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Flashcards – A Rainy Day Activity
Its been raining off and on here in Northern California so I decided to dig up some of my reference books and find some rainy day activities that I knew were good and have used in the past. Below is an excerpt from a book called Camp Program Ideas, edited and compiled by Janet Gibson, [...]
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Its been raining off and on here in Northern California so I decided to dig up some of my reference books and find some rainy day activities that I knew were good and have used in the past. Below is an excerpt from a book called Camp Program Ideas, edited and compiled by Janet Gibson, [...]Sign Language Program for Kids That Anyone Can Run
1. March 2009
The other day I was talking on the phone with a friend of mine, Susan, who is the director of an after school YMCA site. We were discussing programming, as we always do, and she mentioned that she started running a sign language program. I took a semester of sign language in college. I really enjoyed [...]
Continue reading...FitDecks are Great Tools For The Youth Recreation Professional
16. December 2008
A few weeks ago we started an after school program based around fitness. If you have ever tried to plan a fitness program for kids you know that it’s not as easy as having the kids run and do sit-ups. You want the kids to enjoy themselves so that they will continue to be active [...]
Continue reading...20 Program Ideas for TV TurnOff Week
19. November 2008
April 20th-26th, 2009 is TV Turnoff Week. Yesterday I told you that I would give you 20 ideas for programs you can put together for TV Turnoff Week. Well, here we go… Family Bingo Night Community Dog Walk Family Bike Ride A One Night Gardening Class Dodgeball Tournament Mommy and Me Arts and Crafts A Cruise in the Community Center – Each [...]
Continue reading...Imagination Station – 10 Creative Activity Days for Tots and Preschoolers
3. November 2008
The other day I responded to a posting on the YMCA forums. The post asked for suggestions of tot programs other than sports. I responded with a few thoughts and wanted to share one of them with you. If you’re doing tot programs you ‘re probably doing some Mommy and Me classes, tot sports classes and [...]
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