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  • Keeping Kids Safe: Ages 0-5

    Published on November 5, 2019
    This resource introduces key concepts and age-appropriate activities for youth ages 0-5 that can be used to help protect children from child sexual abuse and help them build skills and knowledge that will reduce their risk of being victimized.

  • Healthy Living Focused Websites for Families

    Published on January 10, 2019
    A few of the many websites that can help you help your child learn about nutrition, physical fitness and healthy lifestyle choices.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: MyPlate Bracelet

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will create a bracelet as a tangible reminder to help you remember to eat from each of the five food groups, drink water and stay active.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Breathing Sphere

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will learn a basic breathing technique that both adults and children can use whenever they feel tense or stressed, and need a calming exercise.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Streamer Dance

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will use streamers to see how easy and fun movement can be.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Strong Bones = Calcium

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will match the bags of flour (which represent the amount of calcium in the bones) to the age of a person. This will reinforce the idea that people build bones as they get older but then bone building stops.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Food Labels: Count Your Ingredients

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will look at the nutrition labels on the food products on the table to see how many ingredients each contains, sort them on the table according to how many ingredients they have and learn which foods tend to be the healthiest choices.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Sugar Surprise

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity, you will read nutrition labels to find sugar content. You will compare nutrition labels of drinks.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: My Favorite Exercises Are...

    Published on October 18, 2018
    In this activity you will name several physical exercise you like to do and then create an individual balloon and toss it to choose an exercise to perform.

  • Heads In, Hearts In: Full Healthy Living Activity Book

    Published on October 18, 2018
    The Heads In, Hearts In family enrichment program encourages families to use their minds as a tool to expand their knowledge around a variety of topic areas. This packet contains all 15 healthy living activities.

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