Join Us for this FREE Association-Wide Event on April 21st!
JOIN THE Y ON HEALTHY KIDS DAY AND DON’T PAY UNTIL MAY 1st!*
(*Some restrictions may apply. Please contact your local branch for details)
Healthy Kids Day® is all about building on the “COOL” factor inside every kid… whoever they are and wherever they’re from. So come to HEALTHY KIDS DAY® for a day of creative, challenging, smart, healthy fun and watch the “COOL” in your kid come out!
Keeping Kids’ Minds and Bodies Active
To kick-start physical activity and learning now and throughout the summer – a critical out-of-school time for kids – on April 21st, the YMCA of Central Massachusetts is celebrating Healthy Kids Day® with a free community event for kids and families. YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y’s national initiative to improve families’ health and well-being, features activities such as music, games, and arts and crafts to motivate and teach families how to develop a healthy routine at home.
“The Y is so much more than sports, swimming, gymnastics and a place for kids to hang out. We support families in their efforts to instill healthy habits at home,” said Sharon Henderson, Marketing Director, YMCA of Central MA. “We know that it can sometimes feel like a challenge. So at Healthy Kids Day, we’ll encourage kids to stay physically and intellectually active all summer long, and give families tips they can easily replicate at home. It’s free and open to the community.”
In celebration of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y offers the following tips to help families develop healthy habits:
- Try, try, repeat – There are many great tasting fruits and vegetables that many kids have never heard of, let alone tried. Grab a new fruit or vegetable and encourage everyone in the family to try at least a bite.
- Play around town – Challenge the family to play on a different playground every week. Identify playgrounds at a variety of parks; expand definitions of playgrounds to include nature trails, a nearby stream, and a bike path.
- Families at play for an hour a day – From walking to gardening, swimming to shooting hoops, make playful movement a part of your family’s day. To get 60 minutes of moderate activity throughout your day just add 10 minutes here and 15 minutes there.
- Foster a passion for reading – Read to and with your kids. Help children read at every age and every stage of their development.
Click here to download our HKD 2018 poster
This is an Association-Wide Event happening at all of our YMCAofCM Branches!
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