All About the Bicep
Facts about the bicep and activites to help kids learn them!
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What Are the Types of Muscles
What are the Types of Muscles? The body is full of muscles that continue to grow and get stronger as kids grow every year. They work better the more they are used. At Stretch-n-Grow, we love to focus on different muscle groups, working out our arms and legs to help them do their best. But
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3 Ways to Encourage Imagination and Play
One of the most important things we believe here at Stretch-n-Grow is that fitness should be fun, and that stretching the body is an important part of growing up happy and healthy. Engaging the mind is just as important though! Children get that through school, teaching moments, and creativity. Did you know that exercise can
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Go Wild: 5 Ways to Exercise Like Wild Animals
Go Wild: Exercise Like Wild Animals Sometimes you just have to go wild – and exercise like a wild animal! Kids seem full of energy, and even when you think they’re ready to slow down, they seem to tap into another fuel reserve and can keep going wild for another hour! Releasing the inner animal and
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Our Favorite Sidewalk Games with a Twist!
Sidewalk chalk + imagination! Challenge their creativity while they work out with our favorite sidewalk games with a twist! Outside playtime is one of the best parts of childhood, and it is critical for healthy development! Soaking up some sun, running around in the air, and getting to be rambunctious builds endurance and healthy muscles
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Winter Wonderland of Wellness
Let’s make family fitness a fun part of our holiday season! As the end of the year approaches, everybody is preparing for the holiday season. Christmas and New Year’s shine particularly bright this year. While some of the normal festivities may not go like they have in the past, that doesn’t mean that families can’t
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Exploring Fitness Fun from Around the World
We’re exploring fitness fun from around the world! Getting to get out and stretch, run, jump, and play is one of the best parts of any kid’s day, and this fact is true all around the world. The time for exercise is an important part of growing up. Not only does it improve physical health
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School Lunch Favorites at Home
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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Engaged! Integrating Mind and Body
While August is still a vacation from school for many families, it does signal the beginning of the close of summer and the approach to the back to school season. Whether our little ones will be back in school, online for their education, or somewhere in the middle, it will look different this year. As
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Beat the Heat with Homemade Ice-Pop Treats!
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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