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Virtual Center
Welcome to the Parks and Recreation Department's Virtual Center!
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We miss seeing you at our Centers so we thought we might bring some activities to your home to keep up the fun. We want to challenge you to complete some exciting scavenger hunts in and around your home.
- Wildlife Explorer
(English Workbook) (Spanish Workbook)
The Kids to Canyons program wants you to continue to spend time enjoying nature. Complete the workbook and become a Wildlife Explorer!
Nature is all around you, even in the big City. Whether on a family walk or if you are an explorer on your own, we invite you to find all the items on our Nature Scavenger Hunt!
The Parks and Recreation Department challenges you and your family to a 30-Day Fitness challenge!
The Parks and Recreation Department invites you to play Lotería with items you can find at home. Just like bingo, you can play to fill all the boxes, or you can play a quick game to see who can finish a row first. Play indoors or outdoors, but be safe and have fun!
We have assembled a variety of activities that are available online, and below are links to help keep you and your family entertained and learning some cool stuff.
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- Make a Plastic Cup Phone – visit PBS Kids
- Make a Pine Cone Bird Feeder – visit National Geographic
- Visit the World in 30 days - click here for instructions
- Create fun animal arts and crafts – visit San Diego Zoo Kids
- The San Diego Seals have just launched a new Weekly Activities schedule, so they can engage with their fans on a daily basis! Each week, the Seals players and Sirens will be hosting storytime, health & fitness classes, art classes, dance classes, and eSports! Click here to view the weekly schedule.
- Make a Chicken Pot-Popover – visit the Food Network
- Make Cheesy Eggs in a Hole – visit the Food Network
- Make Frozen Orange Pops – visit the Food Network
- Make Pizza Pockets – visit the Food Network
- Make Oatmeal Chocolate Bars – visit the Food Network
- The San Diego Seals have just launched a new Weekly Activities schedule, so they can engage with their fans on a daily basis! Each week, the Seals players and Sirens will be hosting storytime, health & fitness classes, art classes, dance classes, and eSports! Click here to view the weekly schedule.
- Test the sense of taste – visit the Exploratorium
- Have fun with butter in a jar – visit Science Buddies
- Learn various STEM concepts – visit OK Go Sandbox
- Fun activities about math, science and music – visit MathScienceMusic.org
- Organize an Hour of Code event
- Get resources in all types of courses – visit Khan Academy
- Take a STEM Challenge – visit the San Diego Air and Space Museum
- Fun Family Fitness Activities - visit National Alliance for Youth Sports
- Fitness Blender Kids Workouts
- Wilky Workouts (baseball coach helps kids stay fit during pandemic)
- The San Diego Seals have just launched a new Weekly Activities schedule, so they can engage with their fans on a daily basis! Each week, the Seals players and Sirens will be hosting storytime, health & fitness classes, art classes, dance classes, and eSports! Click here to view the weekly schedule.
Virtual Tours of Museums and Open Spaces
- Visit the Louvre in Paris
- Visit the Getty Museum
- Visit the Smithsonian
- Take a tour of our National Parks
Our specialty programs are also offering additional resources!
Learn more about AgeWell Services!
AgeWell Services wants everyone to be aware and help spread the word regarding their Social Call Program, which has been running for 15 years. This is a free service in which individuals, ages 55 and older, will receive a daily phone call (Monday to Friday). A daily phone call can really brighten someone's day who doesn't have many social connections. Please pass on this information to family, friends, neighbors, and community organizations who serve older adults.
