in motion e-news - November 2015
Fill Santa's sleigh with active toys this year
Our Active Toy Guide has arrived just in time to give Santa a hand this holiday season! This virtual gift guide is filled with lots of great gift ideas to help kids of all ages burn off steam, chart an active outdoor adventure and experience the joy of movement.   
 
Click here to view or download a copy of the Active Toy Guide! 

Mom2Mom podcast launched 
Listen in on our first Mom2Mom Podcast as moms Sara Toth and Sheila Hryniuk talk walking to school. Sara and Sheila talk about how they make walking to school work for their families and ways to make walking to school safer and easier for everyone. Number one on their list is making sure snowy sidewalks are cleared so kids don't need to walk in the street - a real prairie problem!
 
Stay tuned for our next Mom2Mom podcast on risky play.

2015 active holiday calendar is here  
To help get in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season, we've put together an Active Holiday Calendar filled with different suggestions for active family fun every day. Cut it up and put a different activity in each day of your advent calendar or just print out our Active Holiday Calendar to help keep track with some active family fun this holiday season!

Keep the kids moving...even when the weather is cold
Nothing beats an afternoon of time spent playing outdoors in winter!  Sledding, snowman building and snowball fights are just a few things kids can enjoy in the snow.  It's a Saskatchewan reality that some days are just too cold, but don't let that get in the way of enjoying some active fun indoors.  Try these great ideas:
 
Add active fun to your lesson plans  
Looking for ways to increase attention and academic performance, manage behavior and boost health? Our Daily Physical Activity Manual & video series contain great ideas for getting students active in the classroom. Try a few of these activities and you- and your students - will be well on your way!
 
The benefits of increased attention, academic performance, behavior management, and good health are well worth the effort. The in motion DPA resources will make it easy and convenient.
 
Funding opportunity: School Ground Greening Grant
The Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds program helps schools create outdoor classrooms to provide students with a healthy place to play, learn and develop a genuine respect for nature. The next application intake is December 14, 2015.  Click here to find out more!

Save the date: SPEA Conference 2016 is May 1 - 4, 2016
Saskatchewan Physical Education Association (SPEA) annual conference, Moving with Purpose, will be hosted in Saskatoon and features keynote speaker Doug Gleddie. For more info, head over to the SPEA website.
Red Rover, Red Rover we call your community over!
The Go Out & Play Challenge powered by Saskatchewan Blue Cross is back and runs March 1 - 10, 2016. Your Saskatchewan community could win $10,000 towards a community project designed to inspire active outdoor play!
 
Go to challenge.saskatchewaninmotion.ca to find more details and to register your community today.

Take a tour of the refreshed saskatchewaninmotion.ca!
You'll notice some big changes on your next visit to our website. Saskatchewaninmotion.ca recently underwent a refresh and we're ready to show off the new design! You'll still find great ideas, info, tips and tools to get kids moving. Stop by and have a look! 

We hope you enjoy the new website.  Feel free to send us your feedback.
 
Celebrate good times come on!
We created an in motion commotion at the annual SPRA Conference in Yorkton. This year we had a surprise for the attendees... a celebration flash mob! Over 80 students from Dr. Brass School and St. Paul Elementary learned a routine to create quite the splash during lunch. The kids were very excited to take part and perform their new routine to all the delegates.  Special thank you to the students and teachers from Dr. Brass School and St. Paul Elementary for being part of the action!