Welcome to the Virtual Club!

We want youth to be engaged in great programming through the Virtual Club, especially if they can’t be here in person. Staff create and curate new content for youth on a regular basis. From staff-led educational video tutorials, to fun projects, meaningful challenges, and more, the Virtual Club is a great resource.

Scroll down to view all the activities we have available, or click on one of the categories below to find activities in your area of interest!

New to the Virtual Club?

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Valentine’s Virtual Arts Event

Create 2 Valentine’s cards using water color & salt! Supplies needed: 2 pieces of water color paper plastic storage cup…

People Are A Lot Like Cookies! Virtual Arts Event

Download these materials to join this project!  

Virtual field trips to the 10 best museums in Singapore!

The Best in Singapore website has gathered a list of the 10 best museums and Singapore, and they are offering…

Explore Earth and Space with NASA Space Place!

Produced by NASA personnel, the Space Place engages students with topic-based collections of articles, games, crafts, and activities. Easy to…

Set sail on the U.S.S. Constitution!

  Is the sailor’s life for you? Set sail for Boston and USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in…

Summer STEM Projects

This set of activities comes from a friend of ours, Aubree. Aubree shared this article with us through another friend…

Mission: Youth Outreach Meet & Greet Event

Meet the Virtual Club program staff from Central MN, Greater Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico AND listen to inspirational remarks…

S.T.E.A.M. with Angel – Math and Space

Angel does a fun at home activity dealing with rockets, Math and space! Send a video of your project to…

S.T.E.A.M. with Angel – Art and Space

Angel does a fun at home activity dealing with rockets, Art and space! Send a video of your artwork to…

Dynamite Dance Challenge with Natalie!

Share your video doing this dance challenge with the Virtual Club at virtual@bgcmn.org! We’ll piece them together and share out…

COVID-19 Friendly Field Trips Around the World

One of the most difficult parts of living through the COVID-19 pandemic, for both kids and adults alike, is not…

S.T.E.M. with Angel – Engineering and Space

Angel does a fun at home activity dealing with rockets, Engineering and space! Send a video of your blast-off to…

Dance with Natalie – In the Name of Love #4

In this new series of videos Natalie helps build your skills through a new choreographed dance! Stay tuned for more,…

Dance with Natalie – In the Name of Love #3

In this new series of videos Natalie helps build your skills through a new choreographed dance! Stay tuned for more,…

Dance with Natalie – In the Name of Love #2

In this new series of videos Natalie helps build your skills through a new choreographed dance! Stay tuned for more,…

S.T.E.M. with Angel – Technology and Space

Angel does a fun at home activity dealing with rockets, Technology and space! Send a video of your blast-off to…

S.T.E.M. with Angel – Science and Space

Angel does a fun at home activity dealing with rockets, science and space! Send a video of your blast-off to…

Dance with Natalie – Paradise #4

The fourth and final installment of Paradise! When you’ve completed your dance take a video and send it to us…

Dance with Natalie – In the Name of Love #1

In this new series of videos Natalie helps build your skills through a new choreographed dance! Stay tuned for more,…

Cavity Free Zone: how to have a healthy smile!

Special thanks to Delta Dental of Minnesota for supporting Boys & Girls Club’s Healthy Smiles Healthy Kids Program!

S.T.E.M. with Angel – New Years Special

Angel goes through a fun project and teaches you how to build a reloadable confetti popper! It is a bit…

S.T.E.M. with Angel – A Very Merry Holiday Special

Even though we don’t have snow in Minnesota, Angel teaches us how to make some of our own and have…

S.T.E.M. with Angel – Math and Gravity

Angel walks through some fun learning and activities with the Math behind gravity.

S.T.E.M. with Angel – Engineering and Gravity

Angel walks through some fun learning and activities with the Engineering behind gravity projects.

Dance with Natalie – Paradise #3

Natalie choreographed a hip-hop dance to the song Paradise! Get ready to learn the third installment and have some fun!

Submit your artwork to the Fine Arts Exhibit!

We invite all our Virtual Club members to participate in our annual Fine Arts Exhibit! Perhaps you completed an art…

S.T.E.M. with Angel – Technology and Gravity

Angel walks through some fun learning and activities with the Technology behind gravity.

Dance with Natalie – Paradise #2

Natalie choreographed a hip-hop dance to the song Paradise! Get ready to learn the second installment and have some fun!…

Dance with Natalie – Paradise #1

Natalie choreographed a hip-hop dance to the song Paradise! Get ready to learn the first installment and have some fun!…

S.T.E.M with Angel – Science behind Gravity

Ever wonder what gravity is and how it works? Angel helps us get a grasp on it in this week’s…

A Look into Carpentry: One Trade, Many Crafts

Take a look at the amazing career track of Carpentry and all of the paths available within!

Learn about careers with these great career speaker videos

Check out these cool videos from Junior Achievement that introduce you to some exciting careers. This is just a sample…

Middle schoolers: learn more about careers with Junior Achievement

These great resources from Junior Achievement help guide you with financial literacy, work and career readiness and entrepreneurship. Click here!…

K-5th graders: Learn about careers with Junior Achievement!

K-2nd graders: Click this link to do some fun activities that teach you about different careers, thanks to our partnership…

Road Trip From Home

Click Here! This suggestion comes to us from a few of our friends, Stephanie and Joanna! They loved the virtual…

Eruption Experiments – STEM & Art

A few of our members combined art and science in the making of an erupting project!

Angela’s Drawing Challenge #4

We have another fun and quick drawing challenge for you! Do your best!

Natalie’s Basic Ballet Move Final

Natalie wraps up her amazing ballet move tutorial! We hope you learned lots!

How to draw live! Dinosaurs!

Angel does another wonderful live drawing session, this time with Dinosaurs!

How to Draw Live! Household Pets

Angel does another live session, but this time with household pets.

Natalie’s Basic Ballet Moves #3

Natalie’s third installation of her awesome Ballet lesson. We hope you’re learning lots!

Natalie’s Basic Ballet Moves #2

Second installation of Natalie’s awesome Ballet moves.

How to Draw Live! Fact or Fiction?

Angel does a live session of Fact or Fiction, with a few surprises mixed in.

Natalie’s Basic Ballet Moves

Natalie walks through the basic Ballet steps!

How to Draw Live! – Who’s That Pokemon?!?

Angel does a live session of “Who’s that Pokemon!?”. See how fast you can guess it.

Natalie’s Shuffle Combo & Review

Learn how to start putting together some of Natalie’s awesome shuffle steps.

Natalie’s Shuffle Dance Continuation

Get up and move again with Natalie!

Natalie’s Shuffle Tiktok Basic Dance Steps

Learn the basic steps on how to Shuffle with Natalie!

Virtual CareerSTART – Session 1

The first of an eight part series, Maylinh talks about what CareerSTART is, and assists with taking an interest assessment…

St. Cloud Technical and Community College Virtual Tour

Click here for the tour!   This is a comprehensive virtual tour of the SCTCC campus and facilities. Tons of…

Saint John’s University & College of Saint Benedict’s Virtual Campus Tour

Click here for the tour! This is a 360-degree virtual tour of the CSB and SJU campuses. The tour makes…

Angela’s Drawing Challenge #3

We have a super fun drawing challenge for you! Have fun and do your best!

Angela’s Drawing Challenge #2

We have a super fun drawing challenge for you! Have fun and do your best!

Angela’s Drawing Challenge #1

We have a super fun drawing challenge for you! Have fun and do your best!

Angela’s FUN Geometry – Session 2

Angela talks through a series of fun Mandala Geometric shapes.

Angela’s FUN Geometry – Session 1

Angela talks through a series of fun Mandala Geometric shapes.

Let’s Paint Together! Portrait 1

Angel walks you through painting of a portrait. A bit of a change from landscapes!

#12 Learn to Draw Bubble Letters with Ms Alison

Join Ms. Alison to learn how to draw & shade bubble letters! Bubble Letters are great for making posters, cards…

Mixing Paint for Skin Tones

Angel gives direction on mixing a variety of skin tones for painting people.

Dangerously Ugly!

Angel walks through another group of animals, but this time they’re the opposite of cute!

Dangerously Cute!

Angel talks through different adorable animals. So cute it hurts!

Adaptions Deep Sea

Angel walks you through all the strange and interesting deep sea animals and how they have evolved to thrive in…

Let’s Paint Together! Landscape 5

Angel walks you through another beautiful landscape with watercolors.

Let’s Paint Together! Landscape 4

Paint another beautiful landscape with Angel!

Reading Time with Mary from Southside

Mary reads you one of her favorite stories titled “Little Penguin Gets the Hiccups” by Tadgh Bentley.

Reading Time with Faisa from Southside

Faisa reads you one of her favorite stories titled “Wiil Waal” a Somali folk tale. Faisa reads it in English…

Let’s Paint Together! Landscape 3

Angel walks you through a step by step painting of beautiful river valley landscape. Enjoy!

#11 Learn to Draw Proportional & Chibi Bodies with Ms Alison

Today’s lesson with Ms. Alison is all about how to draw people’s bodies. In the first part you will learn…

#10 Learn to Draw Hair Styles with Ms Alison

This is a follow up video to Art Lesson #18. Ms. Alison shows you how to draw different hairstyles. You…

Let’s Paint Together! Landscape 2

Angel walks you through a step by step painting of a beautiful mountain landscape. Enjoy the second of many how-to…

#9 Create Art in Realistic & Abstract Styles with Ms Alison

Learn how to turn a realistic drawing into an abstract drawing! In the first half of this video Ms. Alison…

San Diego Zoo Live Animal Cameras

Check out these LIVE Animal Cameras from the San Diego Zoo! They have all of your favorite animals all in…

Virtual Valleyfair Field Trip

Sartell Teacher Ms. Monson put together a wonderful Virtual Tour of Valleyfair’s most popular rides. Throw your hands up in…

CareerSTART Virtual – Lee Gruen, Project Manager – Bradbury Stamm Construction

Lee walks us through the skilled trades and what being the Project Manager of multi-million dollar projects is like!

Reading Skippyjon Jones

 

Animal Adaptations to the Mountains

Animals of all kinds have adapted to extreme environments to survive. Some live in places once thought could never be…

Let’s Paint Together! Landscape 1

Angel walks you through a step by step painting of a beautiful mountain landscape. Enjoy the first of many how-to…

#8 – Learn how to draw faces with Ms. Alison

For this lesson you will need a pencil, eraser and paper or cardboard. If you have a ruler you can…

3D Solar System Simulator

The Sky LIVE Channel your inner Astronaut! Visualize the orbits of the planets and more than 150 comets and asteroids…

Animal Adaptations to Cold

Animals of all kinds have adapted to extreme environments to survive. Some live in places once thought could never be…

Animal Adaptations to the Desert

Animals of all kinds have adapted to extreme environments to survive. Some live in places once thought could never be…

#7 Drawing Flowers with Ms. Alison

Get your pen or pencil, paper or recycled cardboard, markers, crayons or colored pencils … and join  Ms. Alison as…

CareerSTART Virtual – Hani Jacobson, Public Health Nurse

Hani describes her passion for helping the community and and her journey to become a nurse.

Science Stuff with Angel: State of Matter

The State of Matter Solids, Liquids and Gasses! Why will a lake next to the ocean freeze even if the…

Dance & Draw – Video # 5 with Tony & Dominique

Play one of your favorite songs … Listen & Dance. Play another song … Listen and Draw. Repeat! If the…

Cool Animal Facts with Angel: Hippos

Nature comes up with some crazy abilities, from animals that can move hundreds of miles an hour to the animals…

Cool Animal Facts with Angel: Remora Fish

Nature comes up with some crazy abilities, from animals that can move hundreds of miles an hour to the animals…

Alphabet Exercise Challenge

This week’s challenge is The Alphabet Exercise Challenge. Janelle and Mary from Madison KIDSTOP challenge you complete exercises that correlate…

Around the World: Basketball with Brock

This week’s virtual challenge is to beat Brock at basketball! Our Pine Meadow senior site manager walks you through some…

Draw the sun with Ms. Alison: video #4

#4 – How many different ways can YOU draw the sun? Ms. Alison is going to get you started by…

Use recycled materials to create art people with Ms. Alison: video #3

#3 – Before you watch this art lesson … gather up some empty toilet paper tubes, something to draw &…

Learn to draw cats with Ms. Alison: video #2

#2 – Hi Everyone! For this art lesson, you just need something to draw with and something to draw on….

Make art at home with Ms. Alison! Video #1

#1 – In this video, Ms. Alison will help you find materials in your home that you can use to…

Optimist Chalk Challenge!

We are teaming up with the St. Cloud Morning Optimist Club for this week’s challenge! Our hope is to brighten…

Get your ocean fix at home!

Take a trip to the ocean, compliments of the Smithsonian! Get the full story and videos here: https://ocean.si.edu/human-connections/exploration/get-your-ocean-fix-home Or, just…

Earth Day Challenge!

It’s April 22nd! Happy Earth Day! Whoever collects the most litter from their neighborhoods will get some Boys & Girls…

Science Stuff with Angel: Fireworks in a Jar!

In this video, you’ll learn about mixtures and solutions and create your own fireworks in a jar! Everything around you…

Science Stuff with Angel: Acids and Bases

In this video, you’ll learn about acids and bases and how to find out if the stuff in your house…

How to Draw with Angel: Ocean Animals

All you need is some paper and a pencil for this tutorial! Share your artwork by emailing us a picture…

Tap Dance with Natalie & Ashley

Hey dancers! Brush up on your tap dancing skills with Natalie Carr, and work on your tapping with Ashley from…

Transmissions: Gone Viral

Transmissions: Gone Viral is an online interactive comic book designed to support young people (ages 10 – 14) in the…

Minnesota United Football Club – Lil’ Loons Activity Book

  Do you like soccer? How about fun activities? We do, too! The MN United Professional Soccer team has put…

Bill Nye the Science Guy

If you’re looking for educational learning material presented in a fun manner, check out Bill Nye – The Science Guy….

Hour of Code

In this activity, we are going to help you learn how to code on a computer! Coding is the process…

Time Capsule

Write a letter to yourself 1 year from now about your thoughts, feeling. Write about how your first day of…

5-Minute Move with the Body Coach!

If you’re looking for a great way to stay active, take a break from your homework or burn off some…

National Museum of Natural History

This is an External Resource recommended by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota. The Boys & Girls Clubs…

Origami Frog

  In this video, we will be showing you how to make a paper jumping frog. All you will need…

Chalk Your Walk!

As the weather gets nice and you want to head outdoors, consider sending some positive messages to those around you…

Digital Art Project

In this project, we will show you how to create digital art! Digital artistic concepts are similar to traditional art….

Take a Virtual CareerSTART tour of KCLD!

After listening to JJ talk about his career and touring the KCLD station, it’s time to get creative and create…

Create with Minneapolis Institute of Art

With a variety of art-making ideas, fun activities, and learning resources, you can engage with Mia from wherever you are!…

External Resources!

We know it’s difficult to ensure your kids are actively learning during this uncertain time. That’s why we’ve collected a…