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Summer Activity Roundup
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Summer Activity Roundup

Summer is here! The kids are out of school and you want to keep them busy, but where do you start? Our Summer Activity Roundup is full of ideas to keep your kids busy moving, learning, and exploring this summer.

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WinterKids App Families Share their Favorite Winter Moments
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WinterKids App Families Share their Favorite Winter Moments

This past winter season (2021/2022), we challenged families to enter a photo contest by sharing photos of their favorite moments using the

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Season Wrap Up (2021-2022)
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Season Wrap Up (2021-2022)

Learn how we increased our reach by 92% and reached 51,240 kids, parents, and teachers this year with an array of unique, outdoor programs to help them stay active and discover the joy of winter activities in Maine, New Hampshire, and beyond.

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Spring Activity Roundup
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Spring Activity Roundup

With spring officially here, it’s the perfect time for families to get out and move. Before you know it, summer will be here with its busy schedules and long, sunny days. Make the most of the spring months by incorporating active learning into your schedule, with these fun outdoor active learning activities

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5th Annual WinterKids Winter Games Photos, Results, and More!
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5th Annual WinterKids Winter Games Photos, Results, and More!

Between January 17-February 11, 2022, over 12,000 students, teachers, and families participated in 4 weeks of “Olympic Games” themed WinterKids outdoor learning challenges!

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10th Annual WinterKids Downhill 24 Photos, Results, Video & More!
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10th Annual WinterKids Downhill 24 Photos, Results, Video & More!

At the 10th Anniversary of the WinterKids Downhill 24, 58 teams, comprised of 467 participants, skied, snowboarded, and skinned Sugarloaf Mountain for 24 hours straight, raising over $785,000 on behalf…

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2022 WinterKids Winter Games Awards Ceremonies
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2022 WinterKids Winter Games Awards Ceremonies

The 5th annual WinterKids Winter Games wrapped up in February with 22 schools competing statewide to win a total of $50,000 for their schools! This year's 4-week series of challenges…

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Photos: Having fun in the Carnaval Maine + L.L.Bean + WinterKids Fun Zone
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Photos: Having fun in the Carnaval Maine + L.L.Bean + WinterKids Fun Zone

Many thanks to everyone who came out to have some fun in the L.L.Bean + WinterKids Fun Zone at

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2022 Winter Games Gallery of Play-Along Champions
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2022 Winter Games Gallery of Play-Along Champions

This year, we expanded the WinterKids Winter Games to make it more accessible to more students, teachers, and families with our new Play-Along track! The result? Over 7,000 participants across…

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Winter Games Week 4 Moment of the Week
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Winter Games Week 4 Moment of the Week

For week 4 of the

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Winter Games Week 3 Moment of the Week
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Winter Games Week 3 Moment of the Week

For week 3 of the

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Winter Games Week 2 Moment of the Week
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Winter Games Week 2 Moment of the Week

For week 2 of the Backyard Farms), we asked our schools to submit a Meme about the Winter Games. Congratulations to our judges as the Moment of the Week winner!

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Winter Games 2022 Opening Ceremony at Mast Landing Elementary
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Winter Games 2022 Opening Ceremony at Mast Landing Elementary

The WinterKids team joined Mast Landing Elementary in Freeport, Maine for their 2022 Winter Games opening ceremony on Friday, January 14, 2022. Here are a a few photos!

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Dressing for Winter Safety
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Dressing for Winter Safety

We all need to think “safety” when it comes to dressing for winter activities – to keep us warm and dry and stay visible when it gets dark since there are fewer hours of daylight. Here are some simple tips to help keep you and your family safe while you’re outside having fun this winter.

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How to Combine Different Food Groups to Make a Healthy Snack
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How to Combine Different Food Groups to Make a Healthy Snack

Presented by Hannaford Snack Pals. Watch as April Byron, a nutritionist at Hannaford, walks you through how to combine different food groups to make a healthy snack!

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A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods
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A Healthy Conversation With Steve Woods

Winter in Maine means we can either hibernate until spring or choose to make the most of the cold, snow, and ice. Julie Mulkern from WinterKids joined Steve Woods to talk about helping kids be active, vibrant, and healthy in the outdoors.

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Julie Mulkern Visits WGAN To Talk All Things WinterKids
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Julie Mulkern Visits WGAN To Talk All Things WinterKids

Executive Director of Winter Kids, Julie Mulkern, joins WGAN's Inside Maine Podcast host Aaron Chadbourne to discuss the work we do here at Winter Kids, our curriculum and app for…

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WinterKids Winter Playlist: Dance While Nature is Watching!
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WinterKids Winter Playlist: Dance While Nature is Watching!

One of the best tools to get your kids moving is music that inspires them to dance! In the classroom, at home, in the yard, on the trail, wherever – here is a great winter playlist to help you and your kids move, learn and explore.

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License to Chill 10 Year Anniversary Raises $48K
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License to Chill 10 Year Anniversary Raises $48K

Thank you, sponsors, and supporters, for helping us raise just over $48,000 at this year’s WinterKids License to Chill 10th Anniversary Celebration! We can’t thank you enough for your generosity. Read more to learn where your money will go!

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How to Shop AmazonSmile and Benefit WinterKids
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How to Shop AmazonSmile and Benefit WinterKids

You Shop. Amazon Gives! AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same price, same service (and yes, your Prime benefits still work too! The big difference is that, when shopping at AmazonSmile, Amazon donates .5% of the price of your eligible purchases to WinterKids!

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Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe Your Kids Can Make!
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Easy Vegetable Soup Recipe Your Kids Can Make!

This easy-to-make Vegetable Soup recipe is ripped straight from the pages of our Guide to Active Outdoor Learning for Pre-K, and is a great way to warm up when the weather is chilly! Let the kids do all the heavy lifting!

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Join WinterKids in Thinking “Outside the Building” This Winter!

For our 2021/22 season, WinterKids continues to think “outside of the building,” by dedicating our efforts to helping schools families and communities develop healthy habits in the outdoors, but we…

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