Children

Children love to be active. Making physical activity a part of their daily routine is not only fun, but also good for healthy growth and development.

Did you know?
Children should be physically active for at least 60 minutes a day. Get ideas on how to keep children active at be active.com

Programs / Services

be active PlayTime is a program that teaches parents and pre-school children ways to play and be active together.

be active PlayTime can be run at local playgroups, community events, community centres, kindergartens, childcare centres.

If you don't have a program near you, you might want to try some of the activities at home.

Resources

PlayTime Equipment Kits (249kb PDF)

National Physical Acivity Guidelines (99kb PDF)

New Born Baby Activity Card (820kb PDF)

Baby Activity Card (811kb PDF)

Toddler Activity Card (672kb PDF)

Pre-schooler Activity Card (672kb PDF)

Obstacle Course Examples (970kb PDF)

Obstacle Course - Outdoors (494kb PDF)

Obstacle Course - Indoors (431kb PDF)

Animal Cards & Action Cards (135kb PDF)

PlayTime Attendance (83kb PDF)

PlayTime Questionnaire (228kb PDF)

Sportstart : developing your kids skills at home  Rev. ed. (1993) Meaney, P.H.

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