What is the Level Up! with Wellness Program?
The Level Up! with Wellness Program is a FREE 6-Week summer program for kids ages 5-13 to improve their well-being with friends and family. Each participant receives a booklet that has weekly challenges and activities as they learn about different topics of wellness.
Where Can I Register?
Sign up for the Level Up! with Wellness Program at a library near you and get your very own booklet the same day!
Participating Libraries:
Cache County
- Logan City Library
- North Logan Library
- Smithfield Library
- Hyrum Library
Box Elder County
- Box Elder Library
- Tremonton Library
Kane County
- Kanab Library
Workshop Dates (Cache County)
Ages 5-8: 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Ages 9-13: 11:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.
June 22nd – Physical Activity: Nature Walk | Logan River Trail Head
Get your bodies moving while joining us for a relaxing day along the river. We will be doing a nature walk where your kids will learn about the importance of water, sun, and nutrient intake along the way! We will be keeping our eyes out for clues as each child participated in the personalized, nature related scavenger hunt.
July 11th – Physical Activity: Yoga/Zumba | Willow Park Amphitheater (450 W 700 S Logan, UT)
Do you like to move and groove? Your little ones will learn more about their bodies while acting out some fun yoga poses during our story book yoga party. Or if your kidos are 9-13 they can participate in our all-out Zumba dance battle. Not only will they be dancing with us but will also have the chance to teach us some of their favorite moves. Your children will be learning leadership and teamwork skills while being active and involved through the process!
July 19th – Fruits and Veggies: Visit a Garden | Bridger Park Community Garden (1181 N 400 W Logan, UT)
How much do your kids actually know about their fruits and vegetables? Probably more than you think. In this workshop we will be learning about the germination of a seed and how plants grow. We will also cover why we need both fruits and vegetables and will sharpen our seed and sprout identification skills. Join us for a day in the garden where we will deepen our appreciation for all things produce related!
July 26th – Be Prepared: Build a Shelter | Cache County Extension Office (179 N Main Street #109 Logan, UT)
Being prepared for an emergency helps us not to panic when the event arises. We want to deepen our basic first aid knowledge and learn how to effectively wrap up different wounds. We will also go over the three basic types of shelters and how to construct a makeshift shelter that will protect us from the elements. If kids desire, they may have the chance to taste or create some of the common "emergency kit foods".
Weekly Levels
Each week has a different wellness topic to focus on with information, fun activities, and a level tracker for the weekly challenge. Click on each level section below for more resources for completing each weekly level!
"I can build a strong skeleton as I play for 60 minutes a day!"
Level Challenge: Play for 60 minutes a day
Learn about how to protect your bones and why it's important to have strong bones.
Join us June 22nd for a Nature Walk or July 11th for a Zumba/Yoga activity.
- Make your own jump rope. (Challenge: Learn a new jump rope rhyme. Jump for 2-5 minutes a day for a week.)
- Make your own hula hoop
- Play chair soccer
- Noodle Hokey
- Hands and Feet Hopscotch
- Get Moving Dice Roll Activity
- Balloon Tennis
Level Challenge: Eat at least 2 servings of fruit and 2 servings of vegetables each day.
Fruits and Veggies have lots of important vitamins and minerals that keep our bodies healthy and strong. Eat the rainbow for this level!
Join us July 19th to Visit a Garden and learn about how to grow fruits and veggies.
Additional Resources and Activities:
- Visit a fruit orchard - try to visit when the trees are blooming or when they have little fruits on the branches. Have kids try to guess which fruit will come from what tree. What are some of the signs? Do you see signs that these trees have been pollinated? (Challenge: Find the seeds in the next fruit you eat. How many are there? Is it a pit or a cluster?)
- Kids Gardening Seed Exploration Craft
- The Seeds We Eat Activity
- Where Does it Belong activity
- Water Movement Experiment
- Visit a greenhouse with a lot of different vegetables growing. Ask the kids to try to identify theplants. Have the gardener help you know how to pick good produce
- Quick produce identification activity: Have one area that says “vegetables” and another for “Fruits”. Then have a whole bunch of produce (or pictures of produce) on the table. Have children race to classify each of the items as either a fruit or a vegetable. (Or allow them to sort the pictures by color) Explain how we can tell.
- Where Do They Grow activity
"Leave the screen behind and use your mind to explore the world."
Level Challenge: Limit screen time to 2 hours or less per day.
It's easy to turn on a screen when we get bored, but there are lots of activities we can do to get creative and have fun!
"Be a winner, keep it cleaner!"
Level Challenge: Complete the high five of clean each day.
Do the high five of clean this week:
1. Clean hands
2. Clean teeth
3. Clean body
4. Clean bathroom
5. Clean room
"Let's "bee" kind to others this week!"
Level Challenge: Do three acts of kindness each day
Kindness goes a long way, let's find way to be kind to other people.
"I feel safe and ready when I am prepared."
Level Challenge: Create a Be Prepared Kit and complete at least 2 more emergency preparedness activities.
Emergencies can surprise us, but if we are prepared then we don't need to be afraid.
Join us July 26th to have fun Building a Shelter to be prepared for an emergency.
Additional Resources and Activities:
- Make Paracord bracelets
- Fire Starting Kits
- Adopt a needy family and make an emergency kit for them. Make sure that you gather up enough food for each of the members and for any pets that they may have.
- Hold a poster making contest with the theme: “helping others prepare for an emergency”. Have the caregivers be the judges.
- Tour a fire department or other emergency service provider
- Join your efforts in participating in a community service project dedicated to provide relief from emergencies.
- Want more emergency preparedness workbook activities? Download this free booklet.
- Learn about the science of earthquakes.
Meet the Level Up! Team
Elizabeth Davis
Extension Associate Professor | Kane County Director
Christine Jensen
Extension Associate Professor | FCS | 4-H | Emery County Director
April Litchford
Extension Assistant Professor | Nutrition and Food | Box Elder County
Maren Voss
Professional Practice Extension Assistant Professor | Health and Wellness | HEART Initiative | Salt Lake & Tooele Counties