Fitwize Weekly: Halloween Edition 🎃

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• 🎃 Fitness Fun for Halloween

• 🍬 Best and Worst Halloween Candy Choices

• 🧠 Healthy Minds: Spooky Edition

Fitness

🎃 Fitness Fun for Halloween

We’ve got a monster bash this Saturday at Fitwize 4 Kids (details at the bottom) and we are expecting a big turnout! With parents racing to find the best costumes for their kids we turned to Google’s Freightgeist Trends. This little tool gives you a quick rundown on which costumes are trending in your area and overall.

This year, the top 5 costumes overall are:

1. Shrunken Head Bob (Beetlejuice)

2. Raygun

3. CatNap (Smiling Critter)

4. Delores (Beetlejuice)

5. Pomni

For those of you in and around our kids gym in Florida and looking to party with us, the top costumes in this region are:

1. Wolverine

2. Queen of Hearts (from Descendants)

3. Care Bear

4. Ryumen Sukuna

5. Flight Attendant

Family Time

🧠 Healthy Minds: Spooky Edition

For those families that will be staying at home, here is a fun way to keep your kids moving this week:

Monster Dash Haunted Obstacle Course - Turn your yard or living room into a Halloween-themed obstacle course! Use pillows as "tombstones" to jump over, crawl under a “spider web” made of string, and balance on a "tightrope" made from tape. You can make it even spookier with ghosts made from tissue paper. This is a fantastic way to sneak in some cardio while letting kids use their imaginations.

👉Check out our post on the benefits of kids' obstacle courses

Halloween is the perfect time to challenge your kids' creativity and critical thinking skills while having fun! Here are a couple of brain-boosting activities that fit right into the spooky season:

Haunted Escape Room DIY - Scary Halloween Puzzles for Parties and Kids

Haunted House Puzzle Hunt

Create a “haunted house” scavenger hunt around your home or yard. Leave clues that require your kids to solve riddles or puzzles in order to find the next spooky item or location. This encourages problem-solving and logic, all while engaging their imagination.

Ghost Story Time

Gather the family around and take turns telling ghost stories. You can start by telling classic ones, then encourage your kids to make up their own spooky tales. This helps develop creativity, language skills, and imagination, plus it’s a fun way to bond as a family!

Scary Halloween Story for Kids - The Whistling Scarecrow - by ELF Learning

Nutrition

🍬 Best and Worst Halloween Candy Choices

Halloween wouldn’t be complete without candy! But not all treats are created equal. Here’s a list of the best and worst Halloween candies so you can help your kids make healthier choices without missing out on the fun.

Best:

1. Hershey’s Mini Chocolate Bars – Simple, classic chocolate treat.

2. Payday Fun Size – Peanut-packed and slightly less sugary.

3. Mounds Fun Size – Coconut and chocolate combo.

4. Almond Joy Fun Size – Coconut with a nutty twist.

5. Twix Fun Size – Chocolate, caramel, and a crunchy biscuit.

Not-So-Bad:

Butterfinger Fun Size, Milk Duds, KitKat Fun Size, MilkyWay Fun Size, Nestle Crunch Fun Size, Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups Minis, Whoppers, York Peppermint Pattie

Worst:

Dots, Musketeers, Twizzlers, BabyRuth Fun Size, Peanut M&M’s Fun Size, Starburst, Snickers Fun Size, Tootsie Rolls, Jolly Rancher, Tootsie Pops, Skittles Fun Size, M&M’s Fun Size, Charms Blow Pop, Sour Patch Kids, Candy Corn, Nerds

The best candies generally have simpler, more natural ingredients, while the worst tend to have more artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives.

Fitwize News

Upcoming Events

Every week we have events planned to keep your kids fit while having fun.

This week is the annual Halloween Party Kids Night Out and here’s what you can expect:

• A hauntingly fun party full of energy!

• Ghastly games and challenges

• Activity & dinner that will spook any hungry pack of cats

• Bone shakin’ music that will rattle your teeth with Pumpkin Carving

• Kids meet new ghost & gobblin friends

• 3 hours of alone time for Mummy & Dad... (for shopping, dinner, or whatever!)

Win $200 for your School, Prizes, Fitwize Bucks and other activities that will have you howling! 🐺

📆Upcoming Events

• Halloween Party Kids Night Out - Oct 19th

• November 3rd - Leadership Fun Run at 9:00 AM

• November 5th - When School is Out, Camp is In (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)

• November 6th - Parent Nutrition Workshop at 6:30 PM-7:30 PM

• November 9th - Barnes and Noble Veterans Show and Tell at 11:00AM

• November 11th - When School is Out, Camp is In (8:00 AM - 6:00 PM)

• November 13th - Open House (6:00 PM - 7:00 PM)

• November 16th- Kids Night Out: Nerf Wars ( 6:00 PM- 9:00PM)

• November 25th - 29th- Thanksgiving Camp

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