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.
Nurture Healthy Eaters
Nemours Children’s Health System has ways for you to nurture healthy eaters.
Read and Share the Stories of Indigenous People in North America
National Indian Child Care Association has an ever-growing list of books for and/or by Indigenous people.
Kids Food Critic Activity
Try this activity from MyPlate that encourages kids to try new foods.
Moving Our Bodies
Sesame Street in Communites has created ways to incorporate readying or math with physical activity.
Family Health & Fitness Day
Family Health & Fitness Day will be held on June 11 to promote parks and recreation keeping communities healthy and active.
Put Your Best Fruit Forward
Fruit is an important part of a healthy, well-balanced diet. Try serving a new fruit this week.