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Virtual Recreation Center
Welcome to the Greenfield Parks and Recreation Virtual Recreation Center. This is an extraordinary time for all of us, but Greenfield Parks and Recreation is still your go-to resource for staying healthy, happy, and connected! We’ve provided a list of activities and resources to keep you staying active, busy, engaged and healthy while this passes (and having fun too).
Visit this page often or follow us on Facebook for new updates and ideas!
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We want to ensure you stay informed about COVID-19, please visit our COVID-19 updates page.
Have Fun & Play!
- 87 Energy Busting Indoor Games & Activities for Kids
- Do a scavenger hunt outside or inside your home
- National Park Service Junior Ranger Activity Books
- Have a Picnic in the Backyard
- Throw a birthday party for your stuffed animals
- Hold a virtual playdate on video chat
- Play a sport such as basketball, baseball or soccer in your backyard
- Make slime
- Play a Board games with your family
- Do a Jigsaw Puzzle
- Crossword Puzzles
- Riddles
- Do a Word Search online
- Download the Trivia Crack App on your smartphone
- Top 50 Minute to Win it Games
- 15 Indoor Games for Teens
- AARP Games
- Stay active with The Powerful Playground
- Play Solitaire Free Online
Learn something new!
Kids
- Math & Money for Kids is a great intro to learning about Money
- Check out these Virtual Camps for ages Kindergarten through Grade 12
- Scholastic is offering various free learning activities
- Kiwico has at-home activities and DIYs
- GoNoodle has videos or play and learning for kids
- Learn all about the Greenfield Fire Department by following their Facebook Page
- Go on a field trip with this master list of Virtual Field Trips
- Kids can learn just about anything online with these websites:
- PBS Kids
- Make Me Genius
- Cool Math
- NASA Kids Club
- Recess Time with Playworks
- Cooking with Kids
- 27 STEM projects
- 2 Weeks of Science Experiments
- Science of all sorts with Science Mom
- Water Safety for littles with Longfellow’s WHALE Tales from American Red Cross
- Swim Safety Tips; https://www.safekids.org/tip/swimming-safety-tips
- Water Safety Games: https://www.colinshope.org/water-safety-resources/water-safety-games/
- Life-Jacket Safety for Kids from the Boat US Foundation
- Practice Swim Flutter Kicks at home
- Practice kick for treading water
Teens
- Want to become a babysitter one day? Check out this Babysitter Bag video
- Learn Hands Only CPR
- Water Safety for littles with Longfellow’s WHALE Tales from American Red Cross
- Learn a new language with Duolingo
- Activity Ideas for Teens
Adults
- Simple Dinner recipe ideas for Adults
- Learn Hands Only CPR
- Learn how to support yourself and others during this time with this free Mental Health First Aid Course
- Learn a new language with Duolingo
- Learn Sudoku
Get Creative!
- Learn how to make your own Candle - (Thanks to, Lindsey A. for the suggestion!)
- Learn to Doodle with Daily Lunch Doodles by Mo Willems
- Learn to Sketch Disney Characters from Disney Parks Sketch Artists
- Learn to Draw on the Art for Kids Hub website.
- Learn to Paint with Bob Ross
- Print Coloring Pages to do at home- both kids and adult options
- Dance along with the Kidz Bop dancers
- List of 50 DIY crafts for Adults
- Visit this site for Kids Craft Tutorials for all ages
- Teens can create, download the app Draw Something on your phone
- Visit Homeschool Hideout for a list of 12 art lessons
- Create a Stained Glass Heartcatcher
- Crafts, Projects or Cooking at home ideas.
- Create an obstacle course in your backyard and challenge your family members
- Create a fort in your living room or pitch a tent if you have one
- Create decorations for the upcoming holidays
- Turn your favorite book into a play and perform for your family members, you can even video chat your grandparents or friends to show them your masterpiece
- Create your own puzzle but cutting out the front cardboard piece of a cereal box and coloring a picture. Then cut it into as many pieces as you want. Mix it up and try to put the puzzle back together
- Create a time capsule and bury in your backyard
- Visit the Green Bay Children’s Museum Youtube for Art Projects
Get Active & Exercise!
- Staying Active for Kids and for the whole family! (Thanks for Andrea, Erin & Trey for this resource)
- Learn about Endorphins & Running for Health in this great article. (Thanks Denise for this resource)
- LittleSports animated fitness for Kids
- Silversneakers has over 200 at-home exercise videos for 65+ Seniors
- 30 Days of Distance Fitness- WERQ’n & Plank’n Facebook Group
- I Love WERQ Youtube Channel
- Visit Youtube for some free Yoga or Zumba
- Planet Fitness has a variety of free fitness classes online
- Download FitOn free fitness app (can even connect with friends to stay motivated)
- Download the Nike Training Club app on your smartphone. Premium is free right now!
- Looking for older adult/senior workouts, find videos found here
- Fitness for kids
- Kids Yoga with Cosmic Kids
Read or Listen to a story!
- Relax in your favorite comfy spot with a good book and read alone or with the whole family.
- Visit and follow the Greenfield Public Library Facebook page for live story times and events
- Live near a GSD school? All Greenfield schools have All Greenfield Reads - Little Free Libraries. outside where you can find new books! *please visit Best Practices at Little Free Libraries during this time on ways to stay safe while using little libraries during the Coronavirus outbreak.
- Read online with your Greenfield Library card at the County Library Website.
- Hear a story from an actor by visiting Storyline Online
- Hear a story from an astronaut in space at Story Time from Space
- Hear a story from a storyteller at Brightly Storytime
- Visit the Junior Library Guild for another online library resource.
- Play Read at Home Bingo
- Do you love Harry Potter or want to learn more, visit the Harry Potter At Home website.
- Want to hear a Dr. Suess book read in a Rap? Visit this youtube page.
Get Outside!
- Visit a Local Neighborhood Park
- Take a walk/run around your neighborhood
- Visit a nearby County Park for a hike.
- Go geochaching, learn more here!
Explore from home!
- Take a virtual vacation anywhere in the world with Google Earth
- Explore places around the world with Google Virtual Tour
- Visit the Monterrey Bay Aquarium and the Georgia Aquarium with their live streams
- Head to the San Diego Zoo or the Milwaukee County Zoo through their live web cams!
- Explore our Solar System with NASA
- Explore The Louvre, Paris 360 Cams
- Explore the Great Wall of China
- Take a tour of Disney World or take a virtual ride on their roller coasters.
Connect with others!
- Write and send a letter to someone you know or visit the Write-On Campaign for a list of others you can write to.
- Call or video chat a friend or family member.
- Order delivery or pick-up to stay connected to your favorite restaurants, many are offering no-contact deliveries but rest assured they will appreciate your support. Or even buy a gift card to use in the future.
- Join an interactive virtual fitness class.
- Are you a Senior and need some support during this time, visit Eras Senior Network for more information on how to become a client, or call 414 488-6500
- The International Council on Active Aging also has great resources on their site for Seniors.
Connect with yourself!
- Pure Gym’s List of top 5 Free Meditation Apps
- Kids can meditate too, visit Common Sense Media’s list of Meditation Apps for Kids
- Start a Calm Breathing Cycle to help reduce stress & anxiety