Here it is, the reveal of the latest sport for toddlers. It's fun, exhilarating, requires little coordination, and uses common household objects. It's.....
Cutting Board Stomach Surfing
Here are the scores from judges (aka, Lilly and her dolls) who qualified this as an actual sport:
Exercise Effort: 9 - requires use of both legs and arms and you must be able to lay on your stomach for a long time (toddlers who are prone to throwing full fledged tantrums on the floor will especially excel in this sport)
Creativity: 8- this is similar to surfing and sledding, but is an inside sport (a positive for all parents who have toddlers at home during the winter). Several new moves have been recently developed including the one arm push off, the "look at me mommy" no hands slide, and the tandem surf (although this move has only been demonstrated by the most daring of toddlers who are willing to share their cutting board with someone else). The sport was invented in a kitchen by a toddler who has an obsession with taking out all cutting boards, cookie sheets, muffin tins, and pizza pans and laying them out on the floor.
Equipment: 10- this sport requires the use of a common kitchen item, the cutting board. The highest quality of stomach surfing boards is one made of plastic and large enough to fit a chubby toddler width-wise. Wood floors are the best to use. Tile is not as slick, so all toddlers with this flooring will have a significant disadvantage when competing against those with access to wood floored kitchens.
Uniforms: 10 -Uniforms are simple and depend upon the toddler's particular clothing choice that day. As seen in the photo above, pants are optional.
The scoring and point values have not yet been determined. The originator of this sport sporadically decides to take part in the game and will, under no circumstances, participate when prompted by her mother. The only known photo of this sport (above) was obtained by bribery with chocolate chips.
