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Healthy kids are an achievable goal

| 05 May 2015 | 02:13
    Hardyston Township Police Department Patrolman Mike Petershack spent much of the day fingerprinting children during the YMCAþÄôs Healthy Kids Day. The fingerprint sheets were given to the parents for safekeeping in the event an emergency might arise.
    Hardyston Township Police Department Patrolman Mike Petershack spent much of the day fingerprinting children during the YMCAþÄôs Healthy Kids Day. The fingerprint sheets were given to the parents for safekeeping in the event an emergency might arise.
    The afternoon included giving kids the chance to test their fitness prowess in a boot camp-style obstacle course with tires, tunnels, balance beams, a crawling area, and a slanted climbing wall.
    The afternoon included giving kids the chance to test their fitness prowess in a boot camp-style obstacle course with tires, tunnels, balance beams, a crawling area, and a slanted climbing wall.
    There was also a lot to do behind and to the side of the Y building with bubble machines and an out-of-this-world playground.
    There was also a lot to do behind and to the side of the Y building with bubble machines and an out-of-this-world playground.
    A family swim period including hundreds of floating balls was also available to help forget about the now-distancing winter months.
    A family swim period including hundreds of floating balls was also available to help forget about the now-distancing winter months.
    The main lobby included representatives from many local and area wellness organizations.
    The main lobby included representatives from many local and area wellness organizations.
    Handmade bubbles and a bubble machine were popular.
    Handmade bubbles and a bubble machine were popular.

HARDYSTON — About 600 hoping-to-be-healthy kids and their parents came out for the Sussex County YMCA’s Annual Healthy Kids Day on Saturday.

Sponsored by Eastern Propane, the five-hour event was designed to be a fun-filled free event meant to inspire families to stay active physically and mentally over the summer months.

A family swim period was also available to help forget about the now-distancing winter months.

The afternoon included giving kids the chance to test their fitness prowess in a boot camp-style obstacle course with tires, tunnels, balance beams, a crawling area, and a slanted climbing wall.

There was also a lot to do behind and to the side of the Y building with bubble machines and an out-of-this-world playground. Archery lessons were also available in the upper field.

For more information about upcoming available programs, contact Sussex County Y Wellness Director Alma Dhuyvetter at 973-209-9622.

— Photos by Chris Wyman