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CQ Family Day Colouring Page

Feb 15
1 min

CQ Family Day Colouring Page

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! And remember to ask for help if needed! Materials Needed CQ Family Day Printable Colouring Page Markers, Pencil Crayons or Crayons Glue stick or stapler Scissors (Use with adult supervision!) Stamps What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your station in an area that can get messy Print the CQ Family Day Printable Colouring Page Colour in the page however you'd like Hang your artwork! Let’s see y

Family Day Flourless Brownies

Feb 15
1 min

Family Day Flourless Brownies

Try making these five ingredient flourless brownies for a quick family day sweet treat. Ingredients 1/2 cup unsalted butter or coconut oil 1 cup chocolate chips (try salted caramel chips for a change!) 1/2 cup sugar (or a little less) 3 eggs scrambled 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder What to Do Preheat oven to 350 degrees C, and grease a 9×13 inch pan or cover pan with parchment paper for easy cleanup Melt butter and chocolate chips in microwave for 2 mins or in a saucepan on

DIY Camp Dice

Feb 15
1 min

DIY Camp Dice

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! Wash your hands and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed Scissors Plain paper or printed DIY Camp Dice Template Markers, or crayons Tape or glue What to Do Print out the die template. Alternatively, you can draw the template onto a piece of paper. Cut out the template or cut out your die drawing. Construct your die Roll! Construction Fold along each of the black lines with the blank part of the

Valentines Cards!

Feb 14
1 min

Valentines Cards!

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! And remember to ask for help if needed! Materials Needed CQ Printable Valentines Cards Markers, Pencil Crayons or Crayons Scissors (Use with adult supervision!) What to Do Gather all your materials Print the CQ Printable Valentine Cards Downloads Colour in your favourite cards however you'd like! Write a message on the back if you'd like! With an adult cut out your valentines along the lines. Give it

Dec 11, 2020
1 min

Winter Mad Libs

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed Pen/Pencil Winter Facts Mad-lib Skates Mad-lib Snow Day Mad-lib Winder Wonderland Mad-lib What to Do Find a pencil or marker to write with. Print your mad-libs to write your answers or write your answers on a scrap piece of paper while you look at the screen. Share your funny stories with your Family in-person or over Zoom with a friend! Need some help thi

Penguin Bowling!

Dec 11, 2020
1 min

Penguin Bowling!

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed Paper or Plastic Cups (3-7) Construction Paper (Black, Orange) White Paper Black Marker Scissors Glue Socks Tracing Templates Printable Download Optional: Googly Eyes What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your crafting station Use your tracing templates and marker to trace out the different shapes on to paper. With an adult cut out the shapes. Glue t

Make Your Move!

Dec 9, 2020
1 min

Make Your Move!

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting and ask for help when needed! What to Do For todays activity we're movin' & groovin' with our camp friends at GoNoodle to stay active! In the first video we are movin': Frozen II: Make Your Move - when you see a character moving, move along with them! When you see a character freeze, FREEZE! Copy their actions! In the second video we are groovin': Follow along with the dancers & Yeti to learn a dance '

Gingerbread Person Paper Bag Puppet

Dec 8, 2020
1 min

Gingerbread Person Paper Bag Puppet

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! Wash your hands and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed CQ Printable Art Downloads Markers Scissors Glue stick Brown Paper Bag Gingerbread Certificate What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your crafting station Print the CQ Printable Art Downloads Colour in the different shapes that will make your Gingerbread person! The head, body, eyes, buttons and even a bow/bowtie! With Adult supervi

Salt Crystal Snowflakes

Dec 7, 2020
1 min

Salt Crystal Snowflakes

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! Wash your hands and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed Salt Jar Pipe-cleaners Pencil What to Do Gather all your materials. Set up your station in an area that can get messy. Fill your jar with water. Pour water from jar into a pot, and boil water. When the water boils, add salt. (Approx. 1/2 cup per small jar - Adjust accordingly). Keep pouring in salt. You'll notice that crystals start to for

Holiday Keepsake

Dec 4, 2020
2 min

Holiday Keepsake

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! Wash your hands and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed 4 Cups Flour 1 Cup Salt 1.5 Cups Warm Water Large Mixing Bowl Small Bowl Pen Parchment Paper Paint Paintbrush Ribbon or String Optional: Cookie Cutters What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your station in an area that can get messy With an adult, preheat your oven to 250F. In a large bowl mix all of your ingredients: 4 Cups Flour,

Cotton Ball Snow Shovelling

Dec 3, 2020
1 min

Cotton Ball Snow Shovelling

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! This is an active game, clear some space so you have lots of room to move around! Materials Needed: Cotton Balls Spoon(s) Timer Bowl(s) What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your station in an area where you have lots of room! Have a family member or friend on Zoom get a timer ready. Spread out the cotton balls over the surface. Set-Up bowls for each person playing. Give each person a spoon. Wit

CQ Holiday Cards

Dec 2, 2020
1 min

CQ Holiday Cards

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! And remember to ask for help if needed! Materials Needed CQ Printable Postcard Design 1 CQ Printable Postcard Design 2 CQ Printable Postcard Design 3 Markers, Pencil Crayons or Crayons Glue stick or stapler Scissors (Use with adult supervision!) Stamp Previews of Postcards: What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your station in an area that can get messy Print the CQ Printable Post Card Download

Winter Cotton Swab Art

Dec 1, 2020
1 min

Winter Cotton Swab Art

Safety First! Make sure to tell your caregiver what activity your starting! Wash your hands and ask for help when needed! Materials Needed CQ Printable Art Downloads Paint Cotton Swabs Paper Towel (For any messes) Scissors (Use with adult supervision!) What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your station in an area that can get messy Print the CQ Winter Cotton Swab Art Downloads Dip the Cotton Swabs into the paint and then onto your design. Make Patterns and cover your d

Marshmallow Catapults

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

Marshmallow Catapults

SAFETY FIRST! Make sure that you wash your hands before beginning this project! And remember to HAVE FUN! Materials Needed 7 skewers 1 rubberband 4 marshmallows tape plastic spoon What to do: 1. Use 3 marshmallows and make a triangle with the skewers (marshmallows act as the glue) 2. Use 3 more skewers and 1 more marshmallow to form a pyramid 3. Tape plastic spoon securely onto the end of another skewer 4. Loop a thin rubber band around the topmost marshmallow 5. Insert spoon

Straw Rockets

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

Straw Rockets

SAFETY FIRST! Make sure to wash your hands before starting the project. And remember to HAVE FUN! Materials Needed Straws Tape or glue dots Plastic pipettes (or straws with a larger diameter than the other set of straws) Markers, crayons, or coloured pencils Scissors Free rocket template (https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-cVjZBMBNNXUVZfX0RLd2ZycWs/view) What to Do Gather all your materials Print out the free rocket template – colour the rockets and cut them out Cut the botto

Blondie Brownies

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

Blondie Brownies

Ingredients Needed 1 cup butter (melted) 1 & 1/4 cup of brown sugar 2 eggs 2 tsp vanilla extract 2 tsp baking powder 1 tsp salt 2 cups flour OPTIONAL: 1/2 cup chocolate chips Preheat oven to 350 degrees C, grease a 9×13 inch pan and bake for 23 minutes. What to Do Let’s see your creation! Show us what you’ve created by tagging us on social media using the tag #CQCampIn or emailing us at program@campquality.org Happy Baking! Your Friends at CQ.

Oatmeal Cookies

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

Oatmeal Cookies

SAFETY FIRST! Make sure to wash your hands before starting the project. And remember to HAVE FUN! Ingredients Dry 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon cinnamon 1 ½ cup rolled oats Wet ½ cup melted butter OR coconut oil ¾ cup brown sugar 1 whole egg 1 egg yolk 2 teaspoons vanilla Optional ¾ cup raisins, chocolate chips, nuts, or anything you want! What to Do Preheat oven to 350° Prepare two baking sheets with parchm

Elephant Toothpaste

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

Elephant Toothpaste

Safety First! Make sure to wash your hands before starting the project and clear a space that can get messy. Ensure an adult supervises when pouring hydrogen peroxide. And remember to HAVE FUN! Materials Needed ½ cup of Hydrogen peroxide A packet of dry yeast (one packet is approx. ¼ oz) 3 tablespoons warm water Food colouring Container (flask if available) 1 tablespoon of dish soap A tray Funnel Safety goggles What to Do Gather all your materials and put on safety goggles Pu

Slime

Oct 26, 2020
2 min

Slime

SAFETY FIRST! Make sure to wash your hands before starting the project. And remember to HAVE FUN! MATERIALS NEEDED: 1/2 cup Clear PVA School Glue 1 tablespoon Contact Solution (must contain boric acid and sodium borate) 1/2 cup of Water 1/2 tsp Baking Soda Food colouring, confetti, glitter, and other fun mix-ins WHAT TO DO: STEP 1: To a bowl add 1/2 cup of glue and mix with 1/2 cup of water. STEP 2: Add colouring and glitter! The more glitter the better. Start with one drop o

Puffy Paint

Oct 26, 2020
1 min

Puffy Paint

Safety First! Make sure to wash your hands before starting the project. And remember to HAVE FUN! Materials Needed 1 cup of flour 3 TSP baking powder 1 TSP salt Water (add till it creates a pancake batter consistency) Rubber bands Thick Paper Ziploc baggies Microwave Optional Food colouring of choice What to Do Gather all your materials Set up your station in an area that can get messy Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and water into a baggy and squish it together. Add i