Increase
active play
every day
Children need to be active every day.
Active play is the best type of physical activity
for your child’s health and development.
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at least three hours of activity every day.
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at least one hour of activity every day.
Tips to help your family be active
every day:
Make indoor and outdoor
play part of your child’s
daily routine.
Try simple games at home
that don’t need adults, such
as dancing to music, or
building with boxes.
Plan for the whole family to
be active on a weekly basis.
For example, visit a
favourite or new play area.
As a family, make a list of
active play ideas to try when
your child is bored or has
been inactive for too long.
Collect simple play items,
such as balls, bats, buckets
or ribbons for your child to
make up their own games.
Let your child help with
tasks around the home,
such as gardening or
sweeping. Try to make tasks
fun and challenging.
Be a role model for your
child by being active in your
own life.
Supervise outdoor play but
allow children to make up
their own new movements,
which can be a lot of fun.
‘Filling the Gaps’ is a partner program of Kids –’Go for your life’, which is managed by Cancer Council Victoria and
Diabetes Australia – Vic. ‘Filling the Gaps’ is managed by The Royal Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the Australian Catholic University.
www.goforyourlife.vic.gov.au/kids
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Enjoy helping your child be active every day
‘Filling the Gaps’ is a partner program of Kids –’Go for your life’, which is managed by Cancer Council Victoria and
Diabetes Australia – Vic. ‘Filling the Gaps’ is managed by The Royal Children’s Hospital, in collaboration with
Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and the Australian Catholic University.