Bambi's Blog

Bambi Ross is a local Manor Park resident and former principal at Manor Park Public School. Bambi's Blog features free online activities and resources that are fun for people of all ages!

This long weekend may not be like others in the past but we can still try to enjoy the "Staycation". Hopefully some of today's distractions will help! Royal Choral Society - Halleluleh chorus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PQYVbd1Gwg "And So It Goes" Stay At Home Choir https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HINNVwddDJU Rick Astley "Together Forever" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPYZpwSpKmA  Chumbawamba "I Get Knocked Down" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2H5uWRjFsGc Hansen "MMMBop" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHozn0YXAeE&list=PLD042068ABAC187D2&index=2 As many of you head into the garden over this weekend here is a music suggestion from Lori. Side note this is a MP kid! https://youtu.be/KAyuiSga4-4 Nathan "JungleJump" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_Ptx__xuRw&list=PL0f7PvMpTH07hlhoritKpOjPx2Yc_WEWz&index=23

Maybe you will be heading to golf course this weekend? Here are a couple golf stretching videos to get you started.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MozrkulgSy0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qH6cPkRyHo

Beechwood Avenue in the 80's and 90's

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_exQEUvhxdQ

CATS the Musical pis on "The Show Must Go On" on Youtube tonight for the next 48 hours

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdmPjhKMaXNNeCr1FjuMvag

Great news for our neighbourhood! More closed roads for pedestrians and cyclists this weekend  https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/ncc-adds-two-more-parkways-to-car-free-pilot-project Graduate Together  Although an American event if you have a child graduating this spring you might want to watch this with them. Barack Obama will apparently do the commencement address. Tomorrow night  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6uXkfnn-eg4 What is open and closed this weekend

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/whats-open-and-closed-in-ottawa-over-the-victoria-day-long-weekend

Coming May 20th! Together Apart - A Virtual Showcase  https://www.operaatelier.com/season-and-tickets/2020-2021-season/together-apart-opera-atelier?utm_campaign=later-linkinbio-nationalballet&utm_content=later-7154803&utm_medium=social&utm_source=instagram

Some fun ideas for with the kids

How about some  easy family competitions?

Minute to Win It games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZIT0Hp-hf8

More fun Minute to Win It games

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSRgN0zpsMk

Backyard fairy tale adventures

http://www.weareteachers.com/never-starting-tales-free-lessons/

CN Tower activities

https://www.cntower.ca/en-ca/what-s-up/now-at-the-cn-tower/at-home-activities.html