{"id":234,"date":"2021-03-08T10:39:15","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T18:39:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/?p=234"},"modified":"2021-03-08T10:39:15","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T18:39:15","slug":"remember-to-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/2021\/03\/08\/remember-to-play\/","title":{"rendered":"Remember to Play"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring Break is almost here!\u00a0 Over the last year students have shown that they are resilient, can find creative ways to have fun and adapt to new schedules and virtual learning.\u00a0 To help students re-charge, have fun and continue to build healthy skills over the break it is important to remember to play<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Play can trigger the release of endorphins (the body’s feel good chemical) that contributes to a feeling of well-being and relieves stress.\u00a0 Sharing laughter and fun with others, can foster empathy, compassion, trust and intimacy with others.\u00a0 Play can boost your energy vitality and even improve your resistance to disease!<\/p>\n

A few ideas for play to share with your students:<\/strong>
\nSTEM projects<\/a>
\nMake a favourite meal together
\nVirtual hangout ideas<\/a>
\nPaint or colour<\/a>
\nMake your own in-door games<\/a>
\nPrint out a walking and heritage tour of Deer Lake<\/a> or \u00a0local favourite family friendly hikes<\/a>.
\nCity of Burnaby online ideas<\/a><\/p>\n


\nFree Spring Break Camps 2021<\/strong>
\nKidsCodeJeunesse<\/a>
\nCreate digital art using algorithms for teens – various dates and times starting March 20th<\/p>\n

ParentSupportServices<\/a>
\nVirtual Spring Break Activities (yoga, cooking, crafts) Ages 6-12.<\/p>\n

Whitehat<\/a>
\nCoding camp for kids grades 1-12, 1 free session.<\/p>\n

Burnaby Youth Centres<\/a>
\nOpen for drop-ins, for teens and pre-teens. Creekside<\/a>, Edmonds<\/a>, South Central<\/a> and Summit<\/a>.
\nCall or instagram message for a spot; open 5:30-8:30pm Monday-Friday.
\nLGBTQ2S youth program at Creekside on Fridays 3:30-5:00pm.<\/p>\n

Spring Break Camps with Cost<\/strong>
\nLight Up Musical Theatre\u00a0<\/a>
\nCamps for ages 3-18 in-person and online for ages 4-14. Cost varies.<\/p>\n

BCSPCA<\/a>
\nVirtual spring break camp with the BCSPCA; virtually meet animals, animal experts and do cool crafts together. Ages 8-11. Two sessions daily, running camps week 1 and 2 of spring break. $150 per week.\u00a0 Bursaries are available.<\/p>\n

KidsCodeJeunesse<\/a>
\nCode a game.\u00a0 Learn to build a mini video game.\u00a0 Ages 8-12. 5-days, 2hrs\/day; cost $100.<\/p>\n

Bricks4kidz<\/a>
\nEngineering concepts introduced to kids through play and building Lego.\u00a0 Ages 5-12; various dates and times; cost $175.<\/p>\n

ArtUmbrella<\/a>
\nArt and theatre camps for kids of all ages.\u00a0 Various times and costs.\u00a0 Bursaries are available to help cover costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spring Break is almost here!\u00a0 Over the last year students have shown that they are resilient, can find creative ways to have fun and adapt to new schedules and virtual learning.\u00a0 To help students re-charge, have fun and continue to build healthy skills over the break it is important to remember to play! Play can […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8672,"featured_media":237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,9,13,10,11,1],"tags":[15,14],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8672"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":240,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions\/240"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blogs.sd41.bc.ca\/mental-health-literacy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}