Additional Games and Activities

A range of physical activity games for young children can be found in Active Alphabet. This is a Queensland Government resource aimed at parents and carers

• Page 06 Fun with streamers, Bubble fun, Shadow game
• Page 07 Activity boxes
• Page 08 Action songs
• Page 10 Balancing
• Page 13 Catching games
• Page 18 Follow the leader
• Page 19 Go games
• Page 22 Indoor games
• Page 23 Jumping games
• Page 24 Kicking games
• Page 31 Obstacle courses (indoors and outdoors)
• Page 36 Run and stop games
• Page 38 Hit the ball

Move Baby Move, Let's Get Moving and Active Alphabet for Parents, a get active Queensland initiative, produced by Sport and Recreation Queensland. (2004)

Further activities and games can be found in Romp and Chomp Structured Active Play Program. This resource is aimed at early childhood settings

• Page 09 Wedge roll
• Page 11 Tunnel ball
• Page 12 Bucket balls
• Page 14 Animal run, Car races
• Page 15 Cat and mouse
• Page 18 Hot hoops, Potato sack jumping
• Page 20 Hot potato
• Page 23 Duck duck goose
• Page 26 Hoops, Poison ball
• Page 27 Hopping circuit
• Page 31 Horse relay race
• Page 32 Keep it up
• Page 33 Crazy golf
• Page 35 Musical chairs
• Page 36 Dead fish

Romp and Chomp Structured Active Play Program: A program for early childhood settings in the city of Greater Geelong. Stagnitti, van Herwerden, Sanigorski, Wolfe and Kenna (2007).

Quick links

• British Heart Foundation: Physical Activity in the Early Years Factsheets
• NHS UK: The Fun Generator

Downloads

• Factsheet - Baby's first steps to play (1395k)
• Factsheet - Indoor and outdoor active play (411k)
• Factsheet - Active play tips for parents and carers (366k)
• Factsheet - Active play for early childhood centres and family day care (366k)
• Factsheet - Active play: toddlers to kindergarten (421k)

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