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March.19.2020 · Leave a Comment

Best After-school Activities for Kids

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This post has been sponsored by Betty Crocker. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Learn about the best after-school activities for kids of all ages!

As a full-time teacher and part-time blogger, life definitely stays busy! Added to that, I have to give my children (now ages 8 and 10) time to socialize and enjoy extracurricular activities on top of school and homework—it’s a lot! When I was a child, we were pretty limited to dance, gymnastics, and team sports, but I was never actively involved in any of those, so I navigate extracurriculars somewhat blindly.

During all extracurricular activities {or lack thereof as we are seeing these days}, it’s important to pack a fun snack—like Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, and Fruit Gushers. More about our Winn-Dixie shopping trip ahead!

 


 

 

My Children’s After-school Activities

We are lucky that a lot of after-school activities are actually available at my children’s school. My son attends the aftercare program, which provides him with a variety of activities like sports, arts and crafts, gardening, and homework help. Last year, he participated in chess club, Spanish class, and pottery club. And this school year, my daughter decided to get involved in three activities: art club, orffestra, and robotics. In orffestra, she gets to play a large metal instrument that is similar to a xylophone. In December, they performed a holiday concert. It was great to see her excited about playing her instrument.

snacks for robotics

And then there was robotics! This went from a possible hobby to a huge passion of Lydia’s over the last year. In robotics, children work in groups of four to design a robot using the engineering process and drive it to perform a specific set of tasks. Lydia and three of her friends designed two different robots, and they successfully moved from the school level to the district level to the state level, where they made it to the finals. She would love to continue on next year with her team the Gadget Girls. They’re still practicing twice a year, gear up for the next challenges they will face.

Lydia with Fruit-by-the-foot

We also wanted the kids involved in some individual activities, focused on building their skills and strength in a particular area. We gave them options available at our local kids gymnasium. Bryce chose rockwall climbing and Lydia chose gymnastics. Bryce has only tried rockwall climbing a few times, so this will be all new to him. Lydia did gymnastics briefly when she was much younger, so she has a lot to learn. I’m excited to watch them grow in their new activities. 

gymnastics

Knowing we had busy days ahead of us, we visited Winn-Dixie to purchase a few tasty snacks to enjoy during extracurricular activities. We grabbed two packages: Betty Crocker Fruit by the Foot, Fruit Roll-Ups, and Fruit Gushers Variety Pack (8 count) and Betty Crocker Fruit Gushers Variety Pack (6 count). I brought these snacks for Lydia and her friends to enjoy during robotics. They were a hit among the kids and their robotics coaches.

To learn more about what other activities are available, I decided to “poll the audience” by asking my Facebook friends what types of afterschool activities their children participate in, and I was quite excited to see such a variety of activities available to children today. 

Horseback riding

Physical Activities:

  • Soccer
  • Baseball
  • Basketball
  • Football
  • Bowling
  • Cheerleading
  • Gymnastics
  • Dance
  • Rockwall climbing 
  • Cross-country/track/running club
  • Dodgeball
  • Martial arts
  • Ninja
  • Ice skating/roller skating
  • Tennis
  • Lacrosse

Outdoor Activities:

  • Boy Scouts
  • Girl Scouts
  • Gardening club
  • Horseback riding

outdoor play

STEAM Activities:

  • Robotics
  • Art/pottery club
  • Math club
  • Coding club

Music/theater:

  • Chorus
  • Band/orchestra
  • Specific music lessons {drums, guitar, voice, piano}
  • Acting/theater

Other Fun Activities:

  • Language club
  • Chess club
  • Cooking club
  • Sewing club

snacks and basketball

WHAT AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES DO YOUR CHILDREN PREFER? REMEMBER TO SHOP AT SOUTHEASTERN GROCERS FOR THEIR FAVORITE AFTER-SCHOOL SNACKS, LIKE BETTY CROCKER FRUIT BY THE FOOT, FRUIT ROLL-UPS, AND FRUIT GUSHERS. And always remember to thoroughly wash hands before enjoying snacks to limit the spread of germs!

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