*Quaker asked me to talk about the partnership between Quaker Fuel to Play 60 and the NFL. All my opinions are my own and not swayed by outside sources. Quaker is providing the prizes for this program at no cost to me. This program is not administered or sponsored by Quaker or its affiliates, but solely by The Motherhood Chronicles.*
It seems obvious that play is integral to kids development, yet I feel like new studies are being done all the time these days to figure out exactly just how important it is. I suppose in part this is due to school budgets being tight and ever shrinking “wellness” time (what we used to call recess) for kids during their school day. It may be the concern over how much screen time this generation will grow up with as well, but to me it’s a no brainer. Play is important for kids, and it is also an important part of life for the whole family. We know that a healthy lifestyle includes both physical activity and good nutrition combined, and as a parent part of my job is to incorporate those elements into our family life. Plus, play is fun and easy, we all love to play, especially kids, so it’s just a matter of getting them started.
Our kids are still little so I know the way that we play as a family is something that will evolve through the kids’ lives. These days play looks like trips to the pool or the playground, and riding their trikes or scooters. When the weather is nice I love to just set up a lawn chair in the driveway, drag out the bucket of chalk, the bouncy balls, the bubble machine and the tiny plastic kiddie pool and let them have at it. As they have gotten a little older we can play games of beanbag toss, four square, red rover and tag with some semblance of order, but we are getting there! They love to jump on our tiny trampoline or play catch. It is simple things, but my husband is excited that now that we have three kids, and as they get older we can have teams for backyard football and whiffle ball games.
As an active mom with a playful family I am excited to team up with Quaker For the Love of Play campaign in partnership with Fuel Up to Play 60 and the NFL this fall. This campaign is a fun way to inspire and empower families and communities to get more active wherever they are. The campaign recommends 60 minutes of active play per day and now through December 1, 2014, you can visit QuakerMakethePlay.com to share the unique way that your family plays for a chance to win a grand prize “Day of Play” in your hometown with Indianapolis Colts Quarterback Andrew Luck! This is the third year Andrew Luck has teamed up with Quaker to help inspire families to live fun active lifestyles, and maybe this is your year to win! There are also awesome daily giveaways for a $50 NFLShop.com online gift card as part of the Make The Play Contest. My family doesn’t need too much inspiration to get us out and playing around, we love to be active, but hey, a little inspiration never hurt! So what are you waiting for? Get out there and have some fun, yes, it’s as simple as that, grab your family to just go play, and you will all be healthier for it in so many ways.
Giveaway: One winner will receive this fabulous $46 valued prize pack:
An LED Light-Up Frisbee perfect for playtime outdoors with the whole family
- A Mini Football for kids to enjoy team games
- A Stopwatch to time fun activities and ensure your family gets 60 minutes of play per day
- A set of Mini-Desk Cones for families to create their own games or relay races
- A handy sports bag to stay organized while keeping active
This giveaway is run via rafflecopter so click read more to enter the giveaway. The mandatory entry is to tell me what is your families way to play in the comment section proceeding this post. While the other entries are optional, I highly recommend filling them out to increase your chances of winning. US only. Good luck!
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My Family Likes To Stay Active With Bike Riding, Swimming And Trips To The Park.
We like to play in our yard, either baseball, Frisbee, tag. Anything to be outside.
We love to go hiking and ride our bikes together. We even go run the track at the high school sometimes.
going to the park,,to the pool and walking when its not too hot
My son plays Flag Football, loves loves loves playing outside and we also go swimming at our local watering hole. Its so important to give them a love of being active.
My family loves to swim, go on daily walks, and bicycle every weekend! 🙂
We love to play soccer together and go on walks near our home.
That is such a great giveaway. I keep my daughter active by running around with her in the park.
My brothers both are active in college football. I stay active by doing Zumba and other cardio and my parents stay active by taking walks. Although, we don’t all live together anymore; we make sure to stay active!
We like to bike ride and take dogs for a walk
looks like they had a great time. we go for dons of walks. My 2 year old LOVES being outside.
We get our daughters out to jog with us. Great exercise for everyone!
We like to go for walks together, we live in the country and it is so beautiful. The grandkids like to throw rocks in the creeks along the trail.
My hubs played pro ball so being active and involved in sports is a big part of our lives!
riding bikes and hiking
We stay active by taking walks and playing soccer!
On the rare cool days we go to the park and play, on hot days we have off, we go swimming.
WE just love fun days at the park. Thanks for the fun giveaway!
We love to hike together.
We love riding bikes by the river!
My kids love swimming, biking, or going to the park.
We like to swim and go for hikes.
We like to jog around the neighborhood or ride our bikes.
We like to play Frisbee and go on nature walks.
My family likes to go for walks and ride the bicycles to stay fit.
We ride bikes outside alot!
We love to go camping and exploring new places. It’s a great way to stay active while also meeting new people that you otherwise never would.
me and my family like to play and stay fit because it gets the energy out so when we go home and have our chores to do and stuff the are relaxed and more focused because they got all there energy out!
we love hiking and enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery in new england!
We like to play dodgeball alot.
We like to play ball in our yard and ride our bikes and go to the park
We enjoy bike riding & basketball
We love football so much, so we play some basic football moves like hiking the ball and running for touchdowns, and we also play basketball sometimes.
We like to go hiking
the kids love soccer
We like playing cornhole in the back yard.
We like taking walks at the park
We like to go on family bike rides to have fun and stay fit
We like to take walks and enjoy fun games of kick ball.
We like to go to the park or pool
We like playing soccer and hiking.
We enjoy going to the park and taking bike rides on the bike trail.
We love to go hiking and ride our bikes.
We like to go hiking.
we go to the park and play outside a lot
We like to ride bikes and go hiking.
We go on walks in our neighborhood.
We go for bike rides and hikes.
We like to play soccer or pass.
My family loves to play tennis and go swimming for a great time!
We like going to the park and walking the dogs together.
We like to go to the park and burn off some energy and go for walks
we hike, swim, and play lacrosse!
My daughters just joined the local gym and I’m planning to.
We love to go to the playground
We go bike riding on natural trails, play soccer in the nearby field, and play tennis together.
we like to do yoga!
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We like playing games in the backyard and going for long bike rides.
We like to go for walks, play tee-ball and tag!
We love to go for walks or bike rides.
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We like to swim together
We play soccer
We stay fit by riding our bikes to the park – and by walking the dog!
We love to go hiking together and play at the park.
My family likes to play and stay fit by swimming and taking long walks. Thanks for the giveaway!
We like to play disc golf, go swimming and my grandkids love the bounce house s.
We like to ride our bikes, swim, and play pickleball.
We swim and exercise.
We have a really big yard so we like to fly kites, kick the ball around and garden to stay healthy and active.
We hve a pool that my kids stay real active in the summer and in the winter we like to try and excersise when we can.
My family likes to jog and fitness walk to stay active.
Go for walks, swim, ride bikes.
We like to ride bikes, walk and play basketball.
We go to the park and take walks.
We have some weekly set fitness activities-martial arts and a fitness clinic we attend and we are fortunate to live in a warm climate so we have lots of beach afternoons, park visits after school, we love to play mini golf and try out some backyard games as well!
Lots of outdoor sports.
We love doing lots of things outside- taking walks, swimming, exploring new places, riding bikes, playing soccer, etc.
My grandsons love to play outside playing ball, taking walks or riding bikes
taking hikes, playing tag, and riding our bikes!!
We like to go hiking together
We like to go hiking and biking together. Both are great exercise.
Having a Wii sports night with the family and kicking around the soccer ball outside are two ways we do active things together. We take the occasional walk around town as well.
We like to go to the park and run around with the kids.
We ride bikes! Its great exercise and we get to see nature!
We love nature walks and riding our bikes.
We love playing basketball or lacrosse as a family. But a good long bike ride or walk is great too!
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We tend to take a lot of walks. We also will throw the football around with some friends.
We stay fit by taking walks together!
We love to run around in the yard or play basketball!
We take lots of walks and hikes.
We go running alot