Health Promotion

Central Coast Local Health District NSW

screen time

Jack’s FUNtastic Day

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Jack’s FUNtastic Day is a storybook about a boy named Jack who leaves his screen behind for a day to embark on a fun-finding expedition. Along the way he meets Ruby and together they discover that fun and games can be found just about anywhere.

Central Coast author Angela Barrett and illustrator Kim Fleming have created an enjoyable storybook to motivate and involve children in the 3 to 6 year age group.

Read Jack’s FUNtastic Day

Jacks-FUNtastic-Day-Cover

“Little Jack Quick has fun using his screen but when he trips and takes a tumble, he discovers there’s a lot more fun to be found… just about everywhere!”

Click on the image to the left to read the story.

Resources

Download the resource books below to promote active play and reduced screen time, along with activity cards to play some of the games and activities that Jack and Ruby play in the story.

Pre-school 

Primary school

Activity cards

Watch Jack’s FUNtastic Day

You can now watch a reading of Jack’s FUNtastic Day that brings the book to life through fun, animated storytelling!

How RU Travelling?

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How RU Travelling? is a primary school activity held for one week to:

  • Promote healthy behaviours including active travel to school, Crunch&Sip® break at school, vegetable consumption, and replacing screen time with physical activity.
  • Support teachers providing health information to families.

The How RU Travelling? activity was developed for Stage 3 (Years 5 and 6) students, and offers a range of resources. Watch the video below to see how the activity works.



Classroom activities and resources


How RU Travelling? student card – printable or fillable


Teacher Guide


Did you know children who watch TV for more than two hours every day are more likely to have an unhealthy diet, less likely to eat fruit and less likely to be physically active? Check out these fact sheets on how to replace screen time and get active each day.


Active travel can also have considerable health benefits for children and parents, as well as additional social and environmental benefits for communities. Active travel means walking, cycling, skateboarding or any similar transport where energy is used to travel. Using public transport usually requires walking to and from destinations (e.g. bus stops) and is therefore also considered as active travel. To learn more about active travel and for tips on how to encourage it visit, the children’s active travel page on the NSW Health website.


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