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
“Experiment with water and rubbing alcohol to create beautiful paper with interesting patterns and textures! This project is a fun way to explore different mediums that are easy to find at home. We turned our final designs into colorful cards and bookmarks. Follow along and see what you can make!”
All Ages
“Who doesn't love a rainbow? I guess it must be all the happy colors together in one place. For St Patrick's Day every year, we love to make rainbows in all sorts of ways. This one we did with watercolors and ribbon. My five-year-old thought it was meant to be hung out on our big tree for all to see!”
Ages 3-8
“Surprise your favorite mom with these printable, pop-up Mother's Day cards!”
Ages 3-8
“In our home, we love getting ready for the holidays, which means lots of kid-made decorations and hands-on projects. I created this Gratitude Collage template to help my kids learn how to express themselves around Thanksgiving. The prompts and illustrations were a super helpful way to help younger kids share their gratitude. I'll be framing these blankets up and hanging them in our living room!”
Ages 5-16
“It's almost time to "fall back" an hour and there's no wasting time trying to keep your kids on track! This weekend, we decided to buy a new clock just for our little one, and encouraged her to keep track of her after school schedule. She had a lot of fun taking control of her own tasks!”
Ages 5-8
“It's almost time to "fall back" an hour and there's no wasting time trying to keep your kids on track! This weekend, we decided to buy a new clock just for our little one, and encouraged her to keep track of her after school schedule. She had a lot of fun taking control of her own tasks!”
Ages 5-8
“What better way to celebrate spring than to go outside and fly a kite? Try making your own paper kite with this easy-to-do DIY!”
Ages 5-11
“Celebrate Chinese New Year with this fire-breathing dragon and learn about chambers that can produce strong currents of air just by squeezing them together!”
Ages 5-16
“This fun activity features a technique using shaving cream and food coloring to create a marbled effect on some pretty paper leaves for fall. It also leaves the paper smelling nice, too!”
Ages 3-11
“Get back into the groove of school with this easy and tactile to-do organizer.”
Ages 5-16
“How do plants grow? In this experiment, you will create a mini greenhouse to learn how plants depend on sunlight and water. Place seeds in a Ziploc® brand sandwich bag with a wet paper towel and put the bag by a sunny window. Record your observations daily to see how long it takes for the seeds to sprout and grow leaves. What do you observe?”
Ages 5-11
“Valentine's Day wouldn’t be complete without chocolate! What better way to celebrate than with these easy cut-out cards that include a sweet little surprise?”
Ages 5-16
“One of the things I enjoy doing with my kids is incorporating learning into a fun activity. And if that activity can be incorporated into a busy bag--well, I love it even more! This activity for the Pre-K level concentrates on visual-motor skills, hand-eye coordination, letter recognition, word identification, as well as picture-word matching.”
Ages 3-8
“As Grandparents Day (the first Sunday after Labor Day) approaches, we wanted to share with you a simple but personalized gift idea that will be sure to delight grandma or grandpa: a photo card that contains a picture of your little one on one side and a custom portrait of your little one with his or her grandparent on the other. After all, is there anything more "grand" than a handmade present from a beloved grandchild?”
Ages 3-8
“I love creating anything involving preserving my little ones' hand prints or fingerprints. There is a great quote by an anonymous writer that says, "This is to remind you when I have grown so tall, that once I was quite little and my hands were very small." This wonderful activity is fun, with very little ingredients involved, to preserve those little memories.”
Ages 3-8
“The perfect Mother's Day gift, from them to her...easy footprint hearts.”
Ages 2-8
“My kids love the changing seasons, they love watching all the leaves change on the trees and I don't blame them, it's my favorite part as well. We decided to make our own changing trees in some four season art.”
Ages 3-8
“This project is half art, half science, and all fun! Just write a message or draw a picture in lemon juice or baking soda invisible ink, then reveal the hidden message by rubbing the paper with flowers. The color of the flower smear changes wherever you painted with the invisible ink. In fact, different flowers create different color changes, so it's the perfect experiment to try with a mixed bouquet of flowers, or with flowers from a garden.”
Ages 3-11
“Sewing and embroidery are two hobbies I really enjoy. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I decided to use a simple cross-stitching technique to make string art valentines. I loved the homemade look and feel of the finished cards - a perfect last-minute note for a loved one!”
All ages
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