Week 7

Healthy Kids Are Happy Kids

Mindfulness Mondays:

Here are some other great ideas from Action For Healthy Kids for ways to demonstrate kindness:

Read and discuss a book about an act of kindness. Be sure to delve into why that particular act was important to do and how it may have changed both the person who did it and the one who received it.

Create a “Kindness List” or “Kindness Calendar.” Work with your child to come up with a list of kind things to do and say in various situations, such as helping someone in distress or cheering someone on. You can also create a calendar of kind acts, no matter how small, to do throughout the summer.

Volunteer! Help takes millions of forms, and it’s important for kids to get in the habit of both asking for—and giving—help. Sign up with your child to volunteer somewhere, such as a food pantry, a park clean-up, an animal shelter, a nursing home, or any other kid-friendly place to do some good. Or, you and your child can offer to help someone in your community who needs it by doing things like yard work, giving them a ride, bringing them a home-cooked meal, or offering child care.

Journal a list of positive self-affirmations. Be kind to yourself this week by journaling a list of self-affirmations and words of encouragement that you can refer to for a confidence boost! Think about your skills, talents, and passions and use them to guide you as you write.

Pay it forward: Perform a “random act of kindness.” Brainstorm ways your child can brighten a stranger’s day, such as leaving a nice note on a car windshield or in a library book, paying for someone’s lunch, writing a nice review of a favorite local business, or giving a small gift to a cashier or person waiting in line.

Wellness Wednesdays:

Tristan shared that there is no need to let those school backpacks collect dust.

Just fill them with toys and go up and down the stairs. Add some squats if you'd like an extra challenge!

Click here to see this idea in action.

(Healthy) Foodie Friday:

Just for fun, can you solve these Food Riddles?

What food loves to yell and shout?

Who is the father of all fruits?

What did the judge say to the Pillsbury Doughboy?

What kind of room can you eat?

What kind of dessert is the best chef?

What fruit is always sad?

What did the duck say at the end of his meal at the restaurant when the waiter brought him the check?

What fruit can you use to sip water?

THE ANSWERS (but not in matching order :->)

Papaya

Straw-berry

Mushroom

Please Rise

Ice Cream

I already have a bill

Blueberry

A Special Thank You to"Get Riddles" for these fun riddles.

You can see more at https://www.getriddles.com/food-riddles/

Just a reminder ...

Registered participants should be logging their physical, SEL, and foodie activities on their Activity Tracker Sheet.

A copy can be downloaded at https://healthylombard.com/activity-tracker-2021/

Every 300 minutes of physical activity counts for one raffle ticket. Participants may log as many hours as they wish, but please note the max number of tickets earned for completing the activity tracker is ten (3,000 minutes).

Tracker sheets (and SEL BINGO Sheets) should be returned or snailed mailed, to Sunset Knoll Recreation Center at 820 S. Finley Road in Lombard (Attention: Flat Apple 2021, Joe McCann). If scanning (or taking a photo of the sheet(s), send the scanned documents to jaywojcik@ymail.com

ALL Sheets are DUE BY AUGUST 7.