Virtual Recreation Center

Welcome to the West Seneca Youth & Recreation Virtual Recreation Center! This is your place to find active, fun, recreation resources through these unprecedented times. We are committed to ensuring that our community has resources to maintain healthy lives, foster relationships, and continue to create memorable experiences. Our Virtual Recreation Center will help bring ideas to keep you and your loved ones healthy and entertained. 
 
 
STAY ACTIVE
As our daily lives are filled with more indoor time, there are many ways to stay healthy and active. Visit the links below for great ways to keep you moving!
Fitness Blender - Variety of free fitness videos 
Fitness Blender for Kids - Free fitness videos for kids!
Go Noodle - Movement and mindfulness videos
87 Energy Busting Indoor Games and Activities
Group HIIT - Free kid’s workouts! 

Yoga for Kids - Free yoga videos for kids! Great for adults too!
Garage Workouts - Have fun working out at home!
 
ARTS & CRAFTS
Highlights Kids - Fun games, recipes, crafts, and activities
Coloring Pages - Online digital coloring pages
Free Kids Crafts - Craft ideas/templates/printouts
All Kids Network - Crafts, mazes, dot-to-dot, etc.
 
VIRTUAL TOURS
Google Earth - Take a virtual vacation! Explore the world using google earth satellite and street view mode to see places like you are actually there!
The Hidden World of National Parks - National Parks Services and Google have teamed up so you can explore The Hidden World of National Parks with virtual tours guided by park rangers!
Monterey Bay Aquarium - View the live stream of the aquarium! 
Georgia Aquarium - View the Beluga whales and more with the Georgia Aquarium webcams!
Smithsonian - Take a virtual tour of the Smithsonian!
Yellow Stone National Park - Take a virtual field trip to Yellowstone! 
Explore Mars! - Explore Mars with a 360 camera
Virtual Scuba Diving - An immerse 360 view of your national marine sanctuaries!
San Diego Zoo - Check out their animal live cams and videos! 
SeaWorld Orlando - Take a virtual tour of SeaWorld Orlando! 
Dubai Miracle Garden - Explore the worlds largest garden!
The Louvre - Paris, France- Check out art and fashion!
The Met - NYC. Check out these Virtual Exhibits  or Met Kids Tour!
Easter Island - Explore The Moai up close!
NASA - Online Virtual Exhibits! 
Dali Theatre Museum - Virtual visit.

FAMILY FUN
Hold a virtual playdate 
Build a fort! 
Family game night
Make a Time Capsule with your family- include photos, letters, and tokens that you feel represent this time. Even include newspaper articles from the past several days. This will help us remember what happened during this time in future years.
Nomster Chef - Illustrated recipes designed to help kids ages 2-12 cook with their families! 
Active for Life – Filled with family fun tips, game and activity ideas, cooking and more!Active for Life is a Canadian not-for-profit social initiative founded by B2ten. We are a national initiative created to help parents give their children the right start in life through the development of physical literacy.
Indoor Scavenger Hunt Riddles 
Chef Leo’s Creative Kitchen: Kids cook healthy, creative meals in this PBS game

Food Groups Bingo: Kids practice their matching skills while also learning more about healthy food

Dole Quickfire Challenge: Players learn how to build recipes using this fun app that promotes nutritious cooking. 

Nutrition-Based Physical Activity Games: Musical vegetables and fruits are just one of the fun games that get kids moving while also helping them learn about good nutrition. 

Nutrition Jeopardy: What better way to quiz students on their knowledge of nutrition than by playing Jeopardy? 

Nutrition-Related Group Games: In one game, kids play food-related charades and the other players must guess what ingredient or cooking method they are portraying. 
 
SCIENCE & EDUCATION 
Nat Geo Kids - Learn about geography and animals from National Geographic 
Brainscape - Offers a million flashcard decks for every subject, entrance exam, and certification imaginable 
PBS Learning - PreK-12 digital media service with thousands of learning materials!
The Science Spot - Science projects that can be completed with or without internet access! 
Climate Kids - This Nasa initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate change, atmosphere, water, energy, plants, and animals. 
Kids Think Design - Explore careers in fashion design, graphic design, interior design, film & theatre, architecture, animation and more! 
The OT Toolbox - At home OT, PT, and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play.
Environmental Nature Center - Educational videos geared toward school aged children. 
TR Inaugural Site - One of America's best-known and most influential presidents came to be inaugurated in Buffalo, NY! Take a virtual tour. 

Body parts jigsaw 

Body Parts Word-O-Rama 

Audio Word Match 

Which Word Sentences 

Match It Sentences 

The Human Body: Britannica published this interactive quiz that challenges users to brush up their knowledge about every part of the human body. 

Human Body Game: Designed for very young students, this brightly colored game helps them learn the basic parts of the body.   

Learn the Skeletal System: In this online game, kids drag and drop skeletal bones into the correct place. 

Quiz: Brain & Nervous System: Kids test their knowledge about how the brain and nervous system control the human body. 
 
TOWN OF WEST SENECA
Town of West Seneca Parks Tour & Activity Book – Discover Town of West Seneca Parks, complete activities at each park and receive a certificate at the end!
Discover West Seneca – Check out this Scavenger Hunt series that takes place in West Seneca!
2022 Holiday Coloring Contest - Check out our 2022 Holiday Coloring Contest for ages 3+.

SAFETY
Cool Not Cool: Relationships should be a place where people are safe, but that’s not true of all relationships. Here, kids learn to identify problematic behavior. 
Interland: Internet safety is taught in this fun online game.
Safe Online Surfing: The FBI designed these games, aimed at different grade levels, to help kids learn how to stay safe online. 
Triple Zero Kids Challenge: Kids learn how to best respond to a variety of emergency situations in this app-based game.