is a metal tube connecting the two platforms. So they can hold together. How to ride a Ripstik? Riding a ripsticking isn’t that hard. Don’t be scared and try. With that you will do good, here are the steps : First - For beginners, find a wall that you can hold onto. Then line your ripstik up with it. If you feel comfortable putting your right leg at the second board or your left leg at the the first board. It is your choose. But normally you don’t use a wall or support for you to get on. You have to put your comfortable leg on then the other one. Then you start moving before you loose balance. Sometimes you might need to hold someone's hands and make them walk with you while you are on it. It will help and so will the wall. Second - push yourself while holding onto the wall and let go. Keep your knee bet a little so you have balance then let go after. Then move your legs back and forth. If you want to go faster don't move your left leg that much. Move your right leg back and forth really fast. Third - Last if you want to stop balancing and let your ripstik fall. Tips - Don’t go on big cracks when riding a ripstik. One of the ripstik wheels will get caught and you will fall. Always wear a helmet when ripsticking for safety. Ripsticks are easy and fun. How Does Ripsticking help you? Ripsticking can help you because it works out your calves and legs. Sometimes your lower body might hurt. It is okay if this happens, this means that your bones are getting stronger. Ripsticking can help also help your upper body strength because your are using your upper body to move your lower body. Ripsticking Also helps you with coordination and balance. Ripsticking is good for you. Dangers of Ripsticking and Safety? Ripsticking is just like every other sport. Once in awhile you will get hurt. This can happen if you are not balanced, if you bump into a thing, trip over a crack or more. You have to be careful with your Ripstik. But still Ripsticking is worth it and is not so harmful. When you are just starting to learn how to ride one where a helmet, kneepads, elbow pads, and palm pads. After you know how to ride a ripstik. you still have to wear a helmet. But everything else is optional. Ripsticking the Amazing sport Ripsticking is an amazing sport. Ripsticking is kind of like Soccer, because you are using the same body parts in Soccer. It is way better than a skateboard. So many people ride ripsticks. They are the new vehicle, plus very popular. And Guess what. Unlike bikes when grow you need to get bigger ones. But a ripstik doesn’t matter height or weight. Anyone can use it. If it is small or big. Ripsticks are amazing.
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Do you ever get bored on a certain day? You’ve finished all your homework, went to all your classes, and did your stuff etc.; etc.; etc. What’s left to do? Some of you might think about video games. But are video games really such a great way to spend your time? Some of you might feel like reading. Cool, but do you have reading homework over the weekends? Sure you can still read. Well you don’t have any official school work left, right? Try something new! You should consider spending time with your family (if they have time). Your family has been with you all your life. Doing something fun together is a great way to bond with them. If you have a sibling, and always fight with them, this is a good time to talk and to share each other’s feelings. Also, that sibling of yours might be feeling lonely as well! This is the same if you have a tough time communicating to your parents. It could really make them relieved and happy that you want to talk to them! Also, while spending time with your family you can really learn something! For example, if you went hiking and you almost ran into a handful of poison ivy, you know next time not to go that way. It could also have been really funny, creating lifelong memories for you and your family to share. Your family can also give you endless support, because each one of them has their own knowledge. Talking to them will really help you to solve your problems about almost anything! Spending time with those you love is important! Several studies have shown that kids who play with their families have better grades! It can actually help your performance in school! Also, families who spend time together more know each other and can communicate better! This shows even more that you have to spend time with family! Spending time with your family may also count as a relaxation if you’re really stressed. So get out there, have fun, and spend some time with your amazing family!!!! Did you know that honey bees are endangered? That a queen bee on average lays 80 eggs an hour? That the scientific name for a honey bee is apis? Read on to find more cool facts about everything honey bee and how to help them as kids. There are 3 types of honey bees: the worker, the queen, and the drone. The worker bees are basically servants to drones and queens. An example of a job they do is finding ingredients to make jelly, and then make it for the queen and drones. The worker bees start out as house bees,and then, they grow into field bees. The jobs of a house bee include being a maid for the hive, taking care of the queen like a doctor, giving blood to developing bees, and building the honeycomb (bee storage space for honey and eggs). The jobs of a field bee include searching for food and other resources. How do honey bees compare to other apidae ?: A honey bee falls under the category of the apidae. This family includes most common bees. For instance, a bumblebee is in this family. To contrast the honey bees to other apidae ( in these cases, carpenter bees, other types of honey bees, bumble bees, and orchid bees) ...
Although we are just children, we can still help the bumblebees. From simple gardening to keeping your eye on them through “ bumblebee watch, there are so many things we can do to help them. Here are some basic ways to help them:
Now you know lots about honey bees! Do you like watching TV? So do we, can’t argue with that. A lot of parents want their children to have limited time on electronics. “Excessive exposure to electronic screens can cause reduced blinking rates “, research by Health Point. So as you can see electronics are bad for your health. Instead of electronics in the summer, spring and fall why don’t you play outside. When you play outside you can do anything, it does not have to only be a sport or a made-up game. You can do gymnastics or play tag. You could play 4 square or mega 4 square. You could even go bird watching. If you love sports like me there are a lot of sports out there. You could play soccer, baseball, volleyball,etc. You could go to the park and run around or you could play on the swings. This is what you could do instead of draining your poor eyes out watching T.V. You must be thinking why should I tire myself by going outside? Well I have the answer for you. First of all if you play outside you are getting your exercise. Exercise is important to be healthy. Computers harm your eyes if you watch it for a long period of time. That is probably how I got glasses (Priyal). You also don’t have many options to do when you’re on electronics apart from watching T.V. and playing games but when you’re outside you have a lot of options to do. When you’re on electronics you can play games or watch T.V. You don’t have a lot of choices like you do when you’re outside. Yes, your favorite show is on T.V. and yes, you could play really fun games online but that is the only thing you can do in the winter so why not play outside now. It is also harming your body. These are other reasons why the outdoors rule! I probably changed your point of view of electronics. A lot of time on electronics are bad for your health, you don’t have much options to do and it is all you can do in the winter. The outdoors are fun, you can do a lot of things. Adults probably give us recess instead of free time on electronics for this reason. In fact 19/23 people who we surveyed liked playing outside better than watching T.V.! It all leads to one conclusion, THE OUTDOORS RULE! I bet that you've heard that bullying is illegal, but some people still do it for some reason.
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