“Discover the magic of color mixing and capillary action with this easy and exciting science project!”
Ages 3-8
Capillary Action Rainbow | Ages 3-8
Fizzing Colors | Ages 3-12
“Turn your kitchen into a chemistry lab with this simple science experiment! You only need three ingredients: baking soda, food coloring, and vinegar. When you combine the ingredients, a chemical reaction occurs and results in a bubbling eruption of fizzing color. Acids – like vinegar – and bases – like baking soda – are special kinds of chemicals that tend to react with each other to form something completely new: carbon dioxide gas. So the bubbles you see are filled with carbon dioxide gas which creates all the foamy fizz!”
Ages 3-12
Celery Experiment | Ages 3-8
“Has your child ever wondered how plants get water from their roots all the way to their leaves? This simple celery experiment shows how colored water travels up a celery stalk!”
Ages 3-8
Gratitude Chain | Ages 3-11
“Inspired by this classroom project I did years ago as a kid, our family got together to make a gratitude chain one evening during dinner! It's a great, kid-friendly project to remind the people around you to be grateful of the little things in life! You can hang your gratitude chain by tying strings around both ends of your chain and taping them to the wall. We also loved the idea of using the garland as tabletop decor.”
Ages 3-11
Giant Bubble Wand | Ages 3-16
“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
The Art Students League: Free Art Tutorial Videos for Kids
Winchester Mystery House Video Tour
The Winchester Mystery House Online Video Tour is now available to rent or purchase from the comfort of your home!
Yuba Sutter Arts - Virtual Events
Free Art Videos with E.B. Goodale
E. B. Goodale, Author and Illustrator of children's books, offers lots of fun art related videos and posts on Instagram!
How Art Therapy Exercises Help Manage Your Child’s Emotions
“Second only to recess, kids often name art as the favorite part of their day. But for many children, art projects can have legitimate healing powers.”
This article provides insight into how art therapy helps in so many ways, including improving self-esteem and self-confidence, lowering anxiety and increasing insight and self-understanding.
There is also a list of supplies you may already have at home to engage your child (or yourself!) in at-home art projects.
Integrating Education & Nature
“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.
Stockton Virtual Event Calendar
This growing Virtual Events Calendar will focus on local events available on a regular schedule to be enjoyed online.
Free Activities for Kids by Jarrett Lerner
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.
How to Explore Art While the Getty Galleries Are Closed
Free Draw-Along Videos with Rob Biddulph’s
Kids of all ages will love illustrator Rob Biddulph’s draw-along videos of whimsical characters! They are posted on Twitter every week, and you can see them all here.
Resource Roundup: Free Online Activities the Whole Family Can Enjoy from Home
Check out this list of online activities such as Virtual Museum Tours, Virtual Aquarium and Zoo Exhibits, Online Concerts, Online Broadway Musicals and Broadway Plays, Exercise Classes and Studios (for kids and grown-ups) and more!
Many resources are free or included with streaming services you already have.
Free Musical Game Ideas for Kids
Music activities are perfect to get your students up and moving. Try one of these games, created by Music Together teachers, in your classroom!” [or at home!]
Free and Paid Virtual Classes: Santa Cruz Art League
This organization in Santa Cruz has a great list of week day and weekend paid virtual classes, starting at $35. Click the links below for more details and look for the ones that say “Live Online” in the class name.
Free Fun Ideas to Boost Kids’ Drama Skills at Home
“In addition to participation in Drama Kids classes, building their confidence at home is a great way to enhance their Drama Kids experience! There are many at home skill-boosting activities can that will allow them to get in some extra practice and have some fun between classes.”
The British Museum: The Museum of the World
The British Museum has created The Museum of the World; an interactive journey through history and across nations. You can explore Art and Design, Religion and Beliefs, Trade and Conflict and more!