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4 life skills you can teach your kids through snack baskets (while quelling their incessant “I’m hungry!”s)
28 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
The “snack basket” trend has taken off with families during COVID-19 school closures. While...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
5 strategies to help children cope with stress
24 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
Childhood is often thought to be a carefree time. The outbreak of COVID-19, however, has...read more
Healthy Kids • YMCA Child Care
Flashlight Fun: an independent quiet-time game for kids
16 April 2020 - by YMCA of Greater Toronto
From what we can tell, all kids love flashlights, so playing around with one is bound to keep...read more
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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