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SPELLING

Online Spelling Games - Use Your Lists or Ours

Games allow students to enter a deeper state of focus which improves learning. Assign lists to students and they can play games with their spelling words until test day. Gameplay reports are also provided.

Would you like to use your own spelling lists to make games? Spelling Stars is a flexible tool built to adapt to your needs. Play online spelling games with your words or ours. We use your words to populate the spelling games if you create custom spelling lists. Games are an excellent way to keep kids focused and interested in spelling. Our games will challenge students to recognize words, fill in the blanks, match words, and more. We also provide reports that show how many times your students have played each game per list.

Works with Google Classroom: Rostering, Assigning Work, Syncing Grades.

Saves time! Spelling tests and other activities are graded instantly.

Copy and paste spelling lists into our system, and upload or enter words manually.

Record your voice, use our upgraded voice, or use the browser voice.

Practice, games, pretests, tests, and worksheets use your spelling words or ours.

Reports are generated for teachers and students.

Create Differentiated Spelling Lists and Groups within your Course/Class.

Students can practice and play spelling games at home or at school.

Multisensory learning improves retention.

Each student has a unique user id and password.

Share lists with other teachers or between courses.

Easily create review lists.

Turn on Anti-Cheating Guard for tests and pretests.

Install Spelling Stars as an App

Add VocabularyStars.com to practice, make quizzes, tests, homework and to play vocabulary games.

Select an alternate accent to US English such as Australianor British English

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Online Spelling Tests, Practice & Spelling Games

Spelling Stars is an online spelling program designed for school or homeschool use. Teachers can create different list levels, assign specific tests by class or individual then check out the online spelling tests or pre-tests when ready. With an Internet connection, students can take tests, practice spelling, and play spelling games from school, home, or anywhere. Tests and Pre-Tests are graded automatically and stored in easy-to-view reports for teachers and students. Parents can also track student test scores by logging into their student's accounts. Spelling Stars makes spelling easy and fun!
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Google Classroom Integration

Spelling Stars and Google Classroom work together seamlessly. Teachers can create a new account or log in with Google Classroom and tie their existing account to Google Classroom. At that point, teachers can sync their students, and students can log in with Google Classroom. Once a teacher checks out a test, an assignment is created on Google Classroom. When students complete the test, teachers click one button to sync grades with their Google Classroom account. No need to copy grades by hand!

Fun Educational Spelling Games

Your students are going to love playing spelling games online! We make it easy for all of your students to learn. Once you create a list and check out the practice section and spelling games for your students, they can play up to ten games, depending on your chosen plan. Each game has a purpose.

Word Search is a fun way for students to focus on recognizing their spelling words. Our Fill-in-the-Blank requires your student to fill in the missing letters. Spelling Soup gives your student time to recognize the correctly spelled word. Word Scramble lets your student focus on putting the letters in the correct order. King Cactus is a hangman spelling game that allows your student to save the cactus when your student selects the correct letters. Our Spelling Memory Game is always a favorite because students have fun finding the right word matches. Herman's Mouse Maze requires your student to spell each word correctly to eat the cheese to continue to the end of the maze. Word Chopper is perfect for students who want to work on whittling away at their spelling lists. If students spell a word wrong, the word goes back into the queue to spell again. Lastly, Bink Bonk lets your student play their way through the spelling game by having to spell each word right to win.

Online Spelling Practice

Students can practice spelling online easily by logging in from home, school, or anywhere with an internet connection. The program works on mobile devices such as phones and tablets like iPads. Students log in with their user id and password and click on the practice in the menu. They will see the lists that their teacher has checked out for them. Students can show or hide the spelling word during the practice session. If the student does not type in the correct spelling after three attempts, the program will show the correct spelling to copy. Seeing the word helps the student become more familiar with each spelling word more quickly. Assign spelling practice as homework and track the number of times each student practices in teacher reports. Our practice section is a fantastic way to improve students' spelling skills.

Online Spelling Tests

Spelling Stars online spelling tests are built for easy use by teachers and students. A teacher creates a test by logging into their account. Once the test is ready, the teacher will check that test out for students to see. If the test is not "assigned," students will not be able to see the test. Assigning tests at a particular time helps ensure that students take tests at the approved time. In addition to that, teachers can schedule tests for a future time and day. Once students complete the test, it is automatically graded, and reports are stored in the system by list and student name for teachers. Students also have access to their reports anytime. Teachers are also able to create differentiated spelling tests for their students. Teachers can go into Student List Levels under the Students menu and decide if a student will get basic, challenge, or super challenge words or a combination of those three types. Please watch our video on How to Make Spelling Lists for detailed information.

Spelling Lists

If you are looking for a spelling website that allows you to create custom spelling lists, you are in the right place! As a teacher, you can copy and use our spelling lists as-is or alter them to suit your needs. You can also use your school's spelling curriculum by typing your spelling words. Once you create your spelling lists, you can use them year after year. You can create differentiated spelling lists so each student gets the appropriate learning experience. Spelling Stars easily fits into your lesson plans and removes the work from grading papers.

Reports

It's easy to view reports anytime by logging in as a student and clicking on the Reports tab or logging in as a teacher and clicking on the Reports tab. Teachers can view reports by student or by list. Teachers can set reports to calculate differently based on their needs as well. Note that Google Classroom reports are calculated as a percentage only. Additionally, parents can log in from home with the student's user id and password and see grades anytime. Spelling Stars makes tracking progress easy for teachers, students, and parents.

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Kiddle is a kid-friendly search engine that is excellent for doing research.

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Kids A to Z login page for students, parents, and teachers

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2. Take the Diagnostic and visit the Recommendations page for skills that are picked just for you! Or, explore skills by grade or topic.

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It's no surprise that authors are incredibly good at bringing their own books to life. Whether through live or pre-recorded visits, read-aloud videos, or other virtual author activities, kids will connect with books like never before! Here are some of our favorite options to try.

Pre-Recorded Virtual Author Visits

Check out these videos of presentations authors have given at schools and libraries. There are authors here that will interest students at any age.

Arree Chung

Hear Chung talk about the process of creating his book Mixed: A Colorful Story. The allegory of one color who thinks it's better than the others is meaningful at any age.

Bao Phi

Bao Phi's lovely book A Different Pond showcases the relationship between a father and his son. As they fish for the food their family needs, the father tells his son about a pond from his own childhood in faraway Vietnam.

Jasmine Warga

Author of the Newbery Honor book Other Words for Home, Jasmine Warga gives an engaging talk about how she writes.

Jennifer L. Holm

From her Babymouse graphic novels to the Sunny series and beyond, Holm writes books that middle grade readers absolutely love.

J.H. Reynolds

Do your students love the thrills and chills of the MonsterStreet series? Then they'll love seeing its author answer kids' questions about reading and writing!

J.K. Rowling

Every kid will recognize the author of the beloved Harry Potter books! See her interview with the Harry Potter Reading Club in this video.

Kate Messner

Kate Messner writes fiction, nonfiction, novels, chapter books, and picture books, so there's a good chance most kids have read at least one of her books.

Katherine Applegate

Lots of kids read The One and Only Ivan in class, and Applegate has plenty of other popular and award-winning books as well. Hear her talk about her books (and even show off her adorable dog!).

Lois Lowry

Here's another name kids will recognize. Whether they love The Giver, the Gooney Bird series, or any of her other numerous works, they'll enjoy listening to her speak and answer audience questions.

Max Brallier

The Last Kids on Earth book series is now a Netflix series too! Listen to author Max Brallier talk about his writing process and give kids a writing challenge of their own.

Live Virtual Author Visits

Want to set up a virtual author visit live for your class or school? If you have a particular author in mind, visit their website (or their publisher's) to contact them and find out if they do virtual visits. Scholastic offers virtual author visits through their catalog, so that's a great place to start.

The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has a terrific roundup of virtual author visits and writing workshops too. Here are some to consider.

Gutman has written all sorts of books for kids, and he's happy to do virtual school visits. Find his offerings and prices at his website.

Nonfiction children's author Kurtz loves to present his books to kids of all ages. His virtual offerings include readings, interviews, and concept-based workshops.

Long does both in-person and virtual author visits based on her popular books, like How I Became a Pirate. Visit her website to see her offerings and book a visit.

Biebow's colorful book about the inventor of Crayola crayons is a delight. She offers free virtual visits, plus interactive in-person workshops.

Known for Dahlia in Bloom, Koehler offers both virtual author visits and writing workshops. She does professional development workshops for teachers too.

Virtual Author Read-Alouds

When you hear authors read their own books, it gives you a whole new perspective on their works. That makes read-alouds some of our favorite virtual author activities.

Hale's YouTube channel includes a playlist called Storytime With Uncle Bruce. Hear him read about Clark the Shark and other hilarious characters.

Gutman has a whole collection of read-alouds on his Facebook page, like Miss Blake Is a Flake. Kids will love his wacky style!

Visit her YouTube channel to see the author read her book Where Are My Books? She's got a few other read-alouds too, along with drawing tips.

Fabien Cousteau is the grandson of famed sea explorer Jacques Cousteau. His book series explores his own experiences under the water, and you can watch his read-aloud on Facebook.

You'll feel inspired when you hear Byers read her heartfelt book I Am Enough.

Lin reads aloud from her picture books as well as chapters from her longer books on her YouTube channel.

Watch Knowles read the first chapter of her middle-grade novel Where the Heart Is, while giving students a fun writing exercise.

Hear Cook read a variety of books from her collection, like Wilma Jean the Worry Machine. Her YouTube channel also includes interviews, advice, and other fun virtual author activities.

Watch Messner read Fergus and Zeke and the 100th Day of School in this YouTube video.

This read-aloud of Fry Bread includes some of the author's thoughts on writing the book and the recipe he included at the end.

Listen to Henderson read the first chapter of her book The Magic in Changing Your Stars on YouTube.

The author regularly shares read-alouds of his books, like I Love You Like a Pig, on his Instagram page.

The author has added a collection of videos of herself reading from her picture books on Instagram. Titles include When We Are Kind and You Hold Me Up.

Hear readings from Shusterman's books on his YouTube channel, including excerpts and complete short stories.

The author created a Stay at Home: Story Time section on his website. Initially made during the 2020 COVID lockdown, these videos are still lots of fun to watch.

Visit Reynolds' Facebook page to see him read from some of his most popular books, like The Dot.

The award-winning author and illustrator reads from her book The Story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg in this YouTube video.

The author reads his picture books on his YouTube channel, where he also has lots of drawing videos for inspiration.

Other Virtual Author Activities

So many wonderful authors and publishers have YouTube or Instagram channels! Join them as they teach you how to draw, offer writing tips, and lots more.

Kids will do more than just watch these videos. They'll write, draw, and create on their own, inspired by famous authors and illustrators.

Watch story time, Cressida Cowell's summer camp, author interviews, how-to-draw videos, and a whole lot more.

The prolific author has a robust website full of videos, activities, podcasts, and more virtual author activities to engage kids of a variety of ages.

The Lunch Lady author and illustrator has a series of videos showing kids how to draw some of their favorite characters. His YouTube channel also has cartooning tips, writing tips, pep talks, and shorts.

This YouTube channel is rich with content, including interviews, tour journals, how-to-draw tips, and so much more.

The Kennedy Center sponsored this series of videos with the beloved author of classics like Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!

Author and illustrator of hits like Smile and Drama shares drawings, time-lapse videos, and more on her Instagram page.

Aspiring illustrators will enjoy this series, where any kid can learn to draw creatures of every kind.

These half-hour chats with well-known middle grade authors are the perfect length to share with your classes.

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Having a background as a music teacher, I often get the asked what resources are available for homeschoolers to grow in their music studies. As such, today I'd like to share with you an Ultimate List of Online Music Education Games available for FREE to public and homeschoolers alike to have fun while learning more about music. Whether playing via iPad, SmartBoard, or laptop, each resource provides supportive games and activities to reinforce music concepts at home. For your browsing convenience, these online music education games are organized into the following categories: aural training, composers, composition, instruments, notation, symbols/vocabulary and variety.

Aural Training

Composers

Composition

Musical Instruments

Notation

Symbols and Vocabulary

Variety

These websites could not be limited to one particular musical focus but have several online music education games covering a wide-variety of musical instruments and elements.

SFS Kids

The New York Philharmonic Kids Zone

PBS Kids Music Games

Music Theory.Net-lessons, tools, and customizable exercises for note, key, interval, choral, and keyboard note recognition both on the staff and aurally

Quia Music Review-Jeopardy-like game to review music elements, notation, instruments, rhythm and more

Quia Shared Music Games-full list of over 200 Quia shared music games

Creative Kids Education Foundation Projects-learn about opera, composers, musical styles and more

PBS Jazz Kids-learn about jazz music, musical elements and improvisation

eMusic Theory Practice-exercises to practice note names, piano keys, string instrument fingerings, rhythms, intervals, chords, scales, and more

Music Tech Teacher-over 130 elementary quizzes, puzzles, and games on music notes, rhythms, instruments, composers, and more

PedaPlus Interactive Games-note, key signature, scale and interval recognition

Teoria-Music theory and aural training tutorials and exercises

Looking for free online education games for another subject area? Check out the other posts in the One Humongous List of Free Online Education Games Series for a complete roundup.

*This post is a part of iHomeschool Network's Ultimate Guides. For more Ultimate Guides for everything from housekeeping to homeschooling be sure to check out the Ultimate List of Ultimate Guides created by several dear home school bloggers like myself at ihomeschoolnetwork.com.

** Did I leave out one of your favorite online music education games? Feel free to let me know in the comments and I'll be glad to add it to the links above for others! In order for online games/activities to be included in the above list they must be FREE, ONLINE, INTERACTIVE, and EDUCATIONAL. Thanks for your help in making this an even more ULTIMATE musical resource.
Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord. Ephesians 5:19

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Lexia! Use this as practice for phonics and spelling. I sent home user names and passwords in the packets. :)

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Looking for ways to make your math learning a little more interesting? Grab a few decks of playing cards and introduce some of these math card games to your class. Your students will have fun in spades!

1. Try for a total of 10.

Play this math card game alone or as a team. Lay out 20 cards on the table (leave out face cards or change them to equal 0, while aces equal 1). Kids remove sets of cards that add up to 10, ultimately trying to remove all the cards from the table. It's harder than you think!

Learn more: The First Grader Roundup

2. Declare a fraction war.

War is one of the original math card games, but this version adds a fraction aspect. Students deal two cards, a numerator and denominator, then determine whose fraction is the largest. The winner keeps all four cards, and play continues until the cards are gone. ( Click here for more fun and free fraction games.)

Learn more: Mrs. Weigand's Mathematics Resources

3. Learn numbers with card bingo.

Remove the face cards and have each student lay out a 4 x 4 playing "board" of cards. Remaining cards (or another deck) are placed face down, and a caller flips over a card. Any player who has that number on their board turns the card face down. Play continues until one player has a row flipped over horizontally, vertically, or diagonally and calls "Bingo!"

Learn more: Top Notch Teaching

4. Find a way to make 10 (or 15, or 20 ... )

One of the terrific things about math card games is that many of them can be customized for various concepts and skill levels. The original goal of this game was to look at the cards you're dealt to find ones that add up to 10, but it can be changed to 15, 20, or any number you choose. You can also add to the difficulty by allowing addition and subtraction (for example, you could use 8+4=12 or 12-2=10). Get the rules and free printable mats at the link below.

Learn more: Mama.Papa.Bubba

5. Practice number sequencing with builder's paradise.

Simple math card games can help kids learn how to put numbers in order. To play builder's paradise, discard the face cards and lay out the 4 sevens in a deck side by side. In each round, players work to add the next higher or lower number in each suit, trying to be the first to get rid of all their cards. Get the full how-to at the link below.

Learn more: Math Geek Mama

6. Do some basic fast facts practice.

Give your flash cards a rest and practice facts with math card games instead. Simply lay down two cards from the deck (remove the face cards first) and add, subtract, or multiply them. Kids can work on this alone, or you can make it a contest to see who can call out the correct answer first.

Learn more: Top Notch Teaching

7. Play pyramid solitaire alone or in teams.

Some versions of solitaire are really just sneaky math card games, and pyramid is one of them. Try to find cards that add up to 10 as you clear your pyramid row by row. Learn how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Multiplication.com

8. Go fishing for pairs that make 10.

Your students probably already know how to play Go Fish, but in this version, they're fishing for pairs that add up to 10. Have them ask: "I have a 2. Do you have an 8 to make 10?" Change aces to 1 for this game and leave face cards out entirely.

Learn more: Mrs. Weigand's Mathematics Resources

9. Challenge them to beat the teacher.

Practice place value by drawing cards and trying to build the largest number possible. Kids play against the teacher to see who wins! Get the rules at the link below. ( Find more fun place value activities here.)

Learn more: Relief Teaching Ideas

10. Use Close Call to practice two-digit addition or subtraction.

The best math card games are simple at heart. To play Close Call, each player deals themselves four cards then determines how to arrange them so they make two two-digit numbers that add up close to 100 without going over. For a subtraction version, work to get as close to zero as possible. Learn how to play at the link.

Learn more: Math Geek Mama

11. Use order of operations to get to 24.

Math card games aren't just for little kids; even adults will find this one a bit tricky. Each player is dealt four cards, then uses the order-of-operations rules to try to make a number as close to 24 as possible. Simple but challenging!

Learn more: Learn With Math Games

12. Let card color indicate negative or positive.

In this game, red cards are negative integers while black cards are positive. Students attempt to play pairs of cards that total 6 or -6. You can change the goal number as needed.

Learn more: Filing the Frame With Learning

13. Take a trip around the card spiral to practice math facts.

You'll need a pair of dice for this math card game. Lay cards out randomly in a spiral formation as shown, and set a marker for each player on the center card. Player one rolls the dice then moves their piece that number of spaces shown. They then must multiply (or add or subtract, depending on preferences) the card number by the number on the dice. If they get the answer correct, they stay where they are. If not, they return to their original card. Play continues until one player reaches the end.

14. Be the fastest in the race to pi.

In this game, kids work to lay out the digits of pi in order. It's a simple draw-and-play game, but will help familiarize students with this important number. You can write out the digits first or see who knows them from memory. Find out how to play at the link below.

Learn more: Math Geek Mama

15. Take a gamble with triple-digit dare.

Each player gets three cards and privately determines the highest three-digit number they can make (you can use decimals or not, depending on age). Then, each player has a turn to stick with the cards they have, swap with one from the deck, or steal one of the other player's. All players then lay down their best number to see who wins. See more at the link below.

Learn more: Math Coach's Corner

16. Try reading minds to figure out the correct numbers.

Two students draw a card from the deck without looking and hold it up to their forehead facing out. A third student mentally multiplies the numbers and gives them the product. The students then must figure out what number each is holding. You can do this with addition and subtraction too. You'll find this game along with dozens of other math card games in the free printable book at the link below.
If you like these math card games, check out this collection of dice games that teachers and students will love. Teachers know that pretty much anything can be used for learning. Here are 13 classroom math hacks you're going to want to try next.

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Keep the kids having fun and engaged with these 50 Plus Easy Indoor Activities for Kids using simple household items and recycled materials.

We've all been aware of the recommendations to stay home, self-quarantine if you are feeling sick, and keep healthy which is why we've gathered up the best, easy indoor activities for kids. These fun activities are perfect for a sick day or rainy day or act as fun indoor playgrounds.

They require just a little creativity and are great for young or older children to play their own game right at home!

Many schools are closing due to the imminent threat of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and we've been getting lots of requests from readers on how to keep kids busy indoors.

Understanding that many may not have access to craft books, supplies or art materials, these 50 Easy Indoor Activities for Kids are cheap and easy to set up with most household materials you probably have on hand. Many of these are a great way to recycle and reuse packaging and materials from home.

Note this post was written during the pandemic in 2020 but updated to reflect indoor activities you can do at any time of year. You can use these indoor fun ideas for for busy toddler activities, birthday parties, play-based learning or for a great time with the entire family no matter what mother nature has planned outdoors!

If you don't have the time to set these up, board games also make super fun indoor activities, especially for the whole family or older kids.

What if I don't have the exact items at home to set up these indoor activities?

Don't fret! The last thing we want you to do is to go out and buy stuff you'll need once or twice. Take stock of what is in your home and improvise! Also, involve your kids and ask them, "how can we make this another way? Easier? Faster? Better?"

Test out different ideas - the experimentation in creating different variations of games is also fun!

Make sure to check out the full list below and watch the video in the post!

For young children, we recommend setting up a sensory bin for free play. You can easily set one up using, or use cotton ball for a fine motor skills activity. This makes a great indoor activity for kids of all ages, because who doesn't like to engage in some sensory play?!

Easy Indoor Activities for Kids - Materials and Instructions

Create an Obstacle Course Using Crepe Paper

Take a roll of crepe paper and tape lines across a hallway wall. Zig the lines high and low. Encourage kids to walk through without breaking the crepe paper!

Ball Shaker Game

This was from our Minute to Win It Games. Take an empty tissue paper box and fill with ping pong balls. Take a sash, scarf or pantyhose and tie around your waste.

Encourage kids to shake out the balls in X number of seconds or minutes.

If you don't have ping pong balls you can stuff with large bells, or anything soft, round and not too heavy

Sensory Walk or Gross Motor Footprint Handprint Activity

Trace one handprint and one footprint. Use that as a template to make several pairs of footprints and handprints. Tape down to colored paper. Make a gross motor game by placing your hands and feet on on the paper.

Ping Pong Ball Toss

Use varying paper tubes in heights and use painter's tape to tape down the floor or you can even insert them on top of a cardboard box and hot glue down. Place foil over the opening and ping pong balls on top so they don't fall down.

Tip: If you have large colored plastic balls you don't need the foil. Use a ball or make your own (we crumpled a piece of leftover foil!) to knock down the balls. Or if you have a Nerf Gun, you can use that too.

Walk the Line

Create different lines on the floor and have kids follow the lines for a fun gross motor game.

Line the Cars on the Line

You can use the same line from above and line cars along the lines.

This can be any small item though! LEGO, Duplos, trains, dinosaurs, whatever your kid is into at the moment.

Ball Straw Blower Race

Take two paper tubes and tape to the floor. Give each kid a straw and do a ping pong ball race!

If the ping pong is too easy to blow, use a heavier ball or object. Test out different ones - the experimentation in creating different variations of games is also fun!

Paper Cup Stacking

Recycle and reuse paper cups into a fun stacking game. How high can you go?! Get the little ones to help bring and stack cups too!

Paper Plate Toss

Take a paper towel roll and tape to the floor. Cut out inner circles from various paper plate sizes. Do a paper plate toss.

How many can you get in in how many seconds/minutes? Make it more challenging by scooting further back!

Paper Pate Ring

Here's a variation of the above for toddlers, let them stack the plates inside the roll.

Variation - you could cut small to medium and use only white paper plates you can color in rainbow colors a fun color recognition learning activity!

Create a Reading Book Nook

Build a fort, we have this awesome Fort Builder, but you don't need to run out and get it if you don't have one.

We've build plenty of cushion and pillow/blanket forts before!

Add several books around and make a cozy indoor reading nook!

Car Ramp

Reuse a big paper tube and drop cars down. This may sounds simple, but trust me, it keeps my toddler engaged for a good chunk of time! Use trains, small toys, dinosaurs, whatever can drop down a ramp!

Variation, make it bigger! Connect a couple more tubes together!

Other ways to set up the perfect indoor activity center at home:

Set up a homemade slime station

Recycle egg cartons into creating different ways to play

Make bumper cars out of cardboard boxes!

Grab your favorite book and role play the characters with each family member getting involved in a favorite scene

If you have the budget for it, a bouncy house is a great way to burn off energy!

Use tape to stick toys for an animal tape rescue!

Set up an indoor play space if you have the space that is dedicated to imaginative play (stack up pillows, blankets and old cushions to make forts!) for lots of fun

More fun ways to keep the kids engaged and setting up a fun indoor activity from our online parenting friends:

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