Toronto Kids July 2016

TORONTO KIDS - July 2016 | 1

Time for Preschool?NorthwoodMontessori

Parent & Tot • Toddlers • Preschool • JK/SKAges 1-5years

416-492-9495northwoodmontessori.ca

July 2016

Silly Summer

Story Time

PG 3

July Events

PG 4

Night Light Mystery

PG 5

Harry Potter Book Nook

PG 6

Puzzle Answers

PG 7

Summer Magic

2 | TORONTO KIDS - July 2016

260 Scenic Caves Rd., The Blue Mountains 705 446-0256

• 420 ft.SuspensionBridge

• Thunderbird1/2-mile LongTwin Zip Ride

• Caves andCaverns

• GemstoneMining

• Big RockRailroad

• Mini-golf• Gift Shop• Snack Bar andPicnic Area

• Kids AdventurePlayground

• FabulousPanoramicViews

Scenic Caves andEco Adventures

Eco Adventure Tour with Tree-topWalking and Two Zip Line Rides

1500 Birchmount Rd., Toronto ON • 416-266-8878 ext. [email protected] • www.bondacademy.ca

Success Starts at Bond

Our Tuition Includes:• Small Classes• Safe & Caring Environment• Free Before & After School Programs• Character Education• Weekly Swimming Lessons

• Early Start French Language Classes• Art & Music• Early Start Literacy & Numeracy• Daily Physical & Health Education• Sports Programs SSAF Member

WEEKLYSUMMERCAMP

On LinEGRade 12CREditSAvAiLAbLE

SPECiAL

OffERS fOR

GRades 8,

9 & 10

Private elementary & secondary schoolMontessori Casa (ages 3-6)Private elementary & secondary schoolMontessori Casa (ages 3-6)

Celebrating 16 years of Nurturing, Learning, & Growing

Minutes from 401 & GO Transit, steps to TTC

18 months - 6 yearsSmall classes

Toddler through kindergartenFull day, Half day, Extended hours

Where students progress at their own pace in acooperative community of learners?

Arrange a tour today!

Have you visited a school where each child is activelyengaged in learning, using hands-on material?

Limited spaces avaiLabLe

Give your child a Smart Start in Life!

416-644-1130 SmartMontessori.com2660 Kennedy Road (@ Huntingwood)

Scarborough, Ont, M1T 3H7


Stuff you’ll need

What to do3 cups or bowls scissors

1. Cut out the CharaCter, loCation and plot coupons below. place each set in a cup or bowl.

2. place all the CharaCter coupons in one cup, the loCation coupons in another and all the plot coupons in a third cup.

3. take turns being the story teller by pulling one coupon from each cup, without looking, to invent a story that includes the CharaCter, loCation and plot.

looking for some big laughs? invite some friends or family members over for an evening of imaginative storytelling. You can tell the stories around a campfire or in the backyard using our zany Silly Summer Story time kit. Give it a try tonight!

T O R O N T O K I D S &

publisherDANA ROBBINS

toronto general managerJOHN WILLEMS

director of advertisingCHERyL PHILLIPS

advertising managerANNE BESWICK

director of circulationand distribution operations

MIKE BANVILLE

regional director of production and creative services

KATHERINE PORCHERON

features writersTASHA ZANIN

cover design TASHA ZANIN

175 GORDON BAKER ROAD, TORONTO, ONTARIO M2H 0A2

TELEPHONE & ADVERTISING INQUIRIES 416.493.4400

Toronto Kids & Families is published monthly. Copyright 2014. All rights reserved.

No part of this publication may by reproduced without the written permission of the Publisher. Toronto Kids is in full compliance with the Personal Information Protection and

Electronic Documents Act. Call 416-493-4400 for more information.

© 2016 Vicki W

hiting / KidScoop.com

500 REXDALE BLVD ATHWY 27. FANTASYFAIR.CA

416-674-5437

Rides • Games • Free Shows and MORE!

Bring this couponreceive one

Bring this couponreceive one Free riDeFree riDeFree riDeFree riDe


2016

Enjoy a day of fishing in the

peaceful Canadian outdoors. July 2-10 anyone

without a fishing licence can give

it a try.

Have a parent hide a “treasure” and write down clues for you to follow. Have a fun treasure hunt with your friends.

Inspired by flight and the skies,

enjoy hand-on activities and music all weekend. Create

paper planes and kites, and enjoy

stories about flying!

Write a movie review for a film

you have seen this summer. Tell what

you liked or disliked about it.

Mail it to a friend or family member.

Put all your soft toys out in a circle and give them a Teddy

Bear’s Picnic.

Make a pitcher of ice-cold lemonade and give it to a neighbour as a sweet summer surprise!Teddy Bear’s

Picnic Day

National DrowningPrevention Week

Chris Westfall Magic & the

Porelain PrincessFestival of Flight

@ Aga Khan Museum

Ahoy mateys! Celebrate the long

weekend aboard tall ships, plus food,

music, arts, shopping and more!

Grab a friend and practice throwing

and catching a ball. If you’re right-handed,

try catching with your left hand. If

you’re left-handed, try catching with your right hand.

Check out what local events are happening in your area this

weekend. Look through the local newspaper or the

newspaper’s website.

Pack a lunch and take a long bike ride

with a group of friends. Tell a parent your planned route.

Princess Bella, the porcelain doll

comes to life through juggling, dance and

magic. Two shows at The Papermill

Theatre.

Get a paper lunch bag and turn it into a puppet. Draw a face on the bottom using markers or crayons.

On this day in 1867, Canada became a

self-governing dominion. Draw the

maple leaf flag.

Start a Summer Book Club with

your friends. Choose a book together then pick a meeting day

to discuss it.

Celebrate summer on the

island with free face painting, colouring

contests, games, live animal visits, a magic show, and

much more.

Make a macaroni necklace today. You

can change their colour by soaking in food colouring. Allow them to dry on a paper towel and then thread

them on a string.

Try jumping rope with some friends.

It takes some practice, but it's great exercise.

Find a shady spot and have a nice

family picnic today.

Create a secret code. Share the code with a friend and

write coded

notes.

Find a creative

way to cool off. Make a shower with

a garden hose or run through the sprinklers.

Make ice cream sundaes for your family. Include as

many fruits as possible.

Reorganize part of your room—a

closet, a bookshelf or a toy chest.

Collect toys and books you no longer use and give them to an organization that will distribute them.

Celebrate cows today. Think about all the things you get from a cow.

Make a smoothie with lots of fruits. Add a quarter cup of chopped fresh

spinach or another green vegetable.

Create a comic strip. Use two characters

to tell riddles or knock-knock jokes.

Draw a week’s worth of strips.

Practice your breaststroke,

backstroke and treading water.

Make sure to only swim with an adult

present.

Take a walkwith a family

member. Observe your surroundings and see if you spot birds and flowers

along the way.

Check out the largest free African Music Festival in North America! Performance and

drums stages, marketplace, and a children’s village.

When is the last time your family

visited a museum? Plan a visit today.

Canada Day

Cow AppreciationDay

National PicnicMonth

Ontario FamilyFishing Events

Redpath Waterfront

Festival

Afrofest @ Woodbine Park

Starting with a parade down Yonge Street today the party continues on Centre Island all weekend with music, dance

and drama shows, a bazaar, exhibits, a kids’ area & yoga

meltdown!Festival of India

Kids Fest @ Centre Island

HarryPotter’sBirthday

Tick the box on each day when you have completed 15 minutes of reading. Children

who develop a love of reading will become better students

and build a better future.

© 2016 Vicki Whiting / KidScoop.com


A firefly is an insect, but it is not a fly. It is a beetle.

Beetles have two pairs of wings. The front pair is stiff and protects the soft back wings, which are used for flying.

People use their lungs to get oxygen from the air. A firefly has small holes on its abdomen that let in oxygen.

Use a light stick, often found with sporting goods, to demonstrate how chemicals can mix together to create light without giving off any heat.

An adult firefly can make its light blink on and off. Each species or kind of firefly has its own blinking pattern. Males and females use their flashes to find mates from the same species.

Some species flash short, quick flashes. Others stay lit longer. Others have longer dark times between flashes.

The male flies around flashing his light. The female stays near the ground and flashes “answers” to the male’s flashing messages as he flies above her.

Fireflies also use their flashing lights to scare off predators and to warn other fireflies of danger.

Fireflies need four things to glow. Three of those are chemicals it has in its body. Circle every third letter to discover the fourth thing it needs to glow.

© 2016 Vicki Whiting / KidScoop.com


Brimley - SteelesMontessori School

Toddler Program: 18 months to 2.5 yearsPreschool Program: 2.5 years - 4 yearsKindergarten Program: 4 years - 6 years

Qualified Teachers NutritiousSnacks and Hot Lunches Available

OPEN HOUSE AT YOUR CONVENIENCE5000 Steeles Ave East, Markham ON, L3R 7B4

NOW REGISTERING FOR 2016 - 2017 SCHOOL YEAR

(647) 996 - 9619 - brimleysteelesmontessori.com

Caring&Enlightening

On July 31 everyOne’s favOurite wizard turns 36! tO celebrate harry pOtter’s birthday - and J. k. rOwling’s latest stOry “harry pOtter and the cursed child” we’re returning tO hOgwarts fOr this mOnth’s bOOk nOOk.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s StoneJ.K. RowlingThe story that started it all... When a letter arrives for unhappy but or-dinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord’s curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived.

Fantastic Beasts and Wear to Find ThemJ.K. RowlingRead the textbook Harry, Ron and Hermione and learn about some of the creatures you have already met in the books. This companion book is written by Newt Sca-mander - the hero of the upcoming movie of the same name.

The Tales of Beedle the BardJ.K. RowlingThe Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry, wRon and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the five fairytales in full.

Pottermore.comFor Harry Potter fans everywhere - Pottermore is the place to go to get sorted in your house, learn the history of the wizarding world and get introduced to Ilvermony - the North American school of Witchcraft and Wiz-ardry.

bOOk nooK

Ages 9-12

Harry Potter and the Cursed ChildJ.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack ThorneThe screenplay from the stage pro-duction that takes place 19 years after the last book. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must strug-gle with the weight of a family legacy.

Ages 12+

Ages 9-12

Ages 9-12

Ages 9-12


Preschool to Grade 5

Learning and growththrough inspired teaching.

279 Burnhamthorpe Road, Etobicoke416-239-3054 OlivetSchool.ca

ANSWERS:Flip this page upside down to check your answers for this issue’s activities!

Page 5

OxygenHow does a firefly glow?

Circle the firefly that will complete the pattern.


METROPOLITAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY

Inspiring studentssince 1982.Preparation for university and life-long success begins now!

416-285-0870 | wwww.MetroPrep.com | 49 Mobile Drive, Toronto

Y

Inspiring students

Schola

rships

available

forgra

des 7

to9