Updated Friday, April 9, 2021

Learning Centre

• 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

• It's National Wildlife Week. Can you spot...the 7 types of pollinators found in Canada? Learn more here
• Alaska Zoo learning yurt: Try the animal activities for National Wildlife Week. Learn more here
• 15 Fun Spring Break activities for children. Check them out here
• 9 Spring Break activities to do with your kids if you're staying home this year. Check them out here
• How we make stuff and can we do things differently? Learn more here
• Earth Hour: 13 fun activities to play in the dark. Check it out here
• Fun ideas to enjoy with family. Check it out here
• Nightime scavenger hunt during Earth Hour. Check it out here
• Go for an evening walk and try this night time scavenger hunt. Check it out here
• 9 fun things you can do during Earth Hour. Check it out here
• 10 non-powered activities for Earth Hour. Check it out here
• St. Patrick's Day cookie decorating ideas. Check them out here
• St. Patrick's Day scavenger hunt for kids with free printables. Check it out here
• February is National Bird Feeding Month. Check out these two lists of fun Bird Games and Activities, here and here!
• Family Day Weekend Events in the GTA. Learn more here
•  Check out the list of fun ideas to celebrate Valentine's Day
• Animal snowflakes - Discover how to make animal paper snowflakes. Templates includded. Click here to check it out
• 50 winter activities for the family Todays Parent - 50 essential winter activities for the family Click here for activities 
• Winter games for kids -  Click here to check it out
• 50 outdoor things to do with your kids this winter CBC - Click here to check it out
• DYI Board games - 12 DIY board games so you're never bored Click here to check it out 
• Fun outdoor activities for kids - 18 fun winter activities for kids (snow painting, winter tic tac toe, snow bubbles etc) Click here for activities
• Snowflake doodles - Click here to learn how doodle snowflakes
• Backwards and Upside down day games and crafts ages 6-8, Jan 31 - Click here to download the pdf
• Celebrate Backwards day for kids Jan 31 - Fun activities for kids to celebrate Backwards Day January 31 grade JK and K - Click here to check it out

Brain Teasers

• 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

• A big list of podcasts for little kids Visit the website here
  

Just for Kids

• 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

• Art experiments to try. Check it out here
• 55 easy science experiments using materials you already have on hand. Learn all about them here
• Try these Easter stem challenges. Click here to try them out
• Easter Egg rockets. Click here to check it out
• Stem activity: How to make shadow puppets. Learn more here
• 6 easy DIY solar lights. Check them out here
• How to make your own flashlight. Learn more here
• Play with primary colours to create a rainbow using the forces of cohesion, adhesion and gravity. Check it out here
• Biology in your backyard with UofT Proffessor Marc Johnson. Check it out here
• 30 science experiments for preschoolers. Learn more here
• Preschool STEM activities. Click here to try them out
  
• Valentine's Day science experiments. Learn more here
• 10 brilliant Valentine science experiments for kids Check them out here
• 30 science experiments for preschoolers Click here to learn more
• Preschool STEM activities Check them out here
• Valentine's Day science experiments Visit the website here
• 10 brilliant Valentine science experiments for kids Click here to check it out