Activities & Fun
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Previous Weekly Listings
Below are resources used in the previous weekly listings in the Virtual Recreation Center's Activities and Fun category
Week of May 4-May 10
Monday: Hour of Code’s Star Wars-themed coding games (also available offline)
Tuesday: Cinco de Mayo Crossword Puzzle
Wednesday: Build a Time Capsule
Thursday: San Diego Discovery Museum
Friday: Newscicle
Saturday: Ken Burns Cinematography
Sunday: 90 second Newbery Film Festival
Week May 18-24
Monday: Science Spot
Tuesday: Brain Boogie Move and Freeze
Wednesday: 15 Amazing Projects
Thursday: Rubber band powered car
Friday: 20 Ideas for Toilet Paper Rolls
Saturday: Purple Cow at Home
Sunday: Oragami the Fun Way
Week of June-1-7
Monday: SPCA of Monterey June Animal Camp
Tuesday: Spoon Race
Wednesday: How to Start a Garden
Thursday: 20 Creative Activities For Kids To Do At Home
Friday: Graduation Virtual Dance Party (5th Grade Promotion) June 5, 7 to 8 p.m. / LAMS Class of 2020 Virtual Dance Party 8 p.m. (See Flyers below for info)
Saturday: Bubble Art
Sunday: 5 Get Off the Couch Family Games
Week of June-15-21
Monday: Virtual Workshop for Students - Make yourown story in PowerPoint and Word (10am-11am, registration required)
Tuesday: DogFriendly Events and Activities
Wednesday: Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego
Thursday: Oh the Places You’ll Go Class of 2020
Friday: Story Timewith Kendra from Happy Hollow Park & Zoo
Saturday: 14 Crazy Experiments
Sunday: 5 Amazing DIY Father’s Day Gift IdeasDuring Quarantine
Week of June 29-July 5
Monday: Funny Camp Skits
Tuesday: Old School Games
Wednesday: Inspire Your Creativity
Thursday: Virtual Trivia Night at CSUMB, register for link
Friday: 11 Unique Ideas for Kids’ Projects
Saturday: Kids Discussion w/ author Brad Meltzer & Illustrator Chris Eliopoulos, July 4, 12pm Registration Required
Sunday: 4th of July for Kids
Week of July 13-19
Monday (7-13): Lasers, milkshakes, and learning with Rick Crouse, 10am
Tuesday (7-14): Write your name in Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs
Wednesday (7-15): Steve Spanglers Science Homemade Rock Candy
Thursday (7-16): 2020 Summer Bucket List
Friday (7-17): Camp PBS Kids
Saturday (7-18): Color Our Collections
Sunday (7-19): 20 Fun actiities you’ll want to try
Week of July 27-Aug. 2
Monday (7-27): 101 Exciting Things To Do With Kids Ages 9-12
Tuesday (7-28): Link up with Friends onJackbox Games
Wednesday (7-29): The benefits of boredom
Thursday (7-30): Name the Movies in 1976: Popquiz
Friday (7-31): Summer is not completely canceled
Saturday (8-1): 50 Unplugged Activities for Tween Boys
Sunday (8-2): 30 Things you Should Know How to Do
Week of Aug. 10-16
Monday (8-10): KIDZ BOP Workshop Strength Warmup
Tuesday (8-11): Explore Social Media Responsibly
Wednesday (8-12): Back To School Pranks with The KIDZ BOP Kids
Thursday (8-13): 10 DIY Indoor Activities for Kids during Quarantine!
Friday (8-14): 5 activities with toy cars
Saturday (8-15): How To Play With Your 21 Month Old Baby
Sunday (8-16): 23 Cool Things To Do With Your Older Siblings
Week of Aug. 24-30
Monday (8/24): Monster Fun! Teaching Manners and Expectations
Tuesday (8/25): Back to School Activities for Kindergarten
Wednesday (8/26): First Day of School Activities - Getting to Know You Games
Thursday (8/27): Virtual Baby Rhyme Time: New Videos Every Thursday (all day)
Friday (8/28): Ballet Folklorico Class (Virtual Program)Watsonville Public Library, 6-7 pm Every Friday
Saturday (8/29): Classroom Numbers {Free Printables}
Sunday (8/30): Puzzle Piece Templates
Week of May 11-17
Monday: Grow a windowsill garden
Tuesday: How to Listen to the Birds
Wednesday: Rock Garden
Thursday: Make a Fairy House
Friday: I want to be a Meteorologist
Saturday: Billboard’s Guide to Livestream Concerts
Sunday: Backyard Fun
Week of May 25-31
Monday: How to Make a Glitter Jar
Tuesday: Learn to Doodle
Wednesday: Heads Up (Smart phone required)
Thursday: Epic Cardboard Forts
Friday: Rockness Party Live at 8 am on Facebook
Saturday: A hilarious Vitual Tarot Reading (5-6 pm) (Free but tickets a required)
Sunday: Crystal Names
Week of June-8-14
Monday: Live from the Playhouse
Tuesday: The Power of Scrappy 6 to 7:30pm Reservation Required.
Wednesday: Dav Pilkey Paints Molly and Melvin
Thursday: Interractive Map of New York City
Friday: NASA Galactic Fun
Saturday: National Geographic Creative Corner
Sunday: Sounds of Marina, CA
Week of June-22-28
Monday: 50 Fun Activities for Kids
Tuesday: Summertime Guide to Keeping Kids Entertained at Home
Wednesday: Coloring Sheets for International Fairy Day
Thursday: Chinese Dragon Boat Festival
Friday: Sesame Street Head Shoulders Knees and Toes
Saturday: Kids San Diego Zoo
Sunday: 0 to Three At Home Activity Guide
Week of July 7-12
Monday (7-6): Girls Inc Summer Camp Begins - Register here
Tuesday (7-7): SF Live Stream Comedy Half Hour "Up, Up & A Ray" - Tuesdays 11:00am PDT
Wednesday (7-8): Free Online Kids Music Concert, Wednesday Only, 12:30pm-1pm on Facebook Live
Thursday (7-9): Don’t Dare Move Game
Friday (7-10): The California Mermaid Convention
Fri, Jul 10, 2020 – Sun, Jul 12, 2020
Saturday (7-11): Trivia Starts Here
Sunday (7-12):Smithsonian Summer Road Trip At Home
Week of July 20-26
Monday (7-20): 40+ Best Indoor Activities from Busy Toddler
Tuesday (7-21): 13 Educational Netflix Shows That Will Keep Kids Entertained
Wednesday (7-22): Children’s Museum of Sonoma County Playology Playbook
Thursday (7-23): WOW! Children’s Museum Activities at Home
Friday (7-24): Kindergarten Sight Words Bingo
Saturday (7-25): 100 Boredom Busters
Sunday (7-26): Counting at the Beach Song
Week of Aug. 3-9
Monday (8-3): 50 back to school activities for the remote learning classroom
Tuesday (8-4): 10 Digital Bell Ringers Activity Book
Wednesday (8-5): 10 Free Classroom Activities for Your Distant Learning Classroom
Thursday (8-6): Zoom Ground Rules
Friday (8-7): Fun Activities for Remote Learning: Middle and High School
Saturday (8-8): Decorate your Google Classroom with Custom Banners
Sunday (8-9): Train your Brain with Scattergories
Week of Aug. 17-23
Monday (8-17): Read Together Be Together Celebrity Storytime
Tuesday (8-18): The Little Engine that Could
Wednesday (8-19): The Bear ate Your Sandwich
Thursday (8-20): Sesame Street Coupons
Friday (8-21): How to look good on Video Calls for Zoom FaceTime Skype
Saturday (8-22): Make a Family Gratitude Jar
Sunday (8-23): Animal Racing
Week of Aug. 31-Sept. 6
Monday (8/31): 30 Fun Things to Do at Home
Tuesday (9/1): On Getting Rejected a Lot (and Liking It)
Wednesday (9/2): Play Music Together on the Web
Thursday (9/3): Nightly News Kids Edition
Friday (9/4): Fridays Stories Songs and Fun with Miss Leslie
Saturday (9/5): 101 things to do when you’re stuck at home
Sunday (9/6): 100s of 1000s of Pages of Free Sheet Music