Play tips and resources
Play is easy! It鈥檚 fun and gets tamariki and wh膩nau active and doesn鈥檛 have to cost you anything!
Take a look around your house, garden and neighbourhood and see what you can turn into play. It鈥檚 as easy as turning a box into a robot or sliding along the grass on it like a sled, skipping to school, or hanging out with friends or wh膩nau and having some fun.
Get creative with dress ups, head to your local reserve and explore, or take a ball to your local park for a game. The possibilities are endless.
You just need to find a bit of time and space for your tamariki to have fun 鈥� and you can join in too! When was the last time you played?
Tips for play
Here are a few tips to kick off some creative play ideas. See how many you can tick off or better still, come up with a few of your own and share them with your wh膩nau and friends.
Choose an object from around your home and create a game with it
K艒whirihia t膿tahi mea i roto i t艒 whare, waihangatia he k膿mu me taua mea r膩
Take your kids to the park after school
Kawea 艒 tamariki ki te papa r膿hia 膩 muri i te kura
Have fun in the rain with your tamariki
T膩karo atu i te ua me 艒 tamariki听
Play a game outside while gathering kai
T膩karohia t膿tahi k膿mu ki waho i a koe e kohi kai ana
Create a scavenger hunt 鈥� inside or out
Whakaritea t膿tahi whakangangahu hamu 鈥� ki roto, ki waho r膩nei
Dance around the house to your favourite tunes
Kanikani mai huri noa i te whare ki 艒 tino waiata
Explore parks and reserves and nature near you
Toroa ng膩 papa r膿hia, ng膩 whenua t膩pui me te taiao e p膩tata ana ki a koe
Resources
Check out these websites for lots of great ideas to play.
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Family activities
There are lots of different ways to spend time with your family. Explore these ideas for quality time with your wh膩nau.
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Healthy Kids: Activity ideas and tools听
Healthy Kids is full of fun, free and low-cost ideas to get your family eating, moving and sleeping well. Explore activity ideas, and more:听
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Kiwi Conservation Club | Hakuturi Toa听
For 35 years, Forest & Bird鈥檚 Kiwi Conservation Club | Hakuturi Toa (KCC) has been connecting Kiwi kids to New Zealand鈥檚 amazing wildlife and wild places.听
Check out this huge range of activities that will connect you with nature and the outdoors.听
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Play ideas
See this collection for play ideas, including junk play, manipulative play, physically active play - and loads more!
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Reo M膩ori.co.nz听
Try out these T膩karo ideas, which will help you use and speak re reo M膩ori 鈥� and have fun.听
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T膩karo Tribe:鈥�
The T膩karo Tribe is a wh膩nau (family) of five cute, cuddly and friendly patupaiarehe (woodland fairies) who live in the enchanted and magical Wao Arap奴 (alphabet forest).听
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