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

Video list

Appetite to Play Video List

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

Balance bowl

Balance Bowls

Swat the Fly V2

Let’s Make Paper Plate Flies

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 on Play

Simple Seafood Chowder

Simple Seafood Chowder

Potato penquins

Potato Penguins

Outside play

Active Play and Outdoor Play Further Reading

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

Risky Play Further Reading

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

Choc mousse

Chocolate Avocado Mousse

Sandwich face

Sandwich Faces

Kitchen Conversion

Guide to Kitchen Conversions

How much stuff

How Much Stuff!

Operation

Operation

Kids in a line

Please Crocodile, May We Cross the River

Snow golf

Snow Throw Golf

Cereal Jewelry

Cereal Jewelry

Nature-nastics

Nature-nastics

Eating more veggies

Adding More Veggies!

Birdfeeder

Birdfeeders

Camouflage string

Camouflage Strings

Eat the rainbow

Eating the Rainbow

COVID resources

Online resources related to COVID-19

Apple crisp

Apple Crisp

Child with stick

Pick up sticks

Find and compare

Find and compare

Guacamole

Guacamole

Potato soup

Poppa’s Potato Soup

Kid choreography

Kid Choreography

Pumpkin Smoothie

Pumpkin Smoothie

Turkey Pot Pie

Turkey Pot Pie

Chicks

Learning about Chickens

hanging upside down

The senses of movement

Mini Mexi Cups

Mini Mexi Cups

boy climbing

Observation based supervision

Goats

Learning about Goats

DIY Balance Beam

DIY Balance Beam

Horchata

Horchata

Pick it up

Pick it up, put it down

Learning about crabs

Learning about Crabs