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We would like to keep our community active and supported in the wake of the disappointing cancellations and temporary closures. We hope that by providing this virtual activities webpage will help keep our community engaged, active and connected.
Arts & Crafts
- Carnegie STEM Projects for Girls
Instructions for making marshmallow rockets, bath bombs, and much more. - Cartooning with Bigfoot
Bigfoot sits down to show you how to use basic shapes and the chibi drawing style! - Crafts by Amanda
Hundreds of DIY crafts. - Disney Instagram
Disney is using their Instagram to post live, “How to Draw” segments featuring character favorites like Olaf and Sven! - Fun Loving Families
50+ craft ideas for families. - Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Celebrated children’s book author and illustrator Mo Willems will be posting a new video every weekday at 1:00 p.m. EST (10:00 a.m. PST) and invites viewers to doodle along with him! - Marvel Entertainment YouTube
Marvel Entertainment is using their YouTube to post a variety of content, including a series on how to draw beloved Marvel characters. - Michael’s
Michael’s will be live on Facebook every Wednesday, at 10:00 a.m. CST (8:00 a.m. PST), with a fun, family craft how-to. - Origami Tree
Jenny W. Chan is an arts & crafts teacher and paper crafts designer in New York City. She holds a BA in Psychology, with a minor in Child & Adolescent Mental Health, from New York University, and a MA in Psychology in Education from Teachers College, Columbia University. She is the founder of Origami Tree, a one-stop resource with hundreds of free projects for children, parents, and teachers, and is also the “hands” behind Good Housekeeping napkin folding videos. - The Color
An online resource that provides a variety of free coloring pages for all ages. - The Joy of Painting
Tune in to this YouTube channel for painting tutorials by one of the greats. - Young Rembrandts
Young Rembrandts is offering paid, online drawing classes for children ages 5-12. Their elementary-aged curriculum is designed to teach basic to advanced drawing skills, art techniques and vocabulary. This is a 4 week session was developed for at-home viewing and each weekly video can be viewed up to five times at your child’s convenience. Visit their website for more information and if you would like to sign-up and you do so on ReGGister!
Music & Dance
- The Kiboomers! Ballet Music / Dance for Kids
The Kiboomers! Ballet Music. Ballet Songs. Watch and exercise to the ‘Down at the Ballet Class’ video and sing along with the kids! - The Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera is offering a free stream of past shows every night, at 7:30 p.m. EDT (4:30 PM PST). The featured shows will be pulled from the company’s Live in HD series and will be available for a period of 23 hours before a new show is posted. - Rockness Music
A Facebook page offering virtual music classes, birthday parties, and private lessons. They also have a daily livestream of music Monday - Friday at 10 AM EST (7 AM PST).
Many parents are finding themselves in uncharted waters as they navigate their way through homeschooling their children during this pandemic. Below are some resources that may be helpful (and fun) for everyone.
General Education
- PBS Socal At-Home Learning
PBS SoCal and KCET, in partnership with LAUSD and in collaboration with California PBS stations, are offering broadcast programming with digital resources that adhere to California’s state curriculum. Below are digital resources you can access to continue learning at home. - Teacher Created Materials
A site offering free teacher-approved resources for at-home learning. - Teachers Pay Teachers
An online marketplace featuring free and paid educational resources, curated for different grade levels and subjects.
Math
- Bedtime Math
Making math fun through interactive games and activities.
Reading
- Harry Potter At Home
The Wizarding World presents Harry Potter At Home! This online portal features puzzles, video content, articles, and includes free access to the audio book of the first installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. - Pixar Instagram
Join the voice of Officer Giggle McDimples, Ally Maki, for a live storytime of selections from the "Toy Story: Storybook Collection." - ReadWorks
ReadWorks is a non-profit dedicated to providing tools and resources to help both teachers and students improve reading comprehension. They are currently providing some important online resources to help families transition into remote learning. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
In the internationally acclaimed The Very Hungry Caterpillar, a tiny caterpillar eats and eats…and eats his way through the week. Taken from The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Other Stories collection. Based on Eric Carle’s pictures.
STEM
- Harry Potter At Home
The Wizarding World presents Harry Potter At Home! This online portal features puzzles, video content, articles, and includes free access to the audio book of the first installment in the series, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. - Pixar Instagram
Join the voice of Officer Giggle McDimples, Ally Maki, for a live storytime of selections from the "Toy Story: Storybook Collection." - ReadWorks
ReadWorks is a non-profit dedicated to providing tools and resources to help both teachers and students improve reading comprehension. They are currently providing some important online resources to help families transition into remote learning.
Misc.
Exercise
- Family Fun Cardio
Get your heart rate up in your living room with this fun workout from Class FitSugar host Anna Renderer. - Zumba Kids
Kids 7-11 years old get the chance to be active and jam out to their favorite music.
Mental Health & Mindfulness
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world. - Breathing Meditation for Kids
A calming breath meditation designed to introduce kids to mindfulness.
Virtual field trips are a great way to expose kids to new places all from the comfort of home. Check out some of these great places offering virtual opportunities.
Amusement Parks & Destinations
- Disney Magic Happens Parade
Disney is looking for ways to bring a little joy, a little fun and, yes, a little magic into our lives right now. So to help make that happen, they are bringing you the newest Disneyland Park parade, Magic Happens. - Road Trip from Home: View a collection of fun and wonderful websites that will show you different parts of the world, famous landmarks, beautiful works of art, historic marvels, science adventures and so much more!
- Virtual Disney Rides
Thanks to modern technology, a day at Disneyland is closer than you might think!
Aquariums
- Aquarium of the Pacific
Check out the aquarium’s live video feeds, featuring some of your favorite sea life! - Monterey Bay Aquarium
Check out their live webcams, featuring jelly fish, sharks and sea otters!
California State Parks
The California State Parks have a Live Video Gallery, featuring feeds from places like Hearst San Simeon State Park, Mono Lake, and Point Lobos State Natural Reserve. It also features a live feed to the Antelope Valley Poppy Reserve which is currently in bloom!
Museums
- The British Museum
The British Museum in London, England features a robust, digital archive of artifacts and artwork through the ages. - Google Arts and Culture- A “museum view” tool to look inside various gallery spaces from world-famous museums across the globe:
- The Van Gogh Museum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Rijksmuseum – Amsterdam, Netherlands
- The J. Paul Getty Museum – Los Angeles, United States
- Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation – New York, United States
- National Gallery of Art – Washington DC, United States
- The Louvre
Take a virtual tour of art galleries in the world famous Louvre Museum in Paris, France! - The Metropolitan Museum of Art for Kids
Virtually explore The Met, watch behind-the-scenes videos, and travel through 5,000 years of art
Zoos
- Cincinnati Home Safari
Join us for a Home Safari Facebook Live each day at 3 p.m. EDT (12 p.m. PST) where we will highlight one of our amazing animals and include an activity you can do from home. - San Diego Zoo
Take a trip down south and view live webcams, featuring elephants, tigers and many more! - Smithsonian’s National Zoo
The Smithsonian’s webcams feature naked mole-rats, lions, giant pandas, and elephants!
Below are some unique resources geared towards teens.
Art & Music
- Disney Instagram
Pixar is using their Instagram to post live, “How to Draw” segments featuring character favorites like Olaf and Sven! - Fender Play
Provides 3 months of free guitar lessons. - Joy Tunes
Articles that offers other resources on ways to learn a new instrument. - Justin Guitar
This site has free guitar lessons. - Marvel Entertainment YouTube
Learn how to draw your friendly, neighborhood Spiderman from Brian Crosby, Creative Director of Themed Entertainment at Marvel. - Piano Video Lessons
Offers many video piano lessons.
Education
- Khan Academy
An online nonprofit, dedicated to providing free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere. Khan Academy can help children and teens better understand and solidify concepts they are learning in school.
Entertainment & Games
- Jackbox Games
Jackbox Games is a site which allows you and up to 7 other people to play interactive online boardgames. Visit this site to learn how to play these games remotely with your friends, all you need is your cellphone or other web-enabled device and an internet connection! - Miniclip
An online resource with a ton of free single and multiplayer games. - Netflix Party
Netflix Party is a new way to watch your favorite Netflix shows with your friends! The extension is only available on Chrome browsers on desktops or laptops, but allows synchronized video playback and adds a group chat feature to talk to your friends!
Exercise & Fitness
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