Join us 6:30 to 8:30 PM on Friday, October 26th for the Family Fall Festival!

Kids up to age 12 wear non-scary costumes to the Y, enjoy games, face painting, tattoos, and trick or treating. Other activities include blow up machines, arts and crafts, music and dancing, costume contests, popcorn, and apple cider.

This event is fun for all ages! Cost is $1 and one canned good per person. Register at the Welcome Center or payment can be made at the door. As a reminder, children must be accompanied by an adult.

Halloween Flick and Float: Spend quality time with your family at the Y's Lap Pool! Join us for the Flick and Float on  Friday, October 19th at 6:45 PM. 

We will screen Monsters Inc. Feel free to bring your floats or beach chairs to watch from the water or the deck!

This event is free for members, normal age guidelines for the pool apply. For more information, contact Elizabeth Pattison at Elizabeth.Pattison@peninsulaymca.org or 757-722-9044.

Swim Meet: The Hampton Family YMCA Snappers will host the Newport News Family YMCA Piranhas and the R.F. Wilkinson Family YMCA Tiger Sharks for a meet at 12 PM on Saturday, October 27th. The Lap Pool and Teaching Pool will be closed that afternoon. Come support your Snappers!

Aqua Zumba: Aqua Zumba is now offered on Sunday afternoons at 2 PM. Join Kaylenne for a Zumba party in the pool!

5210 - LIVE HEALTHY EVERY DAY

At the Y, we're committed to children's healthy development and well-being. We want to make it easier for busy families to eat well and get plenty of physcial activity, so it is with great excitement that we introduce our 5210 program.

5210 is a new program the Y is implementing this fall in all of our School-Age Child Care and Preschool Child Development programs. It is a program that helps children to: learn about healthy eating and exercise, redirect excessive "screen time" (TV, computer use, video games, etc.) and select healthier drinks.

5210 will educate children already participating in our programs about making healthy choices, and it will provide take-home educational materials so families can support healthy choices as well. The 5210 program is based on the most recent science and research available; we've added "the Y way" to make it fun and interactive for children.

5210 is built on four main pillars that help children live healthy everyday:

• 5    Five servings of fruits and vegetables each day
• 2    Two hours or less of screen time daily
• 1    One hour or more of physical activity each day
• 0    Zero sugary drinks
   

The 5210 program incorporates lessons and activities about healthy eating with physical activity. Together, they encourage healthy behaviors through active play, literacy and math-skill development, creative learning, and hands-on snack time activities. The program will be implemented in many other Y programs in 2013, such as: Swim Lessons, Youth Super Sports, Child Watch, First Tee, Summer Camp and others.

Body and Mind Youth Wellness Program is an 8-week class focusing on the needs of 10 - 15 year olds. Students learn the five components of physical fitness and how to make good nutritional choices. Once the participant has passed this class, they have access to the wellness floor with a parent or guardian.

Registration begins October 15th and cost is $30 for members. Sign up online or at the Welcome Center! Contact Lee Grandison at Lee.Grandison@peninsulaymca.org with any questions.