Free Summer Activities and Resources 1 Activities include Mindfulness apps, Educational apps, Art Websites, Hiking in Monterey​ County, Family friendly Podcast shows, and Online Summer Camps.

Educational Games

Fun Brain- Math Starfall- English Prodigy- Math BrainPop- Math and Science Cool Math - Math

Websites - Videos

PBS Kids- Videos, Gam ​ https://pbskids.org/

One Click Digital- Online library ​ books. Fill out library card application online. www.salinaspubliclibrary.org

Gen-Z Media- Podcasting Family ​ Friendly, Sci-Fi, Mystery, Comedy, Adventure, and Science stories. https://gzmshows.com/shows/

National Geographic Kids- ​ Games, videos, learn about animals. https://kids.nationalgeographic. com/

Free Summer Activities 2 ​ Mindfulness Online Apps Summer

Mindyeti​- Guided mindfulness Camp Headspace​- Guided mindfulness Wide Open School.​ ​All Ages. Kids Mindfulness Meditations-​ Areas of focus includes, sleep, focus, calm, and Created and curated by Common Sense, kindness. this site makes distance learning easier Stop, Breath, & Think Kids-​ Meditation and more accessible for families and Mission. educators. Kids from preschool to high Calming Bottle-​ Regulating Emotions school can browse through engaging videos, lessons, and activities by topic or Daylio​- Mood tracker, observe the difference in your mood, digital journal. subject -- all created by top-quality providers including PBS, GoNoodle, and

Khan Academy.

Monterey How it works:​ Self-directed activities on a County flexible schedule; parents can use the "virtual summer camp" schedule, create Hiking Trails their own, or let older kids explore themselves. Pfeiffer State Park- ​For c​ urrent trail conditions p​ lease visit ​ ​Pfeiffer Big Varsity Tutors​. A​ ges 5 and Up

Sur State Park website Kids can join a weeklong session based on their grade level for a variety of original, educational subjects like basic Free Summer Activities 3 ​

engineering using household items, Buzzard's Roost Trail​: ​ 4.8 miles roundtrip mastering strategy games, and drawing loop, moderate. Along shady redwoods anime. How it works: One hour of live to a switchback trail through tan oaks instructions via video chat from Monday and bay trees, peaking at Pfeiffer Ridge to Friday, with some self-directed work with beautiful coastal views. time. Pfeiffer Falls Trail:​ 1.4 miles roundtrip from trailhead. Easy hike. A scenic hike K12 Destinations Career Academy.​ ​ Ages along Pfeiffer Big Sur Creek through one 13+. of the park's finest redwood groves ends High schoolers can get course credit with at a 60-foot high waterfall. these free summer school classes and Toro Park-​ Day use park with group coding bootcamps. Teens can also picnic areas, trails for hiking and biking, explore careers by taking informational playgrounds, youth group and school courses. Teachers are available to help program facilities. during traditional school hours.How it works: Jack’s Peak County Park- ​ Almost 8.5 miles of horseback riding and hiking The Lion King Experience:​ At Home.​ trails wind through forests and to Ages 8-15. breathtaking ridge top vistas. The Skyline Originally designed for classrooms and Self-Guided Nature Trail traverses the adapted for home use, this immersive summit of Jacks Peak. theater program teaches kids State Natural Reserve ​ - is performance art through T​ he Lion King​. located just south of Carmel offers some Each lesson plan (there are 11 for kids, of the most spectacular coves and 18 for teens) contains videos, journal prompts, performances, and more.How it Free Summer Activities 4 ​ meadows available in Big Sur. Day use works: Self-directed activities broken into only. 45-minute lesson plans on a flexible schedule. Cypress Grove Trail:​ .​ 75 to 3 miles or more round trip. Plenty of offshoots and Start with a Book.​ ​Free; age 6+. coves to explore. In addition to a summer science camp, Garden Ranch Regional Park​- In Carmel this site offers a long list of themes, such Valley. Day use activities include hiking, as Art, Night Sky, and Weather Report, for photography, horseback riding, jogging, kids to explore. For each theme, you get walking, bird watching, painting and book suggestions (for all reading levels), limited mountain bike riding in the discussion guides, hands-on activities, Cooper Ranch area. and related sites and apps. (You'll need to check the books out of the library or Garrapata State Park- ​is located buy them.) How it works: Self-directed between 7 miles south of Carmel activities on a flexible schedule. between Mile Markers 63.0 - 67.2. Camp Kesem at Home.​ ​Free; age 6+ Rocky Ridge Trail:​ 6​ miles out and back or a 4.6 mile loop. Camp Kesem provides free summer Sobranes Canyon Trail:​ 2.2 mile out and camps to kids whose parents have back or a 4.6 mile loop. cancer, allowing them to build Sobranes Point Trail​:​ 2 mile loop relationships with other kids going through the same thing. This summer's -​ Trails with programs are all virtual. Apply through tunnels. your local Camp Kesem chapter, which Before visiting please call to make sure you can find on the website. How it Park is currently open to visitors. works: Live and recorded videos twice a Free Summer Activities 5 ​

week, along with offline activities and social media interaction with other Online campers and counselors. Exercise GoNoddle​- Indoor exercise videos Art, Drawing Yoga For Kids- and Doodling https://youtu.be/5XCQfYsFa3Q Friv-​ ​ h​ ttp://www.friv-com.com/ Kids Workout- https://www.easypeasyandfun.com/​how https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_A -to-draw​/ _HjHZxfI&t=130s http://​www.hellokids.c​ om/r_12/drawing- Koo Koo Kanga Roo- for-kids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Imhi 98dHa5w https://www.pixilart.com/​ D​ rawing Website

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