Spring is the perfect time to refresh routines and build healthy habits! Discover fun April activities that help kids stay active, develop positive behaviors, and grow into happy, healthy individuals.
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March is National Nutrition Month, making it the perfect time to build healthy eating habits for preschoolers. Teaching little learners about colorful fruits, fresh vegetables, and smart beverage choices helps fuel their growth, learning, and daily energy. By offering small portions, encouraging kids to try new foods, and modeling positive eating behaviors, families can create lifelong healthy habits in a fun and pressure-free way. Simple activities like “New Food Friday” and practicing positive self-talk around trying new foods make nutrition engaging and confidence-building. Discover easy, practical tips to support early childhood wellness and raise happy, healthy kids—one bite at a time.
As the seasons warm up and the days grow longer, one of the most fun times that can be had is on the playground, making new friends or spending time with old ones.
Homemade snack bars can be a healthy way to ensure you have snacks that are tailored to your family’s taste and needs and share in activity time once a week when you make them. Check out these great idea!
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As children grow, they need to eat more to keep their bodies moving, shaking, and dancing. They also need to eat a greater variety of their nutrients, those important resources that keep the body healthy. There are different types of nutrients, many of which are important to a person’s muscles, bones, and organs functioning properly.
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A great way to help kids eat nutritious meals, and save money on food, is to pack lunchboxes with snacks they’ll love! Whether it is for preschool snack time, lunch, or a weekend picnic, putting together a lunchbox full of healthy and tasty snacks is always a good idea. Sometimes though, it can seem like
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An Apple a Day An apple a day is a healthy choice! Apples are a nutritious, versatile food that can be used in a variety of snacks and meals. There are many varieties which means that whether they like sweet or tart, crispy or soft, there is an apple out there for every member of
Have a picnic packed with healthy family fun! Sometimes the weather is great and everyone wants to go out and do something; but you don’t have time for an all-day adventure. While weekends and summer breaks are a time of fun and relaxation for kids, sometimes adults have other things to do. A great way
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Back to school looks a little different this year. Some students are back to school but socially-distanced while others are there half the week, and still others are doing online learning at home. No matter what the classroom looks like, parents, caregivers, and teachers are looking for ways to engage and keep learning fun. One
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If your family is looking for creative family activities, Stretch-n-Grow always advocates something outdoors, active, and energizing; but sometimes the weather doesn’t agree. In the summer it can get too hot to be outside. No one wants a sunburn! When the heat index gets too high, all we really want is something cold. By making
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