The library and Block 34 group up with enjoyable and health for youths • Stillwater, Okay

The Stillwater Public Library’s spring actions for youths are heading exterior at Block 34. “Mighty Moves Fitness Adventures” is a collection of enjoyable and energetic packages impressed by traditional kids’s storybooks, designed to encourage children and their households to remain lively and eat wholesome. 

Elizabeth Murray, kids’s librarian, hopes that the collection will assist kids and caregivers study new, dynamic methods to instill optimistic and long-lasting wholesome habits.

“Providing more opportunities for families to support their children’s physical development and nutrition is just one stepping-stone to providing a foundation for a healthy community,” Murray mentioned. “I am looking forward to seeing the children grow more confident in their abilities. Plus, we love bringing storybook characters to life.”

All packages are funded by a well being literacy grant offered by the Oklahoma Department of Libraries (ODL) and the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). ODL and IMLS have funded earlier well being initiatives on the library. 

“Mighty Moves Fitness Adventures” options two age-based journey tracks, one for pre-school kids and one for elementary school-age kids. All packages, apart from “Baby Gym,” will happen at Block 34. Registration is required, and waivers will have to be signed earlier than collaborating within the bodily actions. 

“Mighty Littles Fitness Adventure” consists of:

• The Little Engine That Could Baby Gym (Tuesdays at 10 a.m. in January and February on the library) – Little ones beneath 2 years previous are cheered to say “I think I can, I think I can” whereas they discover and transfer utilizing a wide range of stations to encourage mobility and bodily growth. Stillwater Early Childhood Coalition is offering an early childhood specialist to attend every session. 
• Ferdinand the Bull Morning Yoga (Tuesdays at 9:30 a.m. in April and May) – Young kids and their caregivers will probably be led by child-appropriate yoga positions impressed by animals and storybook characters, serving to them discover their internal calm within the spirit of Ferdinand. Certified yoga teacher, Andrea Peters, will lead the classes.
• Winnie the Pooh Teddy Bear Picnic (Saturday, May 2 at 10 a.m.) – Children are invited to deliver their stuffed animals to Block 34 and find out about wholesome snacks. OSU Department of Nutritional Sciences will present useful data, whereas teddy bears encourage making an attempt only a “smackerel” of a brand new meals. 

“Mighty Bigs Adventures” consists of:

• Harriet the Spy’s Ninja Obstacle Course (Saturday, March 7 at 10 a.m. & 11 a.m.) – Stillwater Martial Arts will create a ninja impediment course on the Block 34 garden to check the talents of lively and inquisitive children, identical to Harriet the Spy. There are two classes. 
• Eloise on the Block Hula Hooping (Tuesdays at 4 p.m. in March, besides March 17 on account of Spring Break) – Hooplahoma matches the high-energy and spirit of Eloise with energetic hula hooping instruction. Participants will obtain a hula hoop to proceed the enjoyable at residence (whereas provides final). 
• Peter Pan Swordfighting (Thursdays at 4 p.m. in April) – Instructors from StillyArts will educate kids about sword-fighting strikes and security. Attendees may even obtain a observe sword to sharpen their swashbuckling strikes at residence (whereas provides final). 
• Charlotte’s Web Dinnertime Yoga (Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in May) – Enjoy the easy pleasures of the outside just like the characters in “Charlotte’s Web.” The entire household is invited to deliver a wholesome picnic dinner to Block 34 and revel in light yoga instruction offered by Andrea Peters. Children will obtain a yoga mat (whereas provides final).  

Get extra details about “Mighty Moves Fitness Adventures” and register for packages at stillwaterok.gov/LibraryHealthLit. Those taken with collaborating can also join in individual on the library or by calling (405) 372-3633, extension 8108.

This exercise is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. The opinions and content material of actions and supplies don’t essentially replicate the place or coverage of ODL or IMLS, and no official endorsement ought to be inferred.