A must-see list of online activities for Children!
During these unprecedented times of hardship, here’s a great list of online activities to do with children whilst they are stuck at home!
1. Virtual excursions — to places like zoos, The Louvre, The Great Wall of China, farms and some cute animals
a. The San Diego Zoo has a website just for kids with amazing videos, activities and games. Enjoy the tour https://kids.sandiegozoo.org/
b. Tour Yellowstone National Park — https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/virtualtours.htm
c. Explore the surface of Mars on the Curiosity Rover — https://accessmars.withgoogle.com
d. Visit the Louvre museum: https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne#tabs
e. Visit the world: https://www.360cities.net/image/great-wall-of-china
f. This Canadian site FarmFood 360 offers 11 virtual tours of farms from minks, pigs and cows, to apples and eggs: https://www.farmfood360.ca
2. Indoor activities for busy toddlers
b. Play games and learn all about animals: https://switchzoo.com
c. Math and reading games: https://www.funbrain.com
d. This iconic museum located in the heart of London allows virtual visitors to tour the Great Court and discover the ancient Rosetta Stone and Egyptian mummies: https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com
e. 300,000 + FREE printable worksheets from toddlers to teens: https://www.123homeschool4me.com/home-school-free-printables/
f. Geography and animals: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
g. Favourite kids books read by famous people: https://www.storylineonline.net/
h. Crafts, activities, mazes, dot to dot etc: https://www.allkidsnetwork.com
i. Fun games, recipes, crafts, activities: https://www.highlightskids.com/
j. Online history classes for all ages pre-teen through to adults: https://school.bighistoryproject.com/bhplive
k. Educational games K-12: httsp://www.breakoutedu.com/funathome
l. Digital archive of history: https://www.bunkhistory.org/
m. Daily free science or cooking experiment to do at home: http://www.clubscikidzmd.com/blog/
n. Free Weeks of Maker Stations to keep your children creating at home! Each challenge includes simple instructions using materials around the house, QR code video resources, and a student recording sheet: bit.ly/freemakerstations
o. Interactive video earth science based curriculum supplement: https://www.everyday-earth.com/
p. Illustrated recipes designed to help kids age 2–12 cook with their grown-ups. Recipes encourage culinary skills, literacy, maths and science. https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library
q. An interactive way to learn history: https://www.mission-us.org/
r. A human visualization platform that allows students to explore the human body in really cool ways. https://human.biodigital.com/login?returnUrl=%2Fdashboard
s. No need to travel to one of the Smithsonian’s zoos or museums — this website brings your child everything from live video fo the National Zoo to the Smithsonian Learning Lab right to their screen https://www.si.edu/kids
t. Helps kids learn to appreciate the arts by providing them with the opportunity to play games, conduct investigations, and explore different forms of art. https://artsology.com
u. This NASA initiative covers a wide range of topics including weather, climate, atmosphere, water, energy, plants and animals. https://climatekids.nasa.gov/
v. Innerbody explores the 11 bodily systems in depth. With interactive models and detailed explanations, this website will help them learn more about the internal mechanics of the amazing human body. https://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html
3. Mental health
a. Movement and mindfulness videos created by child development experts. https://www.gonoodle.com
b. Kid-friendly workouts — choose from Strength for kids, Agility for Kids, Flexibility and Balance for kids, Warm-Ups for Kids, Cooldwon for Kids, Stand Up and Move for Kids, OR create your own custom kid workout. https://app.workit.com/collections/kids-workouts
c. At home OT, PT and ST resources designed to build skills in children through movement and play. https://www.theottoolbox.com/
