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    I'm sure a lot of us are in the same boat. Off of work, home with young kids and need to keep them occupied while trying our best not to leave the house. For me personally, I am in Ontario which is pretty much completely shut down (as of Sunday night) and am a father to two young, energetic boys - 6 yrs and 4 yrs old. I need to occupy these two little guys for their sanity and mine. So I figured I would share a list of activities I have thought up to share with you all, but also ask for some suggestions and creative ideas. Not sure if any other Canadians have heard yet, but at the time of posting Alberta is closing schools indefinitely and could run up until this coming September. Only a matter of time until other provinces and states follow suit. Anyways, we need to occupy these children and I'm sure we could all use some help with ideas, so here is what I have come up with so far....

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    Any kind of indoor or backyard sports you can manage
    Walks to the park while we can - including short bike rides
    Schooling/learning activities
    Charades
    Indoor fort building
    Arts and Crafts - colouring, painting.... any other craft ideas?
    Board games
    Video games
    Play-doh
    Scavenger hunts
    Cooking/baking
    Wrestling
    Puzzles
    Musical games or try to learn basics of how to play an instrument - if feasible
    Chores for rewards
    Kids yoga/dance

    That's all I have for now. Any additions is greatly appreciated. I hope my list helps some of you guys out.

    Stay safe guys, we'll beat this together.

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    Check out Scholastic.ca

    They offer free learning activities for Pre-K & K, Grades 1-2, Grades 3-5 and Grades 6+

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    where does Canada stand as far as government shutdown on things? I'm in New York and tonight restaurants/bars go out of commission and nothing above 50 people allowed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by LuigiC173 View Post
    where does Canada stand as far as government shutdown on things? I'm in New York and tonight restaurants/bars go out of commission and nothing above 50 people allowed.
    It coming here too. Drivethrus open but restaurants closed. Border closed except for US citizens and Canadians abroad being urged to come home.


    On topic: good time to teach the kids basics of life. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, oil changes, showing patience, how banks work and handling finances and bills.

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    Quote Originally Posted by audiopile View Post
    It coming here too. Drivethrus open but restaurants closed. Border closed except for US citizens and Canadians abroad being urged to come home.


    On topic: good time to teach the kids basics of life. Cooking, cleaning, laundry, oil changes, showing patience, how banks work and handling finances and bills.
    Some businesses in Hamilton have turned to a "takeout only" restaurant. Couple of breweries in Hamilton are doing a take-out/implementing a drivethru system so you can't even go inside the building. One place has gone to credit card and debit card only to avoid cash.

    The next step that will happen is delivery only. I feel like that's happening before Canada/Ontario says, "Shut it down"
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    Cincinnati zoo is going to do a live stream video of different animals every day with an in depth look at that animal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by penguinhunter View Post
    cincinnati zoo is going to do a live stream video of different animals every day with an in depth look at that animal.
    that's actually sick.

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    Our schools in Alberta are of course closed, but the learning is moving online. We will have a pretty structured routine for our kids on a daily basis.

    Physical Activity time, reading time, time for online learning, time for handwritten work, meals, and down time. Same time every day, but change up some of the activities. Kids thrive on structure and I am actually looking forward to doing it, even though it's going to take quite a bit of work and there will be a lot of push back at first when they realise that it's not Super Smash Bros in their jammies all day.

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    Let's be honest, most kids dont go outside and play like they used to. Most kids self isolate already with a game controller in their hands.
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    We've been doing much of the same thing that Duster Dave mentioned.

    Here in Ottawa, the skating arenas are shut down, but there are four or five outdoor skating pads that are still open. We went to one of them yesterday morning, and there were only five other people there. That might be an option if you have one wherever you are.

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    Bake together
    Set up a treasure hunt
    FaceTime family members
    Make your own play dough
    Break out the board gamesPut a puzzle together
    Play cards
    Play charades
    Make a pizza
    Host a paint night
    Try origami

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    make their own Rube Goldberg machine.

    There's a great channel on youtube - jamesmachines (instagram too)

    I did this with my 8yr old yesterday. Solid 4 1/2 hours to build a device that would pour cereal into her bowl.
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    We have purchased a lot of board/card games over the past year or so. It's helping keep things fresh. You can only play so much Ticket to Ride

    Dutch Blitz
    Saboteur
    Ravine
    Smallworld
    7 Wonders
    Exploding Kittens
    Unstable Unicorns
    Ticket to Ride

    These games are all so different from one another that it keeps things fresh for all of us. Our daughter is happy playing Unicorns or Kittens every damn night. but the other games really help it from getting stale.

    We also finally broke down and bought Minecraft ... but screen time gets limited .. so that only helps to an extent
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    ^ lucafen is crushing it. Love the Rube Goldberg idea!

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