• June is Recreation Month | National Accessibility Week (May 31 to June 6, 2020) | Senior's Month | National Indigenous History Month 
• Growing Strawberries
• Activity: Drawing a Sound Map: Use your sense of hearing and listen to the beauty of nature. Nature is filled with wonderful music. Let your imagination guide you while creating a nature sound map, courtesy of Royal Botanical Garden.
• Wildlife Charades! If you want to see the animal — you must become it! Royal Botanical Gardens staff do their best impressions of our wild neighbours. Look for these wild species on your next hike.
  
• Incorporating Compost in Your Garden: Having rich soil goes a long way⁠ in a vegetable garden—and that's where compost can come in handy. Courtesy of New York Botanical Garden.
• 10 Amazing & Relaxing Outdoor Spaces
• Growing Strawberries
• Activity: Drawing a Sound Map: Use your sense of hearing and listen to the beauty of nature. Nature is filled with wonderful music. Let your imagination guide you while creating a nature sound map, courtesy of Royal Botanical Garden.
• *New this week* Wildlife Charades! If you want to see the animal — you must become it! Royal Botanical Gardens staff do their best impressions of our wild neighbours. Look for these wild species on your next hike. 
• *New this week* Incorporating Compost in Your Garden: Having rich soil goes a long way⁠ in a vegetable garden—and that's where compost can come in handy. Courtesy of New York Botanical Garden.
• 16 Best De-cluttering Tips
•  Build a Backyard Bee Hotel: making a home for mason bees out of recycled goods will help them stay safe in your neighbourhood 
• Organic Magic with Worms, June 18 (7 to 8:30 p.m.):  join Cathy Nesbitt of Cathy's Crawly Composters this online program and discover how worms convert organic matter into nature's finest soil. Brought to you by the Newmarket Public Library.
• Newmarket Public Library Garden Club, June 18 (3 p.m.):  What's growing well? What isn't? Share your stories and photos of your garden. Get advice from fellow enthusiasts. New members are welcome. Register online now. 
• The Best of Balcony Gardens from CityLine: many ideas and videos to inspire your own balcony oasis. 
• Silly Walk Signs: all around GTA, Silly Walk Signs are going up in neighbourhoods to give permission for people to have fun. Create your own lawn signs!
• 63 Joyful Summer Porch Décor Ideas: decorating ideas to dress up your front or back porch. 
• Virtual Tour of Monet's Garden at Giverny, France: from 1883 to 1926, Claude Monet lived at his house in Giverny. The property is a magnificent work of art featuring a colourful home surrounded by flower gardens and water gardens that served as daily inspiration for the artist. 
• DIY Shade Structure for Sandbox with Chris Palmer brought to you by MicroProSienna
• Spring Clear with Downsizing Diva (Thurs May 21 from 7 to 8 p.m.): join Arlene to find out how simple changes can make a huge impact in your home and get inexpensive and creative tips on decluttering and downsizing. Register online now; presented by Newmarket Public Library. 
• NPL's Online Gardening Club (Thurs May 21 at 3 p.m.): in this online live session presented by the Newmarket Public Library, the participants will discuss which perennials, annuals and vegetables grow well in our climate, while sharing great gardening tips and advice. 
• Kids Gardening: this website creates opportunities for kids to learn and grow through gardening, engaging their natural curiosity and wonder. They have free monthly newsletters that are full of hands-on activities, lesson plans, and inspiration. 
• 20 Tips for Gardening with Dogs 
• Spot the Bird: play a game of "I Spy" outdoors.
• Krukenhof Garden, Netherlands: get inspired by the full blooms of tulips in one of the world's largest gardens. Follow this 20-minute walking tour on the grounds, or pause to enjoy a musical performance by violinist Rosanne Philippens at sunrise, with sonata No.5 by the Belgian violinist composer Eugene Ysaÿe. 
• Istanbul's International Tulip Festival: did you know that the reason the Netherlands has so many tulips is because of the Tulip mania? They were originally imported from the Ottoman Istanbul during the Dutch Golden Age when it was fashionable to have these exotic flowers. However, skyrocket prices of tulips eventually ended in a crash in February of 1637. 
• Container Gardening: Ian Cooke is a world-renowned horticulturist and has observed plants across 50 countries and received numerous awards from the Royal Horticultural Society in England. 
• How to Make a No-Dig Garden: Morag Gamble's Method for Simple Abundance. 
• Attract Butterflies with Native Plants in Eastern Canada: gardening with plants native to your area is a great way to support local biodiversity. They provide seeds and berries for birds and energy-rich nectar and protein-filled pollen for insects, like bees and butterflies. Native plants are also adapted to local climate and soils, so generally require less care and watering, courtesy of the David Suzuki Foundation. 
• Backyard Scavenger Hunt: ideas for kids but also for the young-at-heart to get them outside the house. 
• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Area: online Learning Centre to with family at play outdoor ideas and at-home learning. 
• Dog Grooming by OSPC: How to bathe and brush your dog. 
• Birds and Words learn-at-home: Learn about the artwork of Will Gorlitz,  try the activities and click on the interactive activities in the Calm Corner section. 
• 10 tips to clean your home quickly and effectively. 
• 38 Creative Clothes Storage Solutions for Small Spaces.  
• How to groom your dog with clippers.
• Enjoy the technicolour blooms at Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, one of the world's largest flower gardens situated in the town of Lisse, in the Netherlands. See this short video or explore it yourself through the 360 virtual tour.
• Tour the Dubai Miracle Garden, the largest flower garden in the world. 
• 10 Most Beautiful Butterflies in the World by 4 EverGreen.
• See butterflies fly in slow motion at the Houston Butterfly Museum flying in slow motion. 
• Spring Cleaning Checklist by House & Home  
• The Beauty of Pollination 
• How to trim your pet's nails by OSPCA. 
• Many free webinars are available for sign-up. Check out the Events Calendar by Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (TRCA)
• Enjoy nature’s opera! Birdsong Opera
• Attract birds to your yard and save money by making a simple bird feeder.
• 50 House & Homes spring decorating ideas 
• Unexpected decorating moves to wake up your home from House & Homes
• Enjoy verses and poetry about springtime by Owlcation.
• Check out the planting dates for the Newmarket area according to the Farmer's Almanac 
• Top 20 Recipes for Spring Time by BBC Good Food
• 10 Tips to up your Egg-decorating Game by Getcracking.ca
• Spring 2020 Desktop Wallpaper designs by Smashing Magazine
• Get crafty with Easter-themed activities: Colouring sheets and DIY Crafts by Crayola  
• Gardening: Get Your Gardening Tips from Mark Cullen here or find out what you can be doing in April to prep your lawns, gardens and baskets for a great, healthy summer garden season
• The Forest of Reading is doing a series of read-aloud by Canadian authors. Here is an extra special one from Marie-Louise Gay, whose inspiring quote is featured in our children's department.
•  20 Awesome Medicinal Plants Native to Canada
•  Indigenous Teachings and Learning Garden:  learn about the plants and how Indigenous communities use them to heal. By the University of Alberta. 
•  Signs of Spring: Ten photos that show the first signs of spring and DIY build a bee box.
•  Bicycle maintenance:  Biking is a great way to enjoy the outdoors this summer.  Learn to tune up your bicycle yourself with tips on Bicycle chain lube 101 to reduce noise and improve performance and learn.
•  Painting with Natural Materials: Learn how to create paint from natural pigments you can find at home. Create a palette of colours from nature and use it to paint a masterpiece! By Royal Botanical Garden. 

Cooking

• Be inspired by these recipes using strawberries! 
  
• Indigenous Cuisine: How an indigenous Chef is decolonizing Canadian Cuisine.
  
• Backyard ideas Summer Picnic Recipes:  Pick your menu for your backyard outing from any of these 60 recipes for your summer picnic or check out these food ideas, old fashion games and decoration tips to host an old-style picnic! 
  
• Easy layered summer salad dinner recipe:  Staff pick Layered Salad Recipe.  Make early in the morning for a cold dinner. Use any vegetables you have on hand to create different layers of colours. Use a trifle bowl for a festive look. 
  
• Side dishes for your barbecue.
  
• BBQ and Grilling Recipes:  Quick and easy BBQ and Grilling Recipes
  
• 30 Grilling Recipes from around the world: From tandoori chicken, turkey burgers to lamb lollipops, expand your BBQ repertoire with these 30 recipes. 
• Foreman Indoor Grill Recipes: No outdoor space? Try these recipes on your Foreman Grill.
• Father's Day Recipes from Martha Stewart:  Try these Classic Recipes or 20 Brunch Recipes. 
• Side dishes for your barbecue.  
  
• Quick and easy BBQ and Grilling Recipes  
• 30 Grilling Recipes from around the world: From tandoori chicken, turkey burgers to lamb lollipops, expand your BBQ repertoire with these 30 recipes. 
• Foreman Indoor Grill Recipes: No outdoor space?  Try these recipes on your Foreman Grill.
• Father's Day Recipes from Martha Stewart:  Try these Classic Recipes or 20 Brunch Recipes.  
• 4 Salad Dressings for Everything: upping your salad dressing repertoire allows you to transform a dull bowl of leaves into something fancy. 
•  Recipes for Special Diets: recipes for special diets including heart-health, diabetic, anti-inflammatory and more. 
• Low sodium dinner recipes: 28 low-salt recipes from BBC Good Food.
• June 11, 2020 (3 to 4 p.m.) Newmarket Public Library Online Baking Club: join your neighbours in Newmarket online. Pull out the rhubarb and make some tasty baked goods. We'll get together via Zoom conference to show each other the results and talk about baking. Try a recipe from Rhubarb: 50 Tried and True Recipes by Corrine Koziak from Hoopla eBooks or any other recipe you want to try. Register now.
• 20 Epic Salad Recipes 
• 5 Effective Egg Substitutes for Cooking and Baking
• 14 Healthy Food Swaps that Taste so Good 
• Seasonal recipes for June 
• Various recipes from Chatelaine 
• Various recipes from CityLine TV
• 4 Ten-Minute Recipes: Marion's kitchen makes: Tomato Egg Drop Soup | Chicken, Eggs & Greens | Spicy Pork & Noodle Omelette | Hot & Sour Soup. 
• 3 ways to upgrade your homemade lunches when you miss eating out. 
• Young Chefs Kitchen Club: recipes for every day of the week. We're going to give you a series of recipes, hands-on activities and experiments, and fun food quizzes to tackle in the kitchen.
  
• 7 Best Foods for Your Eyes: with all the screen time you're racking up, try these foods which are good for your eyes. 
• 20 Healthy Dinners in 20 Minutes: quick dinners that have healthy fats, such as salmon stuffed avocados, chickpea curry, spinach and artichoke dip pasta, shrimp scampi with zucchini noodles. 
• 6 Thai Recipes You can Make at Home: Marion's Kitchen makes Thai Beef Salad (0:11), Thai Cashew Chicken (5:16), Soy Sauce Stir-fried Glass Noodles (10:39), Khao Mok Gai (spiced rice + chicken 18:13), Chicken Laab + Thai Salad (27:11), Panang Chicken Curry (35:24). 
• Matcha Mille Crepe Cake: part French, part Japanese. Thin layers of green tea crepes stacked together with fresh whipped cream in-between. 
• Tasty Treats & Remixed Recipes: a variety of meals and treats you can make at home! 
• Facebook Foodie Tribes: feeling lonely in your kitchen? Isolation Food Creations Facebook group Newmarket and Anything Food are two Facebook groups you can join to share food photos, ideas and recipes.
• Recipes from Martha Stewart  
• Recipes from Canadian Living  
• Pad Thai Recipe: make authentic Pad Thai at home. Also, try adding julienne carrots to this recipe! 
• Copycat Montana's Antojitos: make your own antojitos recipe from Kidsumers.
• 3 Ingredient Cookies (egg-free): 3 varieties of Egg-free cookies with 3 ingredients: Shortbread Cookies, Chocolate Banana Cookies & Double Coconut Cookies. They're all wholesome and delicious.
• Canada's Great Kitchen Party: Home Edition returns for an encore, tonight (May 6 at 8 p.m. EST) on Facebook Live, to encourage Canadians coast-to-coast to order food from local restaurants and then sit back and enjoy performances and food-related greetings from notable Canadians from musicians to Olympians. Every Wednesday, if you didn't know, is now #TakeOutDay so order in and enjoy the shows! Donations will benefit goodfoodfund.ca and the Community for Food Centres Canada.
• Essentials of Traditional Mexican Food: recipes for Salsas, Tacos, Mexican breakfast, authentic Mexican entrees, Mexican rice, Pozole soup, enchiladas, tamales, flan, tortilla soup, beans soup (charro beans), guacamole, soups, tostadas, how to make corn and flour tortillas and others. Click here to check it out. 
• Healthy & Easy recipes for Teens from Ella Elbells
• Got canned tuna in your pantry? Try these 20 tuna recipes.
• Funnel Cake: Make your own funnel cake with Canada Wonderland's recipe. 
  
• Food Art: Get inspired! Food Artist Gets Kids to Eat Healthy by Turning Meals into Pop Culture Masterpieces.
• 4 Desserts You Can Make With Pie Crust 
• Cookie Monster hosts a weekly "Snack Chat" just for kids 
• Kid Size Cooking Recipes:  This series showcases a family with 5 young kids as they learn to cook some family favorite recipes. 
• Travel to Disney Themepark through their Famous Churro Recipe 
• Solo Dining: 13 Delicious Meals for One. 
• Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski Shares His Favourite Comfort Food
• Eating the right foods for exercise courtesy of Healthline. 
• Perfect for those who can’t get away from their work desk at home.  Prep in advance and leave the cooking to your slower cooker! Pick your menu from these slow-cooker recipes. 
• Spending 15 minutes to prep and bake your own herb cheese bread. Ready in about an hour. 
• Got a bread machine? Bake your own white bread. 
• 20 of the Best Foods to Eat to Keep Fit 
  
• 29 Best Vegetarian Recipes by Cooke+kate  
• Eat delicious and healthy: lighter recipes for family cooking by skinnytaste
• Healthy eating recipes by Eatingwell
• Asian cooking recipes by South China Morning Post Cooking
• Breakfast, snack or dessert: 50 Smoothies by The Food Network
• Don't want to cook?  Read the 3 ways to avoid picking up germs from Takeout
• Canadiannanny.ca shares how to get your kids involved in the kitchen
  

Fitness

• 20 Minute Morning Yoga Class: Learn to ground and connect with yourself with Ally Maz at Lululemon. 
• Yoga for Runners: Power Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga, Restorative Yoga, Yoga for every level to work on your movement, balance and building recovery after your runs. Courtesy of Luulemon.
  
• Mom & Me workout (under 5 mins):  When you get active with your kids you benefit twice; you get a little physical activity in and you become a super positive role model to them. Courtesy of ParticipACTION.
  
• Binge-watch Break Workout: Squeeze in this quick two-minute workout with your main squeeze using your couch! 
  
• 20 Minute HIIT Full Body Bodyweight Workout:  follow along with Amy and Rhys from SELF. This workout consists of a lateral lunge to single-leg hop, a squat to twisting crunch, a side plank crunch, a plank jack to rotation and push-up to pike toe touch. 
  
• Yoga for Kids|Star Wars:  A kids yoga adventure based on Star Wars The Force Awakens!  Join Jaime as we tell the story of Rey using yoga poses.
  
• Build up the strength and balance in your legs: build up your muscles to prevent falls. This printable sheet is created in collaboration with the Be Fit For Life Network, the Injury Prevention Centre, the Physical Culture Association of Alberta, Alberta SHAPE, and the Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association.
  
• Lower Impact Workout for Seniors:  Active Older Adult Low Impact Cardio.
  
• 20 Minute HIIT Full Body Bodyweight Workout:  follow along with Amy and Rhys from SELF. This workout consists of a lateral lunge to single-leg hop, a squat to twisting crunch, a side plank crunch, a plank jack to rotation and push-up to pike toe touch.
• 15 Minute Full Body Dumbbell Workout for Beginner Weight Lifters: 5 moves in 15 minutes - Learn to do squats, rows, floor presses, and more in this workout that was created exclusively for SELF by certified trainer Jason Pak. 
• Yoga for Kids|Star Wars:  A kids yoga adventure based on Star Wars The Force Awakens!  Join Jaime as we tell the story of Rey using yoga poses.  
• Build up the strength and balance in your legs: build up your muscles to prevent falls. This printable sheet is created in collaboration with the Be Fit For Life Network, the Injury Prevention Centre, the Physical Culture Association of Alberta, Alberta SHAPE, and the Alberta Fitness Leadership Certification Association. 
• Lower Impact Workout for Seniors:  Active Older Adult Low Impact Cardio. 
• Dancing with Parkinson's: free daily online dance classes to keep seniors active, connected and happy. Register for Zoom Meeting link. 
• Sharing Dance with Seniors: sitting on a chair, follow along to a 20-minute video with piano accompaniment to express yourself in dance! Brought to you by Baycrest and Canada's National Ballet School are using the power of technology to help bring the joy of dance to seniors. 
• Online Dance classes: a list of free classes and workshops now available to stream online and keep you entertained during the lockdown. Whether you're a beginner, intermediate or even a seasoned pro, check out our ballet class suggestions for everyone and all ages below.
• Hey, Newmarket, get moving with this month-long challenge of activities to celebrate June is Recreation Month. 
• 50 Best Online Fitness Resources
• 21 Chair Exercises and Visual Guide
• Free Printable 2020 Monthly Calendars: downloadable, printable and cute blank monthly 2020 calendar so you can track your home workout progress, courtesy of Blogilates. 
• 30 Min Low Impact Cardio Workout for Beginners - Beginner Cardio & Toning Workout Routine in an instructional video, no music, slow movements, with a focus on proper form, from FitnessBlender.com. 
• Walk It Off Rehabilitation and Wellness Centre: Therapeutic Exercises - oblique, latissimus dorsi muscles and upper body videos.
• Home Workouts (all levels including pre- and post-natal): from high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and strength training for women to low-impact strength training, barre, cardio barre, yoga sculpt and more. Stay active when you can't go to the gym, and create your own at-home fitness routine with our easy to use workout calendars.
• Sydney Cummings: online workouts (Certified Personal Trainer & Athlete).
• 20 Minute Partner Workout: 20 Minute Free workout routine with a partner with a certified Personal Trainer BodyFit with Amy.
• How to Create a Fitness Challenge for the Family: setting up a simple, fun family fitness challenge is the perfect way to get everyone in the household motivated to get healthy. You can use a game or family project to really affect positive change for everyone. 
• Family Fitness Challenge: printable PDF family fitness challenge. 
• 24 Workout Challenges for the Entire Family: Some fun ways to add fitness to the entire family. 
• Sports, fitness and dance is a fantastic combo! Travel back to Spring 2018 to the Half Time Show for Toronto Raptors of "GOD'S PLAN" featuring Jade's Hip Hop Academy and House of Bhangra dancers ages 10-17. 
• Flashback! Last year this time we were all basking in the euphoria of the Raptor's win in the Playoffs. Relive the Raptors highlights from 2019 when we gathered together.  
• Do Yoga With Me: free online yoga & meditation.
• Couples Workout at Home for Beginners! Couples workout created by the dynamic duo Mark Cimarosti and Shellie Blanks Cimarosti will "kick your butt with the one you love". Join in as they workout with resident MoveTube Family members Quinn Jaxon and Jessica Lang. 
• 15 Day Family Fitness Challenge: need some motivation to get your family moving? Challenge another family to complete the activities together yet apart.  
• 4 Song Workout Challenge 
• Keeping Kids in Motion: monthly fitness challenges, resources, games and more. 
• Zumbini Virtual Classes: worldwide instructors provide, free or request for donation classes. Instructor requests vary.
• Pop Sugar Fitness: online workouts. 
• Exercise Plan for Seniors: Stretch it out! 
• YMCA360 – Free Virtual Workouts 
• Relaxing Full Body Stretch video 
• Physio and Rehabilitation Exercises - video library  
• 6 Fun Partner Exercises 
• How to do Leg Days at Home like a Soccer Pro: leg exercises by GQ
• 25+ Fitness Studios and Gyms Offering Live-Stream Workouts. 
• Train for Swimming at home: A selection of exercises that you can pick and choose from that will all contribute to maintaining or even strengthening your swimming muscles in some way. 
• For Seniors: Active Older Adult Exercise and Fitness Tips – a great resource for keeping fit. 
• Total Body Toning & Low Impact 30 Min Cardio Workout: instructor moderated people with a focus on form, low impact total body workout  
• Bring Dance to your Homes: Canada's National Ballet School presents ways to stay active with dance moves (free online videos) that are appropriate for kids, adults and seniors. 
• Dance Along Video for Kids & Teens:  The Best Day of My Life 
  
• From Autism Ontario: Friday Fit Classes  - free physical activity sessions will be facilitated by Patrick Jachyra and Bri Redquest at the Azrieli Centre. 
• Hockey Drills at Home:  check out Coach Jeremy’s quarantine camp series for some awesome drills to practice off the ice.
• Dance Fitness:  Dance along with Kidz Bop to the tune of The Best Day of My Life. 
• For Participants with Mobility Issues: T.I.M.E Exercise Resources (printable attachment), Exercise and Wellness Videos 
• Be Fit for Life – resources available in various formats.  
• Low Impact Cardio for Seniors 
• 100's of Workouts FREE from Celebrity Trainers, courtesy of ACTIVE by PopSugar Fitness.
• Food for Fitness Podcast 
• Online Workouts & Resources (equipment-free)
  
• For kids (or silly adults): videos designed to get kids moving to be their strongest, bravest, silliest, smartest, bestest selves. Try Banana Banana Meatball. 
• For Seniors: Therapeutic Exercises at the Kitchen Sink: Part 1 and Part 2  
• For Seniors: Chair Yoga for Seniors (Beginners) provided by Nanci (YouTube video). A gentle class for all ages & levels - learn how to do yoga poses using a chair for support. Part 1 and Part 2 
• For all ages: Perfect for those long hours at the desk.  A 10 Minute Neck, Shoulders and Upper BackYoga Stretch routine from Yoga with Adriene on YouTube   
• For all ages: 5 minute Desk Workout 
• For Toddlers:  easy, fun yoga designed especially for toddlers with songs, nursery rhymes and simple stories. Sign up for a Free Two Week Trial by Cosmic Kids Yoga
• For those living with chronic lung disease:  The Lung Association offers Fitness for Breath Exercise maintenance for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), as well as other chronic lung diseases such as severe asthma and pulmonary fibrosis 
• 25 ways to take your favourite workout classes at home according to USA Today   
• For all ages:  ParticipACTION blog
• For Seniors: Exercises and tips for the body and mind by the Canadian Centre for Activity & Aging, University of Western Ontario 
• For kids: Joe Wicks Is The Nation's P.E. Teacher With Free Daily Kids Workouts On YouTube.

Health & Wellness

•  Learn about Natural Indigenous Traditional Medicine:  Chippewas of Georgina Island shows the power of healing using Cedar and Sage.
  
•  Indigenous Teachings and Learning Garden: learn about the plants and how Indigenous communities use them to heal. By the University of Alberta.
  

•  Empowering the Spirit: CULTURES OF BELONGING that embrace Indigenous ways of knowing are fostered by whole-school approaches that invite teaching and learning, which include Indigenous ways of knowing, doing and relating.
  

• Distance Healing: free resource: Enjoy this music meditation with Reiki guidance that can be used as a free resource for your own self-care courtesy of Harmonia Music Therapy - Toronto.
  
• Personal Grooming DIY Nail care:  Give yourself a Manicure or Pedicure.
  
• Personal Grooming DIY How to cut Bangs: How to do it like a Pro.
  
• Distance Healing: free resource: Enjoy this music meditation with Reiki guidance that can be used as a free resource for your own self-care courtesy of Harmonia Music Therapy - Toronto.
• Personal Grooming DIY Nail care:  Give yourself a manicure or pedicure. 
• Personal Grooming DIY How to cut Bangs: How to do it like a Pro.
• Modern Aging - Holistic Health and Wealth After 50:  YouTube channel devoted to life after 50, with new episodes every Thursday. 
• Calming Anxiety in Pets: how to use their sense of smell to calm them during COVID-19.
• Healing Powers of Pets for Seniors 
• For people with Dementia: 10 activities and 10 inexpensive DIY ideas
• Music therapy: how to relieve anxiety caused by social distancing
• Closer to a Cure: Combating Alzheimer's With New Compute Technology: at the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), more than 1,000 neuroscientists are using the latest technology to identify biomarkers that can predict the onset of Alzheimer's--to find a cure. 
• CBC Family Life: the only Gift I want for my Birthday is Therapy: Janice Quirt is a yoga teacher and freelance writer who lives in the beautiful hills of the Headwaters in Orangeville, Ontario, with her blended family of seven.
• Tech Matters: using technology to maintain relationships in isolation. Technology has been a big help for people in isolation trying to maintain relationships... whether it's with a partner, family, a friend, or a coworker. Tech Matters columnist Aaron Langille joined via Skype to talk about how people are using technology to stay connected.
• Learn to Relax and Sleep Better with these 13 Meditation Apps: meditation can help with anxiety and sleep during stressful times. Some of these apps are offering free services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
• Lessons from the Warzone (podcast): How to Survive & Flourish in a Pandemic. Mary Hynes is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto and the director of the Islam and Global Affairs Initiative at the Munk School. She's also chair of the board of Women in International Security Canada. 
• Work Life with Adam Grant (podcast): A New York Times best selling author, organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside some truly unusual places, where they've figured out how to make work not suck.
• Yoga for Kids with Animals: practice mindfulness and yoga with your four-legged friend alongside Zen the Cat. 
• Healing by Sound: baroque Cello & Violin music by Pablo Arellano perfect for relaxing and meditation. 
• DIY Facials: 13 recipes for the perfect homemade facial masks. 
• How to Escape the Inner Man Cave of Isolation: discussion about masculinity, isolation and relationships from the Manstalk blog.
• Supporting Teenagers and Young Adults During Covid: Tips for parents with older children at home
• Self Care for Caregivers: Information and resource hub by the Government of Canada for people caring for others, how to recognize signs of stress, how to alleviate stress and where to seek help and support.  
• Benefits of Good Posture
• How to turn your bathroom into a personal Home Spa, courtesy of Martha Stewart Living.
• Red Cross Canada: Self Care, Working from Home, Tips and Resources
• The Healing Power of Sound as Meditation:  Research suggests sound is a powerful tool to reduce pain, anxiety, and more. Courtesy of Psychology Today.
• Healing by Sound: Baroque Cello & Violin music: relaxing music courtesy of Pablo Arellano 
• Meditative Performance of Tibetan Singing Bowls by Percussion artist Tsang Man Tung.
• Tips to help seniors boost physical and mental health during quarantine
• Food for Fitness FREE Podcast 
• Autism Ontario: Monday Mindfulness classes: online mindfulness sessions for caregivers and loved ones in the developmental disability community, regardless of age or disability.
• Insight Timer: Free meditation app with over 40,000 free guided tracks. 
• Zoomed Out: how we can politely tell others we would rather not chat - some advice on managing our mental wellness when it comes to virtual meetings. 
• Sesame Street: I-Sense with Cookie Monster | Monster Meditation #1. Cookie Monster can't wait for his cookies to be done baking! His friend Mr. Andy from Headspace is here to help with a Monster Meditation. Join Cookie Monster and Mr. Andy in a game of I-Sense, and discover how you can make waiting more fun!  
  
• 7 Best At-home Workout by nerdfitness
• 4 Meditation Techniques to Help Bust Your Stress
• Get active inside or outside the house with this 13 minute Family fun cardio workout
• Free your minds with Deepak Chopra, author and wellness guru in this 3-minute meditation video
• Stream relaxing piano music while you work or explore other classical music or poetry selections by Your Classical
• Lululemon's free yoga & meditation classes
• Yoga with Adriene YouTube Channel
  
  

Live & Virtual Performances

• Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre is the first National Indigenous theatre department in the world! Explore the website to hear their stories and meet the people behind this ground-breaking venture.
• Indigenous dancers share videos online with pow wows cancelled during COVID-19 pandemic  
• Newmarket Public Library RUSS Summer Concert Series: virtual concerts every Thursday from 10 to 10:30 am from July 2 to August 20.  Keep your young children entertained with songs! Suitable for kids 6 months to 5 years. Register now!
• Music & Poetry without Borders (June 20, 2020 | 1 to 4 p.m.):  Free LIVE Facebook event from a diverse lineup of local musicians and poets, hosted by Community Ambassador, MC musician and poet, Glenn Marais. Brought to you by the Town of Newmarket sponsored by the Government of Canada Celebrates Canada Fund.
•  Ave Maria by Franz Schubert for Cello & Piano: Cellist Ella Rohwer and Pianist Katja Huhn performs at Kunstation St. Peter church in Cologne, Germany where the painter Rubens was baptized.
•  Dear Class of 2020 (Full Replay):  A virtual commencement celebration bringing together inspirational leaders, celebrities, and YouTube creators to celebrate graduates, their families, and their communities.  Special guests include: Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, BTS, Katy Perry, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama and President Obama, Sundar Pichai, Maluma and more.
•  An Up-to-date list of Canadian live streams.  
•  Shakespeare's Globe: Join in for six plays, shown for free via our YouTube channel, one at a time, on rotation every two weeks, as part of 'YouTube Premieres'.
• Viva La Vida by Feng E:  Taiwanese youngster Feng E plays his ukulele fingerstyle arrangement of this hit by Coldplay.
• Virtual Luminato Festival (June 11 to 13, 2020):  World Premieres & over 20 hours of FREE online events: bringing together 70 artists of a weekend of world premieres, theatre, music, film intense conversations, late-night DJs, and more. 
• NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert: Blue Man Group:  they came, they measured, and they returned to perform a show like no other (taped on Sept 26, 2016). 
• Black Rock Coalition: History of Our Future: Live Rock Concert at The Met Museum in NYC. The Black Rock Coalition and special guests created a sonic timeline honouring the Black pioneers who ushered rock and roll into the American collective consciousness.
• Tiny Desk Concert - Gaelynn Lea Tressler: Tressler is an American folk singer, violinist, fiddle teacher, public speaker with brittle bone disease, which made it necessary for her to reinvent the ordinary and, in this case, a way to play the fiddle. She is a disability advocate from Duluth, Minnesota and a winner of NPR's 2016 Tiny Desk Contest
• "Imagine" by Stephen Ridley: hear the UK pianist perform in an empty King's Cross St. Pancras Station, UK, and be inspired by Stephen's story about his hearing loss which he hid from his friends all these years until early 2020. 
• Sue Austin: creativity and determination can overcome limitations and Sue Austin has proven just that! This UK artist has outfitted her wheelchair with battery-powered propellers and large perspex aerofoils to control turns in water. Watch Sue finds her freedom as she flies and dances through the ocean in her wheelchair. Watch her Underwater Wheelchair Dance and Deep Sea Diving
• TEDx: 13 year old changed "Impossible" to "I'm Possible": Sparsh Shah is a 13-year old child prodigy, singer/songwriter/rapper born with brittle bones (130+ fractures), but an unbreakable spirit. He became a worldwide internet sensation with his Purhythm versions of Eminem covers. He aspires to inspire and sing in front of a billion people one day.
• June 6 (8 p.m.) WE Celebrate: Class of 2020: the class of 2020 doesn't get to celebrate in person this year, so CTV and WE are throwing a virtual party called WE Celebrate: Class of 2020, hosted by Lilly Singh and featuring Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes, Brett Kissel, Shay Mitchell and more.  
• June 4 (3 p.m.) Xenia Live Concert Series - Min-Jeong Koh: FREE Livestream featuring Koh, formerly of Cecilia String Quartet.  
• Tiny Desk Concert - Taimane, ukulele virtuoso: Taimane Tauiliili Bobby Gardner is an American ukulele virtuoso and composer who learnt the instrument since age 5. Here she plays fiery flamenco, a famous phrase from the opera Carmen, a touch of Bach and more than a nod to her Hawaiian homeland, all on her ukulele.  
• Tiny Desk Concerts Series by NPR Music: explore this video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C. Invited guests are from all over the world, spanning from all music genres.
• May 29, 2020 (starts 12 noon) Canada's National Ballet School: an interactive celebration of movement and music: tune in to NBS Sharing Dance Day from your digital device. Wherever you are, dance along with thousands of Canadians during this special online event.
• MixMag YouTube: Dance music + club culture. You can still access sets by DJ's around the world during lockdown. 
• Retro 8-bit animated performance "Crawling in my Skin": Nashville singer/songwriter, Sophie Allison missed performing at Toronto's The Phoenix because of the lockdown and created this 8-bit music video instead, performing virtually in our Lower Bay Street subway station instead. 
• The Great Canadian Singalong "Lost Together": CBC Music called out for submissions have proven that Canadians are bonded by their love for music, the country joins Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy in this spectacular video with recorded performances of their hit "Lost Together". 
• Scotia Festival of Music: now until June 7. Free Facebook performances via Facebook, nightly at 7:30 p.m. 
• Fundraiser for St. Michael's Hospital COURAGE FUND: Jessica Tong - Violin, Livestream (May 31, 7 p.m.). Performance of Bach's Partita No. 2 and Bartok's Sonata for Solo Violin. 
• 10 New songs by Canadian artists to add to your kitchen playlist - May 15, 2020 edition. Eat North's cooking playlist.
• Child musician Anastasia Tyurina plays Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214, a polka in A major by Johann Strauss, at the 100th anniversary of the National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Russia. 
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2019: The Massed Pipes and Drums 
• Thousand Hands Dance: one thousand hands is the visual expression of the bodhisattva of Compassion, Guanyin. 
• Olena Uutai at Britain's Got Talent 2018 Semi-Final: jaw harp performer, shaman lady from Eastern Russia. 
• Ever heard of Hiplet? Started by Homer Bryant of the Chicago Multicultural Dance Center, Hiplet fuses hip hop and ballet in a style that's powerful, elegant, and so fun to watch. See a short video or hear from the dancers themselves. 
• Poonam & Priyanka Indian Raga Dance to "Shape of You": Ed Sheeran's tune gets a new choreography and interpretation with Indian Raga (classical) music.
• The Wagakki Band "Homura": Japanese rock with traditional music.  
• "Here Comes The Sun" by YCDSB Elementary School Music Teachers for Music Monday 2020
• Tkaronto Music Festival (May 15 to 17) Online Indigenous music festival, based out of Toronto, organized by the Indigenous-led 50/50 Performing Arts Collective. 
• Annie Sumi Virtual Concert (May 9 at 9 p.m. to May 22 at 9 p.m.): Nikkei Folk Musician presented by Canadian Cultural Centre. Free.
• Artery is opening their living rooms online for music: Artery showcases are usually intimate in-person gatherings in people's homes. While we are all physically distancing, our community will be sharing experiences together over live-streams. Your support of local artists is critical and much appreciated at this difficult time. 
• HotDocs at Home: enjoy some of the hottest documentaries from one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world – now streaming from the comfort of your couch.  
• City of Toronto's Lunch Hour Live Concerts: from noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday, the City of Toronto presents live concerts on Facebook.  
• Canada's Great Kitchen Party: Home Edition returns for an encore, tonight (May 6 at 8 p.m. EST) on Facebook Live, to encourage Canadians coast-to-coast to order food from local restaurants and then sit back and enjoy performances and food-related greetings from notable Canadians from musicians to Olympians. Every Wednesday, if you didn't know, is now #TakeOutDay so order in and enjoy the shows! Donations will benefit goodfoodfund.ca and the Community for Food Centres Canada. 
• Cirque du Soleil: explore entire shows streamed online, behind the scenes stories and other great content.
• Guitar performance that shocked America's Got Talent 2019: An 18 year old student from Poland redefines guitar performance by bending cross-over in genres and techniques on an acoustic guitar. 
• Acoustic Uprising tells the definitive story of Modern Acoustic Guitar, featuring interviews with world-class Finger Style guitarists from around the world.  
• Lean on Me Canada: #ArtistsCAN Watch, Stream, Listen and Share to help The Canadian Red Cross for COVID-19 Related Expenses. 
• Barrie Music Scene - Quarantine Concerts & Shows on Facebook. 
• The Lockdown Gigs: Scottish music, history and stories available on Facebook. 
• URGNT Friday Concerts:  Toronto based online venue created in response to COVID.  Every Friday night at 7 p.m. Many JUNO award winners perform. 
• Koerner Hall Presents: live and past performances
• An Up-to-date list of Canadian Live Streams to Watch during COVID-19 by CBC
• Stratford Festival On Demand
• Mary Poppins Look-a-like Performing Coronavirus Song
• Best virtual tours of Canadian attractions for seniors
• Almighty Voices: Every Sunday until June 21, Tom Jackson hosts a digital, one-hour-long variety series in support of the Unison Benevolent Fund. The show will feature Susan Aglukark, Beverley Mahood, Sarah Slean, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Chantal Kreviazuk, Measha Brueggergosman and more.
• Flashback: Frozen Fridays 2019 in Newmarket: remember when we partied together every Friday this past winter?
• Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. STRONGER TOGETHER CANADA: Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada's COVID-19 relief efforts. Available on live broadcast on TV, Radio, Live Streaming and On-Demand, click to find out.  
• On Saturday, April 25, 2020 watch a free 24 hour live stream of World Buskers United - Online Live Buskerfest. Read about the buskers and schedule online before the event to make sure you don't miss your favourite performers. As these are live performances by a variety of buskers, please note that not all acts may be appropriate for all ages (e.g. danger/risk, language etc.). Viewer discretion is advised. 
• Watch the FULL replay of the One World Together at Home concert special from April 18, 2020 courtesy of Global News.
• Sakura, Sakura: Enjoy Cherry Blossom Festival with this performance of "Sakura Sakura" a Japanese folk song played by Kasumi Watanabe on a 25-string instrument called a koto. 
• Choir of Women Physicians Sing "Rise Again". Voices Rock Medicine, these women physicians have put together this heartfelt tribute, dedicated to the superheroes of Canadian healthcare, and beyond. They rock!
• National Arts Centre: Canada Performs 
• National Film Board of Canada: over 200 films to view for free!
• The Social Distancing Festival Live Stream with music, theatre and art performances. Check out what’s upcoming in the calendar.
• Here are all the Canada Performs Literary Events Online 
• Flashback to TD Newmarket Music Series 2019 
• Newmarket #UnitedWeStand: local community leaders, musicians, entrepreneurs and residents joined together through the power of song to create an inspirational video during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arrangements and Piano by Sam Reid, Robyn Black & George St. Kitts on Lead Vocals and Chorus.
• Music for Hope:  a performance by Italian opera singer, Andrea Bocelli on April 12, 2020 at the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy. 
• The latest updated list of livestreaming and virtual concerts to watch, by Billboard (as of April 7, 2020)
• Nightly free streaming of Operas at the Met in NYC!
• Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Show Must Go On! A series of free performances of musicals with new episodes every Friday at 7 p.m. BST (2 p.m. EST)
• Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online for free
• Free 7 day trial of online streaming of full-length, Broadway shows by BroadwayHD
• An updating list of the best livestreaming and virtual Classical music performances
• Check out the schedule for upcoming live concerts series by Ontario artists from their living rooms to yours
• Starting Monday, June 29, watch online: Canada, let's get together! Jump into the online activities and join Canadian Heritage as they explore different facets of Canada with renowned Canadian personalities such as Chef Ricardo, former football player Étienne Boulay and travel vlogger Gunnarolla.
  
• On Wednesday, July 1 from 1 to 2 p.m., watch the daytime show, "Canada Day Across the Country", offers you a virtual tour of the celebrations. With hosts Serena Ryder and Pierre-Yves Lord, discover talented artists from Sudbury, Montréal, Québec, Moncton, Winnipeg, Yellowknife and Calgary. Celebrate our country's cultural diversity, sporting excellence, Indigenous culture and languages, and the resilience of front-line workers. A nod to the 40th anniversary of the national anthem "O Canada" and many surprises await you.
• On Wednesday, July 1 from 8 to 10 p.m., watch "Canada Day Together". A unique edition of Canada's annual iconic celebration. Hosted by Serena Ryder and Pierre-Yves Lord, the show features original artistic collaborations between performers from coast to coast to coast, including stops in Halifax, Toronto and Vancouver. They have quite the show in store for you! Let yourself be entertained in the comfort of your home. The night winds up with a montage of the best Canada Day fireworks from past years.
• Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq "You Got To Run (Spirit Of The Wind)":  The Polaris Music Prize, presented by CBC Music and produced by Blue Ant Media, releases its second Polaris Collaboration Session featuring 2015 Polaris winner Buffy Sainte-Marie and 2014 winner Tanya Tagaq.
• Indigenous Theatre at the National Arts Centre is the first National Indigenous theatre department in the world! Explore the website to hear their stories and meet the people behind this ground-breaking venture.
• Indigenous dancers share videos online with pow wows cancelled during COVID-19 pandemic  
• Newmarket Public Library RUSS Summer Concert Series: virtual concerts every Thursday from 10 to 10:30 am from July 2 to August 20.  Keep your young children entertained with songs! Suitable for kids 6 months to 5 years. Register now!
• Music & Poetry without Borders (June 20, 2020 | 1 to 4 p.m.):  Free LIVE Facebook event from a diverse lineup of local musicians and poets, hosted by Community Ambassador, MC musician and poet, Glenn Marais. Brought to you by the Town of Newmarket sponsored by the Government of Canada Celebrates Canada Fund.
•  Ave Maria by Franz Schubert for Cello & Piano: Cellist Ella Rohwer and Pianist Katja Huhn performs at Kunstation St. Peter church in Cologne, Germany where the painter Rubens was baptized.
•  Dear Class of 2020 (Full Replay):  A virtual commencement celebration bringing together inspirational leaders, celebrities, and YouTube creators to celebrate graduates, their families, and their communities.  Special guests include: Alicia Keys, Beyoncé, BTS, Katy Perry, Lizzo, Lady Gaga, Michelle Obama and President Obama, Sundar Pichai, Maluma and more.
•  An Up-to-date list of Canadian live streams.  
•  Shakespeare's Globe: Join in for six plays, shown for free via our YouTube channel, one at a time, on rotation every two weeks, as part of 'YouTube Premieres'.
• Viva La Vida by Feng E:  Taiwanese youngster Feng E plays his ukulele fingerstyle arrangement of this hit by Coldplay.
• Virtual Luminato Festival (June 11 to 13, 2020):  World Premieres & over 20 hours of FREE online events: bringing together 70 artists of a weekend of world premieres, theatre, music, film intense conversations, late-night DJs, and more. 
• NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert: Blue Man Group:  they came, they measured, and they returned to perform a show like no other (taped on Sept 26, 2016). 
• Black Rock Coalition: History of Our Future: Live Rock Concert at The Met Museum in NYC. The Black Rock Coalition and special guests created a sonic timeline honouring the Black pioneers who ushered rock and roll into the American collective consciousness.
• Tiny Desk Concert - Gaelynn Lea Tressler: Tressler is an American folk singer, violinist, fiddle teacher, public speaker with brittle bone disease, which made it necessary for her to reinvent the ordinary and, in this case, a way to play the fiddle. She is a disability advocate from Duluth, Minnesota and a winner of NPR's 2016 Tiny Desk Contest
• "Imagine" by Stephen Ridley: hear the UK pianist perform in an empty King's Cross St. Pancras Station, UK, and be inspired by Stephen's story about his hearing loss which he hid from his friends all these years until early 2020. 
• Sue Austin: creativity and determination can overcome limitations and Sue Austin has proven just that! This UK artist has outfitted her wheelchair with battery-powered propellers and large perspex aerofoils to control turns in water. Watch Sue finds her freedom as she flies and dances through the ocean in her wheelchair. Watch her Underwater Wheelchair Dance and Deep Sea Diving
• TEDx: 13 year old changed "Impossible" to "I'm Possible": Sparsh Shah is a 13-year old child prodigy, singer/songwriter/rapper born with brittle bones (130+ fractures), but an unbreakable spirit. He became a worldwide internet sensation with his Purhythm versions of Eminem covers. He aspires to inspire and sing in front of a billion people one day.
• June 6 (8 p.m.) WE Celebrate: Class of 2020: the class of 2020 doesn't get to celebrate in person this year, so CTV and WE are throwing a virtual party called WE Celebrate: Class of 2020, hosted by Lilly Singh and featuring Selena Gomez, Shawn Mendes, Brett Kissel, Shay Mitchell and more.  
• June 4 (3 p.m.) Xenia Live Concert Series - Min-Jeong Koh: FREE livestream featuring Koh, formerly of Cecilia String Quartet.  
• Tiny Desk Concert - Taimane, ukulele virtuoso: Taimane Tauiliili Bobby Gardner is an American ukulele virtuoso and composer who learnt the instrument since age 5. Here she plays fiery flamenco, a famous phrase from the opera Carmen, a touch of Bach and more than a nod to her Hawaiian homeland, all on her ukulele.  
• Tiny Desk Concerts Series by NPR Music: explore this video series of live concerts hosted by NPR Music at the desk of All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen in Washington, D.C. Invited guests are from all over the world, spanning from all music genres.
• May 29, 2020 (starts 12 noon) Canada's National Ballet School: an interactive celebration of movement and music: tune in to NBS Sharing Dance Day from your digital device. Wherever you are, dance along with thousands of Canadians during this special online event.
• MixMag YouTube: Dance music + club culture. You can still access sets by DJ's around the world during lockdown. 
• Retro 8-bit animated performance "Crawling in my Skin": Nashville singer/songwriter, Sophie Allison missed performing at Toronto's The Phoenix because of the lockdown and created this 8 bit music video instead, performing virtually in our Lower Bay Street subway station instead. 
• The Great Canadian Singalong "Lost Together": CBC Music called out for submissions have proven that Canadians are bonded by their love for music, the country joins Blue Rodeo's Greg Keelor and Jim Cuddy in this spectacular video with recorded performances of their hit "Lost Together". 
• Scotia Festival of Music: now until June 7. Free Facebook performances via Facebook, nightly at 7:30 p.m. 
• Fundraiser for St. Michael's Hospital COURAGE FUND: Jessica Tong - Violin, Livestream (May 31, 7 p.m.). Performance of Bach's Partita No. 2 and Bartok's Sonata for Solo Violin. 
• 10 New songs by Canadian artists to add to your kitchen playlist - May 15, 2020 edition. Eat North's cooking playlist.
• Child musician Anastasia Tyurina plays Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op. 214, a polka in A major by Johann Strauss, at the 100th anniversary of the National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Russia. 
• The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo 2019: The Massed Pipes and Drums 
• Thousand Hands Dance: one thousand hands is the visual expression of the bodhisattva of Compassion, Guanyin. 
• Olena Uutai at Britain's Got Talent 2018 Semi-Final: jaw harp performer, shaman lady from Eastern Russia. 
• Ever heard of Hiplet? Started by Homer Bryant of the Chicago Multicultural Dance Center, Hiplet fuses hip hop and ballet in a style that's powerful, elegant, and so fun to watch. See a short video or hear from the dancers themselves. 
• Poonam & Priyanka Indian Raga Dance to "Shape of You": Ed Sheeran's tune gets a new choreography and interpretation with India Raga (classical) music.
• The Wagakki Band "Homura": Japanese rock with traditional music.  
• "Here Comes The Sun" by YCDSB Elementary School Music Teachers for Music Monday 2020
• Tkaronto Music Festival (May 15 to 17) Online Indigenous music festival, based out of Toronto, organized by the Indigenous-led 50/50 Performing Arts Collective. 
• Annie Sumi Virtual Concert (May 9 at 9 p.m to May 22 at 9 p.m.): Nikkei Folk Musician presented by Canadian Cultural Centre. Free.
• Artery is opening their living rooms online for music: Artery showcases are usually intimate in-person gatherings in people's homes. While we are all physically distancing, our community will be sharing experiences together over live-streams. Your support of local artists is critical and much appreciated at this difficult time. 
• HotDocs at Home: enjoy some of the hottest documentaries from one of the biggest documentary film festivals in the world – now streaming from the comfort of your couch.  
• City of Toronto's Lunch Hour Live Concerts: from noon to 1 p.m. Monday to Friday, City of Toronto presents live concerts on Facebook.  
• Canada's Great Kitchen Party: Home Edition returns for an encore, tonight (May 6 at 8 p.m. EST) on Facebook Live, to encourage Canadians coast-to-coast to order food from local restaurants and then sit back and enjoy performances and food-related greetings from notable Canadians from musicians to Olympians. Every Wednesday, if you didn't know, is now #TakeOutDay so order in and enjoy the shows! Donations will benefit goodfoodfund.ca and the Community for Food Centres Canada. 
• Cirque du Soleil: explore entire shows streamed online, behind the scene stories and other great content.
• Guitar performance that shocked America's Got Talent 2019: An 18 year old student from Poland redefines guitar performance by bending cross-over in genres and techniques on an acoustic guitar. 
• Acoustic Uprising tells the definitive story of Modern Acoustic Guitar, featuring interviews with world class Finger Style guitarists from around the world.  
• Lean on Me Canada: #ArtistsCAN Watch, Stream, Listen and Share to help The Canadian Red Cross for COVID-19 Related Expenses. 
• Barrie Music Scene - Quarantine Concerts & Shows on Facebook. 
• The Lockdown Gigs: Scottish music, history and stories available on Facebook. 
• URGNT Friday Concerts:  Toronto based online venue created in response to COVID.  Every Friday night at 7 p.m. Many JUNO award winners perform. 
• Koerner Hall Presents: live and past performances
• An Up-to-date list of Canadian Live Streams to Watch during COVID-19 by CBC
• Stratford Festival On Demand
• Mary Poppins Look-a-like Performing Coronavirus Song
• Best virtual tours of Canadian attractions for seniors
• Almighty Voices: Every Sunday until June 21, Tom Jackson hosts a digital, one-hour-long variety series in support of the Unison Benevolent Fund. The show will feature Susan Aglukark, Beverley Mahood, Sarah Slean, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Chantal Kreviazuk, Measha Brueggergosman and more.
• Flashback: Frozen Fridays 2019 in Newmarket: remember when we partied together every Friday this past winter?
• Sunday, April 26, 2020 | 6:30 p.m. STRONGER TOGETHER CANADA: Join iconic Canadian artists, activists, actors, and athletes as they share their stories of hope and inspiration in this national salute to our frontline workers and in support of Food Banks Canada's COVID-19 relief efforts. Available on live broadcast on TV, Radio, Live Streaming and On Demand, click to find out.  
• On Saturday, April 25, 2020 watch a free 24 hour live stream of World Buskers United - Online Live Buskerfest. Read about the buskers and schedule online before the event to make sure you don't miss your favourite performers. As these are live performances by a variety of buskers, please note that not all acts may be appropriate for all ages (e.g. danger/risk, language etc.). Viewer discretion is advised. 
• Watch the FULL replay of the One World Together at Home concert special from April 18, 2020 courtesy of Global News.
• Sakura, Sakura: Enjoy Cherry Blossom Festival with this performance of "Sakura Sakura" a Japanese folk song played by Kasumi Watanabe on a 25-string instrument called a koto. 
• Choir of Women Physicians Sing "Rise Again". Voices Rock Medicine, these women physicians have put together this heartfelt tribute, dedicated to the superheroes of Canadian healthcare, and beyond. They rock!
• National Arts Centre: Canada Performs 
• National Film Board of Canada: over 200 films to view for free!
• The Social Distancing Festival Live Stream with music, theatre and art performances. Check out what’s upcoming in the calendar.
• Here are all the Canada Performs Literary Events Online 
• Flashback to TD Newmarket Music Series 2019 
• Newmarket #UnitedWeStand: local community leaders, musicians, entrepreneurs and residents joined together through the power of song to create an inspirational video during the COVID-19 pandemic. Arrangements and Piano by Sam Reid, Robyn Black & George St. Kitts on Lead Vocals and Chorus.
• Music for Hope:  a performance by Italian opera singer, Andrea Bocelli on April 12, 2020 at the Duomo Cathedral in Milan, Italy. 
• The latest updated list of livestreaming and virtual concerts to watch, by Billboard (as of April 7, 2020)
• Nightly free streaming of Operas at the Met in NYC!
• Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Show Must Go On! A series of free performances of musicals with new episode every Friday at 7 p.m. BST (2 p.m. EST)
• Stage shows, musicals and opera you can watch online for free
• Free 7 day trial of online streaming of full-length, Broadway shows by BroadwayHD
• An updating list of the best livestreaming and virtual Classical music performances
• Check out the schedule for upcoming live concerts series by Ontario artists from their living rooms to yours

Museum and Art Galleries

• Meet Newmarket's First Nations artist: Donald Chrétien 
• Art Gallery of Ontario Indigenous Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum First Peoples Arts & Culture and Uncover//Recover Education Guide 
• The Great Indigenous Canadian Artists, Noval Morriseau (1932-2007), The Indigenous Group of Seven, and Bill Reid (1920-1998).
• The Virtual Museum of Métis History & Culture
•  Inuit: Land of Arctic Ice, Online exhibition by Google Arts & Culture 
•  Cultural Fabrics, Online exhibition by Google Arts & Culture
• "Voices of the Canoe":  an online exhibition from the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC, the exhibit speaks to the historical and ongoing importance of the canoe cultures through canoe objects from the cultures of Fiji, Squamish and Haida traditions. 
• Reigning Men:  Fashion in Menswear 1715-2015. A short video of the preparation of the 2016 exhibition which explores the history of men's fashionable dress from the eighteenth century to the present and re-examines the all-too-frequent equation of "fashion" with "femininity."  By Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• How a Father & Son turns trash into Transformers. 
• Canadian Automobile Museum: Take an online tour of their collection of European vintage cars.   
• Art Gallery of Hamilton:  AGH at Home is regularly updated with at-home activities, AGH Magazine articles, and behind-the-scenes videos, this platform brings the art gallery experience straight to your fingertips. 
• National Museum of African American History and Culture:  Collection Connection Grid series is an assortment of selected documents, images, objects and videos that highlight the African American experience.
•  SPY Museum (Washington, D.C): Every nation considers intelligence essential to its national security. The Museum lifts the veil of secrecy on the hidden world of intelligence, exploring its successes and failures, challenges and controversies. Learn about some of the artifacts in the Museum Collection.
• Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg: virtual explore the world's first museum dedicated to human rights, centred around the idea that respect and understanding of human rights can serve as a positive force for change in the world. 
• Artist Interview: Kent Monkman: go behind the scenes with contemporary Canadian artist Kent Monkman, who discusses the inspiration and making of mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People), an exhibition of two paintings that inaugurates The Met's annual Great Hall commission, on view December 19, 2019, through April 9, 2020. mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People). 
• Inside Christian Dior, Designer of Dreams Exhibition: Scott Ormston takes you through each room of the 2019 exhibition at the V&A Museum in London, featuring iconic pieces from Christian Dior himself to Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano, Raf Simons, Maria Grazia Chiuri and many more!
• In conversation with Robert Bateman on his 90th Birthday 
• Virtual Tour of Elman W. Campbell Museum in Newmarket: have you ever visited us? Located at 134 Main Street South in the historic downtown, the museum was once the North York Registry Office in 1884. We are dedicated to the preservation, interpretation and education of local artifacts that relate to the history and development of the Town of Newmarket and its environs since the 1880s.
• How Refik Anadol Uses AI to Create Art: Refik Anadol is a media artist and director born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1985. Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Find out how he uses big data to create his media installations and "sculptures".
• Can artificial intelligence create art?  AI can create music and art. But is it Art? 
• McMichael Art Gallery Virtual Guided Tour on Facebook: various dates and times available for virtual tours of the Gallery located in Kleinburg, Ontario from now until June 5, 2020.  
• Everything You Need to Know About The Met Ball: fashionistas will know that the First Monday In May is the Annual MET Gala.  Here is everything you need to know about its history and how it came to be the Oscar of the fashion world.
• The First Monday In May (Trailer):  a 2016 documentary about the 2015 MET Gala, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton. Partial proceeds in May goes to the COVID-19 Relief Fund A Common Thread 
• Explore the River & Rowing Museum virtually: the Museum opened in 1998 to celebrate the River, the international sport of Rowing and the town of Henley on Thames. Try these activities, some based on the children's book The Wind in the Willows, and challenges and experiments from the River Rowing Museum to help you learn and explore.  
• Culture Days Digital Experience: from craft projects and kids activities to live-streamed performances and digital dance classes. 
• We Wear Culture: explore the fashion icons, designers, the craft, the movements, ateliers, trends from around the world and much more, with Google Arts & Culture. 
• Watch and Listen series from the Historic RCA Studio B: stories, interviews, and performances related to this once famous recording studio in Nashville, home of legends like Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, and the Everly Brothers. 
• Field Trip Art: Art Across Canada: art experiences with some of Canada's most celebrated artists in a national partnership with leading organizations.  Artist talks, studio visits, children's activities, and more. 
• Are you a jazz fan? Visit the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City from home: virtual tours, digital exhibits, activities, Spotify playlists and much more! 
• Slow-Looking Art Lessons: learn to slow look and savour art. It's good for your mental wellbeing! 
• Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition: Walkthrough or drive through (June 18 to 28) the old Toronto Star Building at 1 Yonge Street. Fees apply. 
• The Group of Seven celebrates 100 years of its first exhibition on May 7 to 27, 1920 at the AGO. Explore the works by the Group at the National Gallery of Canada, at the AGO where they held the inaugural exhibition, at the McMichael Gallery, or listen to the Curatorial Talk "A Like Vision" with Ian Dejardin. 
• Love trains? Tour Alberta Railway Museum's online videos 
• Royal BC Museum Outreach Program: plenty of home education, activities and resources. 
• 10 Children's Museums in the USA you can tour virtually. 
• The Soundtracks of our Lives: our lives are filled with sounds and music from birth to death. Listen to the music and soundscapes of Quebec. 
• Black Creek Pioneer Village: at-home activities for school children. 
• Canadian Museum of History: learn at home. 
• Design, Play, Disrupt: Curating the V&A's Videogame Exhibition. The Victoria and Albert's Museum Marie Foulston, discuss the conception of the 2018/2019 exhibition Videogames: Design, Play Disrupt, an exhibit aimed at defining a new curatorial language for the video game medium. 
• Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Holland:  Go on a private tour. Watch this 1/7 video series of the museum collection. 
• Virtual Tours of Epic Car Museums: including Ferrari Museum, National Corvette Museum, Museo Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz Museum, and many more. 
• Strong Museum (Rochester, NY): Relive your childhood at this "Museum of Toys" from board games to video games, dolls to Pez dispensers.  
• Museum of Modern Art (MOMA): free movies, art classes, family art-making
• Universal Museum of Art: free access to exhibits that do not exist but only virtually, enriched content, guided tour and VR experience if you have a VR headset
• Artist Emma Allen's self-portrait journey through life, death, and back again in this stunning time-elapsed stop-motion animation. Each portrait was painted over a 5-day period and explores the transfer of energy from one life form to another. Courtesy of National Geographic. 
• Art Basel Hong Kong: many highlights by various curators around the world of the Online Viewing Room which replaced the international art fair event which has since closed.
• Usual Museums of Singapore: Highlights video from a collection that houses the world's first drone from the 1900s, to a beautiful musical box museum that has an exhibit from the Titanic era, delve into the world of quirky and unusual museums.
• The Anthropocene Project:  Driving awareness of human activities’ impact on Earth through scientific research, photography, film and virtual reality and educational website. Spearheaded by 3 Canadians: Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal, Photographer Edward Burtnysky, Co-Director, Producer & Director of Photography Nick de Pencier.
• Visit the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto without leaving your home #museumwithoutwalls.  This museum presents the artistic, intellectual, and scientific contributions of Muslim civilizations to world heritage.  
• Article on Top 10 world's best virtual tours from by The Guardian.
• Article on the Top 20 Famous landmarks, museums, theatres, zoos and natural wonders around the world by Travel Zoo.
• *New this week*  How Canadian museums and galleries are finding ways to offer continued access to their collections.
• Meet Newmarket's First Nations artist: Donald Chrétien 
• Art Gallery of Ontario Indigenous Collection
• Royal Ontario Museum First Peoples Arts & Culture and Uncover//Recover Education Guide 
• The Great Indigenous Canadian Artists, Noval Morriseau (1932-2007), The Indigenous Group of Seven, and Bill Reid (1920-1998).
• The Virtual Museum of Métis History & Culture
•  Inuit: Land of Arctic Ice, Online exhibition by Google Arts & Culture 
•  Cultural Fabrics, Online exhibition by Google Arts & Culture
• "Voices of the Canoe":  an online exhibition from the Museum of Anthropology in Vancouver, BC, the exhibit speaks to the historical and ongoing importance of the canoe cultures through canoe objects from the cultures of Fiji, Squamish and Haida traditions.
• Reigning Men:  Fashion in Menswear 1715-2015. A short video of the preparation of the 2016 exhibition which explores the history of men's fashionable dress from the eighteenth century to the present and re-examines the all-too-frequent equation of "fashion" with "femininity."  By Los Angeles County Museum of Art
• How a Father & Son turns trash into Transformers. 
• Canadian Automobile Museum: Take an online tour of their collection of European vintage cars.   
• Art Gallery of Hamilton:  AGH at Home is regularly updated with at-home activities, AGH Magazine articles, and behind-the-scenes videos, this platform brings the art gallery experience straight to your fingertips. 
• National Museum of African American History and Culture:  Collection Connection Grid series are an assortment of selected documents, images, objects and videos that highlight the African American experience.
•  SPY Museum (Washington, D.C): Every nation considers intelligence essential to its national security. The Museum lifts the veil of secrecy on the hidden world of intelligence, exploring its successes and failures, challenges and controversies. Learn about some of the artifacts in the Museum Collection.
• Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Winnipeg: virtual explore the world's first museum dedicated to human rights, centred around the idea that respect and understanding of human rights can serve as a positive force for change in the world. 
• Artist Interview: Kent Monkman: go behind the scenes with contemporary Canadian artist Kent Monkman, who discusses the inspiration and making of mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People), an exhibition of two paintings that inaugurates The Met's annual Great Hall commission, on view December 19, 2019, through April 9, 2020. mistikôsiwak (Wooden Boat People). 
• Inside Christian Dior, Designer of Dreams Exhibition: Scott Ormston takes you through each room of the 2019 exhibition at the V&A Museum in London, featuring iconic pieces from Christian Dior himself to Yves Saint Laurent, John Galliano, Raf Simons, Maria Grazia Chiuri and many more!
• In conversation with Robert Bateman on his 90th Birthday 
• Virtual Tour of Elman W. Campbell Museum in Newmarket: have you ever visited us? Located at 134 Main Street South in the historic downtown, the museum was once the North York Registry Office in 1884. We are dedicated to the preservation, interpretation and education of local artifacts that relate to the history and development of the Town of Newmarket and its environs since the 1880s.
• How Refik Anadol Uses AI to Create Art: Refik Anadol is a media artist and director born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1985. Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Find out how he uses big data to create his media installations and "sculptures".
• Can an artificial intelligence create art?  AI can create music and art. But is it Art? 
• McMichael Art Gallery Virtual Guided Tour on Facebook: various dates and times available for virtual tours of the Gallery located in Kleinburg, Ontario from now until June 5, 2020.  
• Everything You Need to Know About The Met Ball: fashionistas will know that the First Monday In May is the Annual MET Gala.  Here is everything you need to know about its history and how it came to be the Oscar of the fashion world.
• The First Monday In May (Trailer):  a 2016 documentary about the 2015 MET Gala, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton. Partial proceeds in May goes to the COVID-19 Relief Fund A Common Thread 
• Explore River & Rowing Museum virtually: the Museum opened in 1998 to celebrate the River, the international sport of Rowing and the town of Henley on Thames. Try these activities, some based on the children's book The Wind in the Willows, and challenges and experiments from the River Rowing Museum to help you learn and explore.  
• Culture Days Digital Experience: from craft projects and kids activities to live-streamed performances and digital dance classes. 
• We Wear Culture: explore the fashion icons, designers, the craft, the movements, ateliers, trends from around the world and much more, with Google Arts & Culture. 
• Watch and Listen series from the Historic RCA Studio B: stories, interviews, and performances related to this once famous recording studio in Nashville, home of legends like Elvis Presley, Chet Atkins, Eddy Arnold, and the Everly Brothers. 
• Field Trip Art: Art Across Canada: art experiences with some of Canada's most celebrated artists in a national partnership with leading organizations.  Artist talks, studio visits, children activities, and more. 
• Are you a jazz fan? Visit the American Jazz Museum in Kansas City from home: virtual tours, digital exhibits, activities, Spotify playlists and much more! 
• Slow-Looking Art Lessons: learn to slow look and savour art. It's good for your mental wellbeing! 
• Immersive Van Gogh Exhibition: Walk through or drive through (June 18 to 28) the old Toronto Star Building at 1 Yonge Street. Fees apply. 
• The Group of Seven celebrates 100 years of it's first exhibition on May 7 to 27, 1920 at the AGO. Explore the works by the Group at the National Gallery of Canada, at the AGO where they held the inaugural exhibition, at the McMichael Gallery, or listen to the Curatorial Talk "A Like Vision" with Ian Dejardin. 
• Love trains? Tour Alberta Railway Museum's online videos 
• Royal BC Museum Outreach Program: plenty of home education, activities and resources. 
• 10 Children's Museums in USA you can tour virtually. 
• The Soundtracks of our Lives: our lives are filled with sounds and music from birth to death. Listen to the music and soundscapes of Quebec. 
• Black Creek Pioneer Village: at home activities for school children. 
• Canadian Museum of History: learn at home. 
• Design, Play, Disrupt: Curating the V&A's Videogame Exhibition. The Victoria and Albert's Museum Marie Foulston, discuss the conception of the 2018/2019 exhibition Videogames: Design, Play Disrupt, an exhibit aimed at defining a new curatorial language for the video game medium. 
• Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, Holland:  Go on a private tour. Watch this 1/7 video series of the museum collection. 
• Virtual Tours of Epic Car Museums: including Ferrari Museum, National Corvette Museum, Museo Lamborghini, Mercedes-Benz Museum, and many more. 
• Strong Museum (Rochester, NY): Relive you childhood at this "Museum of Toys" from board games to video games, dolls to pez dispensers.  
• Museum of Modern Art (MOMA): free movies, art classes, family art-making
• Universal Museum of Art: free access to exhibits that does not exist but only virtually, enriched content, guided tour and VR experience if you have a VR headset
• Artist Emma Allen's self-portrait journey through life, death, and back again in this stunning time-elapsed stop-motion animation. Each portrait was painted over a 5-day period and explores the transfer of energy from one life form to another. Courtesy of National Geographic. 
• Art Basel Hong Kong: many highlights by various curators around the world of the Online Viewing Room which replaced the international art fair event which has since closed.
• Usual Museums of Singapore: Highlights video from a collection that houses the world's first drone from the 1900s, to a beautiful musical box museum that has an exhibit from the Titanic era, delve into the world of quirky and unusual museums.
• The Anthropocene Project:  Driving awareness of human activities’ impact on Earth through scientific research, photography, film and virtual reality and educational website. Spearheaded by 3 Canadians: Filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal, Photographer Edward Burtnysky, Co-Director, Producer & Director of Photography Nick de Pencier.
• Visit the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto without leaving your home #museumwithoutwalls.  This museum presents the artistic, intellectual, and scientific contributions of Muslim civilizations to world heritage.  
• Article on Top 10 world's best virual tours from by The Guardian.
• Article on the Top 20 Famous landmarks, museums, theatres, zoos and natural wonders around the world by Travel Zoo.

Heritage

Commemorating Victory in Europe Day (May 8, 1945)

May 8, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, the unconditional surrender of Germany to the Allied Forces in 1945 ending World War II in Europe. VE Day marked a major milestone for the Allies but did not end the war. On this day 75 years ago, an exhausted war nation expressed elation and relief at the news and celebrated with joyful street parties. On the other hand, WWII in Asia did not end until September 2, 1945.

Flashback on how Newmarket celebrated back in 1945. Here are a few photos from The Elman W. Campbell Museum’s special exhibit to commemorate VE Day 75, available for free access when we reopen. 

The Netherlands was liberated a few days before Europe, on May 5, 1945. Watch this Heritage Minutes video that commemorates the 75th anniversary of this event. Do you know why we have tulips in Ottawa? Tulip bulbs are gifts from the Netherlands for Canada's role in both liberating the Netherlands and hosting members of the Dutch royal family during the Second World War. After the war, the Netherlands began presenting Canada with tulip bulbs in gratitude, a tradition that continues to this day. Tulips are planted in Ottawa and blooms every May.  This year's Tulip Festival will be celebrated online instead from May 8 to 18.

Ways You Can Commemorate This Day 

Wear Red and join in a moment of reflection and remembrance at 11 a.m. on Friday the 8th of May and pause for a Two Minute Silence. Undertake the 'Nation's Toast to the Heroes of WW2' at 3 p.m. on the 8th of May, from the safety of your own home by standing up and raising a glass of refreshment of your choice and undertaking the following 'Toast'. "To those who gave so much, we thank you," using this unique opportunity to pay tribute to the many millions at home and abroad that gave so much to ensure we all enjoy and share the freedom we have today. At 7 p.m. - stand on your front porch with bells and Ring Out For Peace. 

Check out these other Heritage links 

• Indigenous Relations at Parks Canada: Métis Identity and Voice in Canada's National Parks and Historic Sites. Five videos, each video in this series is connected to a Parks Canada place and gives a voice to today's Métis communities to share their own stories of Metis history and culture.
• Canoe Museum: View examples from the Canoe Museum collection 
• A mural representing the First Meeting at Holland River. Learn all about it here.
• Discover Historic Main Street Newmarket
• 2019 Sacred Canoe on the journey of Truth and Reconciliation, courtesy of Newmarket Today.
• The Honourable Lincoln Alexander (1922-2012):  Leading figure in the fight for racial equity in Canada, he was active in provincial, federal, public and private roles and consistently advocated for the equal treatment of black Canadians.
• Uncle Tom's Cabin Historic Site:  This museum is located near the town of Dresden which stands on the site of the Black settlement that Rev. Josiah Henson helped found in 1841. Henson was born into slavery in the U.S. and eventually escaped through the Underground Railroad to freedom in Upper Canada. 
• The Birth of Medicare in Canada by Myseum. 
• Women of the Ward Digital Walking Tour: explores Toronto's "first immigrant neighbourhoods", breathing life into lesser-known chapters in our past. 
• A Brief History of Newmarket
• Heritage Minutes: Kensington Market 
• The Story of Viola Desmond: in 1946, Viola Desmond was thrust into the public spotlight after refusing to leave the "whites-only" section of a movie theatre in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. This is the story of how a single act of defiance would change the course of her life and inspire a movement for racial equality across the country. https://youtu.be/szSqfmbXx0Y
• Historic Places and sites in Newmarket
• Flashback of local heritage: Winterfest 2020 presented by Scotiabank. With the heatwave we are having, it's hard to imagine we had snow just a few weeks ago.  Relive these memories from a few months ago when we had our last large-size gathering. 
• 16 Amazing Things Invented by Canadians: from recent history to the past, here are some Canadian inventions to be proud of.  
• Newmarket Pandemic Time Capsule: make your contribution towards this community-based initiative, part of our COVID-19 Lockdown collective memory.
• Becoming Canadian: Multicultural & Diversity: interviews from the Passages Canada Project of personal stories from international immigrants to Canada. 
• Riches to Rags to Riches: the story of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre. The complex was the Canadian flagship of Marcus Loew's legendary theatre chain on Yonge Street.
• Why do we celebrate Victoria Day? 
• Online Tulip Festival in Ottawa, 2020: every year Canada receives 1 million tulip bulbs from the Netherlands for our role in liberating them from the Nazi invasion in WWII. 
• The Legacy Series: this original documentary film series – created by Canadian film students and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum – showcases powerful, personal accounts of the Second World War through the lens of aviation. Explore all six episodes. 
• Canada's War in the Far East: Aside of Canada's contribution to ending WWII in Europe, Canadians also fought in the Far East against the Japanese during WWII. 
• War of 1812: One War, Four Perspectives: experience the War of 1812 on-line from the perspective of each of its major participants—Americans, the British, Canadians (including Canadian First Peoples), and Native Americans. 
• *Lucy Maud Montgomery: Canadian Author Lucy Maud Montgomery battled depression, rejection, and sexism to become known around the world for Anne of Green Gables and 19 other novels. This Heritage Minute tells her story in her own words, as drawn from her journals.
• CBC:  The Secret Life of Canada - The Secret Life of Canada highlights the people, places and stories that probably didn't make it into your high school textbook. Join hosts Leah and Falen as they explore the unauthorized history of a complicated country. Also available on Podcast. 
• Newmarket History; Trading Tree – learn about a focal point of our community in the past.  
• Newmarket History: A page from our past, literally, about historical Main Street. 
• 12 Amazing Canadian Women you should know from our past and present.
• Rick Mercer at the Canadian Museum of History:  Rick delves into the collection at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, QC. 
• The Reindeer People | Spending years in the field, photographer Erika Larsen has gained unprecedented access to the lives, work, and culture of Scandinavia's fascinating Sami people.
• Syrup: A family of Attikamek First Nations shows a French Canadian family how to harvest the syrup of the sugar maple (1710) courtesy of Heritage Minutes. 
• Never stepped foot in the Ontario Legislative Building?  Take a virtual tour here.  
• Visit the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa via photos and videos. 
• Tawâw: Indigenous cuisine according to Chef Shane Chartrand is about land, place, terroir and local food. Read about the inspirations for his cookbook tawâw and how he connects with his own Indigenous heritage through food. Listen to the CBC interview by Kathleen Petty on The Current. 
• 6 Writers of Black Heritage to Watch in 2020. 
• Virtual Museum Canada:  The largest digital source of stories and experiences shared by Canada's Museums and Heritage organizations. Check out these stories about Newmarket, Ontario.
• Newmarket Historical Society
• Newmarket has a long tradition of Celebrating Canada Day (formerly Dominion Day). The Old Town Hall officially opened on July 1, 1883.
• Yours to Discover! Colouring and Activity Book - learn about some of Canada's incredible technological innovations and its social impact through this online colouring and activity book. Try to decode the hidden messages! Creator: Canada Science and Technology Museum 

Aquarium and Zoo

• Trail Camera tracking: watch bears, coyotes and turkeys in the York and Durham Regions.
• Moray Eel Escapes Holding Tank while moving to New Exhibit:  Thor the green moray eel is getting ready to move to his new home in the Ocean Voyager exhibit, but when he's put in a holding tank to get used to his new home, he quickly escapes to find a new place to hang out!
• A love like "no otter" from Aquarium Love Stories: Grab the tissues! Get ready to experience a "love like no otter" in the latest episode from Aquarium Love Stories, our new Facebook Show.
• Toronto Zoo Drive-Thru Safari
• Denver Zoo lion cub meets dad for the first time: An adorable lion cub at the Denver Zoo recently met his father for the first time.  
• World Ocean Day Dive Show: live for a dive into our Eddystone exhibit at National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, UK.
• Toronto Zoo Flamingo 
• Toronto Zoo Baby Long Neck Giraffe
• Jacana Dad rescues his chicks from a crocodile
• National Geographic: Jaguars 
• What does the rainforest sound like on a Jaguar reserve? 
• Einstein the African Grey Parrot showed off her vocabulary skills with 200 sounds and words: The African Grey Parrot from Zoo Knoxville in Tennessee showed off her impressive vocabulary skills with 200 Sounds and Words on her 30th birthday. 
• Why parrots can talk like humans: monkeys are our closest biological relatives, and they can't speak. But parrots don't seem to have a problem at all.
• Zoo Time by The Palo Alto Junior Zoo - The Rainforest: Mikey & Molly show us animals and plants native to the rainforest. These animal guests include Madagascar hissing cockroaches, Scully the African grey parrot, and African straw-coloured fruit bats.
• Teacher Molly Explains the Life Cycle of a Frog: how does a tadpole change into a frog?
• Giant pandas heading back to China, says Calgary Zoo 
• Animal Facts with Robert Irwin Red Kangaroo: teen animal expert Robert Irwin shares some facts about the red kangaroo, like what their diet is, how they manage to jump for such long distances and some incredible things mother kangaroos do.
• Meet Dexter the Cuddly Koala! Bindi and Robert Irwin teach us about the elusive white rhino and bring us up close and personal with Dexter the Koala.
• Toronto Zoo: Virtual Camp (May 16 to 17): join the Zoo's first virtual "camp out" of the season. Meet animal friends and their keepers.
• Top 10 Greatest Zoo Animal Escapes 
• Octopus Escape Room Challenge: the octopus - nature's craftiest escape artist. Is this just another preconception? Is it fact or is it fiction? Witness this experiment with 4 levels of difficulty. 
• Attract Butterflies with Native Plants in Eastern Canada: Gardening with plants native to your area is a great way to support local biodiversity. They provide seeds and berries for birds and energy-rich nectar and protein-filled pollen for insects, like bees and butterflies. Native plants are also adapted to local climate and soils, so generally require less care and watering, courtesy of David Suzuki Foundation.
• Live Cam: Sharks in Lagoon, at Aquarium of the Pacific (Long Beach, California, USA)
• Live Cam: Grace Gorillas - Observe Gorillas living in the Gorilla Corridor at Grace Gorillas, Congo 
• Live Cam: Panda bears at various Panda Research Bases across China and see how they live, eat and play.  
• Live Cam: Birds at the FeederCam at Cornell Lab of Ornithology (Ithaca, NY)
• A Day at Mysuru Zoo; established in 1892, this is one of India's oldest zoo and now have over 100 species around the world. 
• LiveCam:  African Wildlife – 12 streams available of African Animals across the continent.
• Animal Planet has some great shows streaming for FREE! The Zoo - filmed over an 8 month period taking audiences behind the scenes of the world-renowned Bronx Zoo. 
• Relax and enjoy these videos from Monterey Bay Aquarium. Learn about the ocean animals and habitats or see them on Live Cam.
• The World’s 3 Best Zoos and the Toronto Zoo is one of them!
• See Bei Bei, the Panda Story from the Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Watch a giant panda play in the snow.  
• Meet the Vancouver Aquarium's rescued sea otter pup, Hardy, who is literally too cute for you to handle. 
• The Toronto Zoo keepers go live daily at 1 p.m. on Facebook with the Keeper of a different animal each day at the Toronto Zoo! Education, entertainment and a look "behind the scenes".    
  
• Vancouver Aquarium Live Cam: See what’s happening with the Jelly fish, Penguins, Sea Otters above and under water
• Ripley's Aquarium:  Penguin Live Cam, Shark & Shark Feedings Live Cam

Science, History and the Natural World

• Nat Geo WILD Wolves 101:  With their piercing looks and spine-tingling howls, wolves inspire both adoration and controversy around the world. Find out how many wolf species exist, the characteristics that make each wolf's howl unique, and how the wolf population in the continental United States nearly became extinct. 
  
• White Neck Raven:  A raven hopes brains trumps brawn as it tries to steal food from much bigger vultures and wild dogs.  
  
• Unravelling the Monarch Butterfly Migration Mystery : how do butterflies migrate over +45,000 km over 4 or 5 generations north then breeds a new super generation to make the trip back to Mexico within their lifetime.
  
• Permaculture: At Glastonbury, Mike Feingold applied the permaculture principles to turn a car park into an allotment and grow veggies. By BBC Earth.
  
• Best Animal Dads: FATHERS' DAY SPECIAL. There are some remarkably devoted fathers in nature that have great ways to look after their kids. Maddie Moate celebrates Fathers' Day with this tribute to the best Dads on the planet.
• This Is Your Brain on Fatherhood: What clownfish stepfathers and Dad-of-the-Year foxes teach us about paternal neurochemistry in the animal kingdom 
  
• Can birds fly in the rain? Are bird's feathers waterproof?  Do birds know when it is going to rain? Wonderpolis answers these questions, posed from kids. 
  
• Can animals get sunburns? Which animals are more susceptible? How do animals protect themselves from sunburns? 
• Oddest Friendships Between Animals | Animal Odd Couples:  Wildlife biologist Liz Bonnin sets off on a worldwide journey of discovery to find out why animals of different species make friends with each other as well as why apex predators make friends with humans.
• What is Equinox and why does it happen? By National Geographic
• Find out what's up in the sky through Star Stories with Marvin, by Manitoba Museum. 
• Manitoba Museum At-Home Virtual Tours: museum experiences where we share the captivating history of the province, the science that explains our world, and the wonders of the universe.   
• Full Feature Film - Chasing Coral: Chasing Coral taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse camera to record bleaching events as they happen. 
• Real-Life Doctor Dolittle Creates Life-Saving Prosthetic Limbs For Pets:  TODAY's inspiring Feel Good Friday series continues with a profile of Derrick Campana, who estimates he has fit 15,000 to 20,000 prosthetic devices for injured animals over the past 12 years: dogs, cats, horses, donkeys and even goats. Jenna Bush Hager got to know this real-life Doctor Dolittle.  
• Meet the smallest bird on earth: Bee Hummingbird
• TED Talk: Hidden Miracles of the Natural World: at the intersection of art, science and technology - we live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye. To bring this invisible world to light, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space with high-speed cameras, time-lapses and microscopes. 
• The Beauty of Pollination: hummingbirds and bees.
• Drone Disguised as Hummingbird Captures Incredible Footage of Monarch Butterfly Swarm: the use of technology to help us better understand the mysteries of our natural world. 
• King Penguins Tiptoe Around Elephant Seals 
• Innovators Using Nature's Design Principles to Create Green Tech
• The Difference between Humans and Robots: As androids become ever more similar to humans in appearance and ability, this reveals more and more about what it really means to be human.
• Millions of Olive Ridley Turtles Hatched in India: restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic are impacting wildlife around the world, including in India. 
• Pollinators: understanding bees and how we can protect and help them. Courtesy of David Suzuki Foundation. 
• How Nature Makes Clean Water: how does a watershed work?
• Biomimicry: the innovators using nature's design principles to create green tech.
• 30 Minute Highlights Tour of the Oxford University Museum: the presenter explorer and deep-sea diver Paul Rose gets a tour of the "Take One Museum" which houses a Victorian cathedral devoted to the study of natural science. 
• Spot the Bird: play a game of "I Spy" outdoors.
• TedEd: How Far Would You Go to Escape Gravity? Every star, black hole, human being, smartphone and atom are all constantly pulling on each other due to one force: gravity. So why don't we feel pulled in billions of different directions? And is there anywhere in the universe where we'd be free of its pull? Rene Laufer details the inescapability of gravity. 
• Can Anything Escape the Black Hole? Almost nothing can escape the black hole, but...
• Blue Whales 101: blue whales are the largest animals to have ever existed. Learn why they're larger than any land animal and why they were hunted for years, making them endangered. Courtesy of Nat Geo Wild. 
• National Geographic: Reconstructing Spinosaurus, a gigantic aquatic predator. Explore how scientists discovered the largest predator ever lived and hunted almost entirely in the water.
• Natural Conservancy: youth engaging field trips Explore the world in these virtual field trips from sea to sky.
• Why do we have feelings? Feelings and Emotions for kids.  
• Explore by the Seat of Your Pants: Join daily live-streams hosted by the world's leading scientists. Learn about nature's marvels, the animal kingdom and much more. 
• Children's video: The Zula Patrol: Under the Weather courtesy of Neag Planetarium at Reading Museum 
• TEDEd Early Birds vs Night Owls: do you wake up early every day or do you stay up late every night? What effect might this trait have on your personality? Intelligence? Success rate? Watch this animated science video to find out. 
• How Nature Makes Clean Water.
• Yellow Stone Park: many virtual tours available for this massive park that spans across the states of Idaho, Wyoming and Montana in the USA. The first national park declared in 1872, there are geysers, canyons, rivers, mountains and a wide variety of wildlife like bears, wolves, bison and elks.  
• The Best Wildlife Photographs of the Year 2019:  an annual competition organized by London's Natural History Museum. Explore the gallery across winners from the past across multiple award categories.  
• Take a Virtual Tour of 2 Recently Excavated Homes in Pompeii, Italy: narrated drone footage of preserved daily life in the ancient city. 
• Chasing Coral: Beneath the waves, coral reefs are dying on a massive scale. These scientists and filmmakers are fighting to stop it. Watch this trailer or the full film on YouTube. 
• Amazing time elapsed sky photography video shot over northern Scotland and Iceland. This is a video of footage shot over 2 years by Maciej Winiarczyk.  
• Explore the Canadian Arctic by Google Maps and 360 view of Iqaluit.   
• Hear and identify the Birdsongs of 15 Birds  
• David Suzuki presents the Nature of Things: Songbird SOS (a full episode of 44 mins). The music of songbirds is vanishing from our forests, fields, and gardens. The change has been gradual, barely noticeable, but now the growing silence is alarming.  
• The Apollo 13 Mission in Real Time:  A real-time journey through the Apollo 13 mission. This multimedia project consists entirely of original historical mission material. Relive the mission as it occurred in 1970. 
• National Geographic Kids: Age-appropriate content for kids to learn about national science, animals and geography Ology by Museum of Natural History offers tons of online games, printed hand on projects, videos, info and interviews from real scientists, plus more.

Museum and Art Galleries

• Enjoy educational videos on dinosaurs, colouring pages and more courtesy of the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Alberta.
  
• Celebrate Earth Fest 2020, the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, with the American Museum of National History through live virtual events throughout the day on Wednesday, April 22nd!
  
• Top 10 world's best virtual tours by The Guardian
  
• Top 20 Famous landmarks, museums, theatres, zoos and natural wonders around the world by Travel Zoo
  

The Armchair Traveller

• The Story of the Haida:  With whales breaching from the water, eagles and ravens soaring overhead and magnificent cedar trees rising from the ground, the beauty of Haida Gwaii defies description. The Haida Nation has lived on these islands since time immemorial. On Leg 13, we were honoured to meet renowned activist Guujaaw, Haida Gwaii Watchman Vince Collison and carver Gwaliga Hart. They told us the story of the Haida Nation and we would like to share it with you.
  
• Virtual Tipi Camp: Tipis were the original homes of the Indigenous people of Saskatchewan. Learn how this versatile, portable structure was made by the women for their families.
  

• How did Polynesian wayfinders navigate the Pacific Ocean? Indigenous wisdom in canoe travel by Alan Tamayose and Shantell De Silva. 
  

• Olive Oil, How is it made?  Take a trip to Southern Spain to see how olive grows and how olive oil is made. Spain makes half of all the olive oil sold around the world. 

• Amalfi Coast Vacation Travel Guide: a destination of legendary proportions. Indulge in the romance of the region with our footage of the coastline, and start planning a journey of your own!  By Expedia.
•  Dubrovnik Vacation Expedia Travel Guide:  This Croatian city is one of Europe's most enduring treasures. Check out the top places to visit in Dubrovnik and start planning a trip of your own!
• Hip Hop Dancing at Age 60: You're never too old to bust a move, and hip-hop dance duo "Bamboo Shoot" can prove it to you. At ages 57 and 60, respectively, Mash and Tachiflower have competed in more than 50 dance battles. They're living proof that with practice, passion, and a little rhythm, any dream is achievable. 
• Professional DJ at age 82: Sumiko Iwamuro is an 82-year-old who spends her days working as a dumpling maker, and her nights crafting sick beats for young dancers across Japan. She started spinning records in her 70s, and now hopes to make it to New York City's hottest clubs.
• Great Gardens: Las Pozas, Mexico:  Las Pozas ("The Pools") is a subtropical garden established by twentieth-century British poet Edward James. Soaring out of the Mexican jungle near the town of Xilitla, the gardens are home to enormous concrete works of art that live alongside the tropical landscape.  
• Building the Moroccan Court: this video documents a marvellous journey from Fez to New York, and the creation of a twenty-first-century court with Medieval Moroccan court inside The Metropolitan Museum using traditional fifteenth-century methods. 
• Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) 2020:  $1 billion to build, this is the largest museum in the world, housing the collection of Tutankhamun.
• Around the World in 90 Gardens: South East Asia (Bangkok, Singapore and Bali) - since the nineteenth century, Western gardeners have harboured a stereotypical image of the perfect exotic garden and Monty visits the pre-eminent of these - the mysterious Jim Thompson's Garden in Bangkok. He then pushes on to Singapore, 'a City in a Garden', before finally touching down in the lush and sensuous island of Bali, where what he learns about South-East Asian gardens surprises him. 
• The KOA Campground of the Future is your window into camping's future. View 360degree tours. 
• The Oldest Martial Artist: at the age of 74, Meena Raghavan is the oldest known practitioner of Kalaripayattu, an ancient martial art from southern India. 
• How an Amateur Built the World's Biggest Dome: in 1418, Filippo Brunelleschi was tasked with building the largest dome ever seen at the time. He had no formal architecture training. Yet experts still don't fully understand the brilliant methods he used in contructing the dome, which tops the Santa Maria del Fiore cathedral in Florence, Italy. 
• The Sustainable City of the Future: Copenhagen, Denmark: Is Copenhagen the world's most sustainable city? It aims to be carbon neutral by 2025 - and here's how it's doing it. 
• Molecular Cuisine by Hester Blementhal: famous for molecular cuisine, Heston Blumenthal continuously experiments with novel cooking techniques to create new taste sensations. His food creations such as snail porridge are known worldwide.
• Japan helping to 'clone' historic Mogao Caves on China's Silk Road: Digitizing and replicating UNESCO heritage site on the Silk Road to preserve and save heritage from tourists. 
• Virtual Tour of Monet's Garden at Giverny, France: from 1883 to 1926, Claude Monet lived at his house in Giverny. The property is a magnificent work of art featuring a colourful home surrounded by flower gardens and water gardens that served as daily inspiration for the artist. 
• What Dessert Looks like in 33 Countries Around the World: see the different textures, colours, flavours and ingredients. 
• Take a virtual tour of two recently excavated homes in Pompeii Archaeological Park. Director Massimo Osanna narrates stunning drone footage of preserved daily life in the ancient city. Courtesy of Smithsonian Magazine. 
• Pools with a View: travel to the most impressive pools around the world. 
• 10 Things to do in Prince Edward County all from your couch. 
• Live Cams: Soak Up Magical Muskoka from your own home!
• The World's Most Magnificent Libraries: a quick tour around the world to the most unusual and awe-inspiring libraries collecting more than just books. 
• Virtual Tour of Anne's Prince Edward Island: that's Anne with an 'e' from Lucy Maud Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables.  
• Escape through films: explore 30 Films Every Art Lover Should See or Top 110 Sci-Fi Movies of all time 
• How to Escape in 9 Books: Cara Hoffman explores the many aspects of escape and suggests a few books to help you start over somewhere far away. 
• Travel around the world with 80 Gardens – Italy: Monty Don visits the Renaissance garden in Rome, the ancient Roman water garden Villa Adriana, Villa d'Este's garden at Tivoli, Garden of Bormazo, Villa Aldobrandini in Frascati. This is one of the many episodes in this series. 
• Krukenhof Garden, Netherlands: get inspired by the full blooms of tulips in one of the world's largest gardens. Follow this 20-minute walking tour on the grounds, or pause to enjoy a musical performance by violinist Rosanne Philippens at sunrise, with sonate No.5 by the Belgian violinist composer Eugene Ysaÿe. 
• Istanbul's International Tulip Festival: did you know that the reason the Netherlands has so many tulips is because of the Tulip mania? They were originally imported from the Ottoman Istanbul during the Dutch Golden Age when it was fashionable to have these exotic flowers. However, skyrocket prices of tulips eventually ended in a crash in February of 1637. 
• 10 Incredible Houses you won't Believe Exist.
• "Happily Ever After" at the Magic Kingdom: watch virtual fireworks at Disney.
• A Brief introduction to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, from the Lonely Planet. 
• Enjoy highlights from 12 Days around Turkey, and the Street food in Istanbul. 
• Japanese Candy Art 
• May 5 is Cinco de Mayo, an important day for the Mexican people marked with festivities to commemorate the Mexican Army's difficult victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of General Ignacio Zaragoza.
• Journey into Western Mongolia & Altai Mountains: McBrynnorth travelled to western Mongolia into the Altai Mountains. Highlights include spending time with the warm and welcoming Kazahk people, attending the Nauryz eagle festival and exploring some of the snowy mountains in the Altai by horseback. 
• 360 video: Lake Baikal, Russia (Unesco Heritage Site)  Lake Baikal, Magical Ice, Russia. This is the deepest lake on earth. 
• Yunnan China to Halong Bay, Vietnam 
• The Great Wall of China: Take a virtual walk along with China's most popular tourist attraction. 
• Apartment Therapy: Home Tours for the DIY Designer and Décor Enthusiast. 
• An Amazing Private Car Collection and Facility, because you cannot call it a garage. It is 8,500 sq ft. and took 3 years to build—it is a car shrine!
• The Art of Forest Bathing: Stuck swiping Insta every day? The practise of “forest bathing” can change your life. Unplug with Mike and Kati on an ancient Japanese trail, learning the creative and health benefits of Shinrin Yoku.
• Sakura,Sakura:  Enjoy Cherry Blossom Festival with this performance of "Sakura Sakura" a Japanese folk song played by Kasumi Watanabe on a 25-string instrument called a koto.
• Relax with a virtual 360° VR nature journey to waterfalls and beaches from Tasmania, Australia, the Grand Canyon and beyond. Move your mouse to turn around! 
• Top 10 Greatest Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown TV Moments! See highlights from his 12-season shows and one of them is from Canada! The late Bourdain was known for his food adventures around the world.
• Tour these unbelievable places that exist around the world.  
• Enjoy the breathtaking beauty around the World in HD.  
• Tour Planet Mars: Take control of a Mars Rover and discover all we know about the planet. 
• From watching rocket launches, or seeing Chris Hadfield wash his hands in outer space - this site has it all! It's out of this world! 
• Experience the Top 5 Rollercoasters without line-ups!  Watch this on a big screen and “turn your heads” with the 360-degree views—it’s like being there on the rides!  
• Liftoff into the Earth's stratosphere from home in this video of Journey to the Edge of Space
• Visit these 7 Castles and Palaces, places fit for royalties of past and present
• Famous Authors and Where They Wrote by Google Art & Culture: go on a street view by clicking on the images. 
• Explore Incredible India from all angles:  Journey across Hampi, Goa, Delhi and Amritsar, and explore the places and people in under 5 minutes. By Google Art & Culture.
  

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• To learn about our Indigenous Culture & History, please also visit Newmarket.ca/Indigenous
• "Both things are True"  Science, Indigenous wisdom seek common ground, a report by CBC 
•  Strawberry Teaching: Learn traditional Indigenous strawberry teachings with Grandmother Kim Wheatley.
•  The Seven Sacred Teachings: also known as the Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers, is a set of teachings on human conduct towards others. They are what was traditionally and still is to this day needed in order for communities to survive. 
•  Indigenous Arts & Stores for teachers and parents.
•  A short history of Father's Day:  William Jackson Smart was a farmer from Arkansas; a sergeant with the Union's First Arkansas Light Artillery during the American Civil War, and is the reason why we celebrate father's day.
• TEDx: We need to change the conversation about fathers:  Dr. Anna Machin is an Oxford University-based evolutionary anthropologist, author, and broadcaster who has spent ten years researching the psychology, biology, and behaviour of new fathers.
•  The Science of Fatherhood Transforms:  Emerging research has proven it: Men's bodies are built to parent, and involved fathers bring benefits to almost every aspect of their kids' lives. (And—bonus!—there's a payoff for dads, too.) 
•  The underappreciated archeological history of Africa:  How much of Africa's archeological history, other than Egypt do you know of? A lot, some or none? Africa is a history-rich continent, but we seldom hear about it. In this talk,  Archeologist Sirio Canós-Donnay gives us a small glimpse into Africa's rich archeological history, shows us what armies of archeologists are trying to reveal, and accentuates why is it important to dispel the myth of Africa as a continent without the past.
•  Black Mom Connection:  Teaching resources for parents of all races to guide their children around the issue of racism. Black Mom Connection is a not-for-profit organization started by Toronto resident Tanya Hayles, who is an award-winning event planner and creative storyteller.
• Healing the Epidemic of Isolation for Senior Citizens (Tedx University of Nevada): author and food blogger Elissa Altman explains the importance of sharing time at the dinner table with senior citizens. Sharing food and stories with our senior citizens nourishes not only their bodies, but also their whole hearts, spirits, and souls. 
• Finding a life purpose as a senior: in this video, 88 year-old Ebert shares from his perspective, the trouble some older adults face as they move into the later stages of their lives. He teaches us that retirement can be a pleasant and freeing time if there is a purpose that motivates you every day.  
• 10 inspiring commencement speeches about creativity & courage: missing out on your graduation and commencement ceremonies?  Here are 10 inspirational speeches from the past to spring you forward. 
• Newmarket Public Library Curbside pick-up starts June 6. Services available on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Items must be placed on hold in advance. Find out more here.
• Learn-at-home - be an upstander, someone who recognizes injustice, knows their personal strengths and uses those strengths to create positive change.
• TedTalk: We are all different and that is awesome: hear from ten-year-old Cole Blakeway at Tedx West Vancouver, about his friendship with Steven, a 44-year-old man with Autism and the value of celebrating differences. 
• What happens during a stroke? One out of every six people will have a stroke at some point in their lives. Strokes deprive brain cells of oxygen and are one of the most common causes of death, and a leading cause of preventable disability. But what causes strokes in the first place? And what can doctors do to treat them? Vaibhav Goswami takes us into the body to find out.
• Is the 5-second rule true? If we pick up dropped food quickly, is it still safe to eat? Vsauce investigates. 
• STEM activities for preschoolers by Science Technology Education and Math
• Science Journal for Kids & Teens: Hundreds of scientific articles. Written for kids. Approved by scientists. 
• TEDTalk: Hidden miracles of the natural world - At the intersection of art, science and technology--We live in a world of unseeable beauty, so subtle and delicate that it is imperceptible to the human eye. To bring this invisible world to light, filmmaker Louie Schwartzberg bends the boundaries of time and space with high-speed cameras, time-lapses and microscopes. 
• Biomimicry Explained: the world is poorly designed. But copying nature helps.
• Nothing in the Rule Book: Forty-five places you can legally download tens of thousands of books, plays, and other literary texts for free.  
• The Real Reason Why You Procrastinate (Podcast): You procrastinate because you're lazy, right? Wrong. The truth is more complex—and far more interesting. Learn how to stop putting off important tasks ... with a little help from master procrastinator Margaret Atwood. 
• Future Learn: Free Online Courses and Degrees from Top Universities 
• Why are some people left-handed? Today, about one-tenth of the world's population are southpaws. Why are such a small proportion of people left-handed -- and why does the trait exist in the first place? Daniel M. Abrams. 
• Beyond the Chalkboard activities for Children: Fun learning activities with Science, Literacy, Culture, Health, Art, Math, Engineering and NASA.
• For students: what is Ramadan? Ramadan will end on May 23, 2020. The cartoon takes a trip inside and learns about the rules for the holiday and what many families around the world do to celebrate Ramadan. 
• The many worlds of English: English is English, right? Find out how the same words can mean vastly different things even though you're speaking the same language.  
• Diversity in Canada 
• Great Cross-Cultural Books: recommendations from Good Reads 
• Diversity books for children: 30 Children's Books that celebrate diversity and our differences for kids age 1 to 8 or see the selection from Free Kids Books.
• 5 Fun Activities that Teach your Kids about Culture & Diversity 
• Coursera: an online learning platform that offers open online courses, specializations, and degrees. Hundreds of free courses give you access to on-demand video lectures, homework exercises, and community discussion forums.
• How Slow-Looking can Help Students Develop Skills Across Disciplines. 
• Teens talk about Diversity  https://youtu.be/LFNuRJm4LMs
• Guide to be Racially Conscious by Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation
• Are you a fan of Lord of the Rings? Tolkien, Maker of Middle Earth is a documentary by Oxford University's Bodleian Libraries about the 2018 exhibition "Tolkien: Maker of Middle Earth". Experts talk about Tolkien's literary and artistic creations of the Middle Earth and where he drew his inspirations. P.S. Tolkein studied at Exeter College at Oxford University. 
• Talks at Google - Frank Abagnale: "Catch Me If You Can": Frank Abagnale, Renowned Cybersecurity And Fraud Prevention Expert, Bestselling Author speaks at Google. Abagnale is the subject of Catch Me If You Can, the character Leonardo DiCaprio played in the movie version.  Abagnale transformed from one of the world's most notorious con men to an international cybersecurity expert trusted by the FBI has been mythologized in film and literature – but the takeaways he shares are the real deal.
• Have older children leaving the nest soon? Improve their financial literacy: FREE online programs will introduce students to work readiness, financial literacy & entrepreneurship. 
• The Group of Seven celebrates 100 years of its first exhibition on May 7 to 27, 1920 at the AGO. Explore the works by the Group at the National Gallery of Canada, at the AGO where they held the inaugural exhibition, at the McMichael Gallery, or listen to the Curatorial Talk "A Like Vision" with Ian Dejardin. 
• The Teenage Brain Explained:  Hank explains what is happening to the brain during the angsty-time of adolescence. 
• How the inventor of Mario designs a game:  Shigeru Miyamoto's design philosophy, explained. 
• Coding Games & Lessons: Learn everything from the basics to advanced, real-world coding with these engaging online games and activities. 
• Learn about the 10 Ways Young People are Leading the Way against COVID-19 from Women Delivers.  
• TEDx Talk:  Microplastics are everywhere: We live in a world of plastics. In this talk, Canadian biologist and university professor Susan Dudas will lead us through a day of plastic use, how and where we use and generate microplastics, and what we can do about it. 
• Learn Spanish: Follow Online Spanish Lessons for Beginners, free lessons on Duolingo or learn through games and activities for kids.
• TEDTalk:  Drawing on humour for Change; New Yorker cartoonist Liza Donnelly shares a portfolio of her wise and funny cartoons about modern life and talks about how humour can empower women to change the rules. 
• Explore TEDTalks:  +3400 talks to stir your curiosity.  Learn through videos about Technology, Education, Design with thought leaders and practitioners in their fields.
• Khan Academy:  A web resource by the nonprofit organization to provide free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Parents, do you need to brush up your own skills to help your children with their homework? This is the FREE resource for you!
• Tumble Math: a great resource for children from kindergarten to grade 6, available FREE until August 31, 2020 
• Gamification of Math! Try Online Math Games 
• Skill Share: 2 FREE months of online courses; great videos on skill development like computer programming, art, music, graphic design, productivity, etc. Currently offering 2 free months of premium access to all videos.
• How to Host Online Meetings or Trainings with Zoom: Learn from Louise Henry, how to host online meetings, trainings or just friend group catch-ups easily with Zoom.
• Family Learning Centre by Microsoft: engage your family with these safe and simple, family-led learning experiences for ages 3 to 12. FREE activities, curated out of educational resources from around the world.
• Hacking STEM Library with lots of downloadable, hands-on, teacher-tested projects and activities that use everyday materials to make STEM affordable, accessible, and fun for everyone. Developed by Microsoft. 
• Learning Centre
• Animal prints in the snow - Become an outdoor detective and learn how to tell what animals are active in your area this winter. Tracks can tell you what animal passed by earlier that day or night. Click here to check it out
• Outdoor winter activities for kids - Kids activities for outdoor activites Click here to check it out
• 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
• 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
• Podcasts your whole family will enjoy, Canadian - Click here to check it out
• The best podcasts for kids that adults will like too - The best podcasts for kids - Click here to check it out
• Wild For Life Toronto Zoo podcast - Wild for life podcast Toronto Zoo - Click here to check it out
• Indigenous winter activities for kids - Information about indigenous winter activities - Click here for activities
• Roll a snowman - Roll a snowman inside! Print the game, roll a single dice to start building your snowman - Click here for activities
• Winter Bingo - Let's play winter bingo! Print the Winter Bingo Game Cards and Callers Cards - Click here to check it out
• Science for kids: make a kaleidescope - Click here to check it out
• Galaxy in a jar - Click here to learn how to make a galaxy jar
• Winter Experiments - 24 of the coolest winter science experiments - Click here to check it out
• Science experiments for winter -  21 winter science experiments - Click here to check out the experiments
• Activities & Games for All Ages
• Painting with Natural Materials: Learn how to create paint from natural pigments you can find at home. Create a palette of colours from nature and use it to paint a masterpiece! By Royal Botanical Garden. 
• Origami Pets: Have fun creating cat or dog origami crafts. Reuse old magazine pages as craft paper. 
• Draw your Peanut's Gang:  Do you enjoy cartooning? Learn how to create your own Comics from the Peanut's Gang with Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Woodstock, Lucy and more.
• 6 Great Father's Day Activities and Games for the Whole Family, courtesy of Real Simple 
• Soap carving:  Home project for any age with your bathroom staple.
• Happy Father's Day jigsaw puzzle:  Play this online puzzle with Dad!
• Activity: Drawing a Sound Map: Use your sense of hearing and listen to the beauty of nature. Nature is filled with wonderful music. Let your imagination guide you while creating a nature sound map, courtesy of Royal Botanical Garden. 
• Wildlife Charades! If you want to see the animal — you must become it! Royal Botanical Gardens staff do their best impressions of our wild neighbours. Look for these wild species on your next hike. 
• June 15 (6 to 7:30 p.m.)  Pet Silhouette: Free Live Facebook Tutorial  
• June 18 (6 to 8 p.m.) Birds on a wire: Free Live Painting Tutorial on Wood. 
• June 23 (3 to 4 p.m.) Newmarket Public Library Online Baking Club: Are you baking up a storm and craving for adult conversations? Try a summer recipe of your choice and get together with like-minded neighbours on a Zoom call to show each other the results (don't eat them all before our meeting), offer tips and suggestions, and chat about how much we love baking. Register now.    
• Grooming tips for your pets: tips from Ontario SPCA and Humane Society. 
• Virtual Jigsaw Puzzle: try to piece together a picture of the famous bunker from the Diefenbunker Museum. 
• Scrabble Online: free, online scrabble. Play against the computer. Use your mouse to place tiles on the board. 
• Text Twist: type in letters to form words 
• The Diefenbunker:  a massive four-story underground bunker built between 1959 and 1961. During the Cold War, top officials were to take shelter here in the event of a nuclear war. It was active as Canadian Forces Station Carp until 1994. You can view the Diefenbunker from any device and even with VR goggles if you have them! Click on the image to open one of the tours.
• Minecraft Virtual Escape Room: complete this escape room on your own, with family or against friends!  Created by Laura Escamilla, Youth Services Librarian at the Regency Park Library in New Port Richey, Florida. 
• Oscar, Stolen Oscar! Virtual Escape Room: something is very fishy at the National Aquarium. Our resident Hollywood Star, Oscar, is missing his...Oscar! I guess not everyone was a "fin" of his work. By using this virtual tour of the aquarium, it's up to you to solve the mystery and restore his beloved award.
• Silly Walk Signs: all around GTA, Silly Walk Signs are going up in neighbourhoods to give permission for people to have fun. Create your own lawn signs!  
• Personality Quiz: What type of genius are you? We all have a little bit of genius in us. So how do you express yours? Do you rock at aviation like Wilbur and Orville Wright or programming like Steve Jobs? Take this just-for-fun personality quiz to find out! 
• 5 Ideas for Family Techie Time.
• Free Robotics Lessons: beginner's level lessons from Instructables. 
• Digital Escape Rooms:  Dog Man created by an undisclosed school librarian based on the character by author Dav Pilkey and Scholastic and Star Wars Digital Escape Room created by Kathryn Ennist, Teen Librarian at the Hillsdale Free Public Library in Hillsdale, NJ. 
• 10 songs that will get you and your kids singing and dancing in the living room: support emotional social learning with this quarantine playlist. 
• Look with Lucy Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunt: a great way to get everyone out of the house and moving with this big sister to Linus from the Peanuts comic strips.
• Greetings from around the world: Kiss? Hug? Handshakes? Light grip or firm? Learn about greetings around the world from The Travel Channel. 
• 9 Multicultural Games and Activities for Kids. 
• Match Patterns Game courtesy of Aga Khan Museum. 
• Spot the Bird: play a game of "I Spy" outdoors.
• Take a walk in the York Region Forest. 
• Participation: practice your mind and body.
• Toronto Zoo: Virtual Camp (May 16 to 17): join the Zoo's first virtual "camp out" of the season. Meet animal friends and their keepers. 
• "Happily Ever After" at the Magic Kingdom: watch virtual fireworks at Disney.
• Ever wondered what it takes to be a part of Cirque du Soleil? Getting to be a one of a kind performer is no small feat. For four months, 16x9 followed Cirque Du Soleil scouts as they scoured the world, searching for the best of the best. 
• Calling All Harry Potter Fans! Enter the Wizarding World of J.K. Rowlings' Harry Potter and his friends - find out your Patronus, your wand type, the Hogwarts House you belong to (of course), and much more. Listen to famous people reading The Philosopher's Stone. 
• Watch an Airbus takeoff & land right from the cockpit! Subtitled. Watch from the cockpit and air traffic control tower as this Lufthansa Flight Deck records what it's like to prep for departure and take off from San Fransisco and all the prep and communication involved. This is what we don't see from our passenger seats!  Buckle up and enjoy! (Plus some great in the air views of the Golden Gate Bridge)
• Puzzle play with these virtual pieces: Celebrate with Happy Victoria Day Canada or Queen Victoria & Prince Albert at Windsor Castle 
• Have older children leaving the nest soon? Improve their financial literacy: FREE online programs will introduce students to work readiness, financial literacy & entrepreneurship. 
• Can't head to the beach? No problem. Create your own beach indoors: sensory play for your kids and yourselves. 
• 20 Backyard Games for Kids
• Backyard Scavenger Hunt: ideas for kids but also for the young-at-heart to get them outside the house. 
• Have a Dress-Up Party: make it family playtime with dress-up. 
• Go analogue and try old fashion outdoor games: leapfrog, jump rope, hopscotch—in your front or backyard. 
• Virtual storytimes for kids (and adults too!): join live streams or replays of reading from authors and publishers like Michelle Obama, Eric Carle, Mo Willems, Dolly Parton, Penguin Kids and more.
• Canada's Great Kitchen Party: Home Edition returns for an encore, tonight (May 6 at 8 p.m. EST) on Facebook Live, to encourage Canadians coast-to-coast to order food from local restaurants and then sit back and enjoy performances and food-related greetings from notable Canadians from musicians to Olympians. Every Wednesday, if you didn't know, is now #TakeOutDay so order in and enjoy the shows! Donations will benefit goodfoodfund.ca and the Community for Food Centres Canada. 
• Local youth Nicholas Nelson at the ISA Men's World Scooter Competition from 2019. Nicholas competed in our recent Spring Shred 2020 Scooter Competition in March at Newmarket's Recreation Youth Centre & Sk8Park and is at the forefront of all the amazing local scooter talent we have in Newmarket and the surrounding area.
• TedEd: A Glimpse of Teenage Life in Ancient Rome – an animated story of Lucius Popidius Secundus, a 17-year old living in Rome in 73 AD. His life is a typical one of arranged marriages, coming-of-age festivals, and communal baths. Take a look at this exquisitely detailed lesson on the life of a typical Roman teenager two thousand years ago by Ray Lawrence. 
• Activities to keep teens engaged  
• Voices of Youth: get inspired, share, act, react - hear from youth around the world and share your own story. 
• Copycat Recipes: cook together to re-create these food or condiments from your favourite quick-serve restaurants. 
• Make Mirvish Keep Calm Digital Slogan for a chance to win a $100 Mirvish gift certificate. Last week to enter as the contest ends In April! Enter your slogan to see your name on the digital marquee sign and 2 winners are chosen every week. 
• Hogwarts Digital Escape Room: an amazing challenge adventure through an escape room. You will master your math science and literacy! 
• Netflix Party: with this Google Chrome extension, you can watch movies simultaneously with your friends and family. Remote movie night, anyone?
• Balloon-powered up-cycled speedster: Build your speed machine and race each other. 
• Build Machines that Emulate Humans: Using teaching kits by STEM lessons developed for educators by Microsoft, you can build robotic models from cardboard and straws to understand the anatomy and biomechanics of the human hand. Then, they conduct trials visualizing data in Excel to generate new ideas for improving their performance.
• FREE Backgrounds for your Zoom meetings: Seinfeld's livingroom, Monica's New York Apartment, Star Wars, The Simpsons...customize your next Zoom call with an iconic background or try these rooms with a view
• Home School with a Virtual Dive into the Ocean
• The 20 Coolest Treehouses in the World 
• Reuse those water bottles and make your own DIY bird feeders. Try this birdfeeder by eco Sapien or this one by HGTV Handmade.
• DIY Tomato Garden. Start now on your own container garden of tomatoes. 
• Parents & children, get an orientation Shop Class at home: kids doing school from home right now, it's a great time to give them a simple Shop Class and learn some safety rules, the basics, and build a project together! Saws & Clamps  | Drill, Hammer & Speed Square
• How do airplanes fly?  Watch this animated video to the physics behind how this works and how pilots control the planes. A "how-to" for the mechanical minds in your house.  
• Learn how to make 5 EASY Paper Airplanes that Fly Far. Compete against your family members to see who can set a record and fly the farthest! 
• 20 Fun Games for Family Games Night
• Build your own family tree
• LEGO is not just for kids. Make it a family project and take The 30 Day LEGO Challenge 
• Watch Giant Screen Films together with titles like Dinosaurs from Antarctica, Wild Ocean, Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs, etc.
• Read our Weekly Seniors e-bulletin “Let’s Stay Connected” with fun facts, trivia, puzzles and entertainment specifically curated for older adults – click here 
• Brain Teasers
• Inuit Dialect Games 
• Cape Dorset Quiz:  Test your knowledge of Cape Dorset Art, Printmaking and Trivia.
• Top 25 Brain Teasers, Puzzles and Games for Adults and Teens 
• Father's Day Riddles
• Readers Digest Best Jokes of all Time: 150 jokes in total. 
• Wildlife Charades! If you want to see the animal — you must become it! Royal Botanical Gardens staff do their best impressions of our wild neighbours. Look for these wild species on your next hike.
• Virtual puzzles: different ones to keep your puzzle making amusing: coastlines, baby zoo animals and cute cats 
• How many real composer names can you get in one minute? Try the quiz 
• Based on your taste in classical music, how old is your soul? https://www.classicfm.com/lifestyle/quizzes/how-old-your-soul-based-on-classical-tastes/
• Can you solve the secret sauce riddle? As a top spy trained in infiltration and safecracking, it's up to you to steal the competition's secret sauce recipe. Can you figure out where it's hidden? By Alex Gendler. 
• Can you solve the prisoner hat riddle? You and nine other individuals have been captured by super-intelligent alien overlords. The aliens think humans look quite tasty, but their civilization forbids eating highly logical and cooperative beings. Take the test now!
• Brain Teaser Pictures with Answers, Puzzles, Riddles. 100 + Brain teasers Questions and Answers. 
• Fun Brains for Pre-K to Grade 8: Fun games, videos, math, ready and virtual playground.
• Can you solve the world's most evil wizard riddle? The evil wizard MoldeVort has been trying to kill you for years, and today it looks like he's going to succeed. Can you keep MoldeVort trapped long enough for help to arrive? Dan Finkel shows how.   Lesson by Dan Finkel, directed by Artrake Studio.
• Test your mental sharpness with these 70 Brain Teasers. 
• Reader's Digest: 19 Brain Teasers that will stump you.
• 12 Brain Teasers that tests how much you actually know 
• 37 Brain Teasers for Adults & Kids and everyone in between
• Play Virtual Puzzles with Friends: 4 choices 
• Tricky Brain Teasers: Tricky brain teasers. In these Kahoots, any question can be a trick question!     
• Online Math Games: If you're striving to keep things "adding up" while social distancing, check out these interactive online games. 
• CoolMath4Kids: Math and Games for Kids, Teachers and Parents. 
• Kahoot Trivia: Test your knowledge with pre-existing quizzes or challenge your friends and family with custom made trivia. 
• Just for kids: Interactive brain teasers, games, and quizzes for kids from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences 
•  50 Riddles and Brain Teasers for boys and girls by frugal fun! 
• Hard Riddles for Adults by Popular Mechanics: Looking for incredibly challenging riddles? Try all of these tough new brain teasers that combine logic and math to test your mental mettle.  
• Crossword puzzles, Sudoku and Word Searches: Good Housekeeping.co.za  
• 100 Brainteasers (with answers) for kids and adults
• Riddles and brain teasers for all ages

Cool Apps & Podcasts

• Podcast: What do you really know about The Indian Act?  From "The Secret Life of Canada" podcast series - In 1876, the young country of Canada passed a set of laws intended to govern First Nations people in Canada. This is a CBC article with links to podcast, teaching guide and other resources for you to better understand this legislation. 
  
• DIY Homemade gifts for Dads
• Unstoppable Teen (Podcast):  For teenagers, parents and teachers with Kevin Mincher. 
• Catrobat (App): Pocket Code allows you to create your own games, animations, interactive music videos, and many kind of other apps, directly on your phone or tablet. 
• The Modern Dads: Guys who are active and engaged in the decisions, the drudgery, the pain and the joys of parenthood.  
• Spawned:  Liz Gumbinner and Kristen Chase invite celebrity guests for candid parenting discussions and a good dose of humour.
• 19 best podcasts perfect for seniors, baby boomers, and the older generation 
• A 10-year-old's favourite audiobooks: Librivox is an online catalogue of audio books in the public domain recorded by volunteers. Here is a recommended list of 10 books with links to their audio recordings. Free!
• The Best Disability-Friendly Apps for 2019 
• Top 10 Disability Podcasts You Must Follow in 2020
• 99% invisible (Podcast): all the thought that goes into the things we don't think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world.
• The top 9 podcasts for techies: a recommended list of podcasts to follow. 
• 7 Kids Podcasts That Are Perfect For Family Listening Or Getting A Bit Of Peace: Audio choices for your kids to keep them busy...while you're busy at home. 
• The Real Reason Why You Procrastinate (Podcast): You procrastinate because you're lazy, right? Wrong. The truth is more complex—and far more interesting. Learn how to stop putting off important tasks ... with a little help from master procrastinator Margaret Atwood.
• Bilingual Kids Rock (Podcast) 
• Multiculturalism Happens Here (Podcast) is centred around understanding how multiculturalism happens and why it is still an important idea today. 
• Planet Money: the Restaurant from the Future (Podcast): with over 5.5 million workers unemployed or furloughed, no other industry has been hit harder than restaurants. Yet one guy is thinking about expanding his Chinese restaurant in NYC. 
• Learn to Relax and Sleep Better with these 13 Meditation Apps: meditation can help with anxiety and sleep during stressful times. Some of these apps are offering free services during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
• Work-Life with Adam Grant (Podcast): a New York Times best selling author, organizational psychologist Adam Grant takes you inside some truly unusual places, where they've figured out how to make work not suck. 
• Levar Burton Reads (Podcast): host Levar Burton (Roots, Reading Rainbow, Star Trek) invites you to take a break from your daily life, and dive into a great story.   
• Sherwin Williams Colour Snap and Benjamin Moore Colour Portfolio: Trying to decide what colour would be best for your room? Try either the Sherwin Williams Colour Snap app or the Benjamin Moore Colour Portfolio app to virtually try out any paint colour on your phone. Many local paint stores are still open for call-in orders with curbside pick-up. Once you've narrowed down your selection from the app, the store can leave paint chips for you to pick-up curbside so you can double-check your colours before ordering. Android & Apple iOS 
• 7 Podcasts that both Kids & Adults will Enjoy: perfect way to entertain your kids without screen time. 
• Skype a Scientist (Podcast):  Bringing scientists to kids out of school, asking questions from the public.
• Trickster Cards:  Play the card games you love with friends and family or get matched with other live players at your level. Trickster Cards offers customizable rules so you can play cards your way!
• Maplestory M:  a multiplayer mobile game app with explorers that you know and love: Dark Knight, Bow Master, Night Lord, Bishop, and Corsair!  
• Candy Crush Saga: switch and match your way through hundreds of levels in this divine puzzle adventure. Join Tiffi and Mr. Toffee on their epic journey in an online game full of delicious treats! Ain't it the sweetest game ever? 
• 10 Best Video Game Design Podcast 
• Forest: an app helping you stay away from your smartphone and stay focused on your work.
• 15 of the Best FREE Workshop Apps to use on your device
• The best 20 Apps for your kids who are stir crazy: A list of FREE and paid apps courtesy of The Guardian. 
• Food for Fitness FREE Podcast 
• Podcast: We Regret to Inform You - The fascinating stories of successful people who triumphed over debilitating career rejection and the insights those rejections provide.
• Guardians of History:  an immersive audio adventure game for kids by Britannica that takes you on top-secret missions into the past - to save time from unravelling. Free if you own an Amazon Alexa or Google device. A screen-free option to entertain your whole family. 
• No Equipment Home Workout (for Android):  Guided workouts FREE until July 1, 2020. 
• SuperCook:  Just add your ingredients and Supercook instantly finds matching recipes from the most popular cooking websites! Or, if you already have a dish in mind - just type it in! 
• The Nature Conservancy of Canada Podcast Series: Fascinating stories about nature, why we need it in our lives, and the passionate Canadians helping to protect it. 
• Houseparty: A free app that is a virtual version of a massive get-together. If your friends are "in the house," you can chat them up one on one or you can gather a group in a room to talk or play games. You have to power to lock your room's door or leave it open for new people to walk in and join you. 
• Perfect for all ages! Song-Maker: make songs with just your fingertips-an experiment in Chrome Music Lab. 
• A Soft Murmur:  an app that provides customizable white noise 
• Letter School: As highlighted by Canadiannanny.ca, Suitable for pre school-aged children, this award-winning app allows kids to practice writing letters right on the screen. It gives kids a fun and interactive way to learn letters before they go to school. Click here to learn more
• Winky Think Logic Puzzles: Courtesy of Canadiannanny.ca, What kid doesn't love puzzles, right? Geared toward kids from 6-8, this app offers more than 180 logic puzzles from simple matching games to more complex games. Learn more about the app here
•  70 Best Apps for Families 
• 17 Best Apps according to Parents & Kids
• 10 Best Family Game Apps to play with your whole family

Just for Kids

• CBC Kids: Métis Jigging - Learn how to dance the Métis way.
  
• Huron, Haida and Inuit Houses: Games from different First Nations and Inuit people courtesy of Simon Fraser University Museum. 
  
• Indigenous Video Games: Never Alone and 4 other games suitable for kids, courtesy of CBC Kids.  Newmarket Public Library presents TD Summer Reading Club:   Join in the fun of reading for various age groups:  Summer Reading Club 2020 (for ages 6 to 12); Read to me (for age 3 to 5) and Teen Summer Reading Club.
• Best Animal Dads
• This Is Your Brain on Fatherhood: What clownfish stepfathers and Dad-of-the-Year foxes teach us about paternal neurochemistry in the animal kingdom 
• Sesame Street | Word on the Street:  Respect.  The word on the street this week is respect: treating people the way you want to be treated. Everyone understands the importance of respect, little kids, Superman, a bunch of chickens! Watch this video to hear what other people think about respect, and please, be respectful while watching. 
  
• "Rainbow Connection" from Kermit the Frog:  To the Lovers, the Dreamers, and You... Keep believing. Learn about the story behind the song.
  
•  Sesame Street: Lupita Nyong'o Loves Her Skin: Skin comes in different textures and shades of colour. Elmo's skin is very ticklish. Lupita's skin in a beautiful brown colour. There are so many possibilities - ticklish or smooth, black, brown, white or tan - love the skin you have. 
  
• Kids Meet a 101-Year-Old 
  
• Newmarket Public Library Storytime: enjoy these videos of book readings to children with weekly videos weekly.  
• Pittsburgh Museum: an assortment of children's activities includes Make a Piñata, Building with Cardboard, Origami Hearts and more!
• STEM Activities for Preschoolers by Science Technology Education and Math 
• Toronto Zoo Parent Resources: activities for children and learning resources
• Interactive page by NASA Science: children can learn about Earth through interactive and other activities.
• Science Journal for Kids & Teens: Hundreds of scientific articles. Written for kids. Approved by scientists.  
• Kids Try Molecular Gastronomy: watch kids sample cuisine with food science.
• Explore the world of Peanuts from the Charles M. Schultz Museum: See their digital collection of Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy and other characters or colour your own comic strips with the Paint by Numbers printable sheets. Give advice (just for fun!) with Lucy's Psychiatric Advice Teller! Print and cut out the Lucy-themed advice teller and use it to answer questions from friends and family. Don't forget to charge "5 cents, please!" 
• Chris Hadfield reads "The Darkest Dark": Canadian astronaut reads his book with his pet dog alongside. 
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid (for Grade 5 to 8): The hazards of growing up before you're ready are revealed through Greg's words and drawings in his diary. 
• Beyond the Chalkboard activities for Children: Fun learning activities with Science, Literacy, Culture, Health, Art, Math, Engineering and NASA.
• How to deal with annoying siblings:  a real-life skill any kid with siblings to hear, from a kid.
• CBC Kids: Irish Dancing  
• Science for Kids: how your body prepares itself - from the Unluckiest Kid series: understand how your body prepares itself with cuts, broken bones, bruises, burns and more.
• Kids try breakfast around the world 
• Sesame Street: The Colour of Me - what is the colour of "you?" Is your skin colour tan, light brown, milky white, or dark dark brown? Whatever colour you are, be proud and sing along. 
• Sesame Street: What Makes You Special? Is it your cool curly hair or the way you tell funny jokes? Can you stand on one foot or is it the song you play on the kazoo? Everyone is special and so are you. 
• Sesame Street: We're Different, We're the Same (read-along). Elmo and Abby want to learn about things that are different and the same. Gordon is reading a great book that might help Abby and Elmo called "We're Different, We're the Same".
• Interactive scrapbook to discover Queen Victoria's life and times. Includes activity suggestions.
• Mary Queen of Scots Colouring: Help design an outfit. 
• Download and design a Coat of Arms 
• Learn to draw from Children's author Mo Willems 
• TedEd: How the Monkey King Escaped the Underworld 
• Pin prick drawing lesson 
• Do a virtual puzzle of a train from one of Toronto Railway Museum's collection.
• Jays Care - Unstoppable Challenge:  New challenges every week in a full day plan, with tracking outline and successes. 
• 100+ fun things to do with your kids while at home isolating courtesy of Simple Booth. 
• Time to Come In, Bear:  A Children's Story about Social Distancing by Children's Author, Kim St. Lawrence.
• TEDEd How to make your writing funnier: The Emmy award-winning writer Cheri Steinkellner offers a few tips in an animation.   
• Cookie Monster hosts a weekly "Snack Chat" just for kids 
• Celebrating Ramadan: got 5 minutes? Learn about this sacred month in the religion of Islam with your kids, courtesy of National Geographic.
• Enjoy short videos where Mystery Doug answers questions from kids.  Topics include everything from who invented pizza to why do we have tears when we cry? 
• PBS Kids: Educational games and videos from Curious George, Wild Kratts and other PBS KIDS shows! 
• Carole Lindstrom Reads-Aloud: Children's author reads "We are Water Protectors" a story from the perspective of an Indigenous girl. 
• How to Draw a Puffin by the Aurora Culture Centre
• 50 Riddles and Brain Teasers for boys and girls by frugal fun!  Scroll to the bottom of the article for the link to a printable copy 
• Guardians of preschoolers, take a stroll down Sesame Street together and learn how we can all care for each other. Enjoy Games, Art and Videos and hang out with your favourite characters like Elmo, Grover, Abby, the Count plus many more. 
• Kids at Home activities by National Gallery of Victoria (Australia): Art activities and ebooks for kids from early years to age 8.   
• Worksheets! Alphabet Galore, Create Your Own Planet Worksheet, Daily Forecast Worksheet, Estimation Station Freebie, Freebie Word Work Activities Handwriting Galore, I Sense Something Worksheet, Numbers Galore
• Scholastic Canada's Things to Do
• TVO's Boredom busting ideas for preschoolers and school-aged children
•  TVO Kids 24/7 Live Stream
• 10 hilarious kid-friendly knock-knock jokes 
• Games & Apps recommended by Royal Ontario Museum
  

Fun Science Experiments for Kids

• How to make an Ant Colony: Follow these cartoon instructions by Hunkin's Experiments. 
  
• How to measure the height of a tree or building: Follow the cartoon instructions by Hunkin's Experiments to learn how using just your own body.
  
• How to use a watch as a compass, courtesy of Hunkin's Experiments.
  
• Activity: The Most Delicious Mine. Use chocolate chip cookies to explore the mining process by extracting valuable chocolate chip ore in a sustainable way. Courtesy of Royal Ontario Museum.
• The science of tension:  How about a tug-a-war?  Learn about tension and the science behind it with this activity sheet. 
•  Sound Waves: Learn about the science behind sounds.  Make your own DIY stringed instrument with this activity sheet.
• Make a Flame Dance: using music vibrations to make fire groove to your beat, courtesy of Ontario Science Centre 
• Build a Backyard Bee Hotel: making a home for mason bees out of recycled goods will help them stay safe in your neighbourhood 
• Incognito Ink: you can experiment with disappearances and appearances yourself by creating your own invisible ink! Courtesy of Children's Discovery Museum, San Jose, USA.
• NASA Science experiment: with the help from adults, kids can conduct real-life science experiments and learn how the world works.
• Can you make a telephone with a cup and strings? In this challenge, kids will learn about the properties of different materials and the transmission of sound as they work to design working "telephones" using simple materials.
• STEM Activities (push or pull) school age 
• How to Make a Hologram With Your Phone 
• Mad Science At Home Experiments: at home experiments, your family can do with ingredients that you most likely already have in your house!
• Science Buddies experiments: kid-friendly science experiments at home and lesson plans.
• 15 Home Science Experiments for Older Children 
• Learn about your own DNA from kitchen ingredients
• Mad Science will transform your kitchen into a laboratory with these awesome science experiments you can conduct right at home. 
• Amazing Science Tricks with Common Household Items by Boy's Life.
• 4 Weather Experiments with Kids:  Create frost, cloud in a jar, make a rainbow and tornado in a bottle at home. 
• The Dad Lab:  Experiments of the day, live-streamed science lessons and other activity tutorials round out this engaging social account. 
• A library is full of Science Experiment videos for Kids by Owl Kids Magazine. 
• 20 Kitchen Science Ideas for Kids by Modern Parents. 
• Join Grover as he conducts some fun science experiments
• Try out this Easy Slime Tutorial, made with 3 basic ingredients!
• 35+ Awesome kid science activities by Little Bins for Little Hands
• Make Oobleck, a non-Newtonian fluid at home, using 3 ingredients
• Create a Cambrian Creature by using fossils as a map to reassemble a trilobite and other Cambrian creatures in this drag-and-drop puzzle game by the Royal Ontario Museum
  
• June Recreation Month | National AccessAbility Week (May 31 to June 6, 2020) | Senior's Month | National Indigenous History Month 
  
  

  The Learning Centre 
  

  • An explosion of numbers to kick off fireworks season!
    

  • The Education Team at the Lake Simcoe Conservation Authority have provided easy to follow nature based activities for children. 
    

  Activities & Games for All Ages
  

  • Junior Handyman's Toolkit: Classroom, Projects, Essentials and Checklists - Learn how to work with your hands to build and create a wide variety of projects from woodworking, STEM, computer building and more. 
  • Create your own Canada Day dance! Our fun "movement tool kit" for bodies of all abilities will provide gestures for each letter in C-A-N-A-D-A to string together into your own unique solo, duet or group dance. Download the music loop, record your dance and share on your social channels using #CanadaMoves.
  • Going for a ride on July 1st? Why not decorate your bike to celebrate.
  • Try putting the Canada Day Fireworks jigsaw puzzle back together again. 
    

  Brain Teasers
  

  • Guess Where? — A Picture Matching Game - how well do you know Canada? Test your knowledge and match each image with the correct province or territory on the maps! Take it to the next level and guess the exact name of the location and the year when the picture was taken.
    

  • So you think you know your National Flag? Want to learn more about the flag's history, the rules surrounding its use, and its design? Come test your knowledge by taking this quiz!
    

  • Turtle Island is what some Indigenous people call the continent of North America. Take a tour of Turtle Island to discover some interesting facts about First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures.  
    

  • Word Search - there are 3 groups of Indigenous people in Canada: First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Indigenous languages are made up of several language families. To learn about Indigenous words and their meanings, check out this simple and fun game. Creator: Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada 
    

  Cool Apps & Podcasts
  

  • NFB StopMo Studio - make stop motion animated films with ease. With the NFB's StopMo Studio application you can create stop motion animated films with your eyes closed... or just about. Comprehensive and easy to use, the app allows you to shoot your own film and share it with friends in just minutes. Creator: National Film Board of Canada
    

  •  Watch virtual Canada Day Fireworks

  Just for Kids
  

  •  Share a joke with family and friends this Canada Day! 

  Fun Science Experiments for Kids
  

  • Have fun in the kitchen while you make your own Canada Day fireworks in a jar. You don't have to wait until dark for this one! Check out this cool video from PBS Kids for instructions.
    
  
  

Ideas and "How To" Videos

• Newmarket Public Library presents Online Maker Mondays:  learn new hobbies and skills. Each week you will be introduced to a different maker technique that you can get started on from home. Knitting 101 (June 29), 3D Printing 101 (July 13) and Circuit Design Space 101 (July 17 creating designs with card stock, fabric, leather or wood).  All dates are from 1 to 2 p.m. online. Register now!
• Learn how to make a friendship bracelet, courtesy of Chippewas of Georgina Island First Nations. 
• Backyard DIY Projects:  Build a backyard First Nations inspired tipi with your kids this summer. It's easy and fun and the ideal summer craft project for the whole family!
•  Backyard Bohemian Inspirations: Check out #19 for a bohemian-inspired fabric tent/First Nations tipi to relax in and escape the sun.
•  DIY Tipi Instructions:  Tutorial to create your own First Nations inspired fabric tipi. 
• 13 DIY Projects for a backyard BBQ party:  DIY refreshment stations, outdoor movie projector, easy recipes and all that you need for a great party outside. 
• 25 Easy Father's Day Kids Crafts DIY Gifts:  ideas from Martha Stewart, Country Living and Better Homes and Gardens
• How to Cut Men's Hair - 4 Minute Fade 
• 9 DIY Fortnite College Supplies vs Minecraft College Supplies 
•  5 Fun To Make Minecraft DIYs: Minecraft pull-apart cupcakes, Minecraft stone, Beaded coaster, Minecraft magnets, and Minecraft Sword Craft.  
• Giant Moss Dripwall Terrarium with a pond:  a "how-to" video for this ambitious project but the end result is quite impressive.
• For people with Dementia: 10 activities and 10 inexpensive DIY ideas
• 16 Best De-cluttering Tips  
• Build a Backyard Bee Hotel: making a home for mason bees out of recycled goods will help them stay safe in your neighbourhood
• How to make a botanical drawing: composition and simplified shapes | Drop-in Drawing. A 30-minute session by The Met.
• Make a Sharpie Mug 
• Kids holiday crafts 
• How to make a star knot 
• Make a wind chime 
• Homemade DIY weed killers for your garden
• Create your own piggy bank to save for something special 
• Learn how to draw a bird
• Top 6 IOT (Internet of Things) Projects For 2020: Perfect for teens and adults who like gadgets. Project ideas video plus instructions to make:  Wheelchair fall alert, money transfer wristband, streetlight controller
• DIY for your tech toys: 35 awesome ideas for your tech toys.
• Free Robotics Lessons: beginner's level lessons from Instructables. 
• 9 Simple Concrete Projects for the Home by BuzzFeed Nifty 
• DIY Shade Structure for Sandbox with Chris Palmer brought to you by MicroProSienna 
• How to Draw Snoopy: Learn to draw the World's Most Famous Beagle with this step-by-step illustration. Whether he's writing his next novel or redecorating his doghouse, Snoopy is ready for you to put him into your own creations!
• DIY Shoebox Movie Projector: show a movie large scale with your own movie projector at home for your smartphone. 
• DIY Alpine Wearable Craft Hats 
• How to Make an Ancient Greek Helmet
• Make your own Peruvian Bead Necklace.
• How to Crochet – Easy Beginners Amigurumi Whales Tutorial. 
• 13 Delightful Children's Stories from Around the World.
• Queen Victoria & Queen Elizabeth – colour sheets. 
• How to Make a No-Dig Garden: Morag Gamble's Method for Simple Abundance. 
• Attract Butterflies with Native Plants in Eastern Canada: Gardening with plants native to your area is a great way to support local biodiversity. They provide seeds and berries for birds and energy-rich nectar and protein-filled pollen for insects, like bees and butterflies. Native plants are also adapted to local climate and soils, so generally require less care and watering, courtesy of the David Suzuki Foundation. 
• Backyard Scavenger Hunt: Ideas for kids but also for the young-at-heart to get them outside the house. 
• 5 easy woolen flowers without crochet! 
• Make your own soap boats and race them 
• From Pittsburgh's Children Museum: assortment of children's activities includes Make a Piñata, Building with Cardboard, Origami Hearts and more!
• How to keep kids engaged while you're socially distancing:  taking it to the next level, courtesy of Houzz. 
• Anime and Manga DIY Gift Ideas:  43 simple ideas of Animé and Manga gifts to make at home. 
• Design your own LEGO marble run 
• DIY Cardboard toy:  Spinning Nerf Target 
• Missing your friends? Make Temporary Tattoos of them. 
• Celebrate Cinco de Mayo on May 5th with Piñatas:  make a piñata, a Mini Piñata Boxes (full of candies and chocolates) as a centrepiece for table decoration, or a Mini Rainbow Piñatas for fiestas! 
• Make the World Better:  lots of ideas to make your make on the world with acts of kindness, art and activism. Courtesy of National Geographic Kids. 
• 30 Awesome DIY Projects You've Never Heard of. 
• Lunchtime Doodles with Mo Willems: Drawing lessons with children's author Mo Willems on Youtube, but the printables are available through the Kennedy Centre website.
• DIY Picture Frame: Learn to make a photo-hanging frame with a clothespin.
• Egg Carton Crafts: Recycle your waste to make fun art. 
• How to trim your pet's nails by OSPCA. 
• 20 Recycled Crafts for Kids: When looking to inspire your kids' creativity, search no further than your recycling bin. 
• Hacking STEM Library with lots of downloadable, hands-on, teacher-tested projects and activities that use everyday materials to make STEM affordable, accessible, and fun for everyone.  Developed by Microsoft. 
• How to Build a Treehouse Part 1 & Part 2 
• 11 Awesome Earth Day Craft ideas from Parents.com 
• Earth Day Activity Make a Terrarium to celebrate Earth Day  
• Reuse those water bottles and make your own DIY bird feeders.  Try this birdfeeder by eco Sapien or this one by HGTV Handmade.
• DIY Tomato Garden.  Start now on your own container garden of tomatoes. 
• Upcycle!  Get inspired by how Sarah Tyau gave a fashionable second life to these old clothing.  
• 25 cute and fast DIY projects for the whole family including how to make super cute pet clothes from your old ones.  
• Try your hands on these Nasa projects for kids:  Make your own spacecraft  | Make your cloud mobile  | Play with the Interactive Page for children
• Ideas:  See how Evelina Aleliūnienė made Paper Kusudama bouquets for her own wedding. 
• Everything you need to know about disease prevention including how to make your own non-medical cloth face coverings from the Government of Canada  
• 5 Easy Yarn Crafts:  Learn to you’re your own pom pom earrings and decorations. 
• DIY project ideas by McMichael's Art Gallery, Royal Ontario Museum  
• Colouring pages:  from the Canadian Museum of Nature, Justcolor.net, Crayola
• Courtesy of Goodhousekeeping.com Check out these 50 fun activities for kids that will keep them entertained for hours
• Goodhousekeeping.com is streaming free  live crafting classes every Wednesday & Friday on Facebook Click here to learn more
• Check out the Easy Kids Crafts YouTube Channel for great, easy to make craft ideas you kids are sure to love! 
• Need to fill just 5 minutes? Click here to see 22 different 5-minute crafts for kids
• Celebrate Canada Day in style with these backyard table decor ideas and centerpieces*New this week* Canadian Cultural Crafts - learn about several of Canada's vibrant cultures with these simple, fun crafts you can try at home with readily available materials! Creator: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 

• Tusaalanga - learn Inuktut online anytime! Tusaalanga is a free website for learning Inuktut. It was created by Pirurvik, an Inuit-owned centre based in Iqaluit, Nunavut, dedicated to Inuit language, culture and wellbeing. Tusaalanga means "Let me hear!" and features thousands of soundfiles to help you learn Inuktut quickly and easily. Creator: Pirurvik
• Learn to Set Up A Tent - have fun camping in your own backyard! Learn everything you need to know about tents and watch a video about how to set one up. Creator: Parks Canada 

• Junior Handyman's Toolkit: Classroom, Projects, Essentials and Checklists - Learn how to work with your hands to build and create a wide variety of projects from woodworking, STEM, computer building and more. 

• Anishinàbemowin (Algonquin) Words Colouring Pages - created by NAC Indigenous Theatre Cultural Resident Mairi Brascoupé (Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg), these colouring pages with Anishinàbemowin (Algonquin) words are shared as a way to learn and share with one another. Print off the image and colour it in, or download for digital colouring. Share your completed version using #nishWOTD. 

• Art Puzzle: Birds of a Feather - print and assemble the puzzle pieces of Birds of a Feather, a public art piece by Caitlin Taguiboa and Andrea Manika that aims to question what brings people together. Presenting the Canada goose in various colours, amid a stream of plants, flowers and growth, we think about the idea of flocking together despite our differences and how we can celebrate that Canadian quality of "singular plurality."
  

• Art Puzzle: Unity - print and assemble the puzzle pieces of this playful, engaging, eye-catching and welcoming public art piece. Houses are the symbol of human beings and the pathways are the symbol of nature. All together, they represent unity and future life – singular plurality. This representation of Unity by Yasaman Mehrsa demonstrates that we are neither separated from each other nor from nature.
  

• Colour a Canadian Painting - J.E.H. MacDonald's The Tangled Garden, 1916, received its share of criticism when it was first exhibited. One critic even compared it to a "huge tomato salad." Take time this Canada Day to reflect on the artists who push limits, create new ground and move culture. Creator: National Gallery of Canada. 
  

• Colouring Pages from Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami - add a splash of colour to three illustrations that will take you on a journey to Inuit Nunangat. Use your crayons or brushes and express your artistic talents! Creator: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami 
  

Printables  

• Métis Community Services: Métis Colouring Book
  
• Manitoba Museum: Bison colouring page and Inukshuk Colouring page 
  
• Colouring page by Christi Belcourt 
  
• At Home activities from the Olde Gaol Museum in Lindsay, Ontario.
• Build your own city with these downloadable template building designs. 
• Activity and colouring sheets from the Ottawa Humane Society
•  Learn how to draw Woodstock from the Peanut's Gang.
• Pen Pals: the Ottawa Humane Society would like to encourage you to write a letter to a cat or dog, or a small animal in foster care, or a foster volunteer. They will get back to you with a response and a photo of the foster animal.
• Ottawa Humane Society: learn to make crafts like cat toys, bird feeders, fleece dog toys, egg carton animals, hedgehog craft, and more or download activity sheets suitable for Grade 1 to 5 students. 
• Muskoka Lakes Museum online activities for kids: colouring pages, make your own time capsule and play eye spy
• Special Needs Resources for adults and seniors
• Special Needs Teacher Toolbox: providing the proper expectations, interventions, and supports can help individuals with special needs to succeed and learn the skills they need to lead productive lives. While this material is based on techniques that have proven effective for special needs, the tips may be of value for individuals with a range of other disorders that result in behaviour, social, and learning problems. 
• Brainteasers for kids and adults: free printable games, puzzles and more!
• Safety Colouring Book: Stay Safe around Electricity by Electric Safety Authority
• Printable Heart and Stroke activities for children: Variety of printable activities while staying at home including signage for frontline workers.
• Museum of Ontario Archeology Ice Patch Archeology: Archaeology activities to try at home – Ice Patch, Under Water, and Stratigraphy.  
• 17th Century Indian Folio Manuscript Colouring Sheet: detail of 'A Prince Stands Before a Garden Pavilion Where His Beloved Waits' from the Aga Khan Museum Collection. 
• Impressionist Paintings Colouring Pages 
• For kids: The Connect Play & Learn Every Day! Activity Booklet from the Town of Halton Hills. A great resource for parents of young children with 128 pages of fun activities for parents and young children produced by Our Kids Network Early Years Initiative. 
• Have fun colouring with the Peanuts Gang: Snoopy, Charlie, Lucy and others. 
• Join Moe the Mammoth on a colouring book adventure.
• Sesame Street - Staying Healthy: downloadable colouring sheets with all your favourite Sesame Street characters sharing important lessons on how to stay healthy
• Mother's Day Card – print and colour your own.
• Mother's Day puzzles – including word searches, mazes, puzzles and lots more.
• My Lockdown Diary: created for children by an artist in New Zealand. The diary offers daily activities for children, and a way for families to keep a positive record of their experiences during their time at home.
• Big Life Journal: download and print Stay-at-home packages with lots of activities to follow and do. 
• National Geographic Kids Super Readers Prizes: download and print door hangers, stickers, badges and many more. 
• Try Earth Day-themed activities: Word Search | Colouring Pages  | Sort and Recycle Worksheet | Recognize the Planets Worksheet  | Bingo Board 
• Chirp, Chickadee and OWL:  lots of printable colouring and science sheets to explore and play with by Owl Kids. 
• Themed word search puzzles by The Word Search. 
• 50 Riddles and Brain Teasers for boys and girls by frugal fun! Scroll to the bottom of the article for the link to a printable copy
• Be an architect or designer and build your own mini versions! Build a Box House, Make Rocking Toys or Create your own exhibits with these paper templates, then colour and build to your heart's content. Courtesy of The Design Museum in London (UK). 
• Play the role of the architect and construct a box building, add colour to the trees, cars and buses to bring it to life. If you make more than one you can build your own street! Courtesy of the Design Museum in London (UK). 
• Colouring sheets by artist Christi Belcourt: Joy, Bird Song and Turtle Woman 
• Colouring sheet by artist Dylan Miner: Bunny 
• Colouring sheets by artist Hawlii Pichette: Bear-Courage, Beaver-Wisdom, Buffalo-Respect, Eagle-Love, Moccasins, Mother & Child, Raven-Honesty, Strawberry, Turtle-Truth, Wolf-Humility
• Make your own Ojibway Bark Canoe Cut-out at home   
  
• Colouring sheets of the fur trade in Hudson’s Bay Company history
• Teen/Adult activity - Make a cute winter penguin! Click here to check it out
• STEM Experiment make a snowglobe - Click here to have fun making your own snowglobe
  
• Stem Activity make a snowball launcher - Get the kids designing, engineering, testing, and exploring physics with easy to make snowball launcher winter STEM activity! Click here to check it out
  
• Animals in winter preschool activities and printables - Animals in winter preschool activities and printables Click here for the activities
  
• Winter worksheets for preschoolers - Click here for preschool winter worksheets
  

COVID-19 Related

• Everything you need to know about disease prevention including how to make your own non-medical cloth face coverings from the Government of Canada
  

At Home

• Fireworks Safety from Central York Fire Services to keep you safe on the holiday
  
• When to Call 911: directions from York Region Paramedical Services on when to call 911 and how to prepare for their arrival.  
• Kitchen Safety Tips for Youth: worksheet and videos on how youth can stay safe in the kitchen and while cooking.  
• Safe Kids Workbook - staying safe at home: printable activities for staying safe at home and planning for emergencies.
• Household Emergency Preparedness 
• York Region Emergency Preparedness Guide  
• Central York Fire Services Information 
• Emergency Preparedness Activities for Kids
  

Water Related

• General water safety information and tips for families from the Lifesaving Society 
• Cold water and ice safety information from the Lifesaving Society
• Backyard pool safety: information, tips, and guidelines for families from the Lifesaving Society. Included is a checklist for backyard pool owners to ensure pool safety.
• Lifejacket safety: information for how to correctly choose and wear a lifejacket/PFD from the Lifesaving Society.
• WaterSmart at Home Contest for Kids: information for how to correctly choose and wear a lifejacket/PFD from the Lifesaving Society.

The Outdoors - Fire & Flood

• Province of Ontario Information Forest Fires 
• Province of Ontario Interactive Fire Map: interactive fire map outlining live fires in the province. 
• Fire Smart Canada: general fire risk information for Canadians on understanding the risks from fire and how to prepare, respond, and recover from fires. 
• FloodSmart Canada  | Kid Activity Book  
• Province of Ontario Information about Floods  
• York Region Flood Information Sheet 
• Central York Fire Services Flood Information 
  
• Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority 
  

First Aid 

• Canadian Red Cross Downloadable Free First Aid App
  

• Winter Safety Advice - Winter Safety advice for parents and kids click here to check it out
• Safe Driving on Forest Roads - Workplace Safety North webinar video from Dec. 3, 2020. Leanrn how to safely navigate the hazards of driving recreational or personal vehicles on forest roads. Includes safe driving practices for snow mobiles. Click here to watch the webinar
• International Snowmobile Safety Week - OFSC Launches Ride Smart 2021 For Safe & Healthy Snowmobiling click here to check it out
• Winter Safety: Advice for parents and kids - Click here for winter safety for outdoor activities 
• Ice fishing tips for kids - Click here for kids ice fishing safety tips

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