Being active is good for babies and young children's physical and mental wellbeing. Movement and play develops brain and muscle power. It helps develop social, intellectual, language and problem-solving skills and encourages a lifetime need for being active.

Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership have activities for pregnant women and new mums in Somerset. Check out their Healthy Mums webpage or Facebook page.

Babies should be encouraged to be active throughout the day, every day in a variety of ways, including crawling.

If they're not yet crawling, encourage them to be physically active by reaching and grasping, pulling and pushing, moving their head, body and limbs during daily routines, and during supervised floor play.

Try to include at least 30 minutes of tummy time spread throughout the day when they're awake.

Once babies can move around, encourage them to be as active as possible in a safe and supervised play environment.

• Start4Life baby moves has activities for babies 
• Hungry little minds has simple, fun activities for babies and children up to the age 5

Toddlers should be physically active every day for at least 180 minutes (3 hours). The more the better. This should be spread throughout the day, including playing outdoors.

The 180 minutes can include light activity such as standing up, moving around, rolling and playing, as well as more energetic activity like skipping, hopping, running and jumping.

Active play, such as using a climbing frame, riding a bike, playing in water, chasing games and ball games, is the best way for this age group to get moving.

• BBC tiny happy people has activities for children aged 12 to 18 months
• Hungry little minds has simple, fun activities for babies and children up to the age 5
• Start4Life had activities for toddlers

Pre-schoolers should spend at least 180 minutes (3 hours) a day doing a variety of physical activities spread throughout the day, including active and outdoor play. The more the better.

The 180 minutes should include at least 60 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity.

Children under 5 should not be inactive for long periods, except when they're asleep. Watching TV, travelling by car, bus or train, or being strapped into a buggy for long periods are not good for a child's health and development.

All children under 5 who are overweight can improve their health by meeting the activity guidelines, even if their weight does not change. To achieve and maintain a healthy weight, they may need to do additional activity and make dietary changes.

• Change4Life had dietry guidance, ideas for outdoor and indoor activities and sports A to Z for children age 3 and over
• Hungry little minds has simple, fun activities for babies and children up to the age 5

Children and young people need to do 2 types of physical activity each week:

• aerobic exercise
• exercises to strengthen their muscles and bones

Children and young people aged 5 to 18 should:

• aim for an average of at least 60 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity a day across the week
• take part in a variety of types and intensities of physical activity across the week to develop movement skills, muscles and bones
• reduce the time spent sitting or lying down and break up long periods of not moving with some activity. Aim to spread activity throughout the day

All activities should make you breathe faster and feel warmer.

• Change4Life had dietry guidance, ideas for outdoor and indoor activities and sports A to Z for children age 3 and over