Tides & shore life
Life Between the Tides
Pacific Rim National Park
Designed and built by Canadians
Explore Canada.
Learn together.
A Canadian-focused learning platform for kids and a travel guide for parents. Discover the country through stories, hands-on play, and family-ready places to visit.
Then go see it.
Ages 5–9Stories and activities for curious kids
Canada-wideReal places, wildlife, and landscapes
Adult-Managed AccountsNo child email, public profiles, messaging or advertisements
Free Educational ContentFree chapters, activities and family guides
For KidsAges 5–9
Stories · Discovery Labs · Puzzles
Canadian learning that feels like an adventure.
Children follow the Maple Explorers into real Canadian places, reinforce each chapter in a Discovery Lab, unlock collectable journal pages, and explore 10 puzzle types.
Illustrated Stories
Canadian places become the setting for mysteries, discovery, and learning.
Browse stories →Discovery LabsComplete four character stations, reinforce the chapter, and unlock collectable journal pages.
Enter the lab →10Puzzle TypesTouch-friendly challenges turn story art into observation, logic, and persistence.
See every puzzle →Kid Path · Illustrated Stories
Canada becomes the classroom.
Every chapter begins in a real Canadian place. A mystery, question, or natural wonder leads the Maple Explorers into geography, science, nature, engineering, and history.
Water, geology & bridges
Water Writes the Rocks
Yoho National Park
Glaciers & mountain water
River of Ice
Columbia Icefield
Kid Path · Discovery Labs
Complete the lab. Unlock the collection.
After every chapter, children enter a four-station Discovery Lab. Each character reinforces a different learning focus, and completing the full lab unlocks four collectable journal pages.
Chapter reward
Four full journal pages join the collection.
Each page is shown in full so families can see the complete visual learning format.
Unlocked
Nature & ecosystems
Aspen's Nature Journal
Unlock Aspen’s chapter page by completing the nature station.
Unlocked
Science & discovery
Hazel's Science Notes
Unlock Hazel’s chapter page by completing the science station.
10different
puzzle types
puzzle types
Kid Path · Puzzle Trails
Ten ways to look closer, think differently, and try again.
Every puzzle uses Canadian story art and includes three levels of challenge—Adventurer, Explorer, and Trailblazer—with mouse and touchscreen support.
For ParentsFamily Travel
Explore Canada Portal
Turn a child’s curiosity into a real Canadian adventure.
Explore Canada is the parent side of the platform: a growing travel guide to help families discover where to go, what makes each place special, and how to make the journey meaningful for children.
Explore the travel guide
Family guidesNature & scienceTravel tips
Find places worth exploring
Discover parks, landscapes, wildlife, landmarks, and communities across Canada.
Know what children will notice
Get the stories, questions, and natural details that can make a family visit more meaningful.
Turn curiosity into a trip
Use practical location guides to shape family-friendly Canadian travel ideas and itineraries.
Featured locations
A few of the many places Explore Canada will cover.
AlbertaBanff National Park
British ColumbiaOkanagan Valley
AlbertaColumbia Icefield
One country · Two ways in
Learn about Canada at home. Explore it together on the road.
The children’s platform builds curiosity. The parent portal helps families decide where that curiosity might lead next.
Meet a place. Ask questions. Follow the clue.
One discovery leads to a shared plan, then a real family trip.
Choose a destination. Understand it. Go explore.
Questions families ask
One Canadian platform for curious kids and travelling families.
Use each side on its own, or connect a child’s favourite story to a future family adventure.
What is The Maple Explorers platform?
It is a Canadian-focused platform with two connected purposes: helping children learn about Canada through stories and activities, and helping parents discover and plan meaningful family travel in Canada.
What ages is the children’s content designed for?
The Maple Explorers stories and activities are designed primarily for children ages 5 to 9, with visual supports and clear language that make the content easy to explore together as a family.
What can children do on the platform?
Children can read illustrated Canadian adventures, complete a four-station Discovery Lab, unlock four collectable journal pages after every chapter, and explore 10 kinds of puzzles with multiple difficulty levels.
What is the Explore Canada portal for parents?
Explore Canada is the parent side of the platform: a growing family travel guide that connects the places and ideas children discover online with real parks, landscapes, attractions, and travel possibilities across Canada.
Are the stories connected to real Canadian places?
Yes. The adventures are inspired by real Canadian parks, landscapes, wildlife, landmarks, and communities, from the Great Bear Rainforest to Grasslands National Park.
Who created the platform?
The Maple Explorers platform is designed and built by Canadians for children, parents, educators, and families who want to explore the country with curiosity.
Choose your next path