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Wednesday WOWs

Welcome to Wednesday WOWS!
W-wonderful O-opportunities W-with S-schools

December 2, 2009

....Easy HEAR-SEE-DO action tips each week

HEAR .... Provide a message to increase awareness of knowledge/skills
SEE .... Show people HOW to make healthy changes
DO .... Help people practice and make healthy changes

Fun and Healthy Gift Ideas!

HEAR

Your health is priceless. Choose to give the "gift of health" this holiday season for your friends and loved ones. Share the following healthy gift ideas promoting physical activity and healthy eating in parent newsletters, E-mail messages, or on staff bulletin boards.

SEE

DO

Consider the following fun and healthy gift suggestions!

  • Playground Equipment-soccer, basketball, soccer, tennis or playground balls, bats, baseball mitts, jump ropes, cones, Frisbee discs, or tennis rackets

  • Outdoor Family/Group Games-badmitton, flag football, croquet or bocce ball sets

  • Active Indoor Family/Group Games- Twister®, or charades-type games

  • Healthy Gift Certificates-to a local produce farm, for a cooking or physical activity class

  • Homemade Healthy Coupon Book-ideas might include a round of minature golf, skating at the roller rink, and visits to the zoo, swimming pool and park

  • Healthy Food Baskets-choose a theme such as a selection of whole grain breads, fresh and dried fruits or assorted bean soups and include a healthy cookbook
Special Holiday Offer! HKC Materials: Buy One, Get One FREE!
Buy that HKC booklet you've wanted and give one as a gift! See further details!
HKC Monthly Webinar Training Notice! Register Now!
Plan ahead for the Food Museum activity booklet Webinar 
Thursday, January 14, 3:00 p.m. CST
Learn how to make the grocery store a healthy learning experience for kids!
Healthy Evidence Based Strategies Blog
I think the strategies we use at Healthy Kids Challenge are unique because we combine the most current evidence based strategies with our own "twist on healthy" to help kids and families achieve healthy behaviors. ... Read More.
Funding Opportunities
The following grants can be used for school or youth program initiatives promoting healthy eating and physical activity.  

Champions for Healthy Kids Grant Program
Deadline: January 15, 2010
The General Mills Foundation, in partnership with the American Dietetic Association Foundation and the President's Council on Physical Fitness, developed the Champions for Healthy Kids grant program to fund community-based groups that help youth adopt a balanced diet and active lifestyle. The General Mills Foundation awards 50 grants of $10,000 each.

Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers 
Deadline: January 18, 2010
The Toyota TAPESTRY Grants for Science Teachers program, administered by the National Science Teachers Association, provides support for K-12 science teachers throughout the United States for innovative projects that enhance science education in their schools and/or school districts. Fifty large grants of up to $10,000 and a minimum of 20 to 32 mini-grants of up to $2,500 will be awarded.

Thought for the Day
"Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson 

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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