Celebrate Canada Day with a Free Printable Bingo Game

July 1 is Canada Day, and whether you’re Canadian or just looking for a fun excuse to celebrate, it’s the perfect opportunity to bring a little red and white into your summer plans. Even if you don’t live in Canada, Canada Day can be a fun warm-up for Fourth of July celebrations in the U.S. – think of it as a double dose of festive fun!

One of the easiest (and cutest!) ways to get kids involved is with this free printable Canada Day Bingo game from Living Life and Learning. It’s colorful, educational, and full of iconic Canadian images that spark curiosity and conversation.

What’s on the Bingo Cards?

The printable bingo set is filled with Canadian symbols and treasures, making it more than just a game – it’s a mini cultural lesson. Kids will get to recognize and talk about:

Mounties – Canada’s famous red-coated Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
Moose and bears – wildlife that Canada is known for.
Maple leaves and syrup tapping – iconic symbols of the country.
Canadian coins and the flag – fun ways to explore money and national pride.
Snowy owls, polar bears, and geese – more creatures kids love spotting on the cards.

These images are bright, fun, and instantly recognizable, making the game enjoyable for kids of all ages (and pretty entertaining for adults, too).

Why Play Canada Day Bingo?

Bingo is a great classroom or family activity because it’s:

Simple to set up – just print and play.
Perfect for groups – great for school, camp, or family gatherings.
Educational – sneak in learning while the kids are having fun.
Reusable – laminate the cards and use them year after year.

Plus, it’s an interactive way to keep kids busy during a long holiday weekend while still feeling festive.

How to Use It

Print out the cards and calling pieces from Living Life and Learning.
Cut out the cards, grab some bingo chips or coins, and get ready to play.
First one to line up a row, column, or full card gets to yell “BINGO!” (or maybe “CANADA!” for the day).

Where to Get the Free Printable

Head over to Living Life and Learning to grab your free Canada Day bingo cards. Print a set for your kids, your classroom, or even your Canada Day barbecue guests – it’s guaranteed to get everyone laughing and learning together.

[Photo: Living Life and Learning.]

My brother went through a phase where he was obsessed with maps. He loved to look at maps and he would draw maps of places real and imagined. He even drew maps that followed our route when we’d go to visit our grandparents in another state!

I assume there are still kids who go through map phases, and kids with an interest in history and how things got to be the way they are. Both kinds of kids will enjoy the book Borders: Understanding the Lines that Unite and Separate Us by Karim Ressouni-Demigneux, with illustrations by Karine Maincent.

The book describes how the original borders were natural, such as oceans, rivers, mountains and deserts, and while some of those borders are still in use today, many borders are human made, decided by treaties or carved out by colonizers. It covers the history of people congregating in one place and how city-states evolved into empires, how maps are drawn and how human conflicts can reshape borders.

There are stories about walls that reinforce borders, how borders work in the air and at sea, how people cross borders with passports or as refugees and how climate change is altering the borders of some countries.

You’ll also learn some fun border facts like the fact that if you stand in the middle of the bridge over the Zambezi River you can be in four countries at once because that’s where the borders of Botswana, Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe meet. Or how there is only one border crossing between India and Pakistan that’s closed each night in an elaborate ceremony.

The book talks about time zones, border towns and places where countries and parts of countries are inside other countries and places where borders are less important such as the European Union.

While there are serious subjects in the book, it’s still a fun read that’s sure to interest those kids around ages 8-12 who like travel, maps and weird but true facts.

About the book: 72 pages, hardcover, published 2026 by Blue Dot Kids Press. Suggested retail price $21.95.

What’s on the Bingo Cards?

Why Play Canada Day Bingo?

How to Use It

Where to Get the Free Printable

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