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Healthy Kids Day
Healthy Kids Day is the YMCA’s annual initiative to inspire kids and families to stay active, healthy, and engaged throughout the summer. This free event, open to the community, features fun activities, games, and resources that promote physical activity, healthy eating, and overall well-being. By encouraging good habits early, the Y helps ensure kids have a summer full of growth, learning, and play! Join us on Saturday, April 18, from 10am–1pm at select locations listed below for a community celebration!
Reservations for Healthy Kids Day are encouraged to help us plan supplies and activities.
Themes Include:
Family Fitness
Arts & Creativity
Bring your creativity and get ready for activities such as sidewalk chalk creations and making freindship bracelets.
STEM Activities
Hands-on projects integrating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math including bridge and Lego® building.
Helping the Environment
Learning ways to improve the environment including individual seed planting and recycling relay games.
Healthy Kids Day Celebrations by Location
| Location | Address | Link to Register |
| Currituck Family YMCA | 130 Community Way Barco, NC 27917 | Register |
| Eastern Shore Family YMCA | 26164 Lankford Highway Onley, VA 23418 | Register |
| Great Bridge/Hickory Family YMCA | 633 South Battlefield Blvd Chesapeake, VA 23322 | Register |
| Princess Anne Family YMCA | 2121 Landstown Road Virginia Beach, VA 23456 | Register |
| Suffolk Family YMCA | 2769 Godwin Boulevard Suffolk, VA 23434 | Register |
| YMCA on Granby | 2901 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23504 | Register |
| YMCA of Portsmouth | 4900 High Street West Portsmouth, VA 23703 | Register |
| YMCA of South Boston/Halifax County | 650 Hamilton Boulevard South Boston, VA 24592 | Register |
The Outer Banks Family YMCA will be partnering with Kids Fest at Roanoke Island Festival Park in Manteo on Friday, May 8 from 9:30am–12:30pm. Registration is not required.