26 online resources for stuck-at-home kids

This post is written in collaboration with my friend Karen Arends, who spends about as much time on Facebook as I do.

This post contains affiliate links.

There’s a lot of great ideas circulating the internet as far as fun and educational activities to do with your kids while you guys are stuck athome together. Sometimes, the sheer amount can seem overwhelming, so I thought it would be helpful to have a lot of resources in one place so that you cankeep coming back to check what you haven’t done yet. You can even let your kidswork semi-independently from this page as all the links are safe.

You can also use these as a cross-curricular (thanks Traci Backus!) home education program. Connect your computer to the TV, take a 30-60-minute virtual tour of a museum, zoo, or National Park. Then take what you have learned on your tour and write a story about it, use it as a jumping point to learn more about an animal, artist, or art form, and practice some art based on your tour.

There is a wide variety represented here. Be creative and make learning fun.

Science

Cincinnati Zoo

Georgia Aquarium Live Cam

Zoos & Aquariums Live Stream

Stories from Space:

https://www.scarymommy.com/astronauts-story-time-in-space-kids-books/?fbclid=IwAR1P1HKUQfmMrN2FDdlcAB8d2y3pe2cz9W90pV8LwqGiygDdtS_s7pHRK4Y

Art

Rock Painting Ideas:

https://fabulesslyfrugal.com/diy/easy-rock-painting-ideas-for-beginners/

https://www.facebook.com/krystlemarieart/videos/1356336887901151/UzpfSTEwMDAwNDc1NzU4ODYxNzpWSzozMTkxNDYyOTU0NDEyNDEy/?q=mommy%20moments&epa=FILTERS&filters=eyJycF9hdXRob3IiOiJ7XCJuYW1lXCI6XCJhdXRob3JfbWVcIixcImFyZ3NcIjpcIlwifSJ9

Ideas & Fun

Scroll through the page, some child friendly, some not

John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts – Art Classes

Paper Plate Art

Collage Silhouettes: