August 31 2020

Week 4: Activity 1

Do Your Favourite Summer Activity

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

September 02 2020

Week 4: Activity 3

Cooking Together

Learn how to make your favourite meal 

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity) 

September 01 2020

Week 4: Activity 2

Solve the River Trail Riddles 

The first riddle to send you on your adventure is located at the shed at Lobies Park. Good luck!

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity) 

September 03 2020

Week 4: Activity 4

Play in Water

What we have to offer:

  • Walkerton Kinsmen Club Splash Pad 

What you can do at home:

  • Make a pop bottle sprinkler 
  • Make your own water obstacle course 
  • Have a water gun fight

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity) 

September 04 2020

Week 4: Activity 5

Hallway Laser Maze

What you will need:

  • Tape 

Make this laser maze at home as the tape lasers going from wall to wall would be a challenge for anybody to get through it

Full effect achieved when playing Mission Impossible theme song

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity) 

August 24 2020

Week 3: Activity 1

Create your own Game

Use your creativity and imagination to develop a fun new game!

This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)


August 25 2020

Week 3: Activity 2

Outdoor Scavenger Hunt 

Try and Find:

  • A Pinecone
  • A Leaf
  • A Bird
  • A Feather
  • A Long Stick
  • A Tree 
  • A Squirrel 
  • A Fire Hydrant 
  • A Bug 
  • Some litter (bonus if you throw out)

This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 26 2020

Week 3: Activity 3

Cook Together International Meal

We recommend trying: Mexican Breakfast Pizza

You can find this recipe on our Facebook at www.Facebook.com/BrocktonON

This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 27 2020

Week 3: Activity 4

Water Balloon Pinata

You’ll need:

  • A Bat
  • Water Balloons
  • String
  • Blindfold

1.    Fill up water balloons 

2.    Hang them up from a tree 

3.    Blindfold the pinata swinger 

4.    Spin the swinger five times 

5.    Try your best and have fun

This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 28 2020

Week 3: Activity 5

Make Your Own Book

How to make:

1.    Fold a piece of paper into eighths. Then unfold

2.    Fold the paper short edge to short edge.

3.    Cut the paper. Make sure it is on the horizontal seem and do not go all the way through. Then unfold 

4.    Fold the paper in half, long edge to long edge.

5.    Fold the paper in half, long edge to long edge.

6.    Flatten your book.

7.    Secure the pages.

This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)


August 18 2020

Week 2: Activity 2

Week 2 Activity 2: August 18, 2020

Explore Lobies Park

Try and find:

Why it is called Lobies Park? (Hint: check near the washrooms)

Find three different types of trees (Hint: Look at the whole park)

The Saugeen River (Hint: Go near the dock)

A fish sculpture (Hint: check near the playground)

Find a map of the river (Hint: Check near the dock)

This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 17 2020

Week 2: Activity 1

Week 2 Activity 2: August 17, 2020

Make Moon Sand

How to Make:

  1. 1/4 cup baby oil for every 2 cups of flour.
  2. Mix in food colouring with the oil before mixing in the flour 
  3. Once finished using the moon sand you just made try and create something you would find in Brockton

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity) 

August 19 2020

Week 2: Activity 3

Week 2 Activity 3: August 19, 2020

Cooking Together/Baking Treats

We recommend trying: Two-ingredient ice-cream muffins

You can find this recipe on our Facebook at Facebook.com/BrocktonON

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)


August 20 2020

Week 2: Activity 4

Week 2 Activity 4: August 20, 2020

Will It Float? 

Try to make a boat

Materials to use:

  • Sponges
  • Chart paper and marker
  • Cardboard scraps or small boxes and lids
  • Egg cartons
  • Paper tubes and straws
  • Foil wrap
  • Variety of paper  

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 21 2020

Week 2: Activity 5

Week 2 Activity 5: August 21, 2020

Blanket Forts

How to make a Blanket Cave

What you will need:

  • 1 blanket
  • 1 couch
  • 3 pillows
  • 8 books
  1. Tuck the blank into the couch and drape it over the top.
  2. Stretch out the blanket and place books on the blanket to secure it creating a cave shape.
  3. Decorate the inside with pillows for style and comfort

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 10 2020

Week 1: Activity 1

Activity 1: August 10, 2020

Strike! Water bottle bowling

How to play:

  1. Clean ten plastic bottles.
  2. Squirt a couple drops of food colouring into the water bottles
  3. Fill with water 
  4. Shake to mix the food colouring
  5. Grab a ball and start bowling

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 11 2020

Week 1: Activity 2

Activity 2: August 11, 2020

Camp at home! 

Some camp activities we recommend:

  • Pitch a tent in your backyard or house
  • Have a Campfire
  • Make smore’s 
  • Look at the stars
  • Tell a ghost story 
  • Sing a campfire song

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 12 2020

Week 1: Activity 3

Activity 3: August 12, 2020

Cooking Together

We recommend trying: Cheesy Quesadillas

You can find this recipe on our Facebook at Facebook.com/BrocktonON

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 13 2020

Week 1: Activity 4

Activity 4: August 13, 2020

Get Wet!

Build your own sprinkler

How to make:

  1. Clean a 2 L pop bottle 
  2. Safely poke holes on the side of the bottle 
  3. Tape to a hose with electric tape
  4. Enjoy!

Or

Go to the Splash Pad

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)

August 14 2020

Week 1: Activity 5

Activity 5: August 14, 2020

Stay-At-Home Scavenger hunt

What to Find:

  • Something Shiny
  • Something old
  • Something new 
  • Something blue
  • Something smelly
  • Something tasty
  • Something soft
  • Something cold
  • Something hot 
  • Something small

*This week’s prize is $1.00 off kid’s cone or a kid’s meal at participating local businesses (Old Garage Wood Fire Pizza Scoop Shack, Brant Drive-In, and Serendipity)