Activities

Take 30: Be a good neighbour!
Being a good neighbour is about reaching out to help others. When you take the time to join in neighbourhood events, get to know the families that live near you, include newcomers and help those who may be vulnerable you strenthen our community and contribute to a greater sense of security.

Take 30 to listen intently while your child tells you about her day.

Take 30 to eat a meal together as a family.

Take 30 to prepare a meal together or try a tasty new recipe.

Take 30 for a family walk together.

Take 30 to walk the family pet.

Take 30 when you can to watch a spider spin its web.

Take 30 to make sure your child’s bike helmets still fit and are buckled up correctly.

Take 30 to measure the height and weight of your children to see if they are still in the right child safety seat.

Take 30 to check out a booster seat for your 4-8 year old.

Take 30 to make sure all your medications and vitamins are in a locked cabinet.

Take 30 & bring your child to the library to read.

Take 30 to go to the library. Library cards are free!

Take 30 to enjoy baby lapsit (caregiver and infant enjoy rhymes and music together) at your public library.

Take 30 to enjoy an exercise DVD from your public library.

Take 30 and get active with your children.

Take 30 to visit a museum like Beaconsfield and take a step into the past.

Take 30 for a picnic at the scenic look off and watch the geese flock over Orwell Bay.

Take 30 to visit Eptek Centre in Summerside. Free on Sunday afternoons.

Take 30 at Breakfast
Stop, Sit and Listen.
Sure it's the busiest time of the day but you know it's the most important. How about getting ready the night before? Give everyone a job. Let's see who knows how to set the table, pour the cereal, clear the dishes. We're all in this together. It's worth taking the time.

Take 30 at the Grocery Store
There are skills in the aisles:
Get your child to help make the list and check it off.
Talk about the shapes and colours of all the fruits and vegetables.
Ask which ones your child likes best. Where do the foods come from? Read the labels.
Pay the cashier. How much did it cost?

Take 30 at Bedtime
It's the close of day. Ask your kids how their day went. Share the news from yours. What did we learn about ourselves? Listen closely... there's something about the silence that makes it easier to hear.

Take 30 for the Family on the Bus
In Charlottetown, take a ride on the bus and see city life from a child's point of view. Do the wheels really go round and round? Do the people go up and down? What sound does the money make? What do you see from the bus?

And even better, on occasional Fridays, a librarian rides one of the Charlottetown Transit buses and reads to children on board. The bus leaves at 10:00 a.m. from the Confederation Centre and returns to the Charlottetown Confederation Centre around 11:00. Children under 6 ride for free. Adult fare is $2.00 per trip. And for the rest of the day you'll be singing "the wheels on the bus go round and round, round and round all through the town."