Easton/Phillipsburg YMCA Wants to Awaken Summer Imagination

On Saturday, April 21, from 4 pm – 7 pm, the Greater Valley YMCA Easton/Phillipsburg branch, 1225 W. Lafayette St., Easton, PA, is holding a free community event to inspire more kids to keep their minds and bodies active at the annual YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day^®, the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families. Healthy Kids Day is an opportunity to ignite children’s imaginations so that they can imagine what they’ll accomplish this summer. The event features activities such as cardboard boat races, games, story time, sports demonstrations, and arts and crafts, to motivate and teach families how to develop and maintain healthy routines at home throughout the summer months. The first one hundred children through the doors will receive a Healthy Kids Day^® t-shirt.

Healthy Kids Day, celebrated at over 1,500 Ys across the country by over 1.2 million participants, works to get more kids moving and learning, creating habits that they continue all summer long. When kids are out of school, they can face hurdles that prevent them from reaching their full potential. Research shows that without access to out-of-school learning activities, kids fall behind academically. Kids also gain weight twice as fast during summer than the school year. As spring turns to summer, Healthy Kids Day is a powerful reminder not to let children idle away their summer days. Instead, the Y wants families to focus on helping children imagine what they can accomplish over the summer. Please visit www.gv-ymca.org for more information on Y programs.