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Encouraging kids to take flight

guide students towards a healthy lifestyle. Real Kids preschool marketing head Shaun Tan said the programme successfully gathered about 150 participants comprising preschool pupils and lower primary students through activities involving arts and physical exercise. “The programme aims y s d

R EAL Kids Holistic Preschool and Real Schools Shah Alam Campus recently held the 2026 School-Level Kite Flying Month Programme to expose and o School hosts kite painting, flying event to keep children off digital devices

A volunteer helps a child decorate her kite.

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to broaden children’s minds to see outdoor recreational activities as a healthier alternative while reducing dependence on electronic gadgets to fill their leisure time. “Strong support from parents is key in shaping an active generation that is no longer fully dependent on digital devices in their daily lives. “Through kite painting and kite-flying activities, students are exposed to an environment that encourages social interaction and motor coordination, which are very important during their developmental phase,” he said during the programme’s opening ceremony at Shah Alam Gallery. Earlier, Tan accompanied Tourism Selangor corporate strategy manager Halim Hamdan in officiating the event, which also featured the official mascots of Visit Malaysia Year 2026 – sun bears Wira and Manja. Tan told Bernama the initiative

a le The programme is meant to encourage kids to embrace non-digital hobbies.

also received strategic cooperation from the Tourism, Arts and Culture Ministry and Tourism Selangor to strengthen culture and heritage based activities among children. Participants began the event with a kite-colouring session based on their own creativity before proceeding to Laman Budaya to learn kite-flying techniques under the guidance of instructors and their parents. The programme also reflected the school’s commitment to producing outstanding human capital through holistic learning modules that combine artistic elements with physical fitness. The event closed with a prize-giving ceremony for participants with the most attractive kite decorations as well as the presentation of certificates to all participants.

Children pose with the kites that they have decorated.

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