Sun Safety
Put this on 20 minutes before going outside and reapply every few hours
What is sunscreen?
We can do this by gathering little sticks and bigger sticks and creating a safe place to light them.
What is a campfire?
Some use a tent, others a camper and some just do it underneath the stars.
What is have a campout?
This animal is deemed Canada's national symbol
What is the Beaver?
We need to use our arms and legs to do this activity.
What is swimming?
The numbers on sunscreen indicate this eg 30, 45, 50, 110
What is SPF or Sun Protection Factor
This is a favorite campfire treat with marshmallows, chocolate and graham wafers.
What are S'mores?
There are six of these in Bruce County that are available for you to use. (Honorable mention if you can name 3)
What are Provincial Parks?
McGregor Point, Sauble Falls, Inverhuron,
Black Creek, Hope Bay Forest, Lions Head
The one dollar and two dollar coins have been given these rhyming names
What are the loonie and the toonie?
Kneeling or standing on this gives all of the muscles in our body a real good workout.
What is a Paddle Board?
According to Health Canada the hours you should avoid being in the direct sun.
What is 11 to 3
We can make these by making slices in both ends of a hotdog and roasting it on a stick over a campfire.
What are spider dogs?
We have one in Southampton and one just outside of Owen Sound. (Honorable mention if you can name both)
What are Museums?
Bruce County Museum (Southampton)
Grey Roots Museum & Archives
These are colourful, noisy and beautiful and we go to see them at night.
What are fireworks?
This is fun to do in the lake or in many of the rivers in Grey Bruce?
What is canoeing?
Wearing one of these will help shade your face and your head from the hot sun.
What is a wide brimmed hat?
Sometimes we do this around a campfire, especially if someone brought a guitar.
What is sing?
Most towns now have one of these in their playground for your enjoyment-bring your swimsuit and get ready to have fun!!
Many of our parks have one of these now-bring your swimsuit and enjoy on a hot day!
What is a splash park/pad?
Canadians consume 1.7 million boxes of Kraft Dinner - what Canadian Rock Band sang about Kraft Dinner in their most popular song
Who are the Barenaked Ladies?
If you are lucky enough to have one of these you can travel all over the province using our waterways.
What is boating?
Be sure to have lots of this on hand to keep hydrated when outside in the summer
What is water?
At the end of the night we must always do this to our fire.
What is make sure it is completely out by pouring water on it?
You do this activity in your car at night and there is only one of these left in Grey Bruce.
What is a Drive in Theatre?
This popular game show on tv recently lost their Canadian born host. (Honorable mention if you can name the host)
What is Jeopardy?
We love to do this on the seashore then watch waves crash in and destroy it!
What is build sand castles?