This summer get out and get active with @CanadianTire #WannaPlayChat {Twitter Party June 16th 8-9pm}
Growing up, warm weather would mean riding bikes, playing street hockey, baseball with the neighbourhood kids and basketball with my brother until the sun went down. We didn’t try to be active, we just were.
The 2015 ParticipACTION report card was recently released and indicates that a fear of “risky” outdoor play leads to parents over-supervising kids or keeping them indoors. This limits their opportunities for physical activity, endangering their long-term health.
While keeping children indoors may seem like a safer alternative, sedentary behaviour and inactivity can increase the odds of developing chronic diseases, including heart disease, type-2 diabetes, some forms of cancer and mental health problems.
Staying active with our kids has always been really important to us. During the winter we take our kids skating, skiing, tobogganing and even just out to roll around in the snow. During the spring we love playing street hockey and in the summer and fall we play a LOT of soccer, basketball, swim, more street hockey and volleyball when we get the chance.
As parents I think we all struggle with the battle against electronics; whether it’s tablets, phones, video games, computers or the television but limiting daily screen time and encouraging kids to play outdoors can make a huge difference for their health.
Want to know more about the campaign? Join us for the #WannaPlayChat Twitter party!
Join the Twitter Party to kick off #wannaplay program from Canadian Tire. Twitter hastag is #wannaplaychat
New to Twitter, no worries, follow the chat here: http://twubs.com/wannaplaychatAbout
This summer Canadian Tire is rallying Canadians to rediscover play!
TWITTER PARTY DETAILS
Date: Tuesday June 16, 2015
Time: 8:00pm EST
Host: @CanadianTire
Guests: Olympian Hayley Wickenheiser @wick_22 and Dr. Mike Evans @docmikeevans
No RSVP
$1,000 in prizing
Anyone can participate but only Canadians can win prizes excluding Quebec.
DISCLOSURE: Please note this post was sponsored by Canadian Tire but all opinions are 100% my own.
This sounds like a great Twitter party. $1,000.00 in prizes is nice!
I will definitely try to make it to that party. It sounds like it’s going to be a really good one with some awesome prizes!
That would be awesome Robin. It would be great to see you there.
We are an outdoor lover family so we always do stuff durig the warm weather. Whether it’s a plain walk around the block, playing football in the field, or even gardening.
It is so important for kids to get out and play! Now people are getting in trouble with the law for actually letting their kids be outside and run around the neighborhood…insane! I was all over town when I was a kid!
A Twitter party sounds like tons of fun! It’s great to be active as well, this is such a great thing. Didn’t know Canadian Tire did things like this.
Sounds good I know a few canadians who might want to join the party. Not me thou. I don’t know a thing about twitter parties.
We love spending time outdoors. I think outdoor play is so important, that is for sure. I will try to make it out to the party too!
Yes! When I was a child, we didn’t try to be active, or schedule time for it. It was just something we did. It makes me sad that I have to schedule active time with my children.
I am for sure going to try to make it to the party. I love twitter parties and Canadian tire so this is a must for me!
Twitter parties are always fun. Love to make it to attend this one. Love the cool prizes too!
This sounds like a great Twitter party. I love the chance to win great prizes.
This looks like a great event. I love a great Twitter party. I try to get into as many as I can as my schedule allows.
I wish I could go back and be a child again. I miss all the times outside in the summer. Not worrying about any social media, or anything like that. I miss being able to play out in the sprinklers, ride bikes, playground & all!
Oh & what great prizes!
My kids always were very active and loved to play outside. Even now as teenagers my Daughter plays Rugby in school and my Son plays basketball.
I love attending twitter parties. This sounds so fun and there are lots of prizes.
I like this activity. My family loves physical activities too and this is a great thing to do with the family.
It’s so important for young kids to get outside and play as opposed to staying in the house playing video games!
We love to get outside and play. Its nice to go out and just have fun like riding a bike or swinging.
I really wish that my kids could spend more time outdoors. It is very hot in Texas during the summer so they don’t always get to get outside to play. I try to take them swimming as much as possible since it is a great way to cool off, plus it is excellent exercise too.
Getting outside is something that we try to make a priority of in the summertime. Sometimes it can be tough when it’s too warm outside but we still try to get outdoors at some point.
We go outside every chance we get. I can’t wait until it stops raining. I’ll join in the party.
I love Hayley Wickenheiser! We used to live in Canada, and I was her fan! Too bad I just read your post now about the party, I would have participated just to chat with Hayley.
It’s hard because by telling kids to get outside, what we’re really saying is parents need to get outside and play too. Adults lead far too sedentary lifestyles and since kids can’t really play alone these days, it’s the adults that are lazy and need to get outside every single day.
My kids are always outside playing. It’s important for them to get fresh air, sunlight, and get that physical activity in.
Awesome idea! We love doing things outside too. It’s been super hot here lately though.
What A great Twitter party! I don’t live in Canada but I did spend a whole summer there afew years back and I unfortunately had a tire issue and Canadian Tire took care of it for me! They did a great job 🙂
This is a great campaign and I do believe it is so important for children to get outdoors to play. Being inside can cause so many more problems than them being outside. Thanks for sharing it truly is an amazing campaign.
I missed the Twitter party, but I do love going to them. This is an awesome campaign and message. Hope it was a great event.