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OCCPTA Health and Safety

Tuesday, August 30, 2005

It's Time to Play

Parents can find creative ways to help their children be active every day. Simply making sure that your kids spend part of their day playing can help. Here are some easy ways to incorporate play into your family's lifestyle:

Not all activities have to involve setting aside an entire afternoon. Ten minutes here, ten minutes there--suddenly, over the course of a week, your kids will have played the equivalent of a few hours.

Take advantage of the local environment. Live near a beach? Play some volleyball, or build an obstacle course made out of sand castles. Live near a big hill? Climb it!

Remember that you can have fun indoors too. Play hide and seek, build a pillow fort, or play a favorite CD and make up a crazy dance routine that includes one move from each family member.

Break up mundane errands with some quick, fun stops. En route to the grocery store, why not stop at the park for a quick ride on the swings?

If you have to perform a small chore, make it a fun challenge. If you are mailing a letter, see how fast you can get there and back…or see if you can get all the way to the mailbox by hopping on one foot.

These tips are courtesy of Nickelodeon's Let's Just Play campaign. Visit the campaign website for more tips and ideas, as well as information about how your community can get involved in Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play, which will be held on October 1, 2005.
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