Active Kinders

Wyndham City is partnering with Mini Movers to offer Wyndham City enrolled kindergarten children (3 to 5 years) free weekly sport-themed activity sessions.

Mini Movers is a fun sports program where children build confidence, coordination and a love for being active through play and movement activities.

The program welcomes children with and without disability who attend a Wyndham City Council kindergarten.

Program Details

• FREE for children aged 3 to 5 years
• 6-week program
• Sessions commence the week of 10 August and conclude the week of 18 September 2026
• 30-minute sessions
• 6 Locations, 12 sessions each week
• Registrations essential for each session 
• Future bookings open 7 days before each session
   

See the timetable below– please only book one session each week, places are limited. 

Register for sessions
 

Timetable August-September 2026

Sitting less and moving more has many health benefits for children including:

• Developing healthy bones, muscles, lungs and heart
• Improved coordination, strength, flexibility and balance
• Maintain a healthy body weight
• Their brain will develop vital connections, leading to improved concentration and thinking skills
• They are less likely to develop chronic diseases, such as heart disease and type 2 diabetes

Check out the latest free and low cost activity sessions for all ages on the Active Wyndham Calendar.

• Play tag, swim, toss a ball, jump rope, hula-hoop or dance to music. It doesn’t have to be sports to get the family moving.
• Walk the dog, go for a jog or bike ride, take the stairs or head to the park and let kids run around.
• Celebrate special occasions—like birthdays or anniversaries—with something active, such as a hike, a volleyball or soccer game or playing Frisbee at the park.
• Get the whole family involved in household chores like cleaning, vacuuming, and yard work.
• Walk to Kinder, or if you must drive, find a spot at the far end of the car park or street to get some extra steps in.

Download the Active Kinders Family Handout to understand what physical activity is, why it is so important for kids and tips on how the whole family can get active.

Active Alex is an interactive program to help kinder families keep active at home and outdoors. The Active Alex pack contains a variety of family friendly fitness and sports equipment, template activity suggestions and step-by-step instructions.

Each week a child in the Kinder group will receive the Active Alex pack and challenged to organise a physical activity session with their family and ‘Alex’ the Eastern Barred Bandicoot.

Kids will have the opportunity to learn activities they can do at home or in the park as well as knowing more about the Eastern Barred Bandicoot, an endangered species home to the local Wyndham area.

The Active Alex program is available for all Kindergartens operating in Wyndham. Please contact activewyndham@wyndham.vic.gov.au or 9742 0840 for more information.

Active Kinders Days are for 3 to 5 year olds to come and try activity sessions delivered by Wyndham providers.

They run each school holidays at a different venue in Wyndham. Active Kinders Days are a fun way to try out local activities and learn how to continue taking part in the future.

Each Active Kinders Day consists of:

• 4 to 5 Local Activity Providers
• Three 30-minute sessions for children to try out different activities

Sign up to receive updates about the next Active Kinders Day here.

Check out the latest free and low cost activity sessions for all ages on the Active Wyndham Calendar.

Discover more about ‘Alex’ the Eastern Barred Bandicoot with Zoos Victoria.

• Videos
• eBook – Listen and read along kids and parents/guardians
• Activity Sheet – Kids can colour in their own ‘Alex’ and his friends
• Kinders Educator Eastern Barred Bandicoot Toolkit

Kindergarten Educators can also access a range of free curriculum aligned resources including about the Eastern Barred Bandicoot and other Victorian unique wildlife.

• Kids Readers – Reading activities for classrooms
• Keeper Kids – Building a connection to the wonders of the natural world
• Animal Toolkits – 42 different Toolkits o threatened Victorian species, including: videos, scientific information, media links, actions you can take, and links to the Science curriculum