NORWICH – Part educational, part recreational and always a fun-filled experience for families and children of all ages, the 19th annual YMCA Healthy Kids Day will kick-off at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Norwich Family YMCA, 68-70 North Broad St.

From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., kids will have a chance to “take over the whole Y,” according to YMCA Youth and Family Director Bonnie Tiffany. This year’s event will feature a giant-sized inflatable maze and bounce house, the Ross Park Zoomobile and – for the first time – the Colgate University Juggling Club. Additional activities – such as relay races, live ukulele and guitar, a clown and Double Dutch jump-rope lessons – will be held throughout the facility, including all three gymnasiums, the kids’ gym, pool and community room.

While the event is always full of fun and excitement, Tiffany said it’s really about promoting healthy lifestyle choices and activities for children of all ages.