Get equipped

Getting kids active is something that Active Kids excel at. We also like to help our families get active themselves. Many of the items listed will also make great gifts.

There are many ways for you and your children to enjoy an active life together, and it doesn't matter where you are.

Having the right equipments helps enormously in making play fun and safe whilst helping your child develop their skills. At Active Kids we want to help you with ideas of activities and games and offer some tips and advice on the best kind of games and equipment to buy and why.

Our little disclaimer

What follows are merely recommendations. We can not take any resposibilty for the quality of goods or services. By offering links to retailers' website, we are simply trying to be helpful. We have no agreement in place with any of the suppliers listed.

Ball games Feeling confident with a ball gives children access to so many activtiies as they grow older and whether we like it or not, many of these activities serve a social currency. Whether it be at school, university or in the world of work, having a sound grasp of fundamental ball skills can avoid emabarrassment and avoidance and promote enjoyable participation.

Games for small spaces For children to meet the 60 minutes of daily activity recommendation, we need to have interesting activites to hand that they can play in a confined space, with or without adult intervention. These two suggestions allow children to access active play at home either in the garden or indoors.

Going swimming Safety is the prime concern any time children are near water but with a few clear safety procedures in place, families can enjoy the water together allowing children to learn to swim at their own pace through guided play rather than instruction.

At the beach Running, jumping, kicking, hitting, catching... the beach is an ideal venue for active kids to play.

At the beach, in the park, at the pool, at home - here are some tips and advice about games and equipment to help you enjoy active time with your kids

Getting kids active is something that Active Kids excel at. We also like to help our families get active themselves. Many of the items listed will also make great gifts.