Online resources to help speak to children about healthy eating

Links:

• K0-2: My Healthy Habits

• K-2: Sleep

• Grade K: Drinking Water

• 3-5: My Healthy Habits: Nutrition

• 3-5: Virtual Classroom on Nutrition

• 3-5: My Healthy Habits: Sleep

• 3-5: Virtual Classroom on Sleep

Ideas to keep your child busy and engaged in positive activities

Links:

• Go Noodle (movement and dance videos for kids)

• HopHop Public Health Resources (movement videos and health resources)

• DAREBEE Workouts (with videos and 30-60 workout plans; also can download and print; lots of different workouts)

• YMCA Free Classes (Barre, Boot Camp, Yoga and more!)

• Special Olympics School Strength (fitness plan for all abilities)

• Cosmic Kids Yoga (on Youtube.com or via the app)

• Alo Yoga for Kids (Youtube kids yoga)

• Yoga Ed (Youtube teen yoga)

• Kids Workouts w. Mo Jones (Youtube)

• BOKS at Home (download free resources and videos)

• Search other Youtube videos (workouts for kids/ yoga/ dance, etc)

• MassAudubon Science Walks: Ideas for outdoor exploration in your neighborhood. Be a local botanist: Look out for the different types of flowers and their colors as you walk through your neighborhood. If it is safe, draw the flower on a sketch pad or write a poem about what you see.

• MassAudubon Nature Bingo Cards: First one to get BINGO wins!

• Boston Bird Bingo Card: See how many birds you can spot. Learn some Boston bird watching tips.

• Grab some chalk and draw pictures, murals, and more on the sidewalks in your neighborhood.

• Create a scavenger hunt walk using different neighborhood sights. The leader makes a list of locations or objects, and participants take a picture next to each one they find!

  • Other scavenger hunt walk ideas.

• Seek by iNaturalist: Seek is an app you can use to help learn about the wildlife in your neighborhood while on walks. No user data is collected so it is safe for kids and families.