At Home Activities for Children and Youth
At Home Activities for Children and Youth
There are opportunities in every crisis. This current time of physical distancing, of school hiatus, may be a wonderful opportunity for household members to draw closer to one another. Game nights, baking and cooking together, movie nights, exploring creativity and your own backyard again with new energy and enthusiasm will provide moments of fun, humor, respite, and time to simply be together. These resources may offer some ideas when you're planning ahead or energy is waning and you just need something new to do.
This Week's Top 3 Resources:
- Summer Survival Guide for Moms from Faithful Moms Website
- If I Were an Astronaut-Story Time from Space (and science experiments too)
- How to Entertain Your Kids This Summer- Or Maybe Don't - NY Times
Others:
- Summer Reading Bingo Sheet from Beaming Books
- Science at Home- CT Science Center
- 64 Easy Science Experiments for Kids to Do at Home- Mommy Poppins
- Keeping Children Active from Exercise is Medicine (Downloadable Chart-American College Sports and Medicine)
- Story Pirates- Award Winning online storytelling and podcast
- Summer in the Time of Coronavirus: At-Home Activities for Kids with ADHDS from ADDitude
- Museum of Science at Home- Menu of Activities- Museum of Science, Boston, MA
- Lunch Bunch on Tuesdays and Thursdays- Connecticut Science Center
- Our Family: A Film About Family Diversity from Not in Our Town
- 10 Ways to Care for Creation from network
- Go On a Digital Safari from Explore.org
- Spark Your Child's Imagination- PBS Kids
- More Virtual Field Trips from Strong 4 Life
- Resilience is Connection: Strong Relationships Create Strong Kids-Dr. Robert D. Keder, MD, pediatric specialist
- 16 Creative Ways to Keep Your Kids Busy During Social Distancing- CT Children's Medical Center
- Express Yourself Imagination Station- online from Express Yourself
- Virtual Weekly Campfires- Silver Lake Conference Center- Staff, Deans, Counselors
- Calling All Kids-Very Best Sing Along- May 28th Online Songs Gathering from Children's Ministry
- Make an Art-bot and Visit the Smithsonian Institute Website
- Experiments and Activities at LiveScience
- Puzzles and Games in the Calming Room by Wayzata Public Schools
- Fear Not Paper Globe Activity (for older children) from Anna Lowell
- Monthly Action/Coping Calendars from Action for Happiness
- Our Daily Discovery from Family Vacation Critic
- Podcasts for Stir Crazy Kids- Emma Dibdin, NY Times
- Gratitude Cards Coloring Sheets from National Quilter's Circle
- Inside Out Curriculum- Activities for Children and Youth by Chalice Press (Ecumenical Camp Resources)
- Sesame Street- Resources for Preschool Children and those who love them
- 5 Educational Activities Your Kids Can Do Online by Mari Peck (Guideposts)
- 250+ Creative Ways to Keep Your Family Sane During the COVID-19 Crisis
- Crafty Fun for Kids
- BEST List of Family Activities to Do this Spring
- Benefits of Boredom for Kids
- Kindness 101- 2 PM Each Day With Steve Hartman on Facebook Live -CBS Evening News page
- EVERY WEEK! Story time online for kids stuck at home by Valerie Tutson each day at 11:30 AM. One of our gifted storytellers will entertain and educate your kids each morning on Facebook: Log into Facebook | Valerie Tutson
- 100 Activities to Do at Home During School Closures by Entertain Kids on A Dime
- The Artful Parent
- Resources for families while schools are closed from Scholastic Magazine
- Family Bucket List
- 50 Fun and Easy Kids Crafts
- Reading Confetti
- 30 Virtual Museum, Zoo, and Theme Park Tours
- PBS Kids Games
- Space Racers