What is stretch?

Stretch is when something gets longer or bigger because you pull it from both ends.

Imagine you have a rubber band around your fingers. When you gently pull apart with your hands, the rubber band becomes longer, that's stretch! It’s like when you stretch before playing on the swings: your arms get longer and feel ready to go higher.

Some things, like elastic bands, are made so they can stretch easily. When you pull them, their molecules move apart, making them longer. If you let go, they snap back because they want to return to their original size, just like when you let go of the rubber band and it goes snap back around your fingers.

Stretch is all about pulling something so it gets bigger or longer, and then letting it go so it snaps back. It's simple, fun, and part of everyday life!