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3 activities that will spark your kids' imagination and give you some time to yourself
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care

3 activities that will spark your kids' imagination and give you some time to yourself

16 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

This is the time of year we’re supposed to be escaping our winter hibernation and venturing into...read more
Picky eater pleasers: 3 fruit and veggie packed snacks your kids will love
Healthy Kids • Healthy Living • YMCA Child Care

Picky eater pleasers: 3 fruit and veggie packed snacks your kids will love

14 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

By: Rori Caffrey, YMCA Child and Family DevelopmentIf your kids are like mine, their helping of...read more
Cardboard bead threading: a quiet-time activity that builds fine motor skills
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care

Cardboard bead threading: a quiet-time activity that builds fine motor skills

09 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

The nice thing about this activity is that it’s designed to give everyone — including you! — a...read more
How to collage using your old magazines, recyclables, or even junk mail
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

How to collage using your old magazines, recyclables, or even junk mail

09 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

Collaging is all the rage right now, but our YMCA Camps team members are the OG masters ?Campers...read more
4 games you can play with nothing but a pencil and paper
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

4 games you can play with nothing but a pencil and paper

09 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

We know lots of you parents out there are feeling a little trapped these days, stuck inside with...read more
A fun game to pass the time — and work your memory muscles!
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

A fun game to pass the time — and work your memory muscles!

08 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

Back in our day, there weren’t smartphones or tablets to entertain us day in and day out; we made...read more
How to make blow art cartoons with your kids
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

How to make blow art cartoons with your kids

08 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

Just one of the super-fun programs your kids can look forward to at Y Day Camps is creative...read more
Rock painting: an imagination-stimulating, creativity-inspiring craft your kids can do at home
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

Rock painting: an imagination-stimulating, creativity-inspiring craft your kids can do at home

07 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

As we start to see more and more of that lovely spring sunshine, it’s harder and harder to say...read more
Sharing the tech-free games of your childhood with your kids
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

Sharing the tech-free games of your childhood with your kids

06 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

If you put a positive spin on it, physical distancing and staying at home as much as possible...read more
A science experiment to keep your kids learning at home
Healthy Kids • YMCA Camps and Outdoor Education

A science experiment to keep your kids learning at home

02 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto

We get it: keeping your kids entertained and engaged gets tricky when you’re trying to stay in as...read more

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