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School Holidays @
With THE GRANGE COMMUNITY CENTRE
HOME
We have put together a FUN list of things for
you to do these School Holidays!
Wonderopolis
A great educational website that answers all of the interesting
questions about the world. Every day a new Wonder of the Day
answer is posted, including answers such as: Why are flamingos
pink, what would you pack for a trip to outer space and why do
people get headaches from certain scents.
https://wonderopolis.org/
Fun Brain
LEARNING
This free website contains so much fun, there is a good chance kids
won’t even realise they are learning. There are math games,
reading games and even games for parents and kids to play
together.
https://www.funbrain.com/
ABCYa
The games on this website are categorized by grade, which makes
it easy to find age appropriate activities. The games help kids
practice counting, graphing, patterns and more. Kids love this free
website.
https://www.abcya.com/
Knowledge Adventure
This website has a huge number of games, which can be chosen by
grade, age or subject. The games will help kids grow their skills in
math, science, reading and spelling.
http://www.knowledgeadventure.com/
Storynory
has been giving the world free audio stories since 2005
https://www.storynory.com/
Children’s Library
A free online library of digitized children’s books in 59 languages.
http://en.childrenslibrary.org/
Storyline Online®
AUDIO BOOKS
Streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books
alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah
Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime
Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White,
Wanda Sykes and dozens more.
https://www.storylineonline.net/
Movies to watch:
MOVIES
Go Noodle – Can’t stop the Feeling
https://youtu.be/KhfkYzUwYFk
Koo Koo Kanga Roo – op See Ko
https://youtu.be/OPLWyZMRNn0
DANCE Just Dance 2020 Marshmallow
https://youtu.be/g7P1j1fs3uwNational Geographic for Kids
The National Geographic Kids website is packed full of fun online games
and activities that help kids explore from the depths of the ocean to the
far reaches of space.
https://www.natgeokids.com/au/
ZOOS VICTORIA
We're bringing the zoo to you!
We're on a mission to make you smile and Animals at Home may be
ANIMALS
just be the escape you need.
Bring the zoo to life from anywhere around the world with live cams,
keeper talks and other virtual updates.
https://www.zoo.org.au/animals-at-home/
PHILLIP ISLAND NATURE PARK LIVE PENGUIN PARADE
Streaming Phillips Islands Little penguins into your lounge room for free
every night just after sunset….. The stream is currently stating at
610pm AEST and will appear on there Facebook and YouTube channel
at this time.
https://www.facebook.com/PhillipIslandNatureParks/
https://www.youtube.com/user/PIPenguinParade
And some other Zoos from around the world:
The San Diego Zoo: This world-famous zoo has a website just for kids,
filled with activities, games, videos and live cams of the animals. See
what the tigers, elephants and polar bears and giraffes are up to from
your couch. https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/index.php/
Monterey Bay Aquarium: With ten live cams to choose from, you can
experience the wonder of the ocean no matter where you are.
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Edinburgh Zoo: One of the most iconic zoos in the UK, Edinburgh Zoo
offers several web cams to get up close with the animals. The pandas
are a must-see. https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/panda-
cam/NASA Kids’ Club
This website is perfect for any little astronauts. It’s suitable
for kids of all ages, and includes games, videos and
printable puzzles and colouring sheets, all of which are
space themed.
https://www.nasa.gov/kidsclub/index.html#.VrXemDZ96gR
SCIENCE Discovery Kids
& DISCOVERY Discovery Kids allows kids to choose an area off interest,
such as dinosaurs, science, animals, earth, space, food or
health, and explore it with educational games, videos and
activities. There are also articles that answer some of life
big questions in easy to follow formats
https://www.discoverykidsplus.com/
Pizza Pops
https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/pizza-pops-
recipe/tlsfgm2d?r=collection/cookingwithkids&c=rzo1hmt9/Cooking%20with%20kids
Milo Mug cake
https://www.kidspot.com.au/kitchen/recipes/milo-mug-cake-recipe/5oxj1t6k
Cookie monster popcorn
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a52683/cookie-monster-popcorn-
recipe/
Apple cinnamon roll ups
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a55795/apple-cinnamon-fruit-
COOKING
roll-ups-recipe/
Unicorn Pretzels
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a52490/unicorn-pretzels-recipe/
Banana Split pops
https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a51813/banana-split-pops-
recipe/
Ways to Wellness
https://youtu.be/4ju2G3KtKNA
Smiling Minds
https://www.smilingmind.com.au/
WELLNESS
Mindfulness meditation for Kids
https://youtu.be/VZ_wdeog5EkEasy Peasy and Fun
https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/spring-crafts-for-
kids/
Kids Spot
https://www.kidspot.com.au/things-to-
do/collection/craft-activities
ARTS N’ CRAFT Holidays with kids
https://holidayswithkids.com.au/easy-arts-and-
crafts-kids-activities/
Yellowstone National Park
Explore the mud volcanos, hot springs, geysers and landscape of
Yellowstone thanks to an impressive set of virtual tours around the
park.
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
Access Mars
AROUND THE
Now you can even leave the planet and head to Mars to explore the
surface of the red planet on the Curiosity Rover.
https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/
WORLD
The Great Wall of China
Bring this incredible wonder of the world to your living room with a
virtual tour.
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Disney Junior
This well laid out website is perfect for younger, Disney character obsessed
children. It contains games, videos and printable activities, all of which are
Disney character themed. This site will keep the kids busy, and learning, for hours
at a time.
http://disneyjunior.disney.com.au/
FUN
Highlight Kids
The place for children of all ages to play games and discover new jokes, surveys,
answers to science questions, and fun crafts and recipes
https://www.highlightskids.com/Koori Curriculum – top ten children’s books to read
https://kooricurriculum.com/blogs/news/top-10-
childrens-books-to-teach-about-aboriginal-history
Koori Curriculum – Cooking Lemon Myrtle Anzac
biscuits
https://youtu.be/kvWmkKyfyGM
ABORIGINAL Koori Curriculum – Show and Tell Emu Eggs
https://youtu.be/KI-CS4oh5Ew
Dreamtime story Girawua the Goanna
https://youtu.be/tWvoTZxvEs8
The Crafty Classroom - Cave drawing
https://thecraftyclassroom.com/crafts/australia-
crafts-for-kids/cavedrawing/
Build Fun Stuff with Lego
https://www.lego.com/en-au/kids
5 construction challenges
https://childhood101.com/5-construction-challenges-for-kids-stem/
BUILDING Awesome engineering for kids
https://leftbraincraftbrain.com/engineering-projects-for-kids/
Summer Music for Kids
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EU9WT4S9Lo
Kidz Bop Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAXXI5YobrM
Kids appropriate songs
MUSIC
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PigSnRPh7QLabvcqMdnxlYou can also read
