Activities to help you spend quality
time with your whanau
Our Small Changes website was created to help families find the learning in activities you do at home while spending more quality time together.
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Check out some of our activity ideas
Story time - The Wolf Was Not Sleeping
Life Ed Ambassador Avril McDonald shares her book 'The Wolf Was Not Sleeping', the latest in her Feel Brave series.
In this story Wolfgang has some worries and isn't sleeping well. The story shares how important it is to share your worries with others as this can help make you feel much better.
Appreciate: I'm happy to be me
We are all different. We like different things and we can do different things. That’s what makes each one of us a special person.
Together as a family, download Harold's Learning Experience and work through the questions here.
Check out Harold's Fact Sheet about loving ourselves and give Harold's quiz a go here.
Nourish: Eating fresh
It's important to make sure the food you eat is fresh so you get maximum energy and all the nutrients you need. It’s good to know where food needs to be stored so it lasts longer and keeps nice and fresh.
Together as a family, download Harold's Learning Experience and work through the questions here.
Learn more about food and nutrition on Harold's Food Analyser here.
Move: Play a game outside
What games do you like playing outside? Get your family together to play a game where you can have a bit of a run around.
Here are some ideas:
Kick a ball around the backyard
Play a family game of cricket
Play a game of tiggy or hide and seak
Shoot some netball or basketball hoops
Throw around a frisbee or ball
Try making up your own creative game
Check out Harold's Fact Sheet about Physical Activity and give his quiz a try here.
Be sure to check out Small Changes for lots more fun activity ideas from Life Education Trust!
