There are so many ideas and articles around at the moment on ideas of what you can be doing at home with your children during this time. For many this will be a daunting time, but at the same time it could an opportunity to create memories and learning moments with your family.
People all over the world are being so generous with their resources, ideas and time. I’ll continue to read and share thoughts and ideas as I find them, I think we could all use some fresh inspiration!
Below is a list of ideas and links to websites with opportunities and ideas for while you’re at home. If you have found some other useful links, I would love to know – please comment on this post or head over to our facebook page. I will continue to share any good resources I find on my facebook page.
Here is a list of links to bookmark in the coming weeks (most are FREE!):
Christchurch artist makes lockdown diary for children
Stay-At-Home Free Printable Care Package from Big Life Journal
Bear Grylls has 100 ‘indoor survival challenges’ for kids under isolation
National Geographic has access to past issues of the kids magazine online for FREE at the moment. They also have a great kids website, with plenty to learn.
Why not do some colouring in or drawing while listening to an audiobook? Audible also has free content available at the moment. There are also plenty of free colouring in sheets to print in the links below.
The Big List of Children’s Authors Doing Online Read-Alouds & Activities
Plenty of classic books are available online for free. Many of us don’t have access to libraries at the moment, so this may be the perfect solution, especially for those older keen readers:
Someone has created an extensive calendar with virtual field trips for everyday, as well as more links to activities and challenges (the learning opportunities with this one are endless! Also a good one for kids to do independently):
Calendar of Virtual Field Trips for Families March/April 2020
25 Nature Webcams for Science Learning at a Distance
You can do virtual tours of almost every major London museum and gallery
Ideas collated by subject area
Kids have a lot of energy. Do some form of exercise everyday to keep them mentally and physically happy and healthy. Whether that’s going for a walk outside, playing on the trampoline, or doing an indoor fitness session:
130+ FREE Outdoor Learn\ing Activities For Kids Unexpectedly Stuck at Home
You can now watch Les Mills workouts on TV thanks to TVNZ
Our Favorite Virtual P.E. Resources to Keep Kids Moving at Home
Skype Grandparents and family – Grandparents are getting bored stuck at home too, so why not facetime them? Give the phone to your kids for a while and let them tell the grandparents all the things they’ve been up to at home. If they are close by, why not play a game of naughts and crosses on the window like they did at a Retirement Village.
Baking – Hop on to youtube for plenty of kid friendly baking and cooking tutorials – it may inspire your kids to make their own tutorial. There are also plenty of simple recipes out there for you to make without a tutorial video – just have a google.
Board games – It’s a good plan to balance screen time, so encourage your family to play a board game together, or task your kids with creating their own.
Crafts – There are endless ideas for crafts to do at home. My main suggestion for ideas is pinterest, but here are some ideas to get you started:
Free Photography lessons for teens
50+ Quick & Easy Kids Crafts that ANYONE Can Make!
Disney how to draw series (FREE)
30 EASY ART HACKS FOR BEGINNERS
Illustrator Rob Biddulph gives free online lessons
These 50 Fun Activities for Kids Will Keep Them Entertained for Hours
How to make your own puppets. Encourage them to create a stage and make a show.
Tate kids has many activities and online games based around art.
Also don’t forget about the power of Pinterest. While you’re scrolling on your phone, pop over to Pinterest, start a new board to collect ideas, and start pinning. You’ll find a couple of people who have heaps of cool ideas that are worth giving a follow. I’m working on getting my profile up and running with lots of activity ideas, including those from others that I have followed, and pinned. Follow me on Pinterest.
I hope you find these links and ideas useful. Please comment below and join us on our facebook page, where I will be adding more links, sharing ideas and more blog posts.
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