Every Kid Healthy Week

Learn about Every Kid Healthy Week and grab some ideas to help practice wellness with kids each day of the week!

What is Every Kid Healthy Week?

Every Kid Healthy Week is an annual celebration that focuses on connecting the dots between physical health, mental health and learning. 

It was started in 2013 by Action for Healthy Kids, an organization who helps to promote wellness in schools, and whose mission is to “foster learning environments that support optimal child health and well-being”.

Every Kid Health Week is an initiative that encourages anyone who would like to participate to get involved. 

When is Every Kid Healthy Week?

Every Kid Healthy Week runs from Apr 20, 2026- Apr 24, 2026.

Every Kid Healthy Week Daily Themes:

This year, the Action for Healthy Kids team, assigned a theme for each day of the week, to help support people in coming up with ideas to practice wellness at school, with their families, or out in the community:

Mindfulness Monday

Tasty Tuesday

Wellness Wednesday

Thoughtful Thursday

Family Friday

If you are in need of some ideas to celebrate Every Kid Healthy Week’s daily themes, see below for some ideas.

Ideas to Celebrate Every Kid Healthy Week’s Daily Themes:

Mindfulness Monday:

• Go on an intentional/mindful walk

  • Plan for one or two things that you might pay attention to, or be on the lookout for.

  • Engage the senses as you explore. 

    • What do you hear, see, smell, feel? 

• Share in reflective conversations: 

  • Tell me the highs and lows of your day. 

  • What’s something that made you smile?

  • A moment that made you feel proud?

• Explore different ways to give our brains a break when feeling stressed or overwhelmed.

• Create art.

Tasty Tuesday:

• Pick a new food to try, try a new way to eat a familiar food, or try a new recipe.

• Plan/prepare a meal together. 

• Set the stage: chat about what makes an eating experience great.

Wellness Wednesday:

• Get active outside:

  • Hopscotch

  • Play catch/shoot hoops

  • Bike ride

• For not so great weather:

  • Play an active video game. 

  • Put some music on to do chores/clean.

  • Have a dance party.

Thoughtful Thursday:

• Do something kind for others.

• Learn where food/plants comes from:

  • Plant seeds, care for and watch your plant grow.

• Be mindful of how we interact with our environment: 

  • Talk about recycling, waste, and how we show care for the earth/our outdoor space.

• Talk about bullying/peer pressure, and what we can do if those situations arise.

Family Friday:

• Tune out, to tune in: have a technology time out.

• Host a family game night/start a family puzzle.

• Get everyone involved in planning something fun.

The biggest thing to remember is to do these things together, for when we practice wellness together, it supports us all. 

What activities might you try? 

Feel free to comment and share! 

For more information on Action for Healthy Kids, and Every Kid Healthy Week see here: 

https://www.actionforhealthykids.org/get-involved/every-kid-healthy-week/