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Health Resources and Activities for Children and Parents

Spring Into Health is a helpful tool for parents and children to help them improve their child’s health and wellbeing through exercise and eating healthy.

Packing a healthy lunch

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Need some ideas to pack a healthy lunch for school? We have you covered! Watch this webinar to listen to our local Health expert give you tips on how to pack a healthy lunchbox.

Visit healthylunchbox a one-stop-shop for everything you need to know about packing a healthy lunch box, developed by Cancer Council NSW.

For more healthy lunchbox and snack ideas:

A guide to healthy snacks

Colouring Activities for Children

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Colour in our favourite fruit & veggies or our healthy bookmark!

Vegetable rainbow
Capsicum
Banana
Bookmark

Active Alphabet

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They simply do actions that correspond with all of the letters in the alphabet — and learn to recite the alphabet as they perform the actions. 

Get your toddlers active with our active alphabet

Sydney Thunder

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Sydney Thunder has been promoting the positive message of literacy and leadership to children.

Sydney Thunder Literacy Program have produced a Story Time video of their cricket players reading healthy themed books to promote the joy of reading and cricket activities. 

Online Thunder Literacy Program - Hannah Darlington reads the following story times:

How the Kangaroos Got Their Tails by Pamela Lofts
Watch here

The Special Land by Wendy Notley
Watch here

My Mob Going to the Beach by Sylvia Emmerton
Watch here

You can use the below activities:

Colouring-in activity

You can learn more if you are interested to register for cricket clubs in your area.

DIY Craft Banner

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We miss monthly craft club and we're sure you do too! So we've come up with a Covid-friendly way to continue crafting. This craft kit is suitable for 6 - 10 year olds.

Register to secure a craft kit. Each kit contains all the materials needed to get started.

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