On the Lighter Side

Restaurants Open

Looking to eat out? As a reminder, you can not sit in a restaurant to eat, but you can order food to your home for pick up! Here is the list of open restaurants in and around Canastota.

*If you notice that any of these have changed, please let us know so we can keep this list updated! Email Jenn.Farwell@canastota.com with changes

Brighten up the Downtown!

During this hard time, we want to brighten up our downtown! Create your best artwork - make it colorful, make it uplifting, make it fun! Then our Canastota Recreation Commission will pick up your art or you can drop your art off in the entrance to the Police Department. Our wonderful downtown businesses will hang this art in their storefront windows.

What next? Take a walk and check out all of the beautiful work that our community members of all ages created!

Go For A Walk

While practicing social distancing, go for a walk! Be sure to be solitaire or with only members from your own household to maintain social distances, but get out and get some fresh air. It is important to still leave your home. If you live in a community with a lot of walkers, get engaged with your walkers by brightening their day!

Chalk Your Walk

Grab some chalk and chalk your walk! Brighten the walks for those walking through the Village. Put a positive message on your driveway that people can read and feel inspired by as they walk. The brightened walks will incentivize more to walk and will encourage members of our community who may be feeling down!

Spread Some Rainbow Love

This is more like a scavenger hunt! Place a rainbow in your window - spread some joy! Then as kids are walking with their families, they can look and try to spot as many as they can!

Library Story Time

Missing the library's weekly Story Times? Enjoy a new One More Story picture book free everyday on NYS Library's Day By Day site! Just go to daybydayny.org/one-more-story

TIME for Kid's

TIME for Kids is offering their library until the end of the school year for free! Just visit their site to sign up!

Amazon: Free Streaming of Kid's Shows

Amazon is providing full access to original kids’ series and specials, including “The Dangerous Book for Boys,” “Lost in Oz,” “Just Add Magic,” “Pete the Cat,” “Costume Quest,” “Tumble Leaf,” “Bug Diaries,” “Creative Galaxy,” “Jessy & Nessy,” “Wishenpoof,” “Annedroids,” “Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street,” “The Snowy Day” and “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie.”

PBS shows available for free right now on Amazon include “Arthur” season 10, starring the anthropomorphic aardvark, “Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” (seasons 1-2), “Odd Squad” (seasons 1-3), “Cailou” (season 1), “Cyberchase” (season 1) and “Dinosaur Train” (seasons 1-2)

Free Virtual Tours of Museums

There are dozens of museums, aquariums, and historic sites giving free virtual tours because of COVID-19. Visit this link here to see the list of locations offering tours, as well as links to all of them.

Missing Something?

Please contact us at Jenn.Farwell@Canastota.com if you know about a "fun" opportunity that we can include. Check back often, as we will continue to update this page.

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