Activity for Under Fives

Key points to remember

• activity is just as important for babies as it is for older children
• by helping infants, toddlers and young children to get active, we help them to learn and grow

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Active Movement

SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand) has developed Active Movement / Koringa Hihiko to get more infants, toddlers and young children more active.

 As part of Active Movement, SPARC has developed a series of activity guides for under fives which aim to help you to make physical activity part of your children’s lives.

 You can find out more about the thinking behind Active Movement in the introductory booklet on the SPARC website. The introductory booklet is available in:

• English
• Maori

If you'd like copies of the activity guides you can:

• download them from the SPARC website
• order free copies by contacting SPARC (see their contact details below)

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Where to go for more information

SPARC (Sport and Recreation New Zealand)
SPARC is dedicated to getting New Zealanders moving. That means everything from supporting elite athletes to getting out into local communities and encouraging people to get active.

Street address: Ground floor, AMP Building, 86 Customhouse Quay, Wellington 6011
Postal address: PO Box 2251, Wellington 6140
Phone: 64 4 4728058
Fax: 64 4 4710813

Website: http://www.sparc.org.nz/

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Acknowledgements:

This fact sheet was developed by kidshealth:  Getting children under five more active

© The Paediatric Society of New Zealand and Starship Foundation 2005 - 2011