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Byron Bay holiday

2008-09-01T17:59:00.000-07:00

Winter Blues

2008-09-01T17:53:00.000-07:00

Winter is over, Spring is here but why do I still feel so bad! Cold and flu season has really hit everyone with a bang this year! Sick for a month, needing antibiotics, getting up 2-3 times a night, this has been my life!

I have tried everything to keep the winter cold away... but alas it finally caught me!!

2008-08-06T17:07:00.000-07:00

Each week, we plan each day with an activity. Shopping, visiting or going to the park. Ava absolutely loves going to the park. Yesterday we spent 2 hours playing at the Wynnum Water Park with her friend. They were climbing, running, chasing each other.

They went down the slippery slide and after lunch they even went down to the water to play at the beach. Ava kept wanting to go further and further out, she has no fear!!!

Its a great way to spend a sunny day and a great way for the kids to learn new skills!

BIG BREKKIE = HAPPIER KIDS

2008-08-05T22:25:00.000-07:00

New Australian research shows teens who include more food groups in their breakfast have better mental health. A quality breakfast may help protect adolescents from depression, anxiety and disobedience!

Something ACTIVE for the weekends!

2008-07-16T23:19:00.000-07:00

1. Walk to the beach and watch the sun rise!

2. Have a picnic in the park!

3. Play golf and walk the course!

4. Climb a mountain!

5. Go horse back riding!

6. Sit in and chair relax, enjoy the view and then take a stroll!

7. Ride a bike!

8. Go to the beach for a swim!

9. Play jump rope with the kids!

10. Most of all HAVE FUN!!!

Baby Sleep

2008-07-15T17:27:00.002-07:00

A new study shows babies born to very anxious or stressed mums are 40% more llikely to wake up repeatedly during the night!

So just relax!!

Foot Fact

2008-07-15T17:19:00.000-07:00

A baby's foot has 26 bones, 19 muscles, and more than 100 ligaments, which can take up to 18 years to harden to adult form!

Sleep and Obesity Link

2008-07-15T17:16:00.000-07:00

Another reason to get your young children into bed early is that research has found that the more sleep a toddler has the less likely he will become obese later in life!An extra hour sleep can reduce a child's chance of being overweight by as much as 40%

I am not sure if I fully believe this, what do you think??

Children's activity

2008-06-30T16:21:00.000-07:00

My daughter is only one but I constantly worry that she is getting enough exercise and not watching too much TV. Although she loves HI5, the music from commercials, and TV theme songs, I make sure she is only watching short intervals and has other activities surrounding her to keep her mind busy.
We go to the park most days and also have outside time before dinner with our dog. She loves playing with our dog, patting her, sitting on her bed with her!

I found a great article on fitnessandkids.com about 'Growing Healthy Kids'. Its all about different ways to keep your kids active. I have included a brief version below:

1. Play with your kids. When you are playing, you forget that you are also burning calories and creating a healthier lifestyle. (That's good for you as well!)
2. Buy a video game that promotes physical activity. If they have to play video games buy one that is interactive and gets them moving! Your kids will not even know they are exercising!
3. Involve your child in planning and cooking healthy menus.
4. Liven up "plain old water." Its a bit cold at the moment but water is the best fun!
5. Don't be a coach potato! Lead by example.
6. Be supportive. If you child is struggling with their weight be supportive and encourage healthy eating habits, set goals and make they know they you love and support them no matter what!

Our website also has some great active play ideas! www.groovygames.com.au

Exercise and Pregnancy

2008-06-28T03:36:00.000-07:00

I was at a friends house today and we were talking about having more babies and being pregnant. My pregnancy experience wasn't too bad, aside for the constant feeling of a hang-over for the first 15 weeks and my friend didn't suffer too much, but I found this great article about exercise and pregnancy. They say... that keeping fit during pregnancy can help with your recovery, not sure if this i true but defiantly worth a read and a try!http://www.womensportqld.com.au/images/2008/WIS_ExercisePregnancy.pdf

Activites for the kids!

2008-06-24T16:32:00.000-07:00

If you have kids and don't know what to do with the for the school holidays, besides playing with Groovy Games products, check out the calender of events on Kidspot website.

You can select your city and relevant week.

So good events coming up for kids!!!!

http://www.kidspot.com.au/kidspot-holiday-calendar/calendar.asp http://

Groovy Games Winter Special

2008-06-24T03:58:00.001-07:00

Join the Groovy Games Facebook group and receive a $10.00 worth of Groovy Money to spend at http://www.groovygames.com.au/ Prove to us that you have joined by emailing info@groovygames.com.au with the name that you have used to join the group....and we will send you $10.00 worth of Groovy Money (shopping/gift voucher) ** please put Facebook group member in the subject line**

That's Bingsy - Busy Building Self Esteem

2008-06-02T23:25:00.000-07:00

That's Bingzy! Busy Building Self-Esteem uses catchy rhymes and colorful illustrations to instill positive thinking and strong moral values into children at an early age. Bingzy, a bee-like musical character, focuses on 8 "builder-uppers": Strong, Powerful, Healthy, Loving, Harmonious, Creative, Successful, and Happy, ultimately teaching children they can realize their dreams, if they continue to try and believe in themselves. To further reinforce the lesson, a fun, sing-along CD sung by 8 year old Skylar Buck is included with the book.

Build self-esteem in children starting in the earliest years. Inspire children to believe in themselves. That's Bingzy!™ will give children some basic tools to help them meet life's challenges. And with catchy rhymes and vibrant illustrations, the meanings are clear even to toddlers.

It’s refreshing to see a book focusing on positive thinking for children…well done!
-Robert Wilkins, President & CEO, YMCA of the East Bay

Kids Gift Ideas

2008-05-26T18:39:00.000-07:00

Groovy Games offers a wide range of Kids gift ideas! Go to our website to see all the fantastic active kids gifts!

www.groovygames.com.au

Benefits of Baby massage

2008-05-26T18:31:00.000-07:00

This small exert about Baby massage has been taken from the Baby Massage - The calming power of touch. I used baby massage when my daughter was little to calm her after bath and before bed.
"Baby massage is an integral part of babies development. Often it helps baby settle crying, sleeping, feeding and behaviour issues. Infants need plenty of positive touch to feel secure.
Some benefits of baby massage for your baby:

Security
General well being
Physical growth
Social Skills

Benefits for parents:

Relaxation
Developing sensitivity
Confidence building
Parent-child relationship

All you need is some baby oil or lotion, a warm room, a quiet and calm atmosphere and some time to bond with your child.

Let us know your baby massage techniques.

Welcome

2008-05-22T05:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the first Groovy games Blogspot post!

This is my first Blogspot creation, so please bare with me through the teething process!

We have decided to construct this blogspot to further educate and inform families and children of the importance of maintaing and improving children's fitness while having fun.
Groovy Games has a brilliant, quality range of games & equipment that kids love and are guaranteed to keep them happy for hours.
All our games & equipment are carefully chosen to be non-competitive and to allow group play or provide individual challenges. Groovy Games provides a fantastic outlet for children to engage in physical activities and fun games that will help then explore their imagination.

Please send us any feedback you have about any of our products and/or website and blogspot!

Keep active!!

Team Building

2008-05-22T05:08:00.000-07:00

Playing fun games and being active and creative isn't just for kids. Groovy Games activities and equipment are very useful for adults too, particularly in the corporate sector. Many corporate business use team building activities and training to build rapour with work mates as well as trust and cooperation when working in a team environment. This type of experience is intended to encourage greater productivity in the work place and generally make for a happier and healther work place.

According to Wikipedia, the process of team building includes,
clarifying the goal, and building ownership across the team and identifying the inhibitors to teamwork and removing or overcoming them, or if they cannot be removed, mitigating their negative effect on the team.

To assess itself, a team seeks feedback to find out both:
its current strengths as a team its current weaknesses
To improve its current performance, a team uses the feedback from the team assessment in order to: identify any gap between the desired state and the actual state
design a gap-closure strategy
As well as specific activities desgined to teach team building, trust and problem solving - there are also many kids games (that are age specific) that are educational and fun that do the same thing.