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  ABCmouse

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  Adams Mystery Playhouse

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  New INTERACTIVE Kids Mystery Activity

     Are you a teacher, camp director, counselor or parent searching for interactive activities for your kids group? Check out this video clip of our new revolutionary INTERACTIVE on-line kids show from Adams Mystery Playhouse! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mUhTVpDNUk&feature=youtu.be Witness your Super Solver Kid Detectives as they demonstrate their super sleuth abilities using teacher-approved cognitive thinking skills during a live, on-line platform that enhances social interaction and team-work. Teachers, this activity is fantastic for developing reading and writing skills within your Mystery Units! Parents, use this for your Birthday Parties and Family Day! Counselors, take advantage of this unique experience to create a highlight for camp this Summer and Fall! Tickets can be purchased through our box office by calling 303-455-1848 or visiting our website at www.adamsmysteryplayhouse.com! Based in Colorado, Adams Mystery Playhouse is one of the longest-running, full-time mystery theatres in the USA today. Adams is known as the foremost producer of interactive mysteries for kids since 2002, traveling to libraries, schools, camps and performing in their own Denver-based theatre. When it comes to interactive mysteries, Adams has it! Date: Wednesdays - Beginning September 2, 2020 Time: 10:30 am (Mountain Standard Time - MST) 12:30 pm (EST) * 9:30 am (PST) * 11:30 am (CST) Price: Tickets are $5.00 per person Please be sure to purchase a ticket for everyone in your group. Purchase tickets from the below calendar. Date & Time: You pick the date and time for your own Online Virtual Kids' Mystery. Shows are approximately 75 minutes in length but can vary due to the interactive element of the experience. Price: $399.00 ON SALE at 50% OFF through 2020 for $199.00. Set up your own Online Virtual Kids' Mystery by calling our box office at (303) 455-1848! https://www.adamsmysteryplayhouse.com/kids.html (less) ... Read more

  50% Off INTERACTIVE Kids' Mystery - You solve the crime!

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  CK-12

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  CK-12 is a deeply interactive and intelligent K-12 learning platform that's free for everyone. We let students learn in their own way, whether by reading, watching videos, exploring interactive simulations, or answering personalized practice questions. We empower educators with fully customizable digital textbooks and smart insights about their students. We give parents peace of mind through lessons that are well-organized, standards-aligned, and easy to monitor. We've helped over 120 million people since 2012, both in-school and homeschool. Today, we're helping parents, students, and teachers transition to remote learning as easily as possible: We've hand-picked the most popular math and science lessons at this time of year and made them easy for anyone to learn and share We have resources in multiple languages, including Spanish and Portuguese, and our lessons can be translated into any language directly on our platform We host live webinars every week to help you get the most out of our best resources Join our global community and see what we have to offer! (less) ... Read more

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  COLORME Art Spa

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  VIRTUAL Art Birthday Party TOGO!

     Celebrate your loved one with an ART Birthday party Everyone Finding the Artist Within! A fine art piece to treasure your walls forever! Custom made pen & ink COLORME drawing to celebrate that special person in your life. Automatic goodie bag: 24 DIY Necklaces, 24 COLORME postcards and 24 goodie bags.

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  Denver Firefighters Museum

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  Virtual Wee Firefighters A virtual firefighting and fire safety class made especially for little ones ages 3 and up. [EXTENDED] Available August 18-November 28 4 video lessons Ages 3-6 Individual Child/Family Admissions: $10/$20 for 1 Day $30/$60 for 4 Days Includes lesson kit you receive via email or pick up from the Denver Firefighters Museum Class Themes: "My Friend the Firefighter" - learning about the special gear and jobs firefighters are known for "Stop! Drop! And Roll!" - learning about fire hazards and how to stop, drop, and roll "Crawl Low Under Smoke!" - learning how smoke alarms work and how to escape fire "Safe for Play! Keep Away!" - learning about the difference between adult and children's tools This is a class delivered through pre-recorded video. Parental/guardian supervision required during lessons to assist children with prompts and activities. In order to get lesson kits for the whole family, we ask you pay the family rate. To learn more and to sign up, please contact us at educator@denverfirefightersmuseum.org or at 303-892-1436. (less) ... Read more

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  Mad Science - Arizona

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  Virtual Science Field Trips!

     Mad Science's on-line interactive workshops are designed to meet bring some hands-on Science reinforcement to your existing lesson plan. Is your class learning about insects? Bring in some real insect specimens and have them counting the legs on plastic arthropods! Starting a unit on space travel? Get kids excited about visiting the stars with our sun, moon, and earth orbital model! Want to celebrate their hard work on a geology lesson? Have them panning for gems with our mineral workshop! We have dozens of workshop topics for preschool and elementary: from physics to chemistry, to biology, astronomy, and beyond! Contact us today to see how we can support your classroom's curriculum. (less) ... Read more

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  My Gym Children's Fitness Center - LIVE

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  My Gym LIVE brings our amazing curriculum to your living room, backyard, or home dojo! These are NOT prerecorded videos; this is LIVE instruction from our fun and entertaining My Gym teachers. Instead of meeting in person each week, you and your kids will attend My Gym LIVE classes on line as a supplement to your children's home education, learning, fitness, and play. Your first Guest Class is FREE. Visit our web site today to sign up at the My Gym nearest to you in your time zone!

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  OdySea Aquarium

  Scottsdale

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  Virtual Field Trips Are Here! OdySea Aquarium welcomes Preschool through 12th grade public, private, charter, and homeschool students.

     Your virtual field trip includes access to exclusive video content, curriculum-based activities customized by grade level, and we'll broadcast to your class LIVE from our animal habitats. Get behind the scenes, meet the animals, and ask questions in a 45-minute LIVE interactive experience! Click here for more information and to book your virtual field trip. For on-site field trips, for a limited time, if you book now you can save up to 60%. You can schedule your exact date for anytime in the next year later, but by booking now you can lock in the low price. OdySea Aquarium welcomes Preschool through 12th grade public, private, charter, and homeschool students. School tours are self-guided tours that take 2 hours or more. No outside food or drink is permitted inside the aquarium, and there is not a place to store your lunches. Field trips can be scheduled any day with arrival times between 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM. OdySea Aquarium continues to monitor and follow guidelines from the CDC and government authorities. Click here for the most updated details on what we are doing to keep guests safe and what to expect when you visit. Please call 480-291-8246 if you have any questions. (less) ... Read more

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  Reading Eggs

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  Learn to Read in 30 Days for FREE! Reading Eggs is the multi-award winning reading program for ages 2 to 13 that uses scientific research to help your child learn to read, in just weeks! Our mission has always been to make learning easy and fun for young learners, and we feel there's never been a more important time to do this. That's why we're giving you 30 days' free access to the Reading Eggs and Mathseeds online learning programs. This 30 days' free access is our effort to ensure your child can continue learning at home with a quality educational resource designed by experienced educators and used by over 10 million children worldwide. (less) ... Read more

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  Rising Wild

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  Rising Wild is an adventure program involving an app, adventure & fitness cards, and storytelling that will motivate your kids to get outside & move! Have fun & get fit at home, outside, & on the go.

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  Synchronicity Theatre

  Atlanta

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  Streaming online from December 14, 2020 - January 3, 2021

     Back by popular demand - A Year with Frog and Toad! Frog and Toad hop from the page to the stage in this whimsical and irresistible retelling of Arnold Lobel's A Year With Frog and Toad. This version of the Tony-nominated musical follows two great friends - the cheerful, popular Frog, and the grumpy Toad - through all of their fun-filled escapades! Part vaudeville, part make-believe, and all charm, this audience favorite tells a story of friendship that endures every season. Tickets to stream the show are just $10! Stream on your own schedule between December 14, 2020 through January 3, 2021. For more information, please visit synchrotheatre.com or call 404.484.8636 (less) ... Read more

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  The Tree House

  Weaverville

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  The Tree House - Community School We recognize that parents are the child's first teachers. Children learn best when parents are involved in their educational program. The primary bridge between home and school is the bond between family and community. Loaning out hand made and eco friendly wooden Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio inspired learning materials for children ages 2-8 years.

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  Camp Pillsbury

  Owatonna

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  Camp Pillsbury is an exciting, safe, fun, coed overnight summer camp for kids ages 6-17.

     It is a unique sleep over camp in Minnesota that provides over 100 activities to choose from. No matter what each child's interests are, they are certain to find activities that not only fascinate them, but help build their character, self-esteem and confidence. Camp Pillsbury offers its campers the chance to fly on the trapeze, participate in musical theater, team sports (such as basketball, baseball, soccer, volleyball), learn magic tricks, go horseback riding, tumble, dance, and play an instrument - all in the same day! Because each camper chooses the activities they participate in, they are spending their day with campers who share the same interests, helping form stronger bonds with new friends. The programs and classes we offer put an emphasis on activities that today's kids gravitate to. Camp Pillsbury offers Circus Arts, Rock Band, Musical Theater, Dance, Fine Arts and Crafts, Technology/Digital Arts & Multimedia, Team Sports, Individual Sports, Magic, Water Sports, Extreme Sports, Horseback Riding, Orchestra, Woodworking, Vocal Ensembles, Cheer, Gymnastics, Role Playing Games, Archery, Weightlifting, and much more. Our fully elective program allows campers to select all of their favorite activities and to also try new ones within our established daily schedule. Campers have the opportunity to develop existing skills and explore new interests. Every program and activity is open to all age groups and all skill levels where we meet each child's individual needs and respect their individuality. Our day is comprised of 6 one hour periods; three Majors and three Minors. Majors are taken at the same time each day with the same staff and campers and is an activity that each camper has chosen to learn more about, get better at and be in the end of session show or exhibition. Campers choose three Minors each day that they can try once or repeat as often as they like. This allows campers plenty of opportunity to try new activities they have never been exposed to before. Campers thrive, building on existing interests and developing new ones. They flourish and excel in the areas they become passionate about and self-confidence soars. They become better singers, dancers, actors, athletes, artists, musicians and even students. Camp Pillsbury is helping kids from all over the world be successful through programs led by experts in a unique camp environment. Our campers learn from the best to be the best. They also form friendships that last a lifetime. Campers sleep in dorms and will be provided with great food, fun and friends throughout the summer. (less) ... Read more

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  Catalina Sea Camp

  Toyon Bay

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  Summer camp on Catalina Island is a great way to spend the summer. Wonderful memories and new friends await at Catalina Sea Camp one of California's premier overnight summer camps.

     Our one-week and three-week camps are one of a kind ocean adventure and marine biology summer camps located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls ages 8-13 and two three-week coed sessions for teens ages 12-17. Our hand-picked counselors and instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers on a host of ocean adventure, marine biology, and social summer camp activities. Catalina Sea Camp is a program developed by Catalina Island Marine Institute, also known as "CIMI". Rules for participation in Guided Discoveries programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap (less) ... Read more

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  Grizzly Jacks Starved Rock

  Utica

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  Welcome to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort A Hotel and Resort Near Starved Rock State Park

     Discover a magical family getaway just beyond the glow of Chicago at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. Nestled in the Starved Rock area of Illinois, Grizzly Jack's is an oasis of relaxation and adventure - a destination where water park fun meets nature. Escape from the big city and enjoy a vacation in the scenic Northwoods at Grizzly Jack's - an unforgettable place to unwind, play, meet, dine and explore with family and friends.

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  Shipshewana Corn Maze

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  Thursday, August 27, 2015 - Saturday, October 31, 2015. Church and Youth Groups of 15 or more people are Thursday night only. Please call for rates. Standard groups are Friday and Saturday only. Please call to schedule. All groups require a $25.00 deposit

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  Six Flags Great America

  Gurnee, IL

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  Six Flags Great America offers a variety of activities that the family can enjoy together with 14 world class roller coasters, three children's areas and a free 20-acre water park. New for 2013, igNIGHT - Grand Finale, a mesmerizing and immersive nighttime spectacle bursting with energy, brilliant visual effects, live singing and dancing, pyrotechnics, fireworks and pure imagination. The show will incorporate music from One Direction, Selena Gomez, Usher and many more. igNIGHT - Grand Finale debuts June 15. There are a variety of shows available on a daily basis all around the park! For a boot stomping good time check out our brand new show Kick It Up featuring country hits performed live. Stop by the Grand Music Hall this summer to see one of our amazing new shows, Reflections and Dancing in the Streets. Reflections highlights the sights and sounds of the 60's featuring all your favorite hits. Dancing in the Streets takes you back into the 80's with hits including Pink Cadillac and Born to be Wild. To round out the day don't forget to meet up with Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Daffy Duck or any of your favorite Looney Tunes friends. (less) ... Read more

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  National Park Service

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  National Park Week - and FREE Days

     Americas Best Idea - the national parks - announced the launch of Find Your Park, a public awareness and education campaign celebrating the milestone centennial anniversary of the National Park Service in 2016 and setting the stage for the next 100 years. It's about making great connections, exploring amazing places, discovering open spaces, enjoying affordable vacations and enhancing America's best idea - the national parks! It's all happening in your national parks. Only 128 of our country's 407 national parks usually charge an entrance fee. So start planning your visit! If you're planning a trip that includes multiple national parks, you might consider the $80 annual pass that provides entrance to all national parks, national wildlife refuges, national forests, and many other Federal lands-more than 2,000 in all. The America the Beautiful National Parks and Federal Recreational Lands Pass is offered free to all active duty military members and their dependents. Information on these and other pass options is available online. (less) ... Read more

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  Catalina Sea Camp

  Toyon Bay

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  Summer camp on Catalina Island is a great way to spend the summer. Wonderful memories and new friends await at Catalina Sea Camp one of California's premier overnight summer camps.

     Our one-week and three-week camps are one of a kind ocean adventure and marine biology summer camps located at Toyon Bay on Catalina Island. Sea Camp offers three one-week sessions for boys and girls ages 8-13 and two three-week coed sessions for teens ages 12-17. Our hand-picked counselors and instructors create an atmosphere of fun and excitement while leading campers on a host of ocean adventure, marine biology, and social summer camp activities. Catalina Sea Camp is a program developed by Catalina Island Marine Institute, also known as "CIMI". Rules for participation in Guided Discoveries programs are the same for everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, or handicap (less) ... Read more

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  COLORME Art Spa

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  VIRTUAL Art Birthday Party TOGO!

     Celebrate your loved one with an ART Birthday party Everyone Finding the Artist Within! A fine art piece to treasure your walls forever! Custom made pen & ink COLORME drawing to celebrate that special person in your life. Automatic goodie bag: 24 DIY Necklaces, 24 COLORME postcards and 24 goodie bags.

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  Grizzly Jacks Starved Rock

  Utica

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  Welcome to Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort A Hotel and Resort Near Starved Rock State Park

     Discover a magical family getaway just beyond the glow of Chicago at Grizzly Jack's Grand Bear Resort. Nestled in the Starved Rock area of Illinois, Grizzly Jack's is an oasis of relaxation and adventure - a destination where water park fun meets nature. Escape from the big city and enjoy a vacation in the scenic Northwoods at Grizzly Jack's - an unforgettable place to unwind, play, meet, dine and explore with family and friends.

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  Harlem Globetrotters At Home

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  Harlem Globetrotters At-Home Educational Materials

     Just like all of you, we miss the sounds of the arenas and the in-person smiles we share. While we can't connect in person right now, we are not going away. In the coming weeks, we'll be here for you. Look for new videos from our Globetrotter stars that will help with at-home learning for kids, as well as other fun stuff just to make us laugh. Over the past few years our stars have accomplished incredible feats, including Guinness World Records and epic trickshots. View these videos below for some additional entertainment.

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  Junior Ranger

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  Junior Ranger programs engage young people in age-appropriate activities that allow them to discover the significance of a specific site, introduce them to the national park system and to the mission of the National Park Service. They reveal to children that these amazing places belong to them. Junior Ranger programs are designed to provide participants with the flexibility to discover and interact with the park at their own pace and within the limits of their visit. They encourage children and their families to explore things they might otherwise have missed, to get out and walk around, to explore further by visiting specialized programs, park movies, exhibits, trails overlooks, talking to a ranger, and others. When you get to the park visitor center ask a park ranger or volunteer for a junior ranger booklet if you are between the ages of 6-12 and you can fill it out and earn a badge! (less) ... Read more

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  My Gym Children's Fitness Center - LIVE

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  My Gym LIVE brings our amazing curriculum to your living room, backyard, or home dojo! These are NOT prerecorded videos; this is LIVE instruction from our fun and entertaining My Gym teachers. Instead of meeting in person each week, you and your kids will attend My Gym LIVE classes on line as a supplement to your children's home education, learning, fitness, and play. Your first Guest Class is FREE. Visit our web site today to sign up at the My Gym nearest to you in your time zone!

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  Reading Eggs

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  Learn to Read in 30 Days for FREE! Reading Eggs is the multi-award winning reading program for ages 2 to 13 that uses scientific research to help your child learn to read, in just weeks! Our mission has always been to make learning easy and fun for young learners, and we feel there's never been a more important time to do this. That's why we're giving you 30 days' free access to the Reading Eggs and Mathseeds online learning programs. This 30 days' free access is our effort to ensure your child can continue learning at home with a quality educational resource designed by experienced educators and used by over 10 million children worldwide. (less) ... Read more

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  The Tree House

  Weaverville

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  The Tree House - Community School We recognize that parents are the child's first teachers. Children learn best when parents are involved in their educational program. The primary bridge between home and school is the bond between family and community. Loaning out hand made and eco friendly wooden Montessori, Waldorf and Reggio inspired learning materials for children ages 2-8 years.