This is a fabulous list of resources and ideas to inspire and keep you and your family active and entertained while social distancing.
Ideas include free online yoga classes, language learning resources, starting a virtual book club, hosting a virtual hangout or wine tasting with friends, making a family scrapbook or newsletter and SO much more.
Browse inspirational ideas and links to free online resources
Kids Game / Toy Design & Activities
“A pendulum is a hanging weight that swings back and forth, like the swinging arm on a grandfather clock or a swing on a playground. When you pull a swing - or any pendulum - up to one side, gravity tugs it back down. But since the swing is attached by a rope or chain, it doesn’t just drop to the ground. Instead, it swings back and forth, over and over.”
Ages 9-16
“Take your paper airplanes to new heights by making a motorized launcher for them.”
Ages 9-16
“Have you ever ridden a bicycle down a hill and felt the wind on your face? Air is all around you. To move through it, you have to push it out of the way. That means it's pushing back on you, too. That push is called air resistance. Imagine a parachutist jumping out of an airplane and falling to the ground. The opened parachute would use air resistance to slow down its descent. In this experiment, we create a parachute toy using a Ziploc® brand sandwich bag to learn about air resistance and see it in action.”
Ages 9-16
“A squirt gun is a a great example of what happens when you apply pressure to a liquid. In this quick, fun experiment, learn how to make your own miniature water squirter using just two cups, a straw, and some clay!”
Ages 5-16
“Now that the weather is warming up, my kids have been looking forward to going camping and playing outside! Using some household items, it was easy to make a giant bubble wand and a bubble solution for giant bubbles. The kids loved taking turns trying to see who could make the biggest bubbles.”
Ages 3-16
“As educators, we have a unique opportunity to connect children and young adults with nature. Here are some ideas for tying in natural elements to all kinds of curricula.”
Ideas are broken out by category and include Math, Language Arts, Physical Education & Art, Music, and Theater Lessons.
This website is full of so many fun and free activities for kids of all ages, including creating your own comic book, writing haiku diary, writing a letter to planet Earth, learning different types of hand-lettering and designing a medical mask for a health care worker.
Zoom has quickly become a valuable resource during this time - offering our communities the opportunity to engage socially with each other while social distancing and supporting educators (and students!) in online learning.
It’s also a great resource for having fun!
Check out this free list of Zoom games and activity ideas for all ages.
This is so fun - Ikea has released free plans to create furniture forts at home! These plans include what you need and how to assemble your forts.
”Inspired by the game of Corn Hole, this simple tossing contest uses recycled cardboard boxes (or KiwiCo crates!) Set up in the backyard and see who gets the most points. For tossing objects, try whiffle balls, ping pong balls or even walnuts!”
Ages 8+
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