I’m willing to bet that after my kids start school tomorrow that everyone is just about in school and one goal I have is to get my kids exercising more. They don’t play very much outside at their preschool so I feel that I need to make sure they are getting the activity they need. Turns out they aren’t alone!
Schools nationwide are cutting recess time due to limited resources, which can impede children’s physical development. In the past twenty years, children have lost an average of 8 hours of recess a week and some schools no longer provide play time for students. According to the American Academy of Pediatricians, the lack of playtime is a national crisis leading to a growing epidemic; childhood obesity.
Government and public health agencies recommend children engage in at 60 minutes of mild to strenuous activity each day. To help rally moms and kids around this cause, Dannon® Danimals®, the delicious and nutritious kids snacks that include on-the go smoothies and low fat yogurts with calcium, is launching a national initiative called “Rally for Recess”.
“Rally for Recess” is designed to create healthy competition, pitting school against school! Five schools have the opportunity to win new playground equipment and an all-day recess celebration. Danimals is committed to childhood health and wellness, which starts with good nutrition and an active lifestyle. Through February 8, 2012 purchasers can find codes on Danimals packaging (or free by mail) to enter and register their school online. The top school in each of five categories with the most codes registered wins!
For more information visit: RallyforRecess.com .
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Posting this gives me the chance to win a Jungle Gym of my own. Which I will have to donate because we have no backyard. 
We sign our children up for sports activities and become an active part of their sports activities. We also encourage them to go run outside as often as we can (and weather permits)
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I encourage my son to stay active by playing sports with him outside!
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by making time for outside activitys like sledding swimming camping and such
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let the kids pick the activities.
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We bike and take long nature walks
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Usually by giving them only “active” choices of things they can do, and usually if I offer to play with them they get excited!
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i sign him up for activities with the town and i play with hijm at home
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We are lucky that it doesn’t take much to encourage activity, especially out door, with the kids. We have always spent a lot of time outside running and playing. They love to re-create field day from school at home, kickball, jumping rope, hula hoop.
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We don’t have TV so most of our time is outside running around and playing.
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