Special to the Sydenham Current
Super Kids CK challenges YOU and your family to build a balanced day that is not filled with screen time using the Power Off and Play! Activity Passport.
With all the new technology options and devices, limiting the time that kids spend looking at screens has never been harder. Encouraging active and fun alternatives is important for their physical health and well-being.
If you need ideas on what to replace screen time with, Super Kids CK has got you covered.
During Power Off and Play! Week, starting April 30, we are launching an Activity Passport which will run until July 8.
Children ages 0-12 and their families can participate.
If they complete at least ten activities in the passport and submit their Activity Card to a staff person at their local Chatham-Kent public library branch, they will be entered in a prize draw for one of five $100 gift certificates for a fun family activity!
“The great thing about the Activity Passport is that it features activities that are free, and already available and happening in Chatham-Kent,” said Annie Lukacsovics, Super Kids CK Coordinator, Municipality of Chatham-Kent.
“We partnered with schools, child cares, community organizations and Municipal departments to make this project a reality.”
Copies of the Activity Passport will be distributed during the week of April 23 through our various community partners. Visit the Super Kids CK Facebook page or Twitter profile for information about Power Off and Play! and more opportunities to challenge you and your family to power off devices and play more.
More details:
– Super Kids CK is among 45 communities selected to take part in the Healthy Kids Community Challenge.
– Super Kids CK is receiving up to $962,500 from Ontario to fund local community projects.
– The Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology and the Canadian Paediatric Society recommend the following screen time limits:
– Under 2 years of age – no screen time
– 2-4 years – less than 1 hour per day
– 5-17 years – no more than 2 hours of recreational screen time per day
