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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:

Window Art Idea

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10216075392621235&set=pcb.10216075393701262&type=3&theater

Mo Willems (author of Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus) Teaches Artto Kids

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmzjCPQv3y8

Performing Arts

Center for Puppetry Arts

History

Coloring Books from 113 Museums

Field Trips

20 Virtual Field Trips:

Health

Doxology Handwashing:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEjc2esWNas

Physical Education

Free YouTube P.E. classes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz0go1pTda8

General Education

List of Educational Sites

Free Online Courses from Scholastic

Personal Growth:

Big Life Journal for Kids

Story Time

40 minutes of reading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-9v3QMqi40&fbclid=IwAR0zFA47xrTpyGtTXZXMU9zxEzHFt_xZgWLn6X3p0MtBHur8fer7uYbS7PA

Eric Carle reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkYmvxP0AJI&fbclid=IwAR0hET6EzHQdQiJx8cVNZ_sC3nqZBPpsirax6TSpREFL4vXYmYQqpafhQvQ

Spooky , TheAdventures of a Ship’s Cat in WWII:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n6t-EEIsKc&t=116s&fbclid=IwAR3Q7nhWrIGE479oootrFI7-ZDUwyy2JmKUypZ3ykh4xMBq-B_nSkEUjWpM

Other Resources/Ideas

Giant List of Ideas

Kid’s Church Online

https://youtu.be/WaBCZVPk_E0
https://youtu.be/p1HKXLELvRE

“It will be OK” by Lisa TerKeurst

https://youtu.be/WqX1v6gIpFk

I can’t wait to go through this list with my kids! Let me know in the comments which ones worked out for you and any ideas you might have.