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Healthy Kids Day 2017!

April 27, 2017

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Each year the YMCA celebrates active children with their Healthy Kids Day! This Saturday, April 29, 2017 head on over to your neighborhood YMCA for family friendly programs, crafts, learning and more. This is a FREE Community Event, you do not need to be a member of the YMCA.

Click HERE for more information on events in South Hampton Roads 

Click HERE for more information on events on the Peninsula

Some of the planned activities at various locations include:

  • Face painting
  • Big Trucks
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Healthy snacks  
  • Dancing
  • Hop scotch
  • Relay races
  • Water safety activity
  • Local Law Enforcement
  • Water safety
  • Nature awareness
  • Obstacle Course
  • Character Dress Up
  • Robotics
  • Martial Arts Demos
  • Giant Bubble Station
  • Community Mural
  • Mad Science
  • Bounce House
  • Pony Rides
  • Family Dance Party
  • Engineering for Kids
  • Color Run
  • & More!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Written by Charlotte Moore

Owner & Founder of MyActiveChild.com | People & Programs Connector | Mom & MilSpouse

Tags: Free Event, Healthy Kids Day, and YMCA
Categories: Events

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