Learn & explore
Make a Lambton County map
Turn a rainy afternoon into a tiny map of the places your family knows, visits, or wants to explore next.
20 minutesAges 5+Paper + pencil
How to do it
- Mark Sarnia, your community, and two other Lambton places.
- Add roads, water, parks, or landmarks from memory.
- Choose one place to look up for a future family outing.
Make something
Run a Lake Huron colour lab
Use water, paper, and a few colours to recreate the lake, sky, or a favourite beach-day memory.
15 minutesAges 3+Cups + paper
How to do it
- Fill two or three clear cups with water and place paper beside them.
- Mix small amounts of colour and make a “lake,” “sky,” and “storm” sample.
- Draw a shoreline scene using the colours you made.
Make something
Build a cardboard landmark
Make a bridge, lighthouse, water tower, or completely invented Lambton landmark from recycling.
30–45 minutesAges 6+Recycled cardboard
How to do it
- Sketch the landmark from the front and side.
- Build the main shape with boxes, tubes, and tape.
- Give it a name and add one fact or story about who uses it.
Make something
Make a family picnic menu
Plan an imaginary summer outing with a menu, a budget, and one food everyone can help prepare.
20 minutesAges 5+Paper + crayons
How to do it
- Choose a Lambton park or beach as the imaginary destination.
- Draw three food choices and add simple prices to practise adding.
- Pack a pretend basket and explain what you would do if rain arrived.
Get moving
Build a five-stop living-room trail
Turn a small space into a short movement route that works when the air or weather keeps you indoors.
10 minutesAges 3+No equipment
How to do it
- Choose five safe stations: balance, animal walk, wall push, dance, and stretch.
- Spend 20 seconds at each station, then take a water break.
- Let one child redesign the route for the second round.
Learn & explore
Become the family weather reporter
Make a prediction from the window, then compare it with the official forecast before choosing the day’s plan.
10 minutesAges 6+Window + pencil
How to do it
- Record the sky, wind, and what you think will happen next.
- Check the Environment Canada forecast for your area.
- Circle the family plan that fits: move, make, read, or rest.
Quiet time
Start a library-to-living-room story hunt
Turn one book into a scavenger hunt, drawing prompt, or mini storytime instead of simply reading it once.
20 minutesAges 3+One book
How to do it
- Choose a book from home or browse Lambton County Library.
- Find five things in the pictures or words: a colour, animal, place, shape, and feeling.
- Draw one new scene that could happen after the book ends.
Quiet time
Make a smoke-day choice board
Create a reusable menu of indoor options for the days when your family needs to stay in and keep plans simple.
15 minutesAll agesPaper + pencil
How to do it
- Draw nine squares and fill them with make, move, learn, and quiet ideas.
- Choose three squares for the day: one active, one creative, and one calm.
- Check the Lambton air-quality page when deciding whether outdoor time fits.
Quiet time
Send a local thank-you postcard
Draw a favourite Lambton place or family memory and send a short note to someone who helped make it special.
20 minutesAges 4+Paper + crayons
How to do it
- Pick a person, place, or small kindness to thank.
- Draw the front and write one specific sentence on the back.
- Deliver it, mail it, or take a photo and send it.
Quiet time
Tell a three-object story
Use three ordinary objects to build a tiny story together, with each family member adding one turn.
10 minutesAll agesThree objects
How to do it
- Choose three safe objects without showing them to the storyteller.
- Start with “On a windy day in Lambton County…” and add the objects one at a time.
- End the story with a problem solved by teamwork.
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