Appetite to Play

Appetite to Play supports early years providers to promote and encourage physical activity and healthy eating.

STEP-BY-STEP
ASSESSMENT TOOL FOR
EARLY YEARS PROVIDERS

INITIAL ASSESSMENT
IDENTIFY GAPS
SET GOALS
TAKE ACTION

WHY FOOD &
PHYSICAL LITERACY
MATTERS

E-Learning
Module on
Healthy Eating

E-Learning
Module on
Physical Literacy

Food and Feeding video image

Video List for Food and Feeding

Fruit, vegetables, eggs, and chicken

Recommended Practices

Introduction to Healthy Eating Recommended Practices

A group of children all reaching over their heads as though stretching

Recommended Practices

Introduction to Physical Activity Recommended Practices

Food selection on table

Developing and Implementing a Healthy Eating Policy

Children with early years provider playing in a circle

Developing and Implementing a Physical Activity Policy

Eating Area

The Eating Area

Childing running inside at daycare centre

Invitation to Play - Motivation to Move

Seeds for crafting

Seedscapes

Children running in field

Creating a Physical Activity Promoting Environment in an Early Years Setting

Vitamin D Supplements

Do Kids Need Supplements?

Learn about soy

Learning about Soy

Watermelon bowl

Watermelon Bowl

Loose parts

Invitation to Play - Loose parts

Kids in ball pit

Consent in Play

Edamane beans

Easy Edamame

Day care setting

What is a quality physical activity experience in an early years setting?

Tempeh poppers

Tempeh Poppers

Small girls play fighting

A Spectrum of Rough and Tumble Play

Cinnamon walnut scones

Cinnamon Walnut Scones

Child balancing on log

Invitation to Play - Balance

Strawberry tarts

Strawberry Tarts

Child going down slide head first

Invitation to Play - Risky Play at Your Centre

Image for Physical Activity

Video List for Physical Activity

Let's Make Paper Plate Spiders

Let’s Make Paper Plate Spiders

Splat the Spider

Splat the Spider

Hawaiian shaved ice

Hawaiian Shave Ice

Kids outside

Further reading on: Children’s Independent Mobility

Let’s Visit Hawaii!

Let’s Visit Hawaii!

Grocery shopping tips

Grocery Shopping Tips

Iranian food

Let’s Visit Iran!

Persian Split Pea Stew

Khoresh e Gheyme (Persian Split Pea Stew)

Kids playing soccer

Further Reading: Physical Literacy

Brazilian cheese buns

Brazilian Cheese Buns

Brazil carnival

Let’s Visit Brazil!

White bean and kale chowder

White Bean and Kale Chowder

Growth and Weight

Growth & Weight

Balance bowl

Balance Bowls

Swat the fly game

Let’s Make Fly Swatters

Swat the Fly V2

Swat the Fly

Veggie fruits

Helpful Online Resources for Healthy Eating

Emotional Walk

Emotional Walk

Omelet roll up

Omelet Roll-Ups

Further reading on play

Further Reading: Play

Simple Seafood Chowder

Simple Seafood Chowder

Potato penquins

Potato Penguins

Outside play

Further Reading: Active Play and Outdoor Play

grandparent in kitchen

Feeding Your Grandchildren

child eating

Do Kids Need Snacks?

Salty food

Do Kids Need Sodium?

Kids jumping

Beetles and bugs

Zucchini Fritters

Zucchini Fritters

Child climbing

Further Reading: Risky Play

Learning About Oats

Learning About Oats

Steel Cut Oats

Steel Cut Oat Risotto

Loose Parts Policy

Loose Parts Policy

Spiced Cornmeal Pudding

Spiced Cornmeal Pudding

Harvest Cranberry Sauce

Harvest Cranberry Sauce

Box Targets

Box Targets

Healthy food

What is Food Literacy?

Cucumber ship

Cucumber Ships

Pool noodle ring toss

Let’s Make: Pool Noodle Target Station

Yoga mat

Let’s Make: Roll Up Jump Activity

Boy with banana

Banana Origami

Churned butter

Churn Milk into Butter

Fruit or veggie

Fruit or Vegetable?

Flavour game

The Flavour Game

Food label under a magnifying glass

Reading Food Labels

Lets make splash balls

Let’s Make: Splash Balls

Brain development

Supporting Brain Development

Smiley Faced eggs

Smiley Faced Eggs

Food allergens

Early Introduction to Allergens

I Spy

I Spy Movement

Cucumbers

Cucumber Avocado Soup

Noodle Ring Toss

Let’s Make: Pool Noodle Ring Toss

pool noodle

Let's Make: Pool Noodle Rings

Climate Change

Climate Change & Food Choices

Play at heights outside of your centre

Rough and tumble play

Rough and tumble play

Choosing Carbohyrate Foods

Choosing Carbohydrate Foods

A close up picture of an abacus.

Let's Make a Pool Noodle Abacus

Risky Play v2

What is 'risky play'?

tuna roll up

Tuna Roll-Ups

Mindful eating

Mindful Eating

Play with chalk

Perception of play and outdoor play

Mexican eggs

Mexican Eggs

Loose Parts

More on loose parts

Brown bear Brown Bear

Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Learning about fish

Learning about Fish

Traffic

What is traffic?

Child drinking water in a kid's cup.

Hydration for Kids

Cat Mouse

Predator and prey

Alphabet Exercises

Alphabet Exercises

Pumpkins

Healthful Halloween

Mac and cheese

Butternut Squash Mac & Cheese

Herb garden

Herb Verbiage

Boy climbing

Risk versus hazard