Activities for Kids

The Action Tracker (beta)

Our healthy characters will help you track your success as you do daily healthy activities! Just create an Action Tracker account, log in each day, and record the activity you did. Unlock puzzles and other surprises.

Print our new puzzles!

Help Katy "escape" from television and chips. Bart and Julienne are moving, playing, and staying healthy! Try the maze.

Also try the two word search puzzles, one with nutrition words, and one with physical activity words!

Play Julienne's Carrot Patch game (requires Flash 6 or higher)

Play Julienne's Carrot Patch game with all of her new friends. Help Farmer Juan harvest the healthy fruits and vegetables in his field and orchard. If you get fruits and vegetables in all five color categories, you've "eaten a rainbow" and score bonus points!

Be sure to avoid the unhealthy french fries!

Play Now! Requires Flash 6 or higher.

Print and play the "Eat a Rainbow" card game

The color of each fruit and vegetable is created by phyto-chemicals that benefit the human body in different ways--so remember, “eat a rainbow!”

For 2 players. Appropriate for any child who can compare the values of numbers up to 20, alone or with the help of an adult or older child.

Download the rules and playing pieces (requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin). You will need a color printer, paper (preferably heavier card stock), and scissors to make the game. Ask an adult for permission before you start!

Color the food pyramid

Print the food pyramid to color!

Here are a few healthy tips for you while you color your food pyramid:

Be Physically Active Every Day The person climbing the stairs reminds you to do something active every day, like running, walking the dog, playing, swimming, biking, or climbing lots of stairs.

Choose Healthier Foods from Each Group Why are the colored stripes wider at the bottom of the pyramid? Every food group has foods that you should eat more often than others; these foods are at the bottom of the pyramid.

Eat More from Some Food Groups Than Others Did you notice that some of the color stripes are wider than others? The different sizes remind you to choose more foods from the food groups with the widest stripes.

Every Color Every Day The colors orange, green, red, yellow, blue, and purple represent the five different food groups plus oils. Remember to eat foods from all food groups every day.

The food pyramid and tips are provided by the United States Department of Agriculture (www.myPyramid.gov).