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Let’s play every day

Play with your kids – it’s fun, and helps with their learning and development too.

Kia ora. Healthy Kids is full of fun, free and low-cost ideas to get your family eating, moving and sleeping well. Explore our recipes, activity ideas, goal chart and more.

The importance of active play

Active play helps kids with coordination, balance, motor skills and using up their energy, which in turn helps to promote better sleeping habits.

Learn moreTop tips for active play

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Chicken and carrot puree

Meat and vegetables can be cooked and puréed together to make baby food.
Recipe

Waitangi Park, Wellington

Playground / Park

Build a fort

Games

Three ingredient corn fritters

Super-easy! These will soon become a family favourite after school snack.
Recipe

Make and fly a kite

Games
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