One of our most interesting finds was this website which has a large number of mini history movies called "Canadian Minutes" which are each a minute long. (Thus the name.) Some of them are pretty dorky, but the kids really enjoyed them. If you don't want to watch them (for free) on the website, you can order them on a video.
Our next favorite find was a book called
The Maple Syrup Book by Marilyn Linton which we found at our local library. Not only does it tell in detail how maple syrup is made, but it also includes some Canadian history, science, and some wonderful activities. If your library doesn't have it, this might be one to purchase. It is published by Kids Can Press.
I didn't actually use
this website because my printer isn't hooked up right now, but they have several free PDF books about the Hudson Bay company.
This is a link to a website describing a study some school children did on Inuksuks (or "Inukshuks). We followed their example and built some of our own. Very easy and fun!
We also used a coloring page on the Enchanted Learning website as a pattern to make a construction paper Canadian maple leaf quilt. If you want something a little fancier,
here is a link to a Canadian symbols "quilt" you can print and make.
Finally, we tried the blueberry dessert recipe from GTG and although I thought it was a little too sweet, the rest of the family loved it. The children decided we will have to go blueberry picking this year so I can have plenty of blueberries on hand to make it often. And I know my husband liked it because he ate most of it and he's really not big on desserts. Definately a keeper! We had pea soup too, but I followed my own recipe.
I've actually been to Canada a few times, so I was able to show the kids some pictures from the top of the CN tower. What a view! But if you ever go there, do NOT eat at the McDonalds next to it (if it's still there), unless you like your burgers extra greasy. I never though anything could be worse than American fast food. American fast food in Canada is much worse! My only memory of Canadian food is a potato and lettuce soup I had in a hotel resturant in Toronto. It was wonderful, though I'm not sure how "Canadian" it actually was. I'm still looking for a recipe. The most interesting thing I noticed about Canada was the foreigners there had foreign acccents with a Canadian accent. I'd always taken forgranted that a Middle Eastern or Japanese immigrant speaking English would sound the same in any country.
