A Wagga mum is starting a multi-sports program to get toddlers active and burning off all their excess energy.
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Small Stars will be run three times per week with a series of obstacle courses, sports, and games designed to get the kids all tuckered out by the end of the day.
Sarah Humphries said she felt Wagga was missing out on sporting activities for preschoolers, which is what inspired her to launch her own business.
"I'm very sporty, my husband's very sporty, we wanted the kids to be involved in sport, but when I went to enrol them in something I couldn't find anything," Mrs Humphries said.
"After complaining about it a lot, my husband said 'why don't you do it?', so I did."
Mrs Humphries said parents immediately took a shine to the idea, with her first free trial session at Bolton Park being booked out in a matter of hours.
She then opened up spots for weekly Wednesday and Friday classes, but received so many bookings from parents that she decided to expand to Sunday. The first official classes will begin in July.
The program involves both kids and parents, who are encouraged to join in and guide their children through the activities.
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Every two weeks they will focus on a different sport such as rugby or golf, run alongside games and other physical challenges.
The program is split into three groups, one for children aged between 18-months and 30-months, one for those aged 2.5 to four, and one for those aged four to six.
Two of Mrs Humphries' children have test-run the program, and her five-year-old son Grayson has given it his seal of approval.
"My favourite is red rover crossover. We get to run around and mum gets to try and catch us," Grayson said.
Mrs Humphries said she was "overwhelmed" by the level of parental enthusiasm, and was hoping to expand the program to outerlying towns such as Junee one day.
Bookings can be made on their website at smallstars.com.au/register.