These fun games for youth of all ages will have them practicing math skills all summer long.
Fun Math Games to Combat Summer Learning Loss
Four Powerful Ways to Celebrate Graduates Afterschool
Recognize the hard work youth and teens have accomplished with these impactful ways to celebrate.
Four Ways to Make Your Teen Center the Ultimate Spring Break Destination
Get teens engaged and having a blast during their school break with these four ideas.
Where Did the Sun Go?!? Safely Exploring the Eclipse
Grab your safety glasses! We've got info and ideas for the upcoming solar eclipse.
Cozy Ideas for Afterschool Programs
Young content creators are embracing the cozy aesthetic, focusing on simple pleasures. Bring this calm vibe to the Club with these great ideas!
Have Fun (and Build Skills) With Playing Card Activities
A roundup of games and high-yield activities using playing cards for afterschool
Social Media Companies on Capitol Hill: What Youth Development Needs to Know
Learn more about recent Senate hearings and what we should do to keep youth safe online.
Four Resources to Set Your Club Up For Success in 2024
No boring stuff, just good vibes and exciting possibilities!
Taste of Tradition: Boys & Girls Club of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Kitchen Refresh Sparks Cultural Connection
Delicious, fun to make, and a powerful tie to history? Get the Three Sisters Salad recipe in this new post!
Are you in the Race?: Good Words for the New Year
BGC Brazoria County's Britney Harris gives us tips to stay motivated in 2024.
2023 Year in Review
Learn the most read new ClubX Blog posts of 2023!
8 More Winter STEAM Activities
It might be cold outside but it's FUN in here!
In the Kitchen With Union League Boys & Girls Clubs
See what happened when Chef Andrew "Kappy" Kaplan visited the Club, plus get the BEST Sweet Potato Mash recipe!
3 Ways to Make STEM Exciting For Young Learners
Questions to ask to make sure your STEM programming is developmentally appropriate and FUN for youth ages 8 and below
3 Things You Can Do to Actually Motivate Youth and Teens
Learn myths about motivation and ways you can encourage youth to achieve their goals.
From Pandemic to Planting: Club Garden Grows Youth Life Skills in Kentucky
Boys & Girls Club of Franklin-Simpson went door to door to bring Kentucky kids back into the Club following the pandemic. Discover how their youth-led garden and farmstand are continuing to grow youth engagement and life skills for success.
Ideas for Recruiting Teens Through Community Service
Learn how to use community service opportunities to recruit and engage teens and tweens with ideas from Clubs.
How to Explore 2023’s Hottest Careers with Youth and Teens
Get ideas for three of the fastest growing career fields right now.
What Afterschool Can Do to Prevent Youth Suicide
Learn warning signs that a young person may be planning to attempt suicide and ways to get help.
Great Ways to Extend the Learning With the All-New Career Launch
Check out these four alternate endings to newly refreshed Career Launch sessions!
So Make the Friendship Bracelets . . . and Other Bead Crafts!
Trading friendship bracelets is back! Get ideas for making these and other crafts with beads in this post.
Why Program Quality Assessments Should NOT Be Tied to Performance Reviews
Five reasons why separating program quality assessments and performance reviews is the right call.
5 Great Ideas to Celebrate National Aviation Day and Girls in Aviation Day
Fly high with these great ideas for bringing STEM to the friendly skies!
Five Issues Teens Care About in 2023
Teens have a lot on their minds, including these five topics chosen by the 2023 Keystone Conference Steering Committee.
3 Tips for Exploring Outdoors During Summer Programming
Encourage youth to venture outside and explore while engaging in impactful and safe outdoor recreation.
Three Reasons to Incorporate Culminating Experiences Into Arts Programming
Giving youth opportunities to showcase their work has HUGE benefits beyond the event itself.
Beat the Heat at Your Club This Summer
Youth are at risk of heat-related illness in the summer months. Learn how to prevent it in this new post.
Celebrating the End of the School Year
Celebrate the big transition from school to summer with this roundup of fun ideas!
Four Ways To Help Youth Become Environmental Advocates
How do we engage youth in the conservation conversation?
Five Key Ingredients to an Impactful Music Program
Make a positive impact on youth through music programming with these five key components.
3 Tips for Designing Your Summer Arts Experiences
Want to plan rich, engaging arts experiences that will build skills while integrating youth voice? We've got you!
5 Ways to Help Youth and Teens Participate in National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week is the third week of April! Get ideas from our friends at DoSomething.org in this new post.
TikTok in the News: What Youth Development Needs to Know
The social media app TikTok has been making headlines. What is it and why does it matter?
STEAM Goes Green! Earth Day Activities for Afterschool
Earth Day is April 22! Get ideas for STEAM activities to use throughout the Club.
8 Ideas for Civic Learning Week
Civic education is more important than ever. Get eight ideas for youth of all ages just in time for Civic Learning Week!
Youth For Unity: Laying the Foundations
The latest from BGCA's Youth for Unity program, plus thoughts on Afrofuturism and how it brings hope through entertainment.
Three Activities That Will Build Community Afterschool
Three creative activities that will get youth sharing about themselves and getting to know others.
5 Tips For Starting an Esports Program Afterschool
Get in the game with these tips for starting esports at your Club.
Four Resources to Set Your Club Up For Success in 2023
Level up in 2023 with these four game-changing resources from BGCA.
Fresh Visions for the Club Experience: Good Words for the New Year
BGC Parkersburg CEO Lynn Reins invites us to view the new year as a blank canvas for great experiences.
2022 Year in Review
See what topped the list of the top 5 posts of 2022 here on the ClubX Blog from Boys & Girls Clubs of America.
5 Games That Don’t Need Supplies
No money? No problem! These five fun games don't need any supplies to get youth having fun.
The Spring Semester Guide to Helping Youth Prepare for College
Learn what high schoolers should be doing in the Winter and Spring to support their college goals.
Keeping Art Inclusive and Responsive
Integrating arts with positive self-identity, youth voice, social justice, and wellness makes for powerful creative expression.
Indoor Games That Incorporate Movement For Cold Days
Too cold to be outside? Here are games and activities that will get youth moving indoors when you don't have access to a Gym.
What We Are Thankful For in 2022
Hear what Club staff are grateful for as they look back on 2022, plus three low-prep activity ideas from TikTok for Thanksgiving week.
Connecting Youth to the Great Outdoors
Three activity ideas to get youth outside, featuring the new Outdoor Social Recreation Playbook.
Exploring Creativity Through Arts Programming
The arts give youth new and unique ways of expressing. Learn about NEW resources and activities across art mediums in this new post.
Get Youth Writing With the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program
November is NaNoWriMo, National Novel Writing Month! Learn about free resources for young writers you can use afterschool.
It’s Fall, Y’all!
A bushelful of autumnal activities you can use afterschool.
