Virtual Recreation Center
Contacts
Park Reservations
Ashley Degner at 503-783-3813 or [email protected]
Program Director
Steve Campbell at 503-783-3818 or [email protected]
Recreational Programming
Stephani Hern at 503-783-3819 or [email protected]
General Park Inquiries
[email protected]
Park Access and Maintenance
[email protected]
Helpful Links
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Arts & Crafts, Cooking, Food Science, Science Experiments,Virtual Tours and more
Arts & Crafts
Paint with Nature | Ready To Learn | PBS KIDS for Parents
DIY Piñata | Full-Time Kid | PBS Parents
Dollar Bill Origami Ring from Full-Time Kid
How to Make Shadow Puppets from Full-Time Kid
Glow in the Dark Paint from Full-Time Kid
Easy DIY Bird Feeders! from Full-Time Kid
Homemade BIRD HOUSE from Full-Time Kid
Make Your Own WIND CHIME from Full-Time Kid
Cooking Fun
50 ways to use ground beef from Food Network
Cauliflower Recipes from Food Network
34 Bean Recipes from Food Network
Breakfast Recipes from Food Network
Quick and Healthy from Food Network
Sheet Pan Recipes from Food Network
Vegan Recipes from Food Network
Vegetarian Recipes from Food Network
Gluten Free Recipes from Food Network
Keto Recipes from Food Network
Recipes A-Z from Food Network
Fitness
Exercise, Rhyme and Freeze | Rhyming Words for Kids | Exercise Song | Jack Hartmann
Let’s Get Fit Version 2 | Count to 100 | 2021 Version | Jack Hartmann
Count by 5’s | Exercise and Count By 5 | Count to 100 | Counting Songs | Jack Hartmann
Show Us What You Got – Moose Tube + Harlem Globetrotters | GoNoodle
Food Science
Making S’Mores in a SOLAR COOKER from Full-Time Kid
Dancing Raisins from Buggy and Buddy
Invisible Ink: Painting with Citrus from Tinkerlab
Ice Cream in a Bag from I Can Teach My Child
Cabbage Leaves and Food Coloring from Paging Fun Mums
Solar Oven S’Mores from Simple Kids
Kool Aid Puffy Paint from Learn Play Imagine
Science on a Stick: Rock Candy from The Kitchen Pantry Scientist
Two Toothy Eggsperiments from Luv Pre-K
Gummy Bear Science from Science for Kids
Science Experiments
Science fun for everyone! – Kidzone
32 Cool Science Experiments for Kids (that are Fun AND Easy!) – STEM Toy Expert
Science Experiments at Home that take Less than 1 Hour
- Tie-Dye Milk
- Saturn’s Glowing Rings
- Breaking Down Colors
- Water Xylophone
- Ultimate Bottle Flipping
- Rainbow in a Jar
- Write Your Own Secret Messages!
- Create Your Own Butterfly
- Make A Duck Call
- Make Ivory Soap Boats
- Make Your Own Quicksand
- Make Your Own Lava Lamp
- Guess the Smell
Home Science Experiments that take 1 to Several Hours
- Mangrove BioShield
- A Greater Crater
- Rube Goldberg Chain Reaction Machine
- Melting
- Breathing Leaves
- How Does Sunscreen Work?
- Make A Rubber Egg
- Flying Tea Bags
- Make Wax Paper Lanterns
- Create an Insect Habitat
Long-Term Science Experiments at Home
- Crystal Kingdom
- Blow up a Balloon with Yeast
- Seed Germination
- Colored Celery
- Moldy Bread
- Sprouting Beans
- Begin Composting
- Turn Grapes Into Raisins
- DIY Science Experiment
62 Easy Science Experiments from Red Tricycle
Virtual Tours
Virtual Tours
Explore the World From Anywhere
Amazing Architecture Around the World
Interactive Historical Virtual Reality Field Trips
Virtual COVID-19 Friendly Field Trips Around The World
Playgrounds at Home: Virtual Field Trips
Explore Dubai’s Food and Culture
List of some virtual museum tours
List of some virtual national park tours
Portland Art Museum Online Collection
Natural History Museum (New Dinosaur Exhibit) Walking Tour in 4K — Washington, D.C.
10 Children’s Museums you can visit virtually
Farm Foods 360 – Farm/Orchard tour
Experience Polar Bears on the Tundra
Live Webcams from the Georgia Aquarium (multiple to choose from!)
San Diego Zoo Live Webcams (lots to choose from!)
International Space Station Tour
Loggerhead Marine Center Learn at Home
Interactive tour of the Great Barrier Reef
Feel like you’re on the actual rides at Disney- Frozen Ever After at Epcot