Busy Bees are excited to announce that we have partnered up with Change4Life, a national campaign run by the Department of Health, to support and encourage our families in their mission to lead a healthy, active lifestyle. 

These days, 'modern life' can mean that we're a lot less active. With so many opportunities to watch TV or play computer games, and with so much convenience and fast food available, we don't move about as much, or eat as well as we used to. For children, this means that they could grow up with dangerous amounts of fat in their bodies - so it’s really important that we do something about it!

This month, Busy Bees Nurseries will be holding a ‘Change4Life Activity Fortnight’, which will include lots of lively activities for the children that will not only be fun, but active and healthy too! On the 15th July, we will even be trying to break a world record, as staff and children dress up as honey bees for the day!

During this fortnight, Busy Bees will be distributing around 16,000 ‘Busy Bees Change4Life’ packs to parents within the nurseries. The unique pack will include Change4Life material, including a ‘5-a-day’ sticker chart and ‘Top Tips’ booklet, as well as vegetable seeds to plant over the summer months, and a healthy eating recipe, specially created by celebrity chef, Phil Vickery. All this will be included in a fair-trade, organically produced cotton shopper bag, which can be re-used as an alternative to un-environmentally friendly plastic carrier bags.

Operations Director, Marg Randles, said “Working in association with Change4Life has been a great opportunity to work in partnership with parents to ensure that their child receives a well balanced diet and takes part in plenty of active play and learning, at nursery and at home.”

To maintain a healthy lifestyle we need to eat well and move more. So why not join the many families who are already making changes designed to help them live healthier and longer lives.

For more information on Change4Life visit www.nhs.uk/Change4Life or call 0300 123 4567.