This 30-minute-long exercise YouTube video is the perfect excuse to get moving along with your kids. HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, is a workout that combines intense bursts of exercise and short, active recovery periods. Think marching, jumping jacks and squats. No equipment needed! Just put on a pair of athletic shoes and press play.

"Kids can do anything, and Kize Bae is here to show them how. Tackling a new hobby in each video, her goal is simple: to show improvement in 30 days. Whether she's learning how to sing, play soccer, or solve a Rubik's Cube, her can-do attitude is bound to encourage viewers to try new things. Her tips on staying motivated and curious help promote life skills that teens can apply at home, in school, and in their relationships." (Common Sense Media)

*learn new hobbies
*learn new skills
*music challenge
*30 day challenge

If you love Pictionary or Pictionary Air, you've come to the right place. This is especially true if you're looking for random Pictionary words so you can play the game. The Random Pictionary Word generator is helpful if you don't have a gameboard and cards around, but you'd still like to play the game with your friends. Our free online Pictionary word generator does exactly that by letting you and your friends play the game even if you don't have the game cards handy. If you're looking for more fun games, please also check out our Never Have I Ever questions and our Would You Rather questions.

Games like tic tac toe, Dots and boxes, connect 4, gomoku, battleship, and many more that are very quick to learn and best way to pass time when you are with friends or family.

Try out this fun online version of the popular game "Taboo". This version offers lots of game cards, an outline of the rules, a score sheet and some suggestions for how to play.

The game cards are meant to be played however you would like to. Follow the suggested rules that you can alter or come up with on your own. The game cards can be used to play Taboo online or to play any other sort of word game. There is even the opportunity to submit your own words. Enjoy!

What Is It?
This downloadable resource from Playworks includes 30+ games that young children can play at home to stay active and build valuable life skills. Each game comes with guidelines on recommended ages, number of people needed to play, equipment, setup/teaching time, game rules, challenge ideas, game variations, and safety considerations.

This website that allows you to play classic card games with up to 6 friends on your browser. All you have to do is share the “room link” to your friends, and you’re good to go. The games include:

Backgammon
Checkers
Escoba – similar to the Italian game Scopa
Crazy Eights
Euchre
Go Fish

Find amazing resources for Random Acts of Kindness including:

RAK Calendars for each month

Posters
Bookmarks
Bingo
Colouring
& more!

This site offers videos, resources and activities from our Let's Talk Science Outreach sites across Canada!

Choose from Educational Videos, Resources and Activities for K-3, 4-6, 7-12.

Looking for an online version of Scattergories? Check out this great tool that generates a list, allows you to create and join online rooms, provides you with the rulebook and a chat feature, has you vote on opponents answers and promises piles of fun.

Spatulatta is a cooking website designed to introduce children to the culinary arts. The website aims to teach children basic cooking skills using easy to follow recipes with simple ingredients. You can find recipes for every meal of the day, including breakfast, lunch, and dinner. And of course, there’s a section on children’s all-time favorite desserts and drinks.

The website gets recipes from different countries and cultures. The recipes for desserts and drinks make use of fruits and vegetables instead of artificial sugars to encourage healthier eating habits among kids. There’s also a variety of vegetarian recipes to help children overcome their fear of leafy greens. The Gerasole sisters (aged 9 to 11) demonstrate the recipes to provide assurance that kids can do them. Spatulatta is designed for children between the ages of eight to fourteen, but adults are always welcome to join.

Families can take math estimation challenges in a wide variety of fun ways.

From bringing you closer as you share stories to having a special time together at the end of the day, reading aloud to your children has many benefits. Reading isn’t just a part of the school day but a lifelong practice you can reinforce and celebrate at home. You can share favorite books, explore new titles, and read aloud together.

What does it look like to read aloud to your children? A child who might not read independently can sit with you side-by-side as they listen to you read a picture book. Independent readers might take turns reading aloud a chapter book with you as you explore a favorite book from your childhood. The possibilities are endless!

In this blog post, Monica Burns has nine tips for reading aloud to your children. Reading aloud can happen at any age.

This site is full of free (and paid) resources to help teachers and students.You can filter by age, grade, subject, and more.Search everything from back to school, orange shirt day, and subject specific topics to find great resources.

Start or step up your family game night with the awesome ideas in this resource!

You can play single player or multiplayer up to 200!

Listen to a short 20 second clip of the song.

As soon as you know the song - type in the song name!

The faster you are the more points you get!

You can also create your own quiz!

Have a blast.

"Embrace the fun over winter break with these creative activity ideas. Cut out the cards and drop them into a jar for kids to choose from.
Challenge them to complete 10 before the New Year!"

You can find a collection of recorded workouts on the YThrive YouTube page to help you keep active. (Videos for families and kids.)

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