EVENTS & FAMILY TIME
You've asked and we listened!
We've added more Family-Focused programming! We know how important spending time with your family is. Being active, staying healthy, and spending time together is so important for building strong families and children!
- Family BINGO Nights! The next one is TBD!
- Family ZUMBA Class Thursday evenings at 6:00pm!
- Family Fun Time at the Y! Join us for a specific time set aside JUST for families! Generally the 3rd Sunday of each month from 1-4pm.
- Family NERF TBD
- Healthy Kids Day 2022 Friday, April 29 from 5:30-7pm
- Interactive Learning Center- Open at all times the Y is open! Play air hockey, ping pong, race cars while biking, play floor games with the interactive projector, there is so much to do together!
NEW Sunday Family Fun Time
3rd Sunday of the Month from 1:00-4:00pm
***Summer family fun time TBD as we are closed on Sundays***
January 16, 2022
February 20, 2022
March 20, 2022
April 10, 2022 (2nd Sunday)
May 15, 2022
Bring your family for pickelball, basketball, open swim times. We will take out equipment for the gym for the kids and families to do together. Come and go as you want.
Healthy Kids Day
April 29,2022
5:30-7:-00pm
Healthy Kids Day is the Y's national initiative to improve the health and well-being of kids and families. This event will be held the end of April every year. Join us for a free night filled with games, activities, and the bounce house.
Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA Kicks Off Summer with Annual Healthy Kids Day
Event features activities to celebrate kids being kids
Fergus Falls, Minnesota — The Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA is hosting the Y’s annual Healthy Kids Day® on Friday, April 29 encouraging families to take a moment to help kids be kids and set them up for a summer of success. Sponsored by Howard Johnson® by Wyndham, the event will feature activities such as to motivate and teach families how to develop and maintain healthy routines at home.
“At the Y, we believe in the potential of all children and each day we work to help kids find that potential within themselves,” said Nicole Washek, Youth & Family Director. “Healthy Kids Day is a fun, free community-wide event to kick off summer and remind us all how important it is for kids to stay active physically and mentally throughout the summer.”
Celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2022, Healthy Kids Day is the Y’s national initiative to improve health and well-being for kids and families. The Y hopes to use the day to get more kids moving and learning, creating healthy habits they can continue while they’re away from the classroom. 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 during the school year. With all that’s going on in the world right now, Healthy Kids Day is a reminder to families that we can help ensure all children have access to what they need to reach their full potential, even during out-of-school time.
Keeping Kids Healthy All Summer Long
In celebration of YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day, the Y offers the following tips to help families develop healthy habits this summer that can have a lifetime effect:
High Five the Fruits and Veggies – Make sure kids get at least five servings of fruits and veggies each day, the minimum number nutritionists recommend for healthy childhood development. And to keep kids’ taste buds evolving, have everyone in the family try at least one bite of a new fruit or vegetable at least once a month.
Read Together – The summer is a great time to enjoy books with summer program participants—and 30 minutes a day goes a long way! Take trips to the local library or create a family reading challenge to see who can log the most minutes of reading. Encourage youth to create their own stories as well.
Get Moving! – Activities that require movement also help kids flex their mental muscle. Use materials in unique ways: ask youth to build models, manipulate tools or develop their own theatrical scenes.
Play Together – Play may be the best way to prevent childhood obesity. By putting more play into your family’s day, you will soon find yourself getting the activity that will have your family feeling energized and strong.
Make sleep a priority – Doctors recommend 10-12 hours of sleep a day for children ages 5-12 and 7-8 hours per night for adults. Sleep plays a critical role in maintaining our healthy immune system, metabolism, mood, memory, and learning.
The Fergus Falls Area Family YMCA’s Healthy Kids Day takes place on Friday, April 29 from 5:30 pm to 7:00pm and features fun, active play and educational activities!
For more information, contact the Fergus Falls Y at 218-739-4489 or visit fergusfallsymca.org/ or ymca.org/hkd.
Kids' Bike Rodeo Cancelled due to Covid concerns
This is another part of our Healthy Kids Day. This is put on by Partnership of Health and other numerous local businesses. This is a great time to get ready for the summer when it comes to biking. The activities associated with the Bike Rodeo include:
* Bike Check Up
* Ride through a fun obstacle course
* Get your own helmet professionally fitted, or receive a free helmet from Helmets for Kids if you don't have one
* Register to win a bike.
For more information about any of these events, email familylife@fergusfallsymca.org.
Halloween at the YMCA
October 2022 Date TBD
$1 entrance fee/ person
One year olds and younger FREE
