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Updated Friday, August 6, 2021

Museum, Art Galleries & Heritage

National Lighthouse Day! Looking for something to do this summer from the comfort of your own home? Check out these activities
Make your own kite. Check it out here
Check out these two ways to 'Make your own knitting nancy' or 'Learn how to finger knit'
Museum as self-care spaces. Learn about it here
Explore Nunavut: Nunavut through the Eyes of its Youth. Learn more here
Try some gardening activities and stretch like a plant for Nature Week. Check it out here
Try the Canada Day quiz featuring Canadian Museums. Check it out here
Learn more about the virtual Canadian Multicultural Inventors Musuem. Click here to check it out
The McMichael Art Gallery has had a long and proud history of collecting Indigenous art, now with more than 1,500 works ranging from eighteenth-century ceremonial regalia, through to items made for trade with settlers, to works by the vanguard of artists. Check them out here
Explore the McMichael First Nations and Métis Collection. Learn more here
The Symbol of Pride. Learn more here
Standing Tall: The Curious History of Men in Heels. Check it out here
Illegal to be You: Gay history beyond Stonewall. Learn more here
June is Recreation and Park Month. Learn about it here
Cap's Bicycle Shop 'The Original' is home to one of the greatest collections of vintage bikes around. Check it out here
Biosphere the most beautiful environmental museum. Learn about it here
Learn about Queen Victoria and view extracts from her diaries. Check it out here
Check out Queen Victoria's stunning sapphire and diamond coronet. Learn about it here
Your guide to Queen Victoria and a timeline of her life – plus 16 fascinating facts. Learn about them here
Learn more about Victoria Day. Click here
The History of Ketchup. Learn about it here
The Story of the Weber Grill. Check it out here
In honour of Museum Month and Mothers Day. Take mom on a virtual tour and explore the Canada at Play online exhibition of toys and games. Click here
Check out the online exhibit of Superheroes, costumes and comic boooks with your mom. Learn more here
Socks have been made from grass and hair to leather and silks. Check it out here
Games and apps from the ROM. Check them out here
Take a look at posters, buttons, stamps, and other environmental objects from The Smithsonian collections. Check it out here
Learn more about wildife with the Whyte Museum activity book. Check it out here
Try this interactive Spring Break time travelling adventure. Click here for more
Try Métis-Style Beadwork (Without the Beads). Try it out here
A Canadian Clocks Success Story. Check it out here
Earth Hour - make your own Little House on the Prairie homemade dipped beeswax candles. Check it out here
DIY pioneer candles in a glass for Earth Hour. Learn more here

Live Performances

2021 LunarFest Celebrates the Year of the Ox, check out this free show by Toronto 4 Kids!
Family Day Storytelling Circle by McMichael Art Gallery. Check it out on Monday, February 15.
Brain Scoop science kids videos from Field Museum in Chicago - Videos exploring all kinds of science topics with Emilie Graslie, the Chief Curiosity Correspondent of The Field Museum in Chicago click here to watch

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