Healthy Habits with Sesame Workshop
Sesame Street in Communities
January 15, 2026
Our partners at Sesame Street in Communities are working to help families establish healthy habits for children early on to reduce the risk of illness and lay the foundation for lifelong well-being. Their new resources include five videos, one activity book, one storybook, five printable pages, and two articles.
Course
Discover new ways to support families in building healthy habits together. This course offers a strengths-based framework to support everyday conversations about lifelong well-being.
Activity book
Healthy Together: Celebrating & Practicing Whole-Family Health
Building healthy habits is a whole-family activity that supports everyone’s physical and emotional well-being. Share these activity pages with children to explore new ways to take care of yourselves together.
Storybook
Sun’s Up, Sun’s Down: Healthy Families & Healthy Days
Little habits add up to healthy days! Share this storybook with children and notice all the healthy habits they can practice over the course of a day.
Printable Pages
When children have fun incorporating movement into their daily routines, they’re building a healthy habit that can last a lifetime. Find new ways to move together by creating your very own family dance with this new printable page.
Children need enough sleep and rest to help them learn, grow, and thrive. Use this printable page to try some new wind-down strategies at naptime or bedtime.
Sleep Struggles... and Successes
Naptime, bedtime, and middle-of-the night wakeups can be challenging for children and adults. Sesame Street in Communities has videos, articles, and printable pages to help your little one unwind.
Wellness may look a little different in every family, but one thing that works for all families is to build healthy habits together! Use this printable page to celebrate your family’s efforts – big and small.
There are so many ways families can work together to create healthy moments. Use this printable page to practice making healthy choices by picking out pizza toppings.
When children are “choosy” eaters, it helps to offer many chances to try new foods. Use this printable page to track the foods they try and encourage healthy adventures.
Articles
Health and wellness look different in every family. Read this article to help you consider what it means for your family.
Rest is about more than just closing our eyes for a good night’s sleep. Read this article to learn about the many kinds of rest and why they’re important.
Videos
Eating with friends and family is a great way to enjoy healthy foods! Share this video with children to celebrate the joy of eating together and trying new things.
There are so many ways to move and groove! Watch this video with children and talk about your favorite ways to move together.
We all need our rest! In this video, watch how children wind down before nap or bedtime. Talk with children about the ways they like to get ready for rest.
Use this video to move together and have a family dance party. Children and adults can sing along while learning new moves to create their own unique dance!
Watch and dance along with children to this video. As you do, try creating your own dance moves, playing your favorite song, or making up a family dance together.
For more resources visit Sesame Street in Communities Healthy Habits webpage.