Here are some great ideas you can do at home!
Feel free to chose what is appropriate for you and your family member.
Videos by our staff
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Word Games
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Puzzles & Games
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Recipes
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Reading Circle
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Colouring
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Special Dates Information
December
- December 1 2023- Portugal Independence Day
- December 3, 2023- Feast of St. Francis Xavier
- December 3, 2023- First Sunday of Advent
- December 6, 2023- St Nicholas Day
- December 7, 2023- Flag Day of India
- December 7 to December 15, 2023- Hanukkah
- December 10, 2023- Nobel Prize Day
- December 12 ,2023- Constitution Day in Thailand
- December 12, 2023- Gingerbread House Day
- December 13, 2023- Malta Republic Day
- December 13, 2023- National Cocoa Day
- December 21, 2023- December Solstice
- December 24, 2023- Christmas Eve
- December 25, 2023- Christmas
- December 26, 2023- Boxing Day
- December 31, 2023- Hogmanay
- December 31, 2023- New Year’s Eve
In memoriam
Online Recipes
- True Belgian Waffles
- Hanukkah Doughnuts
- Carrots en croute
- Hearty Potato Soup
- Cauliflower salad with yogurt sauce and pomegranate
- Homemade chicken pot pie
- Herbed Balsamic chicken
- Caramelized Five- Onion Dip
- Glazed Maple Shortbread Cookie
- Big soft Ginger cookies
- Brown butter- cardamom spitzbuben
- Apple Pie
- Easy Iced Coffee
- Easy Moiset fruit cake
Other Videos to keep you smiling
- From The Mill To Your Glass, Here’s How Apple Cider Is Made
- The History of Professional Football in America | NFL Now
- National Red Mitten Day on November 21
- Full Episode – Frank Sinatra, Don Rickles, Olivia Newton-John – 11/12/1976 | Carson Tonight Show
- 109-Year Old Veteran and His Secrets to Life Will Make You Smile
- An Experiment in Gratitude
- 35 Most Craziest Beard and Moustache
- Exhibition – Kimono: Kyoto to Catwalk / Curator Tour (1 of 5)
- FARTHEST Little League World Series Home Runs
- 43 Outrageous Desserts You Need To Eat In Your Lifetime | The Ultimate List
- Buster Keaton – The Art of the Gag
- The Weight | Featuring Ringo Starr and Robbie Robertson | Playing For Change | Song Around The World
- From the archives: Robbie Robertson of The Band
- Paul McCartney Carpool Karaoke
Christmas Videos
- Origins of Christmas | History – YouTube
- Top 20 Greatest Christmas Songs of All Time – YouTube
- The curious history of Christmas pudding | Edible Histories | Episode 9 | BBC Ideas – YouTube
- Merry Christmas Mr Bean | Full Episode | Mr. Bean Official – YouTube
- Hanukkah: The Festival of Lights Starts Tonight | National Geographic – YouTube
- Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel – Why Do We Play? 2020 – YouTube
TV Shows
- Lawrence Welks Show – “All Time Favorites”
- The Lucy Show
- Back in time for dinner – Watch a modern family “travel back in time” to figure out firsthand what it was like living in the 1950’s – 1990’s
- Mr Bean
- Beverly HillyBillies season 1
- The Honeymooners playlist
- Car 54, Where Are you? – Season 1
- America’s Got Talent 2023: Top 10 BEST Auditions
- Charlie Chaplin – The Pawnshop
- What’s my Line – Playlist
Documentaries
- Autumn and Winter Traditions from Around the World
- Flower Power: Facts about Nature and Plants
- Our Planet: Jungles
- Animal’s building skills
- History of Burlington Ontario
- Most playful farm animals
- Odd Friendships between animals
- Wild Amazon Documentary (National geographic)
- Canada’s history of geography and attractions
- The Return of Spring
- Superhuman Geniuses
- Bizarre Animal Appearances
- Legend of Atlantis: Drain the Ocean
- Super-smart Dog | The Dog with an IQ of 102
- The Amazing Building Skills of Animals
Music
- Children Music Prodigy Playlist
- Frank Sinatra Sing Along (with lyrics)
- Variety Sing Along (with lyrics)
- Favorite Irish Song Playlist
- 1950’s Sing Along (with lyrics)
- America’s Got Talent – Tiny Girls, Huge Voices
- Dizzy Gillespie Quintet (Jazz 625)
Name that…
- Guess that Sound
- Guess that Song 60’s
- Name the Song and Artist (40 questions)
- Name that World City
- Car logo quiz
- Greatest Hits Music Quiz
Sing-a-long
Quiz Videos
Interactive Videos
Livestreams
Watch live video from some cool places! Click on the title to watch live
- Niagara Falls Webcam
- San Diego Zoo
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Window Swap – take a peek out of a window anywhere in the world!
- Radio Stations Around the World
- Huge selection of livestreams (from puppies and kittens, to African watering holes, to oceans and beaches around the world. This site offers many live streams to keep you busy.
- Watch the Cherry Blossoms in Toronto! (from late April and early May)
Useful Websites
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- Toronto Public Library Digital Archive
- Louvre Virtual Tour
- Time Capsule – find out what was happening in history on any specific day
- Words of the World – learn about the origins of words
- National Film Board of Canada – short films and documentaries
- Daily Horoscopes
- National Today – Check out this month’s readings
- Storyline Online – Celebrities read your favorite children’s story books aloud
- The Met Opera on Demand (each day 1 new Opera recording is released, and you have 24 hours to watch – watch for free here!)