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Active Kinders is a collaboration between Wyndham City and the community of Kindergartens in Wyndham, to encourage kinder aged children and their families to increase physical activity.

Active Kinders Weekly Sessions – Mini Movers

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Wyndham City has partnered with Mini Movers to offer Wyndham City enrolled kindergarten children free weekly activity sessions in 2024.

Term 1 sessions begin from Monday 12 February 2024 for 6 weeks.

Mini Movers is a physical wellbeing program designed for kinder-aged children that uses sports as a fun way to improve motor skills as well as build social and emotional skills.

30-minute sessions are held all over Wyndham in 8 different locations across a 6-week program. All sessions are free!

See the weekly schedule below and links to book your preferred session – please only book one session each week, places are limited.

Any questions please contact:

Day

Location

Times

Booking Link

Mondays

Manor Lakes Community Learning Centre

(86 Manor Lakes Boulevard, Wyndham Vale 3024)

  • 9:30am
  • 10:00am

Book Here

 

Grange Community Centre

(260-280 Hogans Road, Hoppers Crossing VIC 3029)

  • 11:30am
  • 12:00pm

Book Here

Wednesdays

Arndell Park Community Centre

(29-49 Federation Boulevard, Truganina 3029)

  • 9:30am
  • 10:00am

Book Here

Club Mambourin

(Barrabool Boulevard, Wyndham Vale 3024)

  • 11:30am
  • 12:00pm

Book Here

Thursdays

Dianella Community Centre

(6 Congo Drive, Tarneit 3029)

  • 9:30am
  • 10:00am

Book Here

Wyndham Park Community Centre

(57 Kookaburra Avenue, Werribee 3030)

  • 11:00am
  • 11:30am

Book Here

Fridays

Featherbrook Community Centre

(33- 35 Windorah Dr, Point Cook VIC 3030)

  • 9:30am
  • 10:00am

Book Here

Penrose Promenade Community Centre

(83 Penrose Promenade, Tarneit VIC 3029)

  • 11:00am
  • 11:30am

Book Here

Why is being active so important for kids?

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

 

How can Kinder kids and families get active?

  • 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.

Active Kinders Family Handout

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

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.

Colour in your very own ‘Alex’ with the Activity Sheet provided by our friends from Werribee Open Range Zoo.

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

Active Kinders Days give children 3 to 6 years an opportunity to participate in free come and try sessions delivered by Wyndham providers.

Held every school holidays in different suburbs across Wyndham, Active Kinders Days are a fun and interactive way to discover local activities to give a go and learn how to continue participating into the future.

Each Active Kinders Day consists of:

  • 5 x Local Activity Providers
  • 3 x 30-minute sessions allowing children to try out preferred activities
  • Free healthy snacks and hydration station

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.

Werribee Open Range Zoo – Kids & Educator Activities

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

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
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