Activities for Kids at Home

Activities for Kids (to be updated as ideas are found)

Educational

MANY Ideas for Social Distancing - not sure who put this together, but it's amazing!
Take a Virtual Museum Tour - Musee d'Orsay anyone? Thanks to Google Arts & Culture
Scholastic Learn at Home - 20 free lessons for PreK through 6th grade and up*
Free Educational Websites for Kids - TBH there are too many and not sure which are best, but feel free to peruse as you like!
Virtual Field Trips - Want to visit San Diego Zoo, Yellowstone National Park, MARS?!? Check out this resource someone posted.
Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari - Daily show at 2pm CT
Hidden Worlds of the National Parks - Explore five National Parks released for the timing of the Centennial of the National Parks
Big List of Children's Books Read Aloud by Authors
Mystery Science - Lessons to inspire kids to love science

The Arts

Free Stream of Metropolitan Opera - yes, for the music nerd in me. It is a bit late for kids (starting at 7:30 pm, but posted for 20 hours on metopera.org
Coloring Pages Galore via mycoloring-pages.com - select themes, for boys, for girls (hate these gender stereotypes, etc. LOTS of licensed characters.

Physical Activity

GoNoodle! Great for guided movement, relaxation, etc. - get those wiggles out
Totall Adventure - Physical Activity blog from a Physical Educator at Yinghua Academy in Mpls

Salt Dough Easter Eggs - gifts for Easter!

* Starting with five now, and adding over the next few weeks

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Happy Saint Pattrick,s Day

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Sunday of the Cross

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