Recreation Activities

We love living in Gravenhurst because there are so many awesome beaches within biking and walking distance. Genesis and Greyson enjoy showing their new brother Charlie the little libraries at each beach. We make sure to pack treats from the Farmer’s Market and the local berries we picked at Barkway Farms. 

Congratulations to Patrick, our week 14 challenge winner of the Backyard Scavenger Hunt! 

"Hi, my name is Patrick and I am 5 years old. I love going on discovery missions. While I was completing my scavenger hunt I saw a beautiful butterfly that my mommy took picture of, we found a tiny frog and I found a new home for my new friend Grassi the grasshopper who was trapped in our gazebo. Nature is so much fun."

Congratulations to Lila, our week 13 challenge winner of Shopping! 

"Lila bought an LOL Surpise Doll and Gilda the Pink Flamingo Beanie Boo at Mind's Alive. She also bought a mood ring for her brother Henry. She loves visiting Tea Beards, eating at Relish, getting donuts at The Bakery, but of course, Minds Alive is her favourite! Lila loves shopping and talking to new people!"

Congratulations to Rosealie, our week 12 challenge winner of Celebrating Canada! 

"I celebrated with a BBQ with my Mom, sister, niece and nephews. They haven't had a visit since before Covid-19 so it was nice to celebrate with them. They had grown so much since seeing them last. Here is a pic with some Birthday cake and cupcakes I made."

Rosealie has requested that the credit she won goes to someone local who is in need of assistance so we will be making sure that happens. 

Congratulations to Rebecca, our week 11 challenge winner of Puddle Jumping!

“Emma, Nolan and their dad, Dave love going for boat rides on our lake!  They love diving off the boat into the cool water of Muldrew Lake!”

Rebbeca has requested that the credit she won goes to someone local who is in need of assistance so we will be making sure that happens.

Congratulations to Robert and Jean - they are the Spring Cleanup winners! Robert and Jean have requested that the credit they won goes to someone who is in need of assistance so we will be making sure that happens.

“Besides trimming dead branches from the trees, Robert cleared the yard and garden of Winter’s trash to get it ready for flowers. We also have replaced the rail on our back deck.”

Be sure to check out this week's Community Engagement Challenge and send your entries in!

Congratulations to Tricia, Sadie and Max - they are the Outdoor Activity winners!

"Sadie and Max have been surprising family members that have birthdays in May with a social distancing birthday song and homemade birthday poster. So far they have surprised their great Aunt Margie, their Papa and their Aunt Cherie. They also love to climb the tree in their grandma Dianne’s front yard! A few other things they have been busy doing outside are tea parties, picnics, bike rides and planting a veggie/fruit garden."

Thank you to everyone who participate in our recent Community Engagement Challenge - we saw some very fun and interesting games! 

Congratulations to Katrina and her daughter Mya - they are the Family Game Night winners!

"Once a week we play our go to sequence game (we got it from applause after all this happened) it’s such an awesome game of strategy and it gives us that time just me and her after her little sister is in bed. We stay up past her normal bedtime play and catch up. We are a huge board game family and some of our other favourite games are crockinole (I think that’s how it’s spelled), candy land, kids charades and her little sister loves her paw patrol board game."

Thank you to everyone who participated in the most recent Community Engagement Challenge - we saw some great movie choices and comfy set ups! Congratulations to Erica and her sons Thomas and Quentin - they are the Family Movie Night Challenge winners!

"We love the community engagement activities! May 4th is International Star Wars day. We are enormous Star wars fans in our home and for the May the 4th we always attempt to watch as many as possible. Every year the list grows larger and we are currently attempting to watch all 12 of the major theatrical releases from the franchise. We snack all day long on food based on characters in the series. Drinks we enjoyed: Cuke Skywater (cucumber infused water, adult pro tip mix with gin and you have a Jyn Erso cocktail), Yoda Soda floats (home made green ice cream floats in Ginger ale). Snacks included fruit light sabers (fruit kabobs), Wookie cookies (hay stacks), Jabba the hummus (hummus) and the main entree was the Sarlacc Pit Pie (pot pie with a puff party design). We love the movies and so enjoy having fun family parties."

Thank you to everyone who participated in the most recent Community Engagement Challenge - we saw some delicious snacks and lots of smiling faces! Congratulations to Mandi, her children; Malaki, Kaydance, Raquelle, Adelaide and Lochlan and the family dog, Chloe - they are the Backyard Picnic Challenge winners!

"We live on Muskoka Beach Rd by Beechgrove Public School, we were back in the forest not far from the cemetery on the outskirts there. We packed goldfish crackers, carrots, raisins, cheese, rice crackers, granola bars, grapes, strawberries and water, and enjoyed our hike and a game of camoflouge Countdown before returning home! Was a beauty day!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our first Community Engagement Challenge - we saw some very fun and creative forts! Congratulations to Jenni and her daughters, Grace and Rayah - they are the Sofa Fort Challenge winners!

"My daughter Grace built the fort and used almost all of the blankets in the house and also incorporated the curtains! She used the dining room chairs and stools from the island, it got bigger and bigger each day until it almost reached into my kitchen! There were 5 different sections (rooms) inside the fort, including a lobby, a room for the cat and dog, and a room for her sister. They had many sleepovers in it and ate most of their meals in it too. Grace had her sister pay her in monopoly money in order to rent the space. I had to crawl through the fort every morning in order to get to my seeds to water them."