The City of Oakley wants to help you connect with fun, educational, and interesting ways that you can stay active, and engaged. We will continue to update this page and post more ideas to our Instagram page. If you have a great idea you would like to share tag us on Instagram @oakleyrecreation.
Stay connected even when we are physically distant.
- Pictionary
- Charades
- BINGO
- Scattergories
- Heads Up
Beginning on Monday, April 13th we are launching Virtual Camp! Each day we will post games, activities or crafts that you can do from home. Games will be posted here, as well as Facebook and Instagram. To prepare for the week use the link below to download a list of suggested supplies.
Click here to visit our Virtual Camp Page.
- Go for a hike, some East Bay Regional Park District parks and trails are open, however other park amenities will be closed so plan ahead to bring water. Click here for a visit their website for a lists of trails you can visit.
- Enjoy a streaming workout by yourself or with your family:
- Planet Fitness
- Barry’s Bootcamp
- Corepower Yoga
- Fitness Blender (Click here for their kids workout)
- Let your kids Go Bananas with GoNoodle on their YouTube page
- Download the National Fitness Campaign App (link available soon)
- Check out some of these amazing zoos and museums
- Learn more about Local Government and Public Service using this fun coloring book.
- Join Play-Well Teknologies daily at 10am for live Lego building challenges.
- Enjoy a trip down memory lane with your kids and play Where in the World is Carmen San Diego?
- Atlanta Zoo panda cam
- Daily virtual safaris at 3pm EST at the Cincinnati Zoo
- Penguin and cheetah cams from the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium
- From ants to elephants Houston Zoo has many live cams to choose from
- Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
- Monterey Bay Aquarium
- Enjoy virtual storytime with the Contra Costa County Library on their YouTube channel
- You can also download e-books or audiobooks from the Contra Costa County Library.
- Build an epic fort (take a picture and tag us on Instagram)
- Take an adventure through a book or movie series (Some of our favorite places are: The Shire, Hogwarts, Asgard, Narnia, The Emerald City, and a Galaxy Far, Far Away)
- Click here to check out science experiments you can do with items from around your house.
- Mad Science provides some science tutorials like musical straws, and instant ice cream.
- NEW! While parks are closed take a virtual tour of parks.
- NEW! Visit the Pacific Marine Mammal Center online and sign up for one of their free classes with topics that are both educational and fun.
- Host your own at home paint night! Click here to pick your art project and get started on your masterpiece.
- There are online classes through CCC Library and other sources :
- Follow City of Oakley on Facebook by clicking here and sign up for our e-news letter by clicking here.
- Visit Engage in Oakley and provide your input on our upcoming Strategic Plan.
- Click here to learn about the Small Business Association loans for disaster recovery.
- Read the Shelter In Place ordered by Contra Costa County.
