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It’s a family code to tell kids, “I love you and you are doing awesome” or “you can do it!” while building up encouragement to help kids know they are loved no matter what the score… from the sideline. They are perfect for kids that like to move!
As a mom to four kids who love to be active on sports teams, I know that playing organized sports help kids go on to bigger things. From learning to play with others, follow rules, and work towards a goal, sports help kids grow while being active.
When I had the opportunity to partner with L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™ and come up with ideas to help my kids be the best they can be in any of their favorite activities, I was excited to help my kids go on to do big things with a gummy vitamin brand that kids love.
Encouraging Cheers with Secret Family Hand Signals
At the moment, we have kids who play t-ball, softball, and baseball. When kids are out on the dusty ball field, it can be easy for kids to get swept up in the action of the game and become overwhelmed by the score, plays, and how they are doing on a particular day.
These secret family hand signals are a creative way to let your kids know from the sideline that they are doing great and no matter what the score, their parents are proud of them.
A simple thumbs up might tell your child that they are loved in the midst of a fast-paced soccer game. A quick message of encouragement can build up a child no matter how they are doing on the field!
What a fun family habit to start, right? These are healthy habits to encourage and build your child’s confidence. Add in a healthy habit of taking a daily L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™ to make your child strong, they’ll be ready to go!
We came up with a few hand symbols together as a family that can be used during games:
- Two thumbs up means “I love you and you are doing great!”
- One fist in the air means “Keep going! You’ve got this!”
- Two hands up mean “You are doing awesome!”
- A hand over the heart means ” I love you!”
- Clapping overhead means “You can do it!”
Family sports sideline encouragement symbols can be customized to meet the secret message needs of your family.
Make them creative and work on them together as a family.
It’s a great way to spark conversation while creating the secret codes and build family bonding over sports.
These messages are a perfect example of sideline encouragement, telling kids that they can do whatever they put their mind to. It’s a message that L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™ encourages while giving kids essential nutrients they need to go on to do big things.
I was surprised to find out that L’il Critters™ has been such a delicious kid’s gummy vitamin and supplement since 1998. My kids love the tasty vitamin without any chalky aftertastes and that it’s not a hard-to-swallow pill. Also important to this busy mom is the fact that L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™ are gluten-free, and are made with natural fruit flavors and colors derived from fruits, vegetables and plants.
The fact that they have no high fructose corn syrup and no synthetic (FD&C) dyes makes me happy to share these great tasting kid’s gummy vitamins while supporting children’s healthy habits.
Playing sports supports a healthy lifestyle for kids and families.
It’s important to get the recommended daily intake of fruits and vegetables for learning, growing, and performing in active sports. But, it can be so hard to get that 1.5 cups of fruit and 2-3 cups of vegetables a day into busy kids. An on-the-go lifestyle or picky eaters can make it extra difficult to ensure kids are getting adequate nutrition. L’il Critters™ gummy vitamins help establish healthy habits, provide essential nutrients, are great tasting, and are made with natural fruit flavors and colors derived from fruits, vegetables and plants.
We got into a habit of starting our day with a glance at our family calendar to see if we had a sports outing planned while passing out L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™ to my kids. My kiddos came to love our little morning routine as we tried to figure out a new sideline hand symbol for the day’s game. It was a time to connect at the start of each day. It is the #1 kids gummy vitamin brand and is a fun and delicious way to support your kid’s healthy habits.
L’il Critters™ Gummy Vites™ are great for supporting their children to be the best that they can be, in whatever their favorite activity, just like your own family sports sideline encouragement cheers!
When you are supporting your l’il scientist, l’il explorer, and l’il architect and l’il sports star, grab the gummy vitamin brand that kids love and parents trust! You can find them at all major retailers, such as Walmart, Target, Costco, Walgreens, and CVS. Read more about the brand here.
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Does your family have Family Sports Sideline Encouragement Cheers? What are they?
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Angela Saver says
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Angela Saver says
We don’t have any encouragement cheers, but we root our kids on & clap, & encouage them to do their best!
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Jerry Marquardt says
Trying out these great L’il Critters vitamins is on the calendar very, very soon.
Chrissy says
I never actually thought about this until I read your blog but I love the idea so I’m definitely going to have to come up with some family signals for us!
Chrissy says
Tweeted! https://twitter.com/krisgan07/status/815334420748058624
Sarah L says
https://twitter.com/slehan/status/815317638507208704
Sarah L says
I volunteer at the botanic gardens and love to teach kids about plants and our world.
Thanks for the contest.
Thomas Murphy says
tweeted
https://twitter.com/thomasmurphy40/status/815080961394311169
Thomas Murphy says
I don’t have any special Cheers.
Seyma Shabbir says
https://twitter.com/SeymaShabbir/status/815041988198277120
Seyma Shabbir says
We don’t have special encouragement cheers but we do root on our kids!
Kerry says
tweeted: https://twitter.com/KerryBishop/status/815027936478855168
Cynthia C says
Tweet
https://twitter.com/clc408/status/814957160404815872
BTW – someone else’s name and email were on the form when I came to this page. You might want to check on it.
Cynthia C says
We just do the usual applause and encouraging shouts. I like the hand signals.
Stephanie Phelps says
I tweeted
https://twitter.com/my4boysand1/status/814955136757989377
Stephanie Phelps says
Come on you can do it put a little power to it is what we hollar.
Kerry says
I just usually clap and yell encouraging things:)
Tabathia B says
We just yell their name and tell them go and yeah
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
angie says
My family is not into sports of any kind at all, so nope. We are a bunch of creatives and there is no cheering in art. hahahaha!
Ellie Wright says
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/813945069241831425
Ellie Wright says
My boys are baseball All Stars and we have hand clappers and cowbells to cheer them on.
Kristen says
tweeted
https://twitter.com/rubylorikeet/status/813857075721707520
Kristen says
No, we don’t use any hand signals.
Debbie B says
no special hand signals we just cheered and clapped when our daughter participated in gymnastics
Debbie B says
i posted a tweet here:
https://twitter.com/purplepanda1966/status/813112930673852417
Jeffrey says
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/FireRunner2379/status/811649926249648128.
Jeffrey says
When my kids are playing baseball, especially pitching, I have to remind them to relax. Sometimes they just have to calm their nerves!
LAMusing says
tweeted – https://twitter.com/LAMusing/status/811477992874516480
LAMusing says
I don’t have kids, and as a child I was not much into sports :)
Faith J. says
entry 2. https://mobile.twitter.com/faithjacklynswe/status/811412147460837377
Faith J. says
We’re not big into sports so not exactly =(
Elle says
Tweet: https://twitter.com/PrettyHotPink6/status/810910353211224064
Elle says
Nope, no special cheers other than clapping and encouraging words.
rachel says
No, they’re not playing sports yet, but that’s such a fun idea.
Susan Smith says
https://twitter.com/susan1215/status/804514831340552195
Susan Smith says
We clap and give each other a thumbs up.
maria cantu says
No cheers yet.
heather says
https://twitter.com/myway070/status/786685008547352576
Allison Swain says
Tweet || https://twitter.com/allisonrswain/status/784164970204372993
Allison Swain says
We don’t have any specific cheers, but always say they are doing great and awesome job!
Thank you for the chance to win!
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Mita says
https://twitter.com/mitadav/status/783753477122129920
Mita says
We just say keep up the good work.
Anastasia Falling says
Tweeted :) – https://twitter.com/Enter_Now/status/782811823493910528
Anastasia Falling says
We don’t have any, but now I really want to make some up!! :) Family project! :)
LaTanya says
https://twitter.com/sweetums82/status/780023772527026177
LaTanya says
we clap and say good job
OFG says
We wiggle our index finger at one another. We call it the wiggle worm.
OFG says
https://twitter.com/OneFrugalGirl/status/773952282958426112
shelly peterson says
tweeted https://twitter.com/cshell202/status/765050401338949632
cshell090869 at aol dot com
shelly peterson says
We don’t have a special sideline cheer but we do love to cheer them on with clapping
cshell090869 at aol dot com
Amy Tong says
tweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/760406159555645441
amy [at] uTry [dot] it
Amy Tong says
We don’t have any yet…But I love your idea! My son just started soccer this season and this would comes in handy! Thanks so much for this wonderful idea.
amy [at] uTry [dot] it
Madeline says
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/757330585463369728
Madeline says
I like your cheers! We don’t really participate in or watch sports so we don’t have cheers. We’re more likely to go on a family hike.
Jessica To says
We don’t have side lines cheers.
Lisa Brown says
tweet-https://twitter.com/LuLu_Brown24/status/757218073539584000
jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
Lisa Brown says
I cheer them on a bit, try not to be too loud and annoying to others around me :)
jslbrown2009 at aol dot com
Kelly D says
tweet
https://twitter.com/Kellydpa/status/757201033353244676
Kelly D says
We don’t usually cheer. Sometimes we clap.
heather says
Our sideline sports cheers are good job , hang in there and way to go.
kjasus says
https://twitter.com/raggammuffin/status/757027131973070848
kjasus says
my husband and i scream our heads off with excitement whenever our son is in possession of the ball, whether it is in soccer or basketball!
Rachel says
https://twitter.com/RachelGriesmer/status/757026181925437440
Rachel says
We don’t have any specific encouragement cheers we just hoot, holler and have fun.
Jessie C. says
tweet-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/757003135755833344
Jessie C. says
We are always very quiet, just pray. LOL.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
Natalie says
https://twitter.com/yarbr012/status/756992921497374720
Natalie says
We don’t have any specific cheers but I can whistle really loud for my daughter when she is playing.
Julie Wood says
tweet-https://twitter.com/JewelWood/status/756822724928909317
Julie Wood says
We just say keep up the good work, or clap when they are doing good and hoot and holler!
Elena says
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/756682619643846656
Elena says
we are not into sports… so no cheers
Mami2jcn says
tweet–https://twitter.com/mami2jcn/status/756662694439247874
Mami2jcn says
We don’t have any cheers…we’re very quiet.
Margaret Smith says
Tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/756632391167467521
Thanks so much.
Margaret Smith says
Not really a family cheer, but we do scream for them to help encourage them. Thanks so much.
Will G says
https://twitter.com/willgriesmer/status/756599667551592448
Will G says
We do not.