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Celebrate Canada Day with a Free Printable Bingo Game

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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.]

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Activities and Crafts for Johnny Appleseed Day

Johnny Appleseed Day is sometimes celebrated on Sept. 26 because that is John Chapman’s birthday, but even if you’re just doing an apple unit study for fall it’s a great time to talk about Johnny Appleseed. 

And that’s the place to start, that Johnny Appleseed was a real person named John Chapman who was born in 1774 in what was then the province of Massachusetts Bay. He traveled west when he turned 18 and despite the image of him randomly tossing apple seeds everywhere, he was really a deliberate planter of apple tree nurseries, which he left in the care of others and checked on every year or two. 

Learn a little more of his story with these cute coloring pages (though not entirely historically accurate, they’re still cute) from Homeschool of 1. They also have a Johnny Appleseed themed word search printable. 

This pin of a Scholastic News page doesn’t link to a website, but it gives you some basic information and a true and false quiz you can use with kids. 

Crystal & Co. has a cute apple themed counting mini book you can print and use with your Johnny Appleseed unit. They also have some coloring pages with a bit of handwriting practice. Or practice cutting with the Johnny Appleseed themed worksheets from 3 Boys and a Dog. 

Make a Johnny Appleseed puppet to help tell the story with this craft with a free printable template from Simple Everyday Mom. You’ll also find some cute printable worksheets there to learn his story and put it in the correct order. 

Color, cut out and assemble this Johnny Appleseed drawing from Homeschool Preschool. They also have an apple seed counting activity you can use for practicing one to one correspondence. 

Tiaras and Tantrums has a free printable apple unit that includes Johnny Appleseed facts and coloring pages, as well as how to say apple in different languages, tracing apple vocabulary, art project ideas, science experiments and more. 

And if you need more apple themed activities to go with your Johnny Appleseed celebrations, check out my posts on apple crafts and apple learning activities. 

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