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Summer Wellness Ideas

Posted in Uncategorized | March 6th, 2011

summer wellness ideas
What are some fun educational activities for kids to teach them about wellness?

I currently work at a summer camp with elementary students and I have to make some activities for the students since the main instructor is back at his original job. The theme for this week is wellness. I have made some activities, but I want to see if there is anybody who can help me with some other ideas.

Hi there! sounds like a fun week, hope I can help you out! I am just going to rattle some ideas out…(hope that is ok…)
- reading/cooking..perhaps you can make some fun nutritional snacks like smoothies, applesauce
and yogurt parfaits
- math-menu activities-get some of the menus and nutritional facts from McD’s, Burger King,
Subway,Taco Bell etc and have groups of students try to figure out the kids meal that has the fewest
calories, or fewest carbs etc. (students will need scrap paper and/or calculators) You could also
have groups calculate the worst choice, then discuss the difference.
-physical- maybe have a fitness day that teaches and experiences a variety of exercise options
(zumba, yoga, swimming, cardio, muscle-building activities. YouTube is great a showing routines
etc.
-physical-go swimming, and rather than just splashing around, actually see if a fitness director can do
aqua zumba with the kids…its a lot of fun!
-listening-see if your community DARE Officer is available to come in and speak with the kids
-physical-have a bike day, when students come to camp with their bikes, and participate in safety
lessons, and challenge courses…or a long ride…
-writing/introspective-students have about a month left of summer…maybe you can do a goal setting
activity with them, where they set a wellness goal for themselves for the summer. you can help them create a chart to show progress on their goal (to display at home in their rooms)…ex. goal=drink 6 glasses of water a day, or…play outside 60 minutes a day, or avoid caffeine for the rest of the summer..etc..
-artsy-students can create posters or fridge magnets based on the wellness theme
I hope some of these help~ have a great time!

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