As a part of the state’s “Get Offline, Get Outside” campaign to encourage kids and families to take a break from screens and spend time outside, New York has introduced a new Wellness Challenge checklist for 2025.
The checklist features 50 wellness-related missions that can be accomplished at most state parks and historic sites. The checklist can be completed either through the Goosechase app or on hard copies printed out. Each mission earns one point, and participants will receive a special edition sticker upon earning 25.
The checklist has a broad range of missions, from taking a stroll while listening to tunes, to playing a game of pickle ball, to helping to clean up a state park or historic site on I Love My Park Day (May 3). Once you’ve completed 25, just mail in the checklist with your address and they’ll send you a sticker!
The activities must be completed during the 2025 calendar year, though submissions will be accepted from January 1, 2025, to January 12, 2026. Stickers will be mailed to those who finish 25 tasks and submit their checklist in late January, 2026.