Festival Other Activities
Welcome to more fun activities!
Here you will find links to a variety of fun activities that you can enjoy on your own during Festival weekend or after!
• Tie-Dye Fun & Tie-Dye Weekend
• Delicious Festival-inspired Recipes
• Catholic Trivia
• Kid Friendly Websites
See below for information on each of these activities
Tie-Dye is fun for kids and adults! Who doesn’t love bright colors and groovy patterns? SSJ invites you to tap into your creative side and make some colorful and original tie-dye items. Have fun and experiment. Try tie-dying shirts, face coverings, dresses, and tablecloths to name a few! Festival volunteer, Sharon Qualls, is shown right wearing one of her tie-dye creations.
We also invite you to participate in Tie-Dye weekend, October 9th – 11th, to showcase your tie-dye creations at one of the Masses the weekend following Fall Festival. You are also welcome to wear store bought tie-dye clothing too.
Want to see how to tie-dye creatively before starting on your own fun project? Then watch this engaging and 
informative tutorial video by Nancy Hadley, TV personality, designer and artist…and long-time fan of SSJ’s Fall Festival. She shares her artistic talents through her video tutorials called, “The Joy of Creativity”, under the persona of Blonde Ross inspired by the artist, Bob Ross, and the beloved children’s show host, Mister Rogers. She has created a special video for our Fall Festival. Thank you Nancy!
Click the link below to enjoy! Be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel.
https://youtu.be/k-yC1qBLj6c
Delicious Festival-Inspired Recipes
Festival food is always a crowd pleaser. So many varied and delicious options! On behalf of all the Food Chairs and volunteers who will be greatly missed this year, we present the following recipes to represent the “spirit of the Festival”.
• ASIAN NOODLES – Iconic Dan Dan Noodles
• ROASTED MEXICAN STREET CORN
• CHURRO BITES – A favorite snack!
• ROASTED MEXICAN STREET CORN – Yum!
• PHILLY CHEESESTEAK – A Classic!
• STREET TACOS – Delicious!
• CARROT CAKE – Who can resist!
ASIAN NOODLES – Iconic Dan Dan Noodles
The iconic spicy Sichuan Noodles, a flavor explosion with the iconic sesame chili sauce and slippery noodles topped with a savory Chinese five spiced pork topping, blanched greens and finished with a sprinkle of peanuts.
Click the link below for the recipe.
https://www.recipetineats.com/dan-dan-noodles-spicy-sichuan-noodles/#wprm-recipe-container-42353
CHURRO BITES – A favorite snack!
You can still enjoy a delicious Disney churro – because you can make them yourself at home! This recipe is inspired by the delicious snack that can be found at all the Disney parks across the globe. The recipe serves four people and is a perfect snack to enjoy while enjoying some of the other fun events during the Virtual Festival.
Click the link below for the recipe.
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2020/04/cooking-up-the-magic-create-disneymagicmoments-at-home-with-disney-parks-churro-bites-recipe/
ROASTED MEXICAN STREET CORN – Yum!
You can easily make the classic Mexican street food right at home now. BAKED OR GRILLED! And this cream sauce is heavenly!
Click the link below for the recipe.
https://damndelicious.net/2017/06/09/roasted-mexican-street-corn/
PHILLY CHEESESTEAK – A Classic!
With tender ribeye steak, melted gooey provolone, and caramelized onions hugged by a toasted garlic butter hoagie roll. This is the classic way to make a Philly Cheesesteak sandwich!
Click the link below for the recipe.
https://natashaskitchen.com/philly-cheesesteak/
STREET TACOS – Delicious!
Easy, quick, authentic carne asada street tacos you can now make at home! Top with onion, cilantro + fresh lime juice! SO GOOD!
Click the link below for the recipe.
https://damndelicious.net/2019/04/18/mexican-street-tacos/
CARROT CAKE – Who can resist!
Got a hankering to taste the yummy treats from SSJ Café? Then this recipe is for you – a delicious light carrot cake with creamy cream cheese frosting.
Click the link below for the recipe.
https://www.latimes.com/recipe/carrot-cake
Play a fast paced trivia game using the Kahoot App. You can play on your own or gather as a family or socially distanced group to compete as a team. How well do you know your SSJ Parish, your Catholic Faith, our new priests? You may learn something new! Go for the win and the bragging rights of having your name in the bulletin! The Kahoot game is timed, so complete the game as quickly as possible to achieve the highest score.
Click on the link below to get started.
Link coming soon!
The Game Chairs and all the volunteers will miss seeing you on the field this year playing the Festival games, so we have put together some online games for kids and teens to play during the Festival weekend.
• ONLINE GAMES - Disney.com
• ONLINE GAMES - Parents.com
• ONLINE GAMES - PBS Kids.org
• ONLINE GAMES - The Lego Creator Islands Online Game
• ONLINE GAMES - Fruit Ninja
• ONLINE GAMES - National Geographic Kids
ONLINE GAMES - Disney.com
Free online games including racing, action, dress up, escape, arcade, puzzle, brain games and coloring pages with Disney characters.
Click the link below to access the fun games.
https://lol.disney.com/games
ONLINE GAMES - Parents.com
This site has free activities and games for Toddlers, Pre-Schoolers, Elementary School-Aged Kids, Tweens and Teens.
Click the link below to access the fun games.
https://www.parents.com/fun/games/educational/15-free-online-games-for-kids-that-will-keep-them-learning/
ONLINE GAMES - PBS Kids.org
PBS Kids Games for ages 2 – 8 features top shows, including Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Wild Kratts, Super Why, The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, Dinosaur Train and more.
Click the link below to access the fun games.
https://pbskids.org/games/
ONLINE GAMES - The Lego Creator Islands Online Game
The Lego Creator Islands is an extension of the gameplay that kids are already familiar with in the playsets, with a target demographic of ages 6 to 12. It’s free with no ads and no in-app purchases offered, but it does offer the ability to bring the Lego Island experience to life with interactive and immersive play.
Click the link below to access the fun games.
https://games.lol/lego-creator-islands/
ONLINE GAMES - Fruit Ninja
No matter how you slice or dice them, Fruit Ninja game is one of the most fun and entertaining games for kids online. It’s still available in arcades, so it’s easy to see how it’s one of the favorite kid-friendly games online.
Click the link below to access the fun games.
https://www.fruitninja.com/
ONLINE GAMES - National Geographic Kids
This site contains engaging games, videos and facts about all types of animals.
Click the link below to access the fun games.
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/