by LittleActivePeople | Nov 13, 2020 | Active Bodies, Active Minds, Emotional Wellbeing, Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing
Here we go again… Lockdown #2 has officially begun and although the schools are staying open, so many other aspects of family life will be affected. Whereas previously we had the delight of warm sunny days and evenings, now days are shorter, the weather...
by LittleActivePeople | Oct 15, 2020 | Active Minds, Kids Activity Ideas
This year National Baking Week falls between the 14th and 20th October. Pyrex founded National Baking Week in 2007, with the aim of encouraging people of all abilities to bake at home. Gill is not a natural baker (her sister got that skill!) so we thought it ironic...
by LittleActivePeople | Sep 17, 2020 | Active Bodies, Emotional Wellbeing, Physical Wellbeing
Jemma’s crew have had the email to say that their swimming lessons are due to start in just over a week. As with anything nowadays, there are a whole lotta rules and changes to how the lessons will be run to help reduce the risk of Covid spreading. Samuel...
by LittleActivePeople | Nov 13, 2018 | Screentime Advice
How screen time has changed! If you’re like us, we grew up in a world where children’s TV was only available for a few hours a day and to talk to our friends we had to go stand in the hallway and use a telephone! How times have changed – we are in a new...
by LittleActivePeople | Oct 3, 2018 | Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing
Welcome to Autumn – there is a chill in the air and the leaves are turning colour. It’s a great time of year to get out and explore all that nature has to offer. With the evenings drawing in, there is definitely more indoor time and there is the temptation to have...
by LittleActivePeople | Sep 20, 2018 | Kids Activity Ideas, Screentime Advice
‘Are we nearly there yet?’ The dreaded phrase parents hear often just five minutes into a car journey! Technology has become the go-to tool to help avoid boredom setting in but this can have a negative affect on family connections . There are so many ways however...
by LittleActivePeople | Oct 22, 2020 | Emotional Wellbeing, Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing
Another October Half Term is nearly upon us (although different to usual!) and so, like many of you, we are faced with the task of keeping the kids entertained and balance out that screen time! When you google ‘Ideas for kids activities in October Half Term’, lots of...
by LittleActivePeople | Aug 17, 2020 | Active Minds, Kids Activity Ideas
Here are a number of different ideas for a fun, and even educational, staycation that might even be better than an actual vacation. Most importantly, these staycation activities will keep your kids away from their screens and avoid the dreaded “I’m bored!” World...
by LittleActivePeople | Apr 28, 2020 | Active Bodies, Active Minds, Emotional Wellbeing, Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing
During the first few weeks of lockdown, without realising it, I’d really been living a sedentary life. No walking to school, sat helping the girls with their school work and then whilst they went out to play, I used it as an opportunity to work, so sat down...
by LittleActivePeople | Apr 5, 2020 | Active Bodies, Active Minds, Kids Activity Ideas
We at Little Active People are all about getting children active; both mentally and physically by helping to balance screen time. During this uncertain time when schools have closed and lots of families are in lockdown and isolation, many of you have told us, like us,...
by LittleActivePeople | Mar 25, 2020 | Active Bodies, Active Minds, Emotional Wellbeing, Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing
We at Little Active People are all about getting children active; both mentally and physically by helping to balance screen time. Neither Jemma or I are particularly green fingered but we have so many happy memories of being in the garden as children. Our parents are...
by LittleActivePeople | Mar 14, 2020 | Active Bodies, Active Minds, Emotional Wellbeing, Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing, Screentime Advice
Conversation helps children express their thoughts, get what they need, resolve conflicts, ask for help, and learn from adults and from one another but talking to your child about how they’re feeling can be hard. Many conversation starters with your children just...
by LittleActivePeople | Jul 16, 2019 | Kids Activity Ideas, Physical Wellbeing
As you might expect, there’s a fair amount of debate out there as to the ‘benefits of being barefoot’ as opposed to the protection of shoes and footwear. Parents of babies and young children often ask the Body Mechanix team for advice regarding footwear in the early...
