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Helping Your Child Be Healthy and Fit - Activities
Activities
The activities that follow are designed to introduce your child to some of the basic ideas of good health.
There are activities that focus on understanding emotions and developing self-esteem, those that
emphasize nutrition, those that stress cleanliness and caring for your body, and those that promote
exercise (see the symbols to the right that indicate the type of activity). These activities are just
samples of the many things you can do with your child to enhance awareness of the benefits of good
health throughout life. So, get started and have fun!
Face File
Young children love to cut and paste. They can learn about their emotions at the same time.
What you'll need
Magazines
Pieces of cardboard or construction paper
Paste or glue
Box or folder
What to do
- Have your child find pictures in magazines to illustrate different feelings.
- Have your child paste each face on cardboard or construction paper.
- Together, decide what feeling is expressed by the face and label the picture.
- Sort the faces by categories of feelings, such as sad, funny, surprised, happy.
- Use a box or folder to file the pictures.
By looking at the pictures, children can recognize how people feel by their facial expressions.
A Mirror of Me
Help your child frame a mirror with items that represent the things your child likes.
What you'll need
Small pocket mirror
Lid of a shoebox
Magazines, photographs that that can be cut up, paint or an ink pad for thumb prints, or other items that
represent your child's interests
Scissors if you wish to cut out pictures
Glue that is strong enough to hold the mirror
What to do
- Help your child attach a small pocket mirror inside the lid of a shoebox.
- Have your child decorate the inside of the lid with objects that reflect special interests. Some of
the decorations might include
a thumb print
photographs
pictures of favorite foods, sports, and hobbies.
- Have your child look into the mirror to see a wonderful face and the things that make it smile!
- You might want to hang the framed mirror on the wall of your child's room.
This activity recognizes the things that are important to your child and helps your child realize that an identity is based on one's own interests.
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