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

 

Get moving with Zumba Kids® dance jams, family friendly fitness circuits and more!

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

LocationAddressLink to Register
Currituck Family YMCA130 Community Way 
Barco, NC 27917
Register
Eastern Shore Family YMCA26164 Lankford Highway  
Onley, VA 23418
Register
Great Bridge/Hickory Family YMCA633 South Battlefield Blvd 
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Register
Princess Anne Family YMCA2121 Landstown Road 
Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Register
Suffolk Family YMCA2769 Godwin Boulevard 
Suffolk, VA 23434
Register
YMCA on Granby2901 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
Register
YMCA of Portsmouth4900 High Street West 
Portsmouth, VA 23703
Register
YMCA of South Boston/Halifax County650 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.

Learn More About Kids Fest