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Welcome to Wednesday WOWS!
W-wonderful O-opportunities W-with S-schools
March 17, 2010
Link School Field Day Activities with Healthy Eating
HEAR Help people hear the healthy message
As the weather warms up and the end of the school year is in view, many schools provide an outdoor Field Day event. Make the most of this physical activity day by connecting healthy eating messages with it as well! Consider the following suggestions.
SEE Show people HOW to make healthy changes
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Healthy Kids Challenge Resources:
DO Help people practice and make healthy changes
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Try the "Fruit and Veggie Challenge" from the Acting Up booklet, page 51, for a fun event activity! Materials: soft balls or scarves in fruit & veggie colors (Blue/Purple, Green, White, Yellow/Orange, Red)
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Instruct kids to stand in a circle at arm's length apart.
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Hold up a ball and ask the group to call out names of fruits and veggies in the color group represented by the ball.
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Tell the group that the ball will be passed around the circle in different ways. Start with one person tossing the ball in the air for the second person to catch and continue around the circle. Call out different commands as the ball goes around the circle, i.e., roll the ball to the next person, or reverse direction of the circle.
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Add new ball colors and for each new color introduced, identify names of fruits and veggies within that color group.
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Work with school nutrition services to offer a healthy snack during your Field Day activities. Consider orange wedges and apple slices or let kids build a healthy trail mix with whole grain ready-to-eat, low-sugar cereals, dried fruits, pretzels and soy nuts (to avoid peanut allergies).
HEAR - SEE - DO Tips for Newsletters
Cut and paste a HEAR-SEE-DO tip each week into your own parent newsletters!
Spend Time Outdoors with your Kids
Spring is in the air; and it's a great time to build outside physical activity into your family routines! Try these ideas:
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Toss a Frisbee® or other flying disc with your kids. Set up targets to hit and see who can get the most hits.
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Go fly a kite while running with the breeze! Consider making a kite with sturdy paper and light-weight dowels or purchase an inexpensive version. (For safety, choose an open field with no overhead power lines or moving vehicles.)
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Create an obstacle course with cones and boxes to run around or jump over, balls to kick or shoot, and any other playful movement ideas!
Solutions: Physical Education Policies Blog
Healthy Kids Challenge view of school physical education standards when it comes to wellness…and one of our simple, every day, evidence-based solutions. Read More.
HKC-SPARK IGNITE Workshops
HKC and SPARK team up to provide healthy eating and physical activity training for a healthier school environment. Take a look!
Funding Opportunities
Consider funding to develop an afterschool program promoting literacy or the arts
Target Early Childhood Reading Grants
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Target will award grants to schools, libraries and nonprofit organizations to support programs that encourage children, preschool through 3rd grade, to read together with their families.
Target Arts Grants
Deadline: April 30, 2010
Target will provide direct support to K-12 schools and other nonprofit organizations that bring art and cultural experiences to kids. These programs must also have a curriculum component.
Thought for the Day
"People grow through experience if they meet life honestly and courageously. This is how character is built. -- Eleanor Roosevelt
For questions about Healthy Kids Challenge, please contact:
Vickie L. James, RD, LD, Director
vickie@healthykidschallenge.com
1-888-259-6287
www.healthykidschallenge.com
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