Children & Youth - be active PlayTime

be active PlayTime is a physical activity/physical play program for children aged 0 to 5 developed by the Office for Recreation and Sport (ORS).

be active PlayTime is a play-based program because it is widely believed that much of children’s early learning occurs through play. Although children have different learning styles, most love to play. This program utilises the child’s innate desire to play and it offers plenty of ideas that will help children acquire crucial fundamental movement skills.

The program directly targets children and parents, and provides an opportunity to deliver activities in a range of environments i.e. playgroups, community events, community centres, kindergartens, childcare centres, etc.

The PlayTime Program seeks to:

• Make parents/care givers aware of the important link between the holistic nature of children’s development and the need to provide daily physical play activities for babies and young children.
• Help parents/care givers to identify and provide suitable Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) development opportunities via age appropriate play activities for children, birth to five years.
• Assist, encourage and educate parents/carers of young children to provide daily physical play activities in the home environment.
• Make use of low cost and homemade play equipment to develop physical play where or when purchased equipment is limited.

 be active PlayTime activities have been designed to use both homemade and purchased play equipment, but there are many activities where no equipment is necessary; children and adults can use their own bodies.

be active PlayTime Providers (95kb)

Baby Activity Card (814kb)

Toddler Activity Card (613kb)

Pre-schooler Activity Card (672kb)