Get in the Game! Attend Fun Caravan this July

Did you know that July is Parks and Recreation Month!? In Durham, you can celebrate with us by participating in our Fun Caravan, which will be visiting parks all over the city.

Fun Caravan is a mobile recreation program that brings recreation to communities throughout Durham by providing a variety of fun, active, and challenging recreation experiences for children up to 12 years old. The program offers a variety of unstructured activities from arts and crafts to obstacle courses to more traditional games like relay races. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Weather permitting, there will be five Fun Caravans this July- one every Wednesday morning!

Unstructured play is critical for the healthy development of children. At Fun Caravan, we provide arts and crafts supplies and outdoor resources for games, and then encourage children and their parents to play freely! Allow your child to lead and create the games. When children are given the time and space to play liberally, they are able to practice decision making skills, reduce stress, and allow for social growth.

Join us at each of the following Durham Parks from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.:

• Wednesday, July 3 at American Village Park, 4703 American Village Drive
• Wednesday, July 10 at Cook Road Park, 602 Cook Road
• Wednesday, July 17 at Duke Park, 106 W. Knox Street
• Wednesday, July 24 at East Durham Park, 2500 E. Main Street
• Wednesday, July 31 at West Point on the Eno, 5101 N Roxboro Road

NRPA also encourages everyone that supports parks and recreation to share how they are Game On for parks and recreation with the hashtag #GameOnJuly. For more information about Park and Recreation month, visit their website.

Follow us to the Fun - see you at Fun Caravan!