Keep Kids Active and Healthy During the Summer
Without the structure and resources that the school year offer, children are at greater risk for weight gain and unhealthy eating habits in the summer. National Summer Learning Association recognizes this issue and has compiled a useful worksheet with tips to keep kids active and healthy in the summer.
Water First: A Toolkit for Promoting Water in Community Settings
Our friends at the National Drinking Water Alliance have created the Water First Toolkit, which provides strategies to promote water intake. Some of the promotion strategies listed in this guide are more general and applicable to various locations, while other strategies are more appropriate for specific types of settings.
Summer Produce to Explore
Have a Plant has published a useful article on produce to eat during the summer months. This resource emphasizes being on the lookout for signage that calls attention to locally-grown produce in your region.
Summer Sips
As part of the Eating Well Initiative, Sesame Street in Communities recently released the storybook Summer Sips. This storybook includes creative tips, recipes, and facts about healthy drinks for children.
National Summer Learning Week
National Summer Learning Association announced National Summer Learning Week from July 11th to July 15th. Celebrate the awesome power of summer learning all month long through five unique themes.
Proclaim July as Park and Recreation Month in Your Community
Our friends at National Recreation and Park Association have claimed July as National Park and Recreation Month and have provided tips on how to proclaim National Park and Recreation Month in your community.
Healthy Ways to Reward Kids
Our friends at Alliance for a Healthier Generation have created a useful resource on healthy ways to reward children. This resource states that using food as a reward or punishment not only encourages children to eat outside of meal and snack times or when they’re not hungry, but also may create a lifelong habit of rewarding or comforting themselves with food.
Planning with a Purpose- A Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Checklist
Our friends at No Kid Hungry have created a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion checklist to help you prioritize and embrace diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) within your organization’s event planning process.
Early Childhood Nature Connections Toolkit
Early Childhood Nature Connections Toolkit Cities Connecting Children to Nature How to Bring Nature’s Benefits to Young Children in Your City Our friends at National League of Cities and Children have created an initiative with Nature Network known as ” Cities Connecting Children to Nature (CCCN)“. Recently, this initiative has created a new toolkit…
Baking 101
The Ingredient Superheroes Lesson Plan from Home Baking Association is the perfect STEM activity for teens in your at-risk afterschool or summer feeding program.