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Activities to Enjoy at Home

This helpful leaflet offers a list of caterpillar and butterfly-friendly plants that grow in our Canadian climate.

Create your own unique digital and paper snowflakes and invite the beauty of winter into your home… without the cold!

Whether you're gazing through your window or out enjoying the snow, it's always a great time for a game of Bird Bingo.

Easy-to-follow instructions and templates for art crafts inspired by nature.

Cut and fold paper in creative activities that are inspired by nature.

Try some paper-based word games. Each sheet has pictures to colour, too!

Make a traditional Inuit string figure that "hops"! String length: 130 cm (50 in.).

Spiff up your wallpaper with one of our stunning photos. Try them all!

Eight actions you can take now to help reduce plastic pollution in the ocean.

Simple recipes for ice-cream toppings—inspired by plants that need the cold. The recipes.

Make like an Arctic plant: chill out and try these simple stretching poses.

Practical advice and information for making particular types of gardens (such as for butterflies and birds, and using native plants).