Create videos, stories, comic books, arts and crafts for hours of fun! Get crafty and creative with these imaginative ideas!
Help us improve the airport!
Are you an innovator? Think outside the box and use this activity to tell us how we can improve the airport for everyone — including you!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
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Create your own cargo plane!
Can you create a paper airplane that can hold your cargo and go the distance? See how far your plane will fly and experiment with where you place your cargo with this fun craft and competition!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 7-10.
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Write a story about Ivan the Eagle!
Ivan the Eagle is a big character at Pearson Airport! He helps keep wild animals away from the airplanes and off the airfield. We have a feeling he has some stories to tell - help him tell his stories with this short story activity!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 7-10.
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Give these illustrations some colour!
The animals are working, the bees are buzzing, and the airplanes are flying, but they’re all in black and white! Can you create some colour and backgrounds for these illustrations?
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 7-10.
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Create your own newspaper!
Extra, extra! Write all about it! Use this activity to learn how journalists write stories and create your own newspaper, complete with a cover story, interview, and video review! Finish it on paper or using our online template. When you finish, send it to us- we’d love to read your news!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
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Create your own comic book!
Use the story of Icarus to create your own comic book! Learn from a comic book artist’s recommendations about what to show in pictures, what to show in writing, and what to show in speech. Give this ancient story a modern take! When you finish, send it to us - we’d love to read it!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
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Point of Origin
If you’ve flown on an airplane, you’ve watched a safety video that is shown before take-off. Were you paying attention? Create an attention-grabbing video of your own, using this activity!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
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Tin Can Communications
Air Traffic Controllers have to talk to pilots from far away. They’re on the ground in a control tower, and the pilots are high up in the sky! They use radios to give the pilots clear instructions about where to fly the plane. See if you can also communicate clearly from far away with the Tin Can Communications Challenge!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
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Create your own terminal
We learned in this slideshow about how airports have changed over the years. One thing that has changed a lot is the design of airport terminals! Learn about some of the common terminal designs, and then create your own! Think about how you’d like passengers to get to their gates and how to improve their experience in the terminal. Get creative!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
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The best visit ever!
In this weeks’ slideshow, we learned about some of the amazing places in and around Toronto. Are there some cool places in and around your city or town? How about some places that are not well-known, but are special to you? For this activity, imagine a friend who lives in another place is coming to visit you. Plan an itinerary to show them your favourite places and make it the best visit ever!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 7-10.
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Make a travel brochure
Is there someplace you’ve always wanted to visit? Let’s learn about it, so you’ll be prepared when you go! Research, write and design a brochure for a place that you want to visit when you grow up and are traveling the world!
Fun for all ages!
Put Your Best Foot Forward!
Would you like to have a job at the airport? To get it- and to get most other jobs- you’ll need to go in for a job interview to talk about why you’re the right person for the position! Use this activity and tips to practice with a pretend job interview, so you’ll be ready for the real thing when you grow up!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.
Go Fly A Kite!
Don’t have a kite in the house? No problem! Create one with these instructions and some household objects. Then take it out on a windy day and watch it fly!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 7-10.
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Activity: Write a high-flying short story!
In our slideshow, you learned about the raptors who work at the airport. Using this activity, do a little more research about them. Then use our writing tips to write an imaginative story about a falcon or an eagle!
Fun for all ages, but best for explorers aged 11-14.