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101 Free (or Nearly Free) Ways to Beat Summer Boredom
Never hear the words, “I’m bored,” from your gymnast again; at least not for the summer! Have some old-fashion fun, for free (or nearly free)! 1. Have a cartwheel contest 2. Meet 10 new people this summer (keep track – stay in touch) 3. Have a water balloon fight 4. Dance (anywhere) 5. Swim 6.…
Read MoreFree T-Shirts, Food, Fun & Games – Saturday, June 21, 2014
Pacific West Gymnastics is throwing a HUGE FREE party and YOU are invited! Come in for playtime in the gym, bounce houses, face painting, carnival games, giveaways and more. This event is open to all and completely FREE, so be sure to invite all your friends and family!
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Happy Birds Parrots Fly in to Pacific West Gymnastics
For more than 20 years the Happy Birds have been performing educational and fun classroom presentations, school assemblies, preschools and camps. This performance is fast paced, upbeat with over 25 amazing tricks! Have you ever seen a bird: Ride a bike? Play the Shell Game? Ride a scooter? Talk and sing songs? Play basketball? Impersonate…
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Shadow Puppet Storytelling comes to Pacific West Gymnastics Summer Camp
On Friday, July 18, Daniel Barash of The Shadow Puppet Workshop will be visiting Pacific West Gymnastics Summer Camp for his “Spin Me a Shadow, Tell Me a Tale” Shadow Puppet Assembly Program. Photo courtesy Mike DeVries / The Capital Times Discover the magical world of shadow puppetry with Daniel Barash of THE SHADOW PUPPET WORKSHOP.…
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Once in a Lifetime Monkey & Baboon Show comes to Pacific West Gymnastics
You don’t want to miss this once in a lifetime show at Pacific West Gymnastics Summer Camp! When a movie producer needs a performing baboon, chances are they will call Kevin and Martina Keith ~ the hosts of “Wild about Monkeys”. Training Baboons is their specialty. They believe baboons to be, by far the most…
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Kids’ Gymnastics Leads to Better Bones
Marta Erlandson, a U of S researcher, has found gymnastics helps strengthen kids’ bones. Photograph by: Richard Marjan, The StarPhoenix Article by Jonathan Charlston, The StarPhoenix Children who take gymnastics lessons may gain protection from osteoporosis later in life, according to a new study. “Personally, I think gymnastics is a very good activity,” said U…
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