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Part of living a healthy lifestyle is incorporating physical activities and nutritious snacks throughout your day, even if you're throwing a party. These efforts help kids build strong muscles and bones, boost energy, and feel better overall. But for kids, it's especially important to make both the activities and the food fun, not bothersome. Here are some ways to get the kids off the couch and into an active lifestyle. Heart-pumping activities: Plant a garden. Let the kids choose the vegetables they want to grow, and then let them dig in the dirt and plant the seeds. Remind them to water the plants every day ...

Go for the gold this summer with a Summer Olympics party! Set up plenty of fun challenges, test the players' skills, and award them with medals, ribbons and trophies. Let the games begin! Invitations Buy or make award ribbons. Write the party details in permanent marker on the back of the ribbon, attach a gold seal and mail to the guests. Costumes Ask the "contenders" to come dressed in comfortable athletic outfits, such as sweats or shorts and tank tops depending on the weather. Have the adults dress as referees in black-and-white striped T-shirts and black or white shorts. Give the refs whistles to wear around their necks. ...