Kaiser Health Fair Extravaganza!

The children and staff of Saint Vincent's were pleasantly suprised when music began to stream into their classrooms on April 15, 2010. Kaiser Permanente selected the Day Home as the next stop to put on their Children's Health Fair!

A team of four performers came to the Day Home from Kaiser Permanente and set up an entire obstacle course from the beginning of the bike track to the end. The obstacle course included basketball hoops, crawl tubes and a giant excercise ball.

The teachers were amazed how the performers got the children's attention and kept it through the whole show. They had a lot of different songs playing over a loud speaker for the children to sing and dance too. They had short skits demonstrating the importance of staying active by getting off the couch to play sports with friends. They did a skit to show the children the necessity of staying hydrated by drinking lots of water.

All four performers wore bike helmets through out the fair to show the importance of safety at all times. They kept the skits short with many different songs per performance to keep the young children constantly interested, including the YMCA. They even picked a few boys and girls from each class to get up on the stage they had created to dance in front of their peers.

Different stations were set up to keep each class rotating. One had many different instruments including the bongo drum, tambourine, and maracas for the children to use. They loved trying out something different and getting the chance to perform themselves. Another station was set up by the teachers, which included face painting. Other groups stayed active while playing Simon Says and running the obstacle course. The fair was a huge success and the children were excited to practice all that they had learned about staying active, healthy and safe. It was a fun way to teach the children while still having fun!