Park Hop Helps Kids' Physical Health

Park Hop Helps Kids’ Physical Health

Rosanne Fortier News Correspondent

When children see how much fun it is to engage in physical activities, they might continue to be active during their life.

The second Five Stop Park Hop for 2019 was at Vegreville Lions Club Playground and Spray Park which has the Early Childhood Development domain’s sign focus on ‘Physical Health and Well Being’ so, the park hop’s focus was on this domain.

Vegreville and Area Parent Link Centre (PLC) in partnership with Vegreville and District Child Development Coalition and Vegreville Centennial Library made sure this park hop splashed with a good time when they planned various activities and games which included an obstacle course station, a craft where children could cut out food items from a magazine and glue the healthy foods under what they should be shopping for the most often. Another station had baby dolls in a tub and a dolls’ clothing line where children learned about being clean, healthy, and taking care of themselves.

Yoga Instructor, Val Miller was a guest who taught children yoga’s moves.

Another booth was set up with sheets and items to help people learn how to communicate using sign language. Parents and children could take these sheets home with them.

There was a station where children could blow homemade bubbles. A treasure hunt was set up. A section was also arranged with some nice, quiet activities set up to give children another option when they needed some quiet time.

There were give away item and prizes available too, as well as, vegetables, dip, and water.

Support Coordinator for PLC, Tasha Homeniuk said at each park hop, they start with some free-floating ideas so children can go from centre to centre. Then they wrap off each park hop with some group’s playtime which will help the kids gain some social competence skills where they can play some games, listen to stories, and do some group activities.