Healthy Celebrations are more FUN! Wellness Wednesday Webinar Series - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

10/15/2017 Today’s Presenters Healthy Celebrations are more FUN! Wellness Wednesday Webinar Series October 11, 2017 April Walden Parent Champion Laurel Elementary School Carol Muller of Arts & Technology State Director, Colorado Fort Collins, Colorado Action for Healthy Kids Logistics Who Are We? Our vision is a world in which  Telephone or speakers every kid is healthy, active and  Everyone is muted ready to learn.  Submit a question We work to mobilize school  This call is being recorded professionals, families and  Link to recording and communities to take actions that handouts will be sent out lead to healthy eating, physical following the call activity and healthier schools where kids thrive. 1

10/15/2017 Get Your Game On xxxxxxx Game On Step 6: Receive Step 1: Step 4: Find Activities Recognition Gather Your Step 5: Game On supports America’s schools, Team Engage Families & their staff, students, and families to Community incorporate healthy food choices and Step 2: Assess & physical activity into their daily lives and Track Progress school environment, with the ultimate goal Step 4: Find of getting nationally recognized as a Step 3: Activities Create & health-promoting school. Implement an Action Plan ActionforHealthyKids.org/Game-On Get Nationally Recognized! Game On – Step 4: Find Activities ► Healthy & Active Classroom Parties Apply for the HealthierUS School Challenge: ► Food Art Smarter Lunchrooms Initiative ► Host a Taste Test  Voluntary four-year certification initiative recognizing excellence in school nutrition and physical activity ► Songs and Stories with Movement  Four Award Levels: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Gold Award of ► Get Your Groove On Distinction ► Celebrate Heart Health Month  Benefits include: Building school spirit, supporting the Learning ► Celebrate National Nutrition Month Connection, and enhancing the sustainability of your initiatives! ► Celebrate Every Kid Healthy Week Visit Game On – Step 6 to learn more: ActionforHealthyKids.org/Game-On/receive-recognition ActionforHealthyKids.org/Game-On 2

10/15/2017 Healthy Classroom Celebrations: The Impact Healthy Classroom Celebrations: The Impact ► The American Heart Association recommends that children ages 2-18 consume less than 6 teaspoons of added sugars daily. 1 Healthy Kids ► On average, U.S. children consume 19 teaspoons of added Learn Better sugar daily, largely from soda, fruit-flavored drinks, sports drinks, cakes and cookies. 2 Good Food + Active Bodies = ► A study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior shows Kids Equipped for Success that kids can easily consume as many as one quarter to one third of all the calories they need per day at a typical classroom birthday party. 3 ActionforHealthyKids.org/Learning-Connection 1,2 http://www.aappublications.org/news/2016/08/23/Sugar082316 3 https://www.webmd.com/children/news/20111118/sweets ‐ ban ‐ at ‐ school ‐ parties ‐ may ‐ cut ‐ calorie ‐ overload#1 10 Tips: Making the Switch To Healthy Celebrations 10 Tips: Making the Switch To Healthy Celebrations 6. Ask school staff to pledge to have 1. Review your district’s wellness policy. healthy celebrations. 2. Take inventory – what does your school 7. Send a letter home to families. currently celebrate? 8. Plan a healthy food taste test to kick off the 3. Make your case to school leaders and get initiative. their support. 9. Share ideas for celebrations with staff and 4. Meet with staff, your school parent group and families. students. 10. Sustainable change takes time – start slowly if 5. Commit to it in writing! you get pushback! Actionforhealthykids.org/game-on/find-challenges/classroom- Actionforhealthykids.org/game-on/find-challenges/classroom- challenges/1249-healthy-and-active-classroom-parties challenges/1249-healthy-and-active-classroom-parties 3

10/15/2017 Healthy Birthday Celebrations Healthy & Active Party Ideas ► Give children extra recess time instead of a party. The birthday child can… ► Arrange a treasure hunt around the classroom. ► Be the teacher’s helper. ► Have a dance party. ► Wear a special crown, sash or badge. ► Have a special show and tell. ► Donate or read a book to the class. ► Organize a community service project instead of a party. Colorado Parent Champion Alli ► Receive a personalized birthday card from the ► Invite a local artist to come in and do a demonstration. Howe led a project at Sherman teacher. Early Childhood Center to ► Set up an obstacle course, have a hula hoop contest or play other provide each classroom with a ► Choose the game, activity or music. Birthday Box, including special active games such as tug of war, freeze tag, crack the whip, markers, a seat cover, party hopscotch, Simon Says, pass the “Hot Potato.” ► Have special time for a game or activity with the hats, a birthday badge and more. teacher, principal or another adult. ► Make use of school and community resources – celebrate at a pool, climbing wall or bowling alley. Healthy & Active Party Ideas Healthy & Active Party Ideas Game On has tip sheets for specific celebrations: Halloween party tips from Game On ► Election Day Halloween Charades Fill orange balloons with Halloween themed ► Halloween physical activities: walk like Frankenstein, flap your arms like a bat, pretend to walk through a ► Thanksgiving stick spider web. Be creative! ► Winter Holidays 12 Days of Fitness Flag Fun Have students pop the balloons one at a time ► Martin Luther King Jr. Day and act out the activity on the paper for the class without using any words. ► 100 th Day of School More Halloween Activities: It’s Alive, Move ► Valentine’s Day that Bone, Blob Tag, Gourd Spoon Challenge, Apple Eating Contest ► End of Year Celebrations Melon Pops Love Potion Smoothies Healthy Halloween Treats: Veggie Skeleton, Boo-nana Pops, Nature’s Candy, Fruity Spider 4

10/15/2017 Healthy & Active Party Ideas Healthy & Active Party Ideas When food is part of the celebration: Tips for Success ► Offer a variety of healthy options including fruits, ► Focus on fun rather than food! vegetables, whole grains, low fat/fat-free dairy ► Engage students! Get them involved in party planning and preparation. products and water. ► Add movement whenever possible! ► Arrange fruits and vegetables in a visually-appealing way. ► Create a healthy party idea book with recipes and activities from parents, students and staff. ► Offer sweets and treats in small portion sizes. ► Be prepared to navigate challenges from families who want to bring in unhealthy treats. Mention the benefits – healthy celebrations p rovide ► Create sign-up sheets that list healthy items. consistent positive nutrition messages, promote a healthy school ► Pay attention to food allergies and special diet needs. www.letsgo.org environment and create excitement about nutrition. xxxxxxx Healthy Celebrations Laurel Wellness Committee ► Collaborative parent and staff team of eight ► Walk-a-thon fundraiser funds wellness committee ► Objective: promote health and fitness  Water bottles for every student April Walden:  Pick-a-Better Snack Program  Laurel parent for 10 years | PTO President for 7 years  Grants to fund wellness initiatives  Linked wellness at school to PTO her first year as president  Annual Family Wellness Fair  Started school Walk-a-thon Fundraiser in 2008  Healthy celebrations  Currently serves on the Wellness Committee and PTO 5

10/15/2017 Healthy Celebrations Healthy Celebrations Go Crazy & Celebrate Implementing Healthy Celebrations ► Applied for and received kit from Action for Healthy Kids ► Held a “mock” celebration ► Kit contains fun games, music and karaoke machine ► Developed a check-out form and idea sheet ► Targeting use for celebrations ► Introduced to teachers at staff meeting  Birthdays ► Forms sent home to inform parents  Positive Behavior Rewards  Class Celebrations ► Station at Wellness Fair  Indoor Recess  Wellness Fair xxxxxxx Questions? Go Crazy & Celebrate Kit Check-Out Form Action for Healthy Kids April Walden Gameon@actionforhealthykid.org april@wubbards.com 6

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