Get those creative juices flowing

Local artist Julia Kulish is posting videos of art projects for families to create together on her Facebook page Artwork by Julia Kulish

Author Moe Willems is sharing daily doodles. Visit Lunch Doodles With Moe Willems

Art projects for kids https://artprojectsforkids.org/

The Artful Parent - https://www.facebook.com/artfulparent/

Storytime

Storytime with Bill a new book every month with past books available.

Storyline Online

Read, Wonder and learn - Favorite authors reading great stories.

On line Escape Rooms

Sherlock Holmes escape room. https://popgoesthepage.princeton.edu/the-missing-tiger-a-sherlock-holmes-virtual-escape-room/

Family fun digital escape rooms

Something to listen to

Podcasts and audiobooks for kids and families.

                               - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/parenting/podcasts-for-kids.html

                               - https://app.kidslisten.org/podcasts

                               -https://www.fatherly.com/play/the-best-podcasts-for-kids/

                               -https://www.scholastic.com/parents/books-and-reading/raise-a-reader-blog/free-audio-books-and-why-you-should-try-them.html

                              -https://www.podbean.com/free-audiobooks

Audible has opened the store to free access to stream many collections: https://stories.audible.com/start-listen

Tech Resources

Scratch is a programming language and an online community where children can program and share interactive media such as stories, games, and animation with people from all over the world. As children create with Scratch, they learn to think creatively, work collaboratively, and reason systematically.  https://scratch.mit.edu/

Coding - https://girlswhocode.com/code-at-home/

Tynker - Coding made easy. Free Premium access while schools are closed. https://www.tynker.com/

Codemoji - This intuitive and easy-to-use website bolster a unique code learning approach that takes the hassle of pesky syntax and memorization out of acquiring basic coding skills. The younger kids will appreciate familiar emojis that act and represent functional programming tags like CSS and HTML code. As if that isn’t fabulous enough, codemoji system is designed to be adaptive so that kids can learn at their own pace. It’s for this particular reason that codemoji is one of the best free coding websites for kids.Codemoji.com

A non-profit foundation, code.org is a free coding website that’s an excellent place for kids to get started in coding. It features a plethora of practical web resources, tools, apps, and even a list of local facilities that offer programming for kids. Don’t forget to check out the inspirational and featured videos to get you started on your day. With all the sizzling features and the fact that it offers free services, code.org isn’t too shabby. Code.org

Educational activities 

The Kids should see this. Smart videos for curious minds.  - https://thekidshouldseethis.com/

Mystery science . Lessons that inspire kids to love science - https://mysteryscience.com/

Ted Ed. Ted talks for students of all ages. - https://ed.ted.com/lessons?direction=desc&sort=featured-position&user_by_click=student

The Khan Academy - We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. https://www.khanacademy.org/

Crash course kids. This bi-weekly show from the producers of Crash Course is all about gradeschool science. - https://www.youtube.com/user/crashcoursekids/channels

National Geographic for kids - https://www.natgeokids.com/uk/

Math can be fun - https://www.prodigygame.com/

If you love DK books, you will love this site - https://www.dkfindout.com/us/

a list of more Free Online activities and offers for kids at home - Common Sense Media