Aug. 3rd - Dec. 31st

Looking for an easy way to teach your kids how to stay healthy and safe during these unexpected times? Then these 3 to 4 minute videos are for you! HealthStart Foundation is sharing from our award-winning Snack Science Workshop series. HealthStart's Snack Science series teaches young children the science, or the "why" behind smart health habits, as well as lessons on social and emotional well-being.

Our Snack Science videos use science experiments, fun, healthy snack "art", songs, fitness activities, and more to keep your children healthy, happy, and learning!

Check back every Friday for new videos and additional FREE resources.

Want more information? Check out our website at www.healthstartfoundation.org/snackscience.

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May. 8th - Sep. 25th

RELEASE YOUR INNER AQUANAUT!

Based on French author Jules Verne's 1870 classic 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the exhibition brings to life the deep-sea adventures of Captain Nemo, his fantastical Nautilus submarine, and the mythical world he inhabited.

At the center of this fantasy world is the giant Nautilus where kids can climb aboard and discover the inner workings of a deep-sea submersible... they can take up the controls at the helm, peer through the periscopes, crank the propeller, test out the bunks and explore Captain Nemo's Cabinet of Curiosities full of wonderful marine specimens. There's even a bubbly pipe organ to play and a galley full of strange foods to discover!

Kids can then slip on a deep-sea dive suit and venture through the world below the waves including the octopus' garden with its giant clamshell, a giant squid to slide down, and then wander through the maze of seaweed in the kelp forest. They can also explore the lost world of Atlantis.

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Sep. 30th

Join us for HealthStart's second annual Cooking 4 Kids Virtual Gala on September 30th at 7pm CST!

After a long and challenging year, let's all come together to celebrate and fall back into health with an evening of food, fun, and the opportunity to give young children a healthier future!

The event will include:
• Virtual Happy Hour
• Cooking Demonstration by Chef Bobo
• Games & Prizes
• Online Auction
• A Look at HealthStart in Action!

The funds raised through this year's gala will support our programming for underserved children and their families with several of our community partners. Register for this FREE event at www.bit.ly/c4k2021 and join us on September 30th at 7pm CST and make an impact in your community!

Chef Bobo (aka Robert Surles), a leader in the movement to improve what kids eat for lunch since 2002, will be joining us again to cook up one of his family-friendly signature dishes! As a graduate of the French Culinary Institute and Executive Chef and Food Service Director for the Calhoun School on Manhattan's Upper West Side, he is not one to be missed!

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Oct. 21st

Look at the world like a chemist: amazing molecules are everywhere! At Homeschool Days, Careers in Chemistry, investigate "sticky" water molecules, solve a scent mystery and construct your own molecules at hands-on activity stations. Join a Learning Lab to create a temperature-controlled rescue pod or crank up the heat to see how extreme temps affect chemical reactions.

All young learners are invited to join Homeschool Days, including those with asynchronous schedules or in learning pods. Masks are required indoors during Homeschool Days for all staff and visitors ages 5 and up.

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