Our mission is to help kids succeed in developing healthy lifelong habits through outdoor winter activities.
In the winter, it’s easy to fall into comfortable indoor habits, and WinterKids is a great starting point and access point for kids to get outdoors. When you’re outside and engaging in physical movement, all of that greatly benefits your mental well-being, physical health, ability to stay focused, and overall wellness. Our whole purpose is to redesign people’s relationships with physical activity and make it something that’s not intimidating, not scary, something that is inclusive, that’s accessible, that’s easy to do, and show how that incorporates into life easily, especially in a state as beautiful as Maine with so many great access points.
We offer several activities, so through our education programs, we have an early education and an elementary school Learn Outside Guide available to educators throughout the state. We also offer discounted and free recreation activities at different locations. We find that kids are happier and more motivated when they’re outdoors and physically active.
And we aim to try to capitalize on that and carry forward that momentum in educational outcomes. Ultimately, this will lead to a more resilient state for kids who love the outdoor recreation component of Maine. Visit our website, which is winterkids.org.
Our winter 2024/25 events calendar lists opportunities to get outside with local like-minded people to foster our community:
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