Virtual P.A. Day fun in Vaughan
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Do you have plans for your children for the upcoming P.A. Day? The City of Vaughan is inviting kids of all ages to take part – from a distance – in its virtual P.A. Day programming on Monday, May 31. Enjoy a variety of online activities, livestreamed via Zoom. City instructors will lead everyone in decorating and planting flowerpots, building, decorating and flying a kite, baking S’mores and more. Pre-registration is required and now open at vaughan.perfectmind.com.
Join in the fun with a lineup of online activities and adventures on Monday,
May 31. Programs include:
- Brain Games Challenge! (ages seven to 12): Challenge your brain during an hour of riddles, brain teasers and quizzes to keep your mind sharp.
- Driveway Drills (ages seven to 12): Tear up the driveway with mad basketball drills for shooting, passing, rebounding, dribbling and defence. Improve your ball-handling scoring moves and footwork to help you create a game-time advantage.
- Little Green Thumbs (ages four to seven): Spring is in the air! Experience the excitement and wonder of growing things with a hands-on introduction to gardening. Decorate your own flowerpots, prepare the soil, plant the seeds, and water, water, water!
- Ooey Gooey Oven-Baked S'mores (ages four to seven): You don't have to be out camping to enjoy s’mores. Roasting marshmallows one at a time is fun and all, but we know you’re in it for the end game! Indoor oven-baked s’mores have all the standard ingredients of the traditional treat: marshmallows, Graham crackers and chocolate, but don’t involve a campfire ... or getting bitten by mosquitos.
- Recreational Ballet (ages seven to 12): The first ‘step’ to becoming a ballerina! Learn basic ballet poses and steps supporting flexibility, strength and balance – while enhancing self-assurance and developing an appreciation for music and dance.
- Self-defence (ages seven to 12): Can you stop an attacker? Through role play, learn to recognize different types of attacks and effective defence skills, including control, restraint, striking, impact and escape techniques.
- Slippery Slime (ages seven to 12): Icky sticky (messy, but fun!) slime making. Experience crafting like never before by experimenting with gooey ingredients to create lots of squishy slime.
- Sports Conditioning (ages seven to 12): Are you in need of more physical athletic training outside of the sport you play? Increase your athletic performance – speed, agility, power and strength – with a combination of sport and bodyweight exercises. No sports equipment needed; everyday household items will be used.
- Ultimate Full-body Workout (ages seven to 12): Get active, get moving with high-action, high-intensity, uplifting exercises that target the entire body. Build strength, speed, stamina, agility and balance using your bodyweight as resistance – no equipment required.
- Up, Up and Away: Kite Flying (ages seven to 12): Up, up and away! How high will your kite fly? Build and decorate your own kite, wait for a breeze, then fly it out in an open field. Discover how lift and pressure work together to make things fly and the many types of kites used throughout history. Supplies required: scissors, tape, straws, 8.5- by 11-inch paper, thread or string.
- Here Comes the Fun! (children with special needs ages 10 and older): Have a fun time with your pals playing active games! Improve your fitness with light exercises and stretches in a motivating, social environment. Note: Participants must first be waitlisted in the program; integration staff will contact the parent/guardian to assess the needs of their child and identify their eligibility for the program; then complete a Special Needs Information Form (PDF) and register the participant.
Virtual P.A. Day Programs are one hour in length and cost $15. For more
information, including direct links to online registration visit vaughan.ca/recreation. For assistance registering, call Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or
email RecCSD@vaughan.ca.
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