Free School and Group visits as part of the Play4Life Schools Challenge
Children to get ‘exercise in disguise’

Fun at Splatz is backing the Government’s Change4Life campaign and will be providing free visits for local schools in September. One hundred play centres nationwide are taking part in this Play4Life Schools Challenge.

Backed by the Play Providers Association (PPA) the group representing high quality indoor play centre operators, the Play4Life Schools challenge aims to give children the chance to start their school year in a healthy and active way with a trip to a fantastic indoor play centre. As well as measuring the distance they cover and number of calories they lose whilst playing on the fantastic play structure, classes will also learn about the importance of healthy eating with fun activities run during their visit. The PPA calls the benefit of indoor play “exercise in disguise” as children are too busy having fun to realise the high levels of exercise they are also undertaking.

The Play4Life schools challenge will run between the 15th-30th September and during this time we are offering FREE school visits and group visits. When each class arrives they will each be given a pedometer which will measure their activity levels during the visit with a leader board reporting the best individual and class scores.
Thanks to support from Fruitshoot My5 and Californian Raisins there will be prizes on offer nationally for the winning class as well as lots of other competitions and giveaways.

Schools interested in registering for the Play4Life Schools challenge can either contact us directly on 01434 322101 or complete the registration form on the Play4Life Schools Challenge website www.play4lifeschoolschallenge.co.uk. There are lots of resources and hints on leading a healthy lifestyle and the benefits to children of playing on the website.

The Play Providers Association (PPA) and Fun at Splatz is in support of the Change4Life movement. In order to maintain a healthy weight, we need to both eat well and move more. Many families are making changes that will help them live healthier and longer. Visit www.nhs.uk/change4life or call 0300 123 4567 for more information.

Click here to view Play 4 Life information leaflet