What you’ll need •Pens•Paper•Non-toxicpermanent

markersindifferentcolours•Alargemeasuringjug•Severalglassesormugs•Empty500mlplasticbottles,

1pergirl•Electricaltape(optional)•Stickers(optional)

What you’ll get out of it •Understandhowmuch

wateryoushoulddrink.•Discoverhowmuchyou

drinkeveryday.

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Aim of activity Stayinghealthyisthirstywork.Findoutifyou’redrinkingenoughandsetyourselftargetsforthefuture.

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Note to leaderChildrenagefivetoeightshoulddrinkonelitreofwatereveryday.Childrenageeighttotenshoulddrinkalitreandhalfofwatereveryday.Adaptthisactivitytotheageofyourgirls.

Didyouknowthatabouttwothirdsofyourbodyismadeofliquid?Thisisusedupbyourbodyallthetime,soit’sreallyimportanttokeepittoppedup.

What to doLet’sstartbyfindingouthowmuchyoudrinkaday.Oneatatimefillup

theglassesormugswithhowmuchyouthinkyoudrinkeachday.Forexample,youcouldfillhalfaglassforyourmorningjuiceandanotherforyourdrinksduringbreaktimeatschool.

Emptyyourglassesintothemeasuringjugandwritedownhowmuchyou

currentlydrink.

Onceeveryonehasdonethis,cometogetherasagroup.Talkabouthow

muchyoudrinkeveryday.Areyoudrinkingatleastonelitre?

You’regoingtomakeatooltohelpyoudrinkenougheachday.Graba

waterbottleeach.Usingthemarkerorelectricaltape,markthreelinesaroundyourbottlesothatitissplitintofourevensections.Makesurethelinesarethick,soyoucanseethemeasily.

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Tokeeptrack,labeleachsectionwiththetimesyou’regoingtoaimto

drinkeachsectionby.

Top tipToreachyourtargetofonelitre,you’llneedtodrinkonesectioneveryhourandahalfanddrinktwofullbottlesaday.Forexample,youcouldlabelyoursections:

•8am,2pm•9:30am,3:30pm

Toreachyourtargetofoneandahalflitres,you’llneedtodrinkonesectioneveryhouranddrinkthreefullbottlesaday.Forexample,youcouldlabelyoursections:

•8am,12pm,4pm•9am,1pm,5pm

Next,decorateyourbottle.Youcouldusemarkersindifferentcoloursto

drawpicturesorstickonsomefunstickers.Makesureyoudon’tcoverupyourlabelsandlines.

Nowyoucankeeptrackofhowmuchwateryou’redrinkingeachday.

Trytouseyourbottleoverthenextweektodrinkyourlitreeveryday.

Take it furtherKeepupthethirstywork!Whynotuseacalendartomarkoffeverydaythatyou’vedrunkenough?Howlongcanyoulast?

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