Life Looks Brighter Outside
There are lots of things to keep the family busy indoors but getting outdoors is where the real adventure begins. Kids love playing outside and sometimes all they need is the opportunity to get out there.
Give your kids an outdoor boost
Playing outdoors in nature is important for children, just like food and sleep. Kids that have the opportunity to play outdoors are:
- fitter
- stronger
- more co-ordinated
It is also good for their brains, it helps improve:
- learning
- concentration
- memory
- sleep patterns
We all know that kids need plenty of physical activity every day, at least 60 minutes a day. Running, jumping, riding, climbing, chasing are great ways for kids to be physically active. Your local park or playground provides a great space to be active. The kids will be having so much fun they won’t think of it as exercise. Allow kids to get messy, meet up with other kids, make choices, decide on their own rules and create an adventure to remember.
Need some outdoor inspiration?
Try these out with your kids today:
- roll down a really big hill at the park
- build a fort out of sticks and branches at your local park
- fly a kite at your local oval
- hunt for bugs
- take a bike ride along your local bike path
- play chasey or hide and seek in and out of trees in the park
- skim stones in a creek or at the beach
- soar on a swing or slide down a slippery dip at the local playground.
What do you need to get started?
Time! Time is the biggest barrier to getting in to the great outdoors, so how do we get more time?
- Get together with friends or family at the park instead of at your house
- Share the load; take it in turns with family or friends to take each other’s kids to the park
- Hold your mothers meetings at the park rather than at the café and enjoy a healthy picnic while you are there
- During summer make the most of daylight saving and plan for outings after dinner
- In winter, pull on the raincoats and rubber boots and splash in puddles and jump through leaves
- Keep a ball, bat or kite in the car and take every opportunity to explore new parks, playgrounds and walking trails when you are out and about.
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Life Looks Brighter Outside Brochure