What Does My Child Get From Summer Camp?

There are quite a few benefits that a summer camp can have not just for the child's entertainment level but for the child’s mind and body as well. Today, we're going to go into a few of those benefits. We're going to take a look at how summer camp can help your child grow as a person, retain more of what they learned, find new interests, and make new friends.

Summer Camp Can Help Your Child Grow

When your child goes to summer camp, they can learn and do things on their own. Summer Camps are very hands on. Camps are very different from the school where they sit most of the day and taught lessons by a teacher in front of the room. Themed summer camps that teach them life skills can be advantageous here. Summer camps that have camping, safe fire building, and cooking can teach kids that they can do a lot more when they only put their minds to it.


This growth can help them in normal parts of their everyday life as well. Once they learn that they can cook over a fire by themselves, they might realize that they can cook things in the microwave or make simple meals at home. This new found independence can help you around the house as the parent. Take a look at the summer camps that you're thinking about sending your child to. What transferable skills will they get from each of the activities?

Summer Camps Keep Children's Minds Active

During the summer, children do not have to sit in a classroom and learn for hours on it. This usually results in them doing mindless activities at home like running around outside or staying inside and playing video games. While this can be fun and certainly does help the child relax, it can be detrimental to what they learned during the school year. Some studies say that children can lose half of what they learned during the school year in the two months that they are on summer break. Summer camp is an excellent solution to this mindless problem.

In summer camp, kids are encouraged to use their brains to solve activities and work together. While they might be working on different skillsets from what was learned in school, summer camp helps their mind stay active. Many activities at theme inspired summer camps will revolve around using the skills and knowledge thereby helping with your child's memory of the school year.

Summer Camp Can Help Your Child Learn About Themselves

It can be hard for a child to find their interest at school. With standardized testing, it can be difficult for a child to see new and exciting subjects within the confines of the topics that schools are required to teach. By sending your kid to a creatively themed summer camp, you can help them see new subjects and find new interests. If your child has shown an interest in dinosaur movies, for example, find a dinosaur themed summer camp. They can learn about paleontology and grow their interest in a new hobby.

Though your child's career is still decades away, this can help them find out more about what they want to do and their future. It's never too young to expose a child to new ideas and new passions. If you tried a space camp last year, why not try a rainforest camp this year? These new themes can help your child learn more about themselves and more about the world around them as well.

Summer Camps Can Create Friendships

Summer camp is a great place to meet new friends. Except for recess, a child spends most of their time in school sitting at a desk. At summer camp, however, they can make new friendships through hands-on activities. As a bonus to this, most children will have similar interests. This can be a high starting point for a bond.

A local summer camp can provide your child with an opportunity to meet more kids in the area. If your child is at a summer camp far from home, this can provide a learning opportunity for penpals or mini meet up getaways. Summer camp can also help them learn more about social dynamics and how to make new friends.


Did you know that Bodies in Motion offers a summer camp? If you've ever been interested in your child attending a summer camp, then contact us to see about the themes we offer, costs, and other information you may need!


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​​When it comes to summer camps, there is certainly no shortage of options.  From the YMCA to local churches to university-sponsored youth camps, kids could be in a different place every week of the summer.  With all of that competition, what sets summer camps at Bodies in Motion apart?  What makes us special?

I had a chat with our Activities Director (a fancy title for the dude who comes up with the ideas) to find out more about what makes our camps special.

Unique Camps

This year, you’ll find the following camps:

• Ninja
• Secret Agent
• Treasure Hunters
• Mountain Biking
• Hollywood
• Splash
• Ninja Warrior
• Adventure
• Myth Busters
• Super Hero
• Kid vs. Wild
• Bugs
• Learn to Ride
• Martial Arts

Where else can you find such a wide variety of experiences?!  Also, even though some of our most popular camps are “repeated” two or three times over the summer, each version has its own unique twist, so no two weeks will ever be the same.  For that matter, no two summers will ever be the same, since camps are updated and changed out on a yearly basis.

Complete Care

Bodies in Motion offers camps for kids ages 3-13.  Certain camps are geared more toward specific age groups (we don’t take the three-year-olds mountain biking, for example).  However, you will find camps to cover every age group every week.  Kids are also placed in specific groups by age, so the older kids don’t feel like it’s being dumbed down, and the younger kids don’t feel intimidated. 
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Camps run from 9:00am to 3:00pm, but pre-camp care starts at 7:00am, and post-camp care ends at 6:00pm.  You can rest easy knowing that your child is well-cared for, regardless of your crazy work schedule.  Speaking of being well-cared for; we can also provide hot lunches if your mornings are rushed.  And let’s face it, when was the last time you didn’t have a rushed morning? 

Skilled Staff

At Bodies in Motion, employees are referred to as “Motioneers”.  They are the people who get guests moving, thus creating motion.  The summer camp hiring process starts early, since there is quite a bit of training necessary for these Motioneers. Everyone who works at Bodies in Motion is required to maintain up-to-date first aid and CPR certifications.  Summer camp staff go through extensive training to make sure they know how to resolve conflicts and manage their groups.  This ensures that every camper has the best possible experience while staying safe. 

Go Big or Go Home

Some of our camps have some really special features.  Our Ninja Warrior camp, for example, is being offered in three different sessions this summer.  Each session will feature a different special guest who has appeared on American Ninja Warrior.  Our Mountain Bike Camp is being offered in two different levels this year.  If participants like the first camp, they can come back for the second and build their skills even more!  Splash Camp is one of our most popular camps, for good reason.  At the end of the week, we bring huge water inflatables for the campers to play on.  Lastly, Adventure Camp is being offered in three unique sessions as well: Urban Adventure, Camping, and Explore Idaho.  The amount of epic in just that sentence is mind-boggling. 
 
Bodies in Motion is summer camp central.  With such a wide variety of mentally and physically stimulating camps, we keep kids moving, learning, and growing all summer long.  Forget the, “I’m boooored….there’s nothing to dooooo” moans and groans.  Ignite activity all summer long by going to campsforkidsidaho.com and signing up today!  

Monkey See, Monkey do. How You Influence Your Kids in Everyday Life

Children learn every second that they exist. Most of the time that a child spends learning is not in a school setting, yet they learn nonetheless. This is because humans and many other animals learn through mimicry. Mimicry is vital to think about as your child grows older. There are a few significant things that you teach your child without realizing it at all. These are five things that will take form in a child just by being around you.

How they Handle Emotions

When you are raising your child, how you display and handle your emotions is vital to the growth of your child. Most children are curious and watch every move you make. While they may not realize it, the way that you display anger, happiness, or sadness can affect the way they do those same things.

For example, if you have problems controlling your temper, they will see those outbursts and not understand that this isn't something they should do. In an attempt to be more like you, they will lash out in much the same way. This is true for any emotion that you show. Having emotional maturity can help your child grow in the same way.

How they Handle Food

Teaching starts at home. This habit can be seen in what a child eats and what a child wants. Making sure to eat healthy as your child grows will show them the importance of eating right. Taking them to fast food and grabbing fun meals too often might hurt their understanding of how to live a healthy life.

Examples of this can be seen in the increasing rate of childhood obesity. Though we as parents might not be likely to admit it, we can often find the solution to our child’s problems in the ways that we have been acting. Try to be healthier, and your kid will want to follow you and be more like you.

What They Think

Kids often have the same opinions as adults. If you’ve ever heard a child or toddler say a cuss word, usually it’s because they’ve seen a parent do it at similar times. This is important to remember when you make jokes or say things around your child. While the adults in the room can understand sarcasm and humor, a child might take what you said to heart.

Kids want to be just like us. For this reason, being careful about what we say around them is very important. Working to be judge free can help a child to grow up and not judge others as well. Think about all of the things you say and how an innocent child’s mind could take it.

How They Work Out

If you are healthy, your child will be healthy. If you start to do less, so will they. Children are number one at playing copy cat. This is an important thing to think about when looking at how active they are. If you don’t get out of the house and walk, they will see no reason to. All parents want is to raise their child the best they can.

However, what we sometimes forget is that we need to show them how to be the best they can. Many parts of raising a child involve doing what we want them to do. In a child’s case, “do as I say not as I do,” often does not work. Doing as you want them to do has a much more significant impact on their life.

Screen Time

Finally, what could be the most surprising or unsurprising thing on the list, think about how much time you spend on your phone. Now think about how much interest your child shows in smartphones and electronic devices. There is a high chance that if you spend a lot of time on a phone, your child will as well.

Think about spending less time on your phone around your child. Show them all the wonders of our world and how they don’t need a screen to keep entertained. It’s no secret that the news likes to talk about the impacts of screen time on a child. However, just like everything else on this list, we should look at ourselves as parents first. Everything starts at home.


It’s easy to look at a kid and be proud of how far they’ve come. We love to think of how we’ve helped them in getting there. However, it can be hard to admit when we might have been doing something wrong. No one likes to accept that they aren’t perfect. However, changing the way that you act to help your child better doesn’t mean that you were wrong. It just says that you want to be better than you were before. The best part is that most of these changes not only help your kid but make you healthier as well.


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How to Promote Fitness at Home

Though children are naturally active, sometimes it can be hard to get them moving after a day riding in the car, at school, and doing homework. Depending on age, they might spend most of their time in front of a TV or listening to the teacher talk. However, those actions can hurt their motor skills and growth.

Activity helps to strengthen a child's muscles, bones, and even heart. Physical activity at any age can help a child stay away from a sedentary lifestyle as an adult. As doctors will say, “good habits last a lifetime.” It’s never to start these lifelong health habits early!

You might wonder how you can get your activity in at the same time your child does. You need a good workout and your child needs over an hour of running around! Together, those could take up the better part of your time! However, working out as a family doesn’t have to mean breaking out the weights. All you need is a few active lifestyle activities. What’s even better? These family fitness activities serve as a double win! While ensuring everyone in your family leads a healthy lifestyle, you can also spend time together.

Take Walks:

Walking is excellent for the body and can be done in groups. Taking time for a walk here and there also won’t put your daily schedule too much out of order. If you have time, go before dinner each afternoon. Take everyone in the family and make a game out of it. Skip from one mailbox to the next, play I Spy for a block.

If you have a dog, bring him or her along! Walking with your dogs is healthy for both you and them. It will also give you a task, something more than staying active. If you don’t have a dog of your own, try going on a search for some. Walk through the neighboorhood and see how many different dogs you can spot with your family.

The last option to make a walk more fun is to join a race. These races, though not free, often have exciting activities at the end as well as prizes if you are into running and completing more than walking. These are usually on the weekend, mostly in the mornings so they often won’t impede your regular work schedule!

Dance:

If you can’t go outside, dancing is a great option to stay active. Just turn on your families favorite jams and get moving. To make it more fun, make sure you play some songs from each generation’s playlist. If you need some help, Dancing Queen, Baby Shark, Brick House, Cupid Shuffle, and Bear Hunt can get your night started!

Go Outside:

There are more things besides walking that you can do outside. If you have a yard, team up for some yard work. Show your children age-appropriate activities such as pulling weeds, trimming hedges, or cutting the lawn if older. If you have a garden, let them help you by planting this year's flowers and vegetables. As a bonus teach them as you work!

Sneak In Workouts:

If you have chores that your children can do, it’s time to turn those into a way to get active. By making dusting into a game, you can get your child more active while also getting their help around the house.

Another option is to get your family moving during commercial breaks. Each commercial break, use the commercials as a guide. See how many jumping jacks everyone can do, how many pushups, or how many squats. Make sure you work on everyone’s form though!

Lastly, try extending specific tasks. If you drive your child to school, try parking a few blocks away and walking the whole way. If you need to go to the mall, park at the back of the parking lot. Try to take the stairs whenever you can. When you need to be more active, make sure it starts with the small things too!

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How to Promote Fitness at Home

Though children are naturally active, sometimes it can be hard to get them moving after a day riding in the car, at school, and doing homework. Depending on age, they might spend most of their time in front of a TV or listening to the teacher talk. However, those actions can hurt their motor skills and growth.

Activity helps to strengthen a child's muscles, bones, and even heart. Physical activity at any age can help a child stay away from a sedentary lifestyle as an adult. As doctors will say, “good habits last a lifetime.” It’s never to start these lifelong health habits early!

You might wonder how you can get your activity in at the same time your child does. You need a good workout and your child needs over an hour of running around! Together, those could take up the better part of your time! However, working out as a family doesn’t have to mean breaking out the weights. All you need is a few active lifestyle activities. What’s even better? These family fitness activities serve as a double win! While ensuring everyone in your family leads a healthy lifestyle, you can also spend time together.

Take Walks:

Walking is excellent for the body and can be done in groups. Taking time for a walk here and there also won’t put your daily schedule too much out of order. If you have time, go before dinner each afternoon. Take everyone in the family and make a game out of it. Skip from one mailbox to the next, play I Spy for a block.

If you have a dog, bring him or her along! Walking with your dogs is healthy for both you and them. It will also give you a task, something more than staying active. If you don’t have a dog of your own, try going on a search for some. Walk through the neighboorhood and see how many different dogs you can spot with your family.

The last option to make a walk more fun is to join a race. These races, though not free, often have exciting activities at the end as well as prizes if you are into running and completing more than walking. These are usually on the weekend, mostly in the mornings so they often won’t impede your regular work schedule!

Dance:

If you can’t go outside, dancing is a great option to stay active. Just turn on your families favorite jams and get moving. To make it more fun, make sure you play some songs from each generation’s playlist. If you need some help, Dancing Queen, Baby Shark, Brick House, Cupid Shuffle, and Bear Hunt can get your night started!

Go Outside:

There are more things besides walking that you can do outside. If you have a yard, team up for some yard work. Show your children age-appropriate activities such as pulling weeds, trimming hedges, or cutting the lawn if older. If you have a garden, let them help you by planting this year's flowers and vegetables. As a bonus teach them as you work!

Sneak In Workouts:

If you have chores that your children can do, it’s time to turn those into a way to get active. By making dusting into a game, you can get your child more active while also getting their help around the house.

Another option is to get your family moving during commercial breaks. Each commercial break, use the commercials as a guide. See how many jumping jacks everyone can do, how many pushups, or how many squats. Make sure you work on everyone’s form though!

Lastly, try extending specific tasks. If you drive your child to school, try parking a few blocks away and walking the whole way. If you need to go to the mall, park at the back of the parking lot. Try to take the stairs whenever you can. When you need to be more active, make sure it starts with the small things too!

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Five Ways to Make Spring Break Active

Spring break is a great chance for kids to rest their mind during the school year. It gives them a chance to have a fun break before final testings begin. However, if you are a working parent, you might be wondering what your kid can do?

It’s important to keep kids active during this time so that they don’t get into trouble and their minds stay working. Today we’ve come up with the five best ways to make sure your kids are staying active during spring break whether you are home or not!

Scavenger Hunts
Perhaps the most quintessential spring or summer break child's game is the scavenger hunt. Children are able to go on an adventure searching for clues and seeking treasure which utilizes both their mind and their body.

the simplest way to play the game is to leave notes with clues as to where the next note is. At the end of about 10 notes put the final treasure. It can be a game or a snack for something they wanted for a while.

If you are interested in taking this up a notch, then enlist the help of some family or friends. ask them to become part of the game. rather than leaving sheets of paper everywhere, you can add in some people along the way. These people can ask the kids to do certain tasks before they get the next piece of the treasure map.

Obstacle Courses
Similar to a scavenger hunt, an obstacle course is a great way to get kids working their minds and bodies. This is especially true if the obstacle course has challenging obstacles that can't be accomplished with brute force alone. Obstacle courses don't have to be hard, simply use what you have in your house! You can set up rules for the kids saying that they can't touch the floor or that they can only do it on their hands and knees. The more creative you are the more fun a kid will have!

A few ideas are to use chairs to crawl under and over, to set up a laser maze with string and tape in a hallway, and to use books as roadblocks they have to jump across. A search on Pinterest will land you with more ideas than you could ever know what to do with!

The Tape Olympics
All your need for this active spring break game is a bit of painters tape and some gym clothes. Use the painter's tape on the floor to recreate long jumps, hurdles, sprints, tripple jumps, and more. If you have more than one child, you can make a fun competition to keep them active and pushing themselves further.

Balloon Tennis
If you can’t go outside and play “real” sports, indoor versions are always an option. While indoor soccer and basketball might be more common, we think indoor tennis is much more fun. All you need is a balloon! If you have helium, you can use a bit to make it more light; however, you should use more air than helium to make sure it will still fall to the ground.

Create a divide (maybe two chairs and a blanket or a couch) and use your hands to bat the balloon across. If you are looking to take it up a notch, then add in more balloons. See who can keep the most from landing in their court!

Bodies in Motion Spring Break Camp
If you still don’t know how to keep your kid active during spring break then talk to Bodies in Motion! We are offering a space-themed spring break camp for kids of many ages! You can expect your child to stay active, use their imagination, and come away with many fun memories.

If you’d like to know more, call or message Bodies in Motion to see the availability, cost, and activities that you child can take part in. However, it’s getting close to spring break time so don’t delay, we’re running short on spots!

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5 Great Spring Festivals to Take Kids Along

February was a record month for local ski areas and snow-sport-enthusiasts, but for valley-dwellers who aren’t into the powdery stuff, it was a loonnnggg 28 days.  Dreary, grey, rainy days really drag a person down.  Then, almost as if on cue, March came in with clear blue skies, lots of sunshine, and warmer temperatures!

 But here’s the thing – those sunny, blue skies and warmer days introduce a yearly epidemic of spring fever.  It’s almost warm enough to run outside without a heavy winter coat, it’s almost time to switch out those heavy winter blankets and fleece pajamas, and it’s almost time for the yearly spring cleaning.  But not quite yet.

If you and your family are feeling the need to get out of the house and shake off some of that winter dust, you’re in luck!  We’ve compiled a list of five wonderful spring events the whole family can enjoy.  From charity events to authentic Idaho experiences, we’ve got you covered.

1.  Saturday, March 30: Veteran’s Therapeutic Gardens Chili Cook-Off
            Whether you want to cook, eat, or judge chili recipes, this is the place to be.  For $5 you can sample all chilis and vote on your favorites.  Music, raffles, and silent auctions will also be included in the day’s festivities.  The event wil be held at the Nampa Lighthouse Rescue Mission, 304 16th Ave N, in Nampa.  Ticket sales start that day at 11:00 a.m.  For more info, visit veteranstherapeuticgardens.org

2.  Saturday, April 2: Spring Fling at Caldwell O’Connor Field House
            For princesses, super heroes, scavenger hunts, dance performances, interactive reptile shows, live music, and Paw Patrol, head to the Caldwell Events Center (2207 Blaine St between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.  Also, this event is free and open to the public! For more information, visit the event page on Facebook at:
https://www.facebook.com/events/2091478874402152

3.  Friday – Saturday, April 12-13: Lava Hot Springs Folk Festival
            For an authentic Idaho experience, take a weekend getaway to Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, for the city’s Fourth Annual Folk Music Festival.  Various businesses in downtown Lava Hot Springs will be hosting musicians, and admission to each venue is free.  Raffle tickets will be available at each venue, and donations are gladly accepted, as all proceeds from the event will be donated to the Lava Hot Springs Elementary School Music Program.  Also, Tahra Charmaine Waller, star of PBS childrens’ program TAHRA*TIME will be headlining the festival this year.  While you are there, take some time to listen to a whole passel of folk artists from Idaho and beyond.  For more information, visit the Lava Folk Festival page on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LavaFolkFestival/

(BONUS TIP: on your drive to Lava Hot Springs, take the scenic route through the Thousand Springs Scenic Byway.  At Bliss, get on Highway 30, and follow it until it connects back up with I-84 around Heyburn)

4. Friday – Sunday, April 12 – 14: Idaho Horse Expo
            If you’ve got cowboys or cowgirls in your household, ditch the folk music festival and get to the Horse Expo at The Ford Idaho Horse Park in Nampa.  Ages 12 & under get in for free, and adult tickets are $10.  The event will be jam-packed with everything to satisfy even the deepest horse-craving!  Plenty of shopping opportunities, various performing groups and drill teams, various cowboy competitions, America’s Got Talent contestant Dan Mink, the Rhinestone Roper, and even Endo the Blind Horse.  There will also be a kids’ corral with stick horse competitions in the various equine disciplines, scavenger hunts, and a wide array of games, including Pin the Horn on the Unicorn, and an Easter egg hunt – the rodeo way, of course.  Saddle up your buckaroos and trot on over to check it out!  For more info, visit idahohorseexpo.com    

5. Friday – Saturday, May 31 – June 1: 38th Annual Greek Food Festival:
            At Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church (2618 W Bannock St, Boise) you will find a GIANT Greek food festival.  It’s not really just at the church, it’s honestly more like a block party.  Children under 12 get in for free, and they only ask for a $2 donation as admission. This event isn’t just food though!  There will be live entertainment all day both Friday and Saturday, including free Greek dance lessons and various performances.  For more information, visit: boisegreekfestival.com

BONUS! 6.  Saturday, March 23: Kidfort Puppet Show:
            If you are headed to the Treefort Music Fest, have your little sidekicks check out the Kidfort puppet show.  Oregon Shadow Theatre will be presenting Jack and the Dragon, and American Fairy Tale.  This show is the only ticketed event at Kidfort, and the tickets are $10.  The puppet show will be presented on Saturday and Sunday, at 11:00 a.m. both days.  El Korah Shrine will be hosting the Oregon Shadow Theatre show at 1118 West Idaho Street, in Boise.  For more info and to purchase tickets (which are currently only $8!) visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kidfort-puppet-show-treefort-music-fest-2019-tickets-55230472831?aff=ebdssbdestsearch

We hope this list gives you a good start on spring-time adventures!  From charity events, to music festivals, to authentic Idaho experiences, there is something for everyone on our list.  Happy Spring!

Ava's Summer Camp Adventure
Ava (age 12) took a leap of faith last summer.  Her friend, Fiona, was a blue belt in the Bodies in Motion martial arts program, and registered to attend the martial arts summer camp.  When we extended the invitation to friends of students, Fiona leapt into action, inviting Ava to attend with her.  What 12-year-old has the guts to jump right into the middle of a program she knows nothing about?  This one, apparently.

Ava’s mother, Eva, has a sister who is a black belt in Taekwondo, so she had some foundation upon which to build her expectations for the camp.  “I thought they would learn some basic moves; maybe practice them some, and probably some of the history of Taekwondo.  Just gently being eased into it.”

That’s not quite how it worked.

Since the camp was designed primarily for existing students, they jumped into things right away.  Warm-ups of varying types practicing every technique under the sun, learning complete poomse, along with a daunting list of self-defense maneuvers, not to mention character building homework, team-building exercises, and some pretty intense agility practice were all on the daily schedule.  There was no “gently easing” about this camp. 

Luckily though, “Ava is very energetic” (according to her mom), and impressively athletic.  She definitely got thrown into the figurative deep end, but she didn’t have any trouble swimming.  She jumped in with both feet and got to work learning the techniques, and even managed to memorize her whole poomse within five days.  She was able to complete all the requirements that had been set for the existing students, and within a week, advanced to the rank of yellow stripe.  The instructors for the camp were absolutely blown away by her quick learning and determination to succeed.

“Kids are bored in the summertime, and this gave her direction and a great outlet for expression during the summer which was really something she needed.”  Eva says that the coolest thing for her about the martial arts summer camp was that, “Ava was SO EXCITED to find something she was passionate about!”  Eva explained that when Ava got in the car to go home, she’d just go on and on about all the things she’d learned that day.  Her younger sister had done martial arts when she was a toddler, but she didn’t seem too interested and Ava never seemed interested, so they never really thought about trying it out.  Eva goes on to explain that everyone wants to find the thing they are passionate about, and to find that passion right away like Ava did is really amazing.

So what did Ava do with this new-found passion after the camp ended? Spend the rest of the summer loafing about?

Not a chance!

Ava decided to continue on with martial arts at Bodies in Motion. She is now a green stripe, and often helps her younger sister (who joined a few months after Ava) with poomse and a variety of techniques.  Her mother explains, “Ava is very goal-driven, and this is such a good opportunity for her.”  Our program has four clear requirements for advancing through the ranks; memorizing a detailed poomse, learning the segment curriculum, and two character-bulding homework assignments.  It’s a perfect fit for Ava’s goal-driven nature. 

Eva says the best part about watching Ava participate in martial arts is, quite simply, “Watching her love it so much.  It’s great to see her work with and help her sister learn the poomse, and it’s great to see how driven she is to get to class.  Even on days when schedules are crazy and it really doesn’t fit in, she’s the one to say, ‘No, I gotta get to class!  I have to be there!’”  The drive and discipline she is developing now will serve Ava well throughout the rest of her life. 

When asked why they chose to continue on with Ava’s martial arts journey, Eva said, “It’s healthy, it’s a good way for her to move her body, she loves it, she can defend herself if she ever needs to, it builds discipline and focus, and helps her grow mentally, physically, and emotionally.  As a parent, how can you say ‘no’ to something like that for your kid?”
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Ava’s experience with the martial arts camp at Bodies in Motion didn’t just get her moving for a week; it helped her find a passion and a drive that will keep her moving for the rest of her life.  And at Bodies in Motion, we believe that what igniting activity is all about.