Snacktivity BoxYou are important to the children you care for. They spend many hours with you, and learn from you. Healthy U wants to support you in creating a healthy environment for the young children you care for. In January 2006, the Snacktivity Box was created to provide caregivers with a simple way of creating healthy environments for the young children in their care. The Snacktivity Box was adapted from the Calgary Health Region resource and provided to 1800 daycares and dayhomes in Alberta. Calgary Health Region and the Alberta Cancer Board won a national and regional Speaking of Food and Healthy Living Award sponsored by the Dietitians of Canada and Kraft Canada for the development of their resource. The Snacktivity Box provides fun and easy activities around physical activity and healthy eating for children aged 3 to 5. Hand washing information and songs are also included. All of the supplies you need for the activities are available for download on this site or are common items in your home or child care centre. We encourage you to do a Snacktivity a day! Making physical activity and healthy eating part of every day for preschool children is a great way to get them forming healthy habits at a young age. Thank you to all those who submitted evaluations for the Snacktivity Box. The winner of the Kidtelligence® $250.00 gift certificate is: Rhonda Paquette Rhonda was one of the Snacktivity Box recipients who registered
with us to receive an evaluation. Her name was drawn from all entries
received. Congratulations, Rhonda! Full
Edition Alberta Health and Wellness would like to thank kidtelligence(TM) for being a sponsor of the Snacktivity Box.  KidSource (formerly Kidtelligence) is an Alberta based educational retail store and catalog mail order company. We carry a complete selection of educational learning materials to enhance the learning process of children. As an educator and caregiver of children you will find our selection of books and manipulatives in every subject area as well as art and crafts supplies extensive. Come by our store or email, fax or mail us. We are located at 6019 - 1A St. S.W., Calgary AB T2H 0G5
PH# 403-253-4567, TOLL FREE 1-877-259-4567 Online resources referred to in the Snacktivity Box Canada’s Food Guide to Healthy Eating Canada’s Physical Activity Guide for Children and Youth Food Serving Sizes for Children 1 to 3 Years and 4 to 5 Years The Amazing Little Cookbook Do Bugs Need Drugs? Other online resources Healthy U Alberta Health & Wellness Alberta Barley Commission Alberta Beef Producers Alberta Centre for Active Living Alberta Chicken Producers Alberta Egg Producers Alberta Healthy Living Network Alberta Milk Be Fit for Life Canadian Health Network Canadian Paediatric Society Dietitians of Canada Food Allergy Network Health Canada Healthy Eating and Active Living For Your 1 to 5 Year Old Public Health Agency of Canada
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