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February is best known for Valentine’s Day, but did you know that it is also American Heart Month? The heart is such an important, and interesting, organ in the body. It keeps our bodies running, keeps the blood moving, and is one of the parts of the body doctors are...

Happy New Year everyone! 2020 is here, and now it is grey, cold, and the kids are bored. January can seem like one of the slowest months of the year. After a month of fun festivities, visiting family, and having booked schedules it can feel like all activity has come...

The holidays are here and it is a marvelous time of the year for sweet treats. Pies, cookies, and candy are everywhere, and it all smells so good! Plus the kids are home from school, and are missing that set time they get at school to make sure the expel their energy....

The definition of gratitude in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary is given as, “the state of being grateful, thankfulness”. Some synonyms include appreciation, appreciativeness, gratefulness, and thanks. The Stretch-n-Grow philosophy goes beyond physical health; it...

Fall has arrived, and it is time for all things red and gold, warm and spicy. Cinnamon, cloves, and long walks over crunchy leaves are autumnal essentials, but nothing tops everyone’s favorite orange seasonal squash. Pumpkin is king during this time of year. It gets...

Is it really that time of year again? Is it really time to start prepping for back to school?  Crayons and backpacks are the hot ticket items in the stores because August is here and whether there’s only a week left of summer for your tykes or they do not go back...

Peak summer heat has arrived and all the kids are home from school. While having nothing to do for three months may be great for a few weeks, we all know that our kids begin to get restless quickly. Finding fun and active forms of play that reduces screen time becomes...

Our Stretch-n-Grow Road-trippers are having a blast learning about the National Parks this summer. These adventures have our friends hiking, canoeing, running, and jumping their way across 3,537,436 square miles of American terrain. Using our imagination, we’re taking...

Stretch-n-Grow Hits the road this summer, and invites you to come along! Each week we will be exploring one of our amazing National Parks all across America. Whether it is watching Niagara Falls pour water 3160 tons of water per second, or hiking through the heights...