Recreate at home...Five-Minute Finds!

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parks and rec news

June 12, 2020


Happy Friday Arlington! Did you hear? We are opening our dog parks, basketball courts and volleyball courts today! If you stay safe, we can open more. Learn what's open here. And as always, here are some fun activities for you to recreate at home!

 


kids in nature

Five-Minute Finds

Nature is all around us, constantly in motion whether we notice or not. In Five-Minute Finds, our naturalists spotlight many of these little-noticed or unseen wonders in five minutes or less. Sound fun? Learn about Five-Minute Finds on Gulf Branch Nature Center's Facebook page on Fri., June 12, at 10 a.m.

   


Let's Dance!

Do your kids love to dance? Having dance breaks during the day is a great way to get the wiggles out for the little ones. We know you may be tired of hearing "Baby Shark" so here is a list of kid-approved songs you can all dance to. 

family dancing

Sesame Street 2

Sesame Street Town Hall

ICYMI: Watch Sesame Street’s Coming Together: Standing Up to Racism town hall here. This is a great way to open up conversations about what's going on in our world with kids.

 


workout

Fitness: Core Workout with Johnny

Join Arlington County Personal Trainer Johnny for this awesome core workout. He'll show you 10 exercises that you can do with 20 reps each in about five minutes.    


BANFF

Banff Mountain Virtual Film Festival

For all you adventure lovers out there, here are free short films of some of the best adventure filmmaking from the Banff Mountain Festival.