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Providence Children’s Museum
Joins National ‘Let’s Move!’ Initiative
PROVIDENCE, RI
– Providence Children’s Museum is a proud new member of “Let's Move!,”
a comprehensive national initiative launched by First Lady Michelle
Obama that is dedicated to solving the problem of childhood obesity
within a generation by encouraging healthy eating and physical
activity.
Active play is an important part of children's healthy growth and
development and the Museum is committed to offering interactive play
and learning experiences that promote physical activity, and to
providing parents with resources about nurturing kids' growth through
play. This fall, Museum visitors can join special “Let's Move,
Let's Play!” programs each month plus explore the Museum’s environments
with a new “Let’s Move” physical activity sheet.
“Let’s Move, Let’s Play!” programs are free with Museum admission of
$8.50 per person; always free for Museum members. Visit www.childrenmuseum.org for more information. Visit www.letsmove.gov/ to learn more about the initiative.
Upcoming “Let’s Move, Let’s Play!” Programs at Providence Children’s Museum
Hoopla!
September 3 - 5 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Kids twist, move and invent their own fun and games with hoops of all sizes and colors in the Museum’s Children's Garden all weekend long!
Jump In!
September 17 & 18 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Kids hop, skip and jump as they experiment with long ropes, short ropes, flat ropes, round ropes in the Museum’s Children's Garden.
Where In the Wild?
September 24 & 25 • 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Get out and play, climb, crawl and discover in the Museum’s Children’s Garden and try fun-filled outdoor challenges.
Balloon Badminton
Saturday, October 1 & 2 • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Decorate rackets and keep a balloon bouncing back and forth in a fun-filled version of this active game.