We made these fun sensory bottles as one of the crafts at our Parent’s Night Out event, it was awesome that each kid bottle turned out so creative and diverse, they all had a lot of fun using the different objects to put … Read More
We tried out this super cute and super fun craft in our kids program. It’s one of my new favorites! Kids can make their own personal DIY animal magnets with thumbprints! Our kids were literally begging their parents to stay … Read More
For our kids program, we made rain drop themed stain glass art! Even when the sun isn’t out, these fun see through stain glass rain drops are perfect decoration for a rainy day! This is a simple and fun DIY … Read More
We did this colorful DIY shaving cream craft during our Parents Night Out event at the YMCA. It can be done at any time for an awesome sensory play experience, with any color. The benefits of using liquid watercolors makes … Read More
By Kevin Gilmore, National Afterschool Association Next Generation 2017 Award Nominee As a sponsor of the National Afterschool Association Next Generation Award for Afterschool for 2017, we are recognizing the nominees and winners for their dedication to afterschool. I started in … Read More
We are proud to announce that Mahanay Elementary in Alief ISD located in Houston, Texas has received the 2016-2017 Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award for our outstanding efforts in creating an Active School Environment. Alief ISD school programs incorporate … Read More
The YMCA is a cause-driven charitable organization here to strengthen the foundation of community in the areas of youth development, healthy living and social responsibility. Seeing a need to expanding STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education, YMCA Senior Vice President … Read More
Recently I was introduced to this awesome little tool called the Makey Makey. This product has become so popular in classrooms, afterschool programs like the YMCA, occupational therapy, and many other industries. With the movie Civil War being so popular, I … Read More
Alexander D. Sullivan School PS #30 is an elementary school (Pre-K-Grade 5) in the Greenville section of Jersey City, NJ. Valerie Craig-Ndiaye is the Wellness Leader, and she shared her story with us on how Let’s Move! Active Schools helped make … Read More
The last week of April is After School Professionals Appreciation Week! As a company that works with a ton of YMCAs, Boys & Girls Clubs, School Districts, Parks & Recreation Programs, Child Care Centers, and all other organizations related to … Read More
