February the 14th marked two special days for us here at Uxbridge, Valentine’s day and Red Heart Day.
Red heart day was a fundraising run for healthy hearts and we managed to raise money towards a great cause to help increase awareness of cardiovascular disease. Thank you!
At mat time we remembered where our heart is found! Right in our chest. We all
felt our own hearts and we noticed that it was a bit hard to feel so we decided
to do some exercise. Aerobics had our hearts pumping and us puffing in no time!
We then all lay down on the mat and could really feel the difference it made to get
moving. Boom, boom, boom. We talked
about how our heart pumps the blood around our body and its super important to
have healthy hearts!
Some
friends brought in healthy options for morning tea, fruit, vegetable muffins
and crackers. We had quite an array of food to enjoy and talk about the
benefits of healthy eating! So delicious and so great for our bodies! We
thought it was a bit like an Uxbridge café! The tamariki enjoyed being able to
make the choice of what they would like to eat and really enjoyed going back
for seconds.
Many of us made cards for our friends, went on heart treasure hunts around the Centre and played with red slime and balloons. Oh how much fun it is to celebrate at Uxbridge!
Chloe and Riya enjoy the red water. Looks like it's time for a cup of tea!
Look at that concentration Chloe!
In My Heart by Jo Witek is a wonderful book on feelings, enjoyed by the tamariki here.
Found you heart! Chloe notices a big heart on our window! How did that get there?!
Active play builds healthy hearts.
They playdoh table awaiting friends!
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