Get A Jump On Summer with Healthy Kids Day!
Saturday, April 27, 2013 - Open to the community
Families and Friends invited to Healthy Kids Day
On Saturday, April 27, the Akron Area YMCA is celebrating YMCA's Healthy Kids Day with a FREE community event to get kids moving and learning, and families living healthier. Healthy Kids Day is the Y's national initiative to improve the health and well-being of families and to help them get a jump on creating a healthier summer.
Healthy Kids Day will feature fun active play and educational activities that will inspire kids to carry a spirit of excitement and exploration throughout their summer.
Download and fill out the HKD entry form below. Bring to any Akron Area YMCA branch on Saturday, April 27 for your CHANCE to WIN prizes!
Branch times and activities schedule:
Riverfront YMCA - (330) 923-9622
(9:00am - 11:00am)
- Healthy snacks
- Jump rope contest (prize)
- Water safety & basic first aid instruction
- Parent & child fitness class demo
- Freeze dance
- Hula hoop contest (prize)
- Guessing game (prize)
University Park YMCA - (330) 434-9622
(10:00am - 5:00pm)
- Sports stations with local athletes and coaches
- Art projects
- Kids IDs
- Swimming safety lessons and free swim time
- Kids boot camp, healthy stretching, Yoga and Zumba classes
- Drums Alive in the gym
Green Family YMCA - (330) 899-9622
(10:00am - 2:00pm)
- Interactive zone activities
- Zumba
- Healthy edible crafts for kids
- Youth Sports class demos
- Bounce house
- Usborne Books table
- Water activities
- Child ID kits
Wadsworth YMCA - (330) 334-9622
- Healthy snacks
- Healthy family games
- Family swim
Lake Anna YMCA - (330) 745-9622
(10:30am - 1:30pm)
- Kid’s Fitness Challenge
- Inflatable Bounce House
- Health and exercise books from Barberton Children’s Library
- Healthy Snack Station, samples from Earthfare
- Healthy Lifestyle Craft
- Water Safety Lessons (12:30 pm and 1:00pm sessions)
- Open Swim
- Appearance by Akron Aeros Orbit
Firestone Park YMCA - (330) 724-1255
(11:00am - 1:00pm)
- Healthy snacks provided by Cabot Creamery and The Family Enrichment Center
- Craft Tables
- Sports/Wellness Demos & Obstacle Course
- Child Watch Activities (Shake – It Saturday’s Movement to music programs)
- 26th Annual Child & Family Awareness Table Presented by The Summit County Public Health Department
East Akron YMCA - (330) 784-0408
- Rock climbing/high ropes courses
- Line dancing
- Wii fitness and family games
