{"id":1937,"date":"2026-03-11T13:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthforunder5s.co.uk\/hampshire\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2026-03-11T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T13:50:05","slug":"family-ideas-for-living-an-active-lifestyle-1-3years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthforunder5s.co.uk\/hampshire\/2026\/03\/11\/family-ideas-for-living-an-active-lifestyle-1-3years\/","title":{"rendered":"Family ideas for living an active lifestyle (1-3years)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for ideas on how to fit in more activity into your family day?<\/p>\n<p>Depending on the age of your child, whether they\u2019re 12 months or nearly starting school, there are different ways of getting in a little more activity, that could be big movements or little. Some of them you may even do without realising!<\/p>\n<p><strong>1-3-year olds<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Using your hands:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building towers<\/li>\n<li>Train tracks<\/li>\n<li>Posting toy games<\/li>\n<li>Puzzles<\/li>\n<li>Turn-taking games<\/li>\n<li>Balloon play keeping it in the air<\/li>\n<li>Blowing bubbles, try to pop and catch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Keeping moving:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Learning to walk, run, climb, jump, up and down play. Encourage safety on stairs!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Music and movement:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Musical instrument play e.g. shakers, tambourine, drum pad,\u00a0 singing,\u00a0 nursery rhymes,\u00a0 moving to music, dancing,\u00a0 Just Dance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCh3M2c_iZFcKvdk8ADz9Vbg\">Jiggy Wrigglers &#8211; YouTube<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Games:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ball pit<\/li>\n<li>Water play (must be supervised)<\/li>\n<li>Messy play with play doh\/ rice\/ pasta<\/li>\n<li>Soft play\/ mini obstacle course\/ parachute play\/ sensory play\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Sporty activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swimming<\/li>\n<li>Balance bike\/ scooter<\/li>\n<li>Learn to ride a bike<\/li>\n<li>Skipping<\/li>\n<li>Stretching\/ yoga\/ cosmic yoga- YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Hula hooping<\/li>\n<li>Bouncing on a trampoline<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Imaginative play:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Box play<\/li>\n<li>Post box<\/li>\n<li>Play tunnels<\/li>\n<li>Den building<\/li>\n<li>Funny walks<\/li>\n<li>Bunny hops etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Organised sports:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Swimming lessons<\/li>\n<li>Gymtots classes<\/li>\n<li>Soccer tots<\/li>\n<li>Rugby tots<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Out and about:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Outside play\/ sand play\/ water table<\/li>\n<li>Fresh air walks anywhere outside\/, bug hunts, sound walk, colour hunts<\/li>\n<li>Crayon rubbings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking for ideas on how to fit in more activity into your family day? 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