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Fun Stuff for the Whole Family

Updated Friday, August 6, 2021

Learning Centre

DIY summer projects. Try them all here
How to host a spa day for kids. Try it here
Outdoor learning and nature activities. Try them here
Outdoor classroom day ideas. Get inspired here
Inuktitut word and/or phrase with translation and pronunciation information and pairs it with Inuit artwork. Learn about it here
Learn about Nunavut. Check it out here
Learn about Canada day for kids with crafts and printables. Check it out here
Multiculturalism facts for kids. Learn more here
Learn about National AccessAbility Week. Check it out here
Facts about World Environment Day. Learn more here
Bicycle facts and history for kids. Learn about them here
The history of Mother's Day. Learn more here
10 museum activities to keep children entertained. Try them out here
Spy activities to try at home. Try them out here
Make your own hologram. Check it out here
Check out all the activities here for hours of fun. Learn more here
It's National Wildlife Week. Check these cool links out. Minnesota Bird Songs and Animal Types from National Geographic Kids.
Earth Hour information and activities. Check them out here
Learn how to start seeding indoors using recycled materials like egg cartons, take-out containers and pop bottles. Check it out here
National Geographic for kids: St. Patrick's Day. Check it out here
Valentine's Day brain teasers Click here to check it out

Activities and Games

68 best DIY outdoor games for summer. Try them all here
DIY summer games to entertain kids this weekend. Learn more here
17 DIY games for outdoor family fun. Check it out here
Fun self care activities for families to enjoy together. Try them here
11 hands on nature activites for kids. Try them all here
Ultimate camp nature games. Check it out
38 fun DIY outdoor games to make with the family this summer. Try them here
DIY backyard games. Check them out here
12 Father's Day activities to enjoy. Try them here
22 fun Father's Day activities. Check them out
Classroom activities for personal safety water safety (JK-2). Learn more here
Be a Water Watcher. Check it out
BINGO activity for June is Recreation and Park month. Check it out here
15 biking activites for families. Try them out here
Fun bicycle games. Check it out here
6 outdoor play activities for kids of all abilities. Try them here
Simple games for children with speical needs. Check it out here
Victorian playground games for children. Try them here
Have fun outdoors with Victorian playground games. Check it out here
Enjoy Victorian games with the family. Learn more here
50+ spring activities for kids. Try them out here
Mother's Day games and activities. Try them here
Fun Mother' Day games. Check it out here

Brain Teasers

It's National Lighthouse Day! Complete the maze and guide the ship to her home port. Try it here
Brain teasers and games for mental exercise. Try them here
100 summer trivia questions (and answers) to brighten your day. Try it out here
Nature trivia for children. Try it here
Test your knowledge with this Canada Day quiz. Try it here
Solve the First Nations word search puzzle. Try it here
Try the word search for Indigenous Peoples. Check it out
Water safety brain game - Overboard. Check it out here
Spring family brain teasers and riddles. Try them out here
A few Mother's Day riddles. Check it out here
Challenge yourself to complete the digital jigsaw puzzles here. Check it out
Are you cut out for Antarctica? Find out here
What do you know about Earth quiz. Try it out here
Try the great migration interactive quizzes. Check it out here
Can you find all the items hiding in the colouring pages? Click here to try it out
Easter Memory Matching Game For Kids. Click here to check it out
Test your knowledge and try this Earth Hour Quiz. Check it out here
Easter Memory Matching Game For Kids. Check it out here
Try this fruit and vegetable crossword puzzle. Click here to check it out
Brain teaser scavenger hunt for St. Patrick's Day. Check it out here
Try out these Canadian Geography questions. How many can you get?
Try the Great Hockey History Trivia Challenge. Click here to check it out
Valentine's Day brain teasers. Check them out here
Winter riddles for kids - 43 winter riddles for kids - Click here to check it out
Winter Riddles and brainteasers - 50 riddles and brain teasers for kids - Click here for the riddles

Cool Apps & Podcasts

9 Great podcasts hosted by Indigenous Women. Listen here
Check out these timeless stories to listen to. Check it out here
Singalong or enjoy listening to the hits of the 40s, 50s and 60s. Check it out here
STEAM Daydream explores a wide range of topics. Check it out here
Podcasts for kids! What was the first life on earth? and The wonderful weirdness of water
A big list of podcasts for little kids Visit the website here

Just for Kids

100 fun DIY backyard games. Try them all here
8 DIY outdoor games you have to try this summer. Learn more here
10 Fun Ways to Play With a Hula Hoop. Try them all
10 ways to make driveway bike riding more fun. Check it out here
Go on a backyard bug scavenger hunt. Check it out here
50 self care activities you can do with kids. Try them here
7 cool camping games for kids. Check them out here
60 summer outdoor activities. Try them here
7 cool camping games for kids. Check it out here
Did you know that these items were first invented or first discovered by First Nations and Inuit? Learn more here
DIY glowing dive toys. Try them here
Celebrate Victoria Day with a royal tea party. Check it out here
45 best Mother's Day activities. Try them out here
Make a unicorn puppet. Try it out here
How to draw the earth as a heart. Try it out here
Draw with Rob: Magic Beans. Click here to learn more
Fun activities, lesson plans and worksheets to further a child’s or classroom’s understanding and connection to wildlife and wild spaces. Learn more
Ideas to set up a backyard carnival. Try it out here
February is Heart Month. Try out these fun family activities to learn and stay healthy.
Check out these two Valentines themed colouring pages. Bears and Hearts.
14 Valentines games for kids Check them out here

Fun Science Experiments for Kids

Simple summer science experiment projects. Try it here
25 must try summer science activities for kids. Check them out here
Learn how to predict the temperature with cricket chirps. Learn about it here
Science projects for kids nutrition and health. Learn more here
Family science healthy STEM activities for kids. Check it out here
25 nature science activities for kids. Check them out
Nature activites and science activites for kids. Click here to learn more
Science experiments by the pool, easy STEM activities. Try it here
Cool science experiments on hot summer days. Check it out here
55 science experiments with using materials you already have. Try them here
Recycled STEM activity challenges for kids. Check it out here
Environmental science projects. Check it out here
May science experiments. Check it out here
Simple spring science and STEM. Try it here
20 Spring science experiments for kids. Learn more about them here

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