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How to Get Through Keeping Kids at Home..
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I started compiling this over the past week or so then have just been finishing it off when we’ve been recommended to keep kids at home where it is “practically possible.”
It’s going to be a strange and tough time to get through but as I said to my friend today, take one day at a time. Find little sparks of joy in everything. Get back to basics. Do gardening, have a picnic in the backyard, play boardgames, teach your kids to cook. Bake bread! This is an opportunity for us to slow down, revaluate our lives and hit the ‘pause’ button. It will all end in time but for now, try and embrace our new lives. And remember, your kids are just as confused and scared and anxious as you are. But we are all in this together and we WILL get through it.
So, from opera to kid’s workouts, live cam of Melbourne Zoo to cooking lessons, there’s a great range of activities here and I’ll be adding to it.
Best wishes, stay safe! x Alison
Click on the “Young People” tab for some great links to resources
Blueberry Beetle Art Challenge
Submit a drawing, based on a theme given. Upload picture to win a prize.
Watch ‘Penguin Cam’, ‘Giraffe Cam’, ‘Snow Leopard Cub Cam’ and more!
Day by day projects to keep kids reading, thinking and growing.
National Geographic Kids Australia
Fantastic site with interesting stories, competitions, games and more.
Interesting articles and facts.
12 Famous Museums Offer Virtual Tours You Can Take on Your Couch
Includes British Museum in London, Guggenheim in NYC and the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
Daily Drawing Classes with Mo Willems
Well-known illustrator Mo Willems has announced that he’ll be doing Lunch Doodles for kids on YouTube!
Colouring-in Pages to Download
Created by Nathan Patterson, artwork with a mixture of contemporary designs using traditional techniques that incorporate the dreamtime stories.
Screening its performances online for free – various shows coming up.
Another option to see opera, new shows every 24 hours.
A collection of books read by the Screen Actors Guild Foundation.
Take a virtual tour!
Take a virtual tour of various sections of this amazing park in America.
This is an American site, but still a really easy and simple way for kids to learn how to cook.
35 Recipes to Make with Your Kids
Various programs just for kids to stay active.
PE lessons every weekday to keep the kids moving.
Online Science Lessons with Street Science!
Explore the properties of energy.
We have the rest of your week sorted with our daily animal live streams! ?
Start by watching us feed our mammoth Saltwater Crocodile, Rocky, today at 2:30pm.
At 11:30am tomorrow, head on over to @sealifesydneyaquarium to watch feeding time with the penguins.
And then tune in back with us on Friday to watch some adorable Quokka cuddles with Davey at 3pm
Fun science lessons for kids.
David Walliams is releasing a FREE audio story every day for the next 30 days.
ABC Radio School: Become a nature detective with Costa Georgiadis
Listen to how your kids can become nature detectives while staying at home.
If you know of or come across any other websites good to keep the kids busy leave a comment or send me an email – alison@coffsforkids.com
