An interactive exhibition designed for children and their grown-ups to learn about healthy choices for their bodies, bellies, and brains. 

Fit City is sponsored by and co-developed with input from White Plains Hospital.

 
 
 

Bodies: Our Training Facility features two interactive games to encourage a healthier lifestyle. Stretch & Flex emphasizes the significance of flexibility, while Pump it Up draws inspiration from arcade games and measures healthy heart rates as visitors try to achieve a high score.

Bellies: At Spoonful of Sugar Grocery, visitors can learn about healthy nutrition and make informed choices about sugar content at the fun grocery self-checkout.

Brains: Visit Mindball Park to challenge mental abilities by controlling a metal ball using EEG technology. Visitors can push their limits and improve their cognitive skills with a calm, focused brain.

Fit City promotes various skills gained through playful learning, encouraging Cause and Effect, Collaboration, Communication, Color/pattern Identification, Creativity and Flexible Thinking, Dramatic Play, Executive Function, Fine Motor Skills, Gross Motor Skills, Hand-Eye Coordination, Imagination, Literacy, Math, Science Process Skills, Sensory Motor Skills, Spatial Awareness, and Technology.

Fit City is sponsored by and co-developed with input from White Plains Hospital.

Programs

In May, to celebrate the launch of this exhibition, the Museum will host special editions of the popular Daily Drop-In Programs that aim to encourage children to explore and learn about their bodies, bellies, and brains in a fun and engaging way. 

  • Music and Movement, everyday 11am & 3pm, will teach children about their body parts through action songs and puppets, engaging them about their feelings. 

  • Story Time, everyday 10am & 4pm, will feature books that inspire a lifelong love for learning and caring for their physical and emotional well-being.

Suggested Reading for Kids with their Grown-ups

All Bodies are Good Bodies- Barkla, Charlotte

Bodies are Cool- Feder, Tyler

Breath Deep, Little Sheep: A Calm-Down Book for Kids- Lee, Jessica

The Don't Worry Book- Parr, Todd

Embrace Your Body- Brumfitt, Taryn

Eyes, Nose, Finger and Toes: A First Book All About Hou- Hindley, Judy

The Feelings Book- Parr, Todd

The Food Parade: An Introduction to Healthy Eating for Kids- Castaldi, Elicia

Happy to be Me- Dodd, Emma

I am a Peaceful Goldfish- Chaim, Shoshana

I am Peace: A Book of Mindfulness- Verde, Susan

Me and My Amazing Body- Sweeney, Joan

Meditate With Me: A Step-by-Step Mindfulness Journey- Gates, Mariam

My Body is a Rainbow: The Color of my Feelings- Chopra, Mallika

See How We Move!: A First Book of Health and Well-Being- Ritchie, Scot

You Have Feelings All the Time -  Kris, Deborah Farmer