Nursery World - Good at games

For every child who excels at competitive sports there's one who doesn't and pushing children to compete results in unfit adults who claim to hate exercise. The equipment you choose to provide for outdoors can make all the difference to children who have trouble coping with co-ordination, game rules and the competitive spirit On the move

On the move

Your all-important goal should be to get the children outdoors and moving. Football games, however informal, guarantee some children will feel left out so, while there's a time and place for ball games, you should also encourage plenty of individual efforts. Pogo sticks are big news again and are guaranteed to entice the most sedentary of children to have a go. Early Learning's new pogo bouncer is bouncing out of its stores at an incredible rate and is all set to become a best seller. This pogo is suitable for three-year-olds and upwards, squeaks as it bounces and folds away for easy storage, priced 15.

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