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"Although you can’t control the world beyond your doorstep, you can maintain control over your daily life, your connectedness with others and your level of activity. If you are stuck at home, creating a daily schedule can help you feel accomplished and empowered. Make sure you schedule time to take care of yourself, connect with others and find balance.
Have WiFi, Will Travel

Take an adventure. The National Parks Service offers virtual video tours of Alaska, Hawaii, Utah and more.

Soak up the history with a walking history tour through Central Park.

Enjoy USA Today’s VRtually There, where you can experience fully immersive activities, like taking a bobsled ride.

Bring adventure into your home with live cams of Old Faithful, Sydney Harbor and Times Square. You can also enjoy live cams featuring nature and animals from around the world.

- Haleigh Steiner

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Supporting the Mind, Body and Spirit

Although you can't control the world beyond your doorstep, you can maintain control over your daily life, your connectedness with others and your level of activity. If you are stuck at home, creating a daily schedule can help you feel accomplished and empowered. Make sure you schedule time to take care of yourself, connect with others and find balance.

Need ideas to fill the time? Here are some healthy activities that can help you make the most of your stay at home.

For the Kids

Have WiFi, Will Travel

For the Cooking Enthusiast

Cook up fun in America's Test Kitchen classroom.

Solicit recipes from friends and family, and create a cookbook, or catalog your own favorite recipes.

Create a cooking challenge: List three to five ingredients, and see what dishes friends and family come up with.

Practice your green thumb! Plant an indoor herb garden.

For the Love of Arts

For the Fitness Fan

Try a workout class online.

Move your daily walk to a different neighborhood each week.

Have an outdoor bike? Purchase a bike stand to make it stationary for indoor use.

Exercise while doing housework. Find tips online or use your imagination to incorporate squats, lunges and dance.

Create an exercise obstacle course.

For the Lifelong Learner

Expand your mind. Take a free online Ivy-League course that is self-paced.

Give your spirit a lift and check out the Science of Happiness Podcast.

Learn a new language.

Take up a new card game, or boost brain power with strategy games like chess or checkers

Join a book club, or take a virtual course in acting, music, dance or art.

Dig into your genealogy and interview some relatives, or compile a book of your family history.

New to Ted Talks or podcasts? Explore the platforms, seek out recommendations and prepare to be inspired.

If you're cooped up with a full house, be sure to set aside time for yourself to relax and recharge.

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Walking your dogs are a great exercise to do! Around 6 pm, My family and I go outside with all of our 5 dogs and walk around the neighborhood to get some exercise. This can be good for children because if your children sees an adult do it then they are going to want to do it.
- Veronica Rodriguez

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During this pandemic and the stay at home order many parents might not know what to do with their children. This can be a good activity for children to do with parents, this can help them relax themselves and have some fun. This activity is really good because it can give parents an alternative to keep children alway from the constant attachment to electronic devices. This can help children manage their stress through breathing awareness, meditation and healthy movement. It can also help them increase their confidence and positive self-image.
- Lucia Garcia Centeno

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It's always fun to move and dance!  Jack Hartmann has fun videos for kids that get them up moving, counting, singing and having fun.  All the kids in the house will have fun exercising with Jack!  Check out all his other fun videos!

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Dive into creative and fun water activities for toddler with these fun outdoorhands-on play activities for summer!

Toddlers and water. The perfect combination, no?

Water has a magnetic attraction to most kids. It's hard to beat as a simple, fun activity to do with toddlers!

Water, Water, Water Activities for Toddlers!

These water activities are perfect to do with toddlers this summer.

Take them outside and have fun with it on a nice, hot day in the sun! Just be sure to lather up with sunscreen first ( affiliate link).

Water activities to do with your toddler

Grab a tub and fill it with water and have fun with these water activities for toddlers today!

Paint with water. Grab some real house paintbrushes and rollers and go to town painting the sidewalk!

Make garden soup with some friends. Happy Hooligans had the kids pick their own flowers before getting started on the "soup".

Mix colored water. This is a super simple activity, but it's always a hit. Set up just two colors, or add more for even more exploration.

Get out the kiddie pool and add some balls. Learn Play Imagine did this with babies and a toddler, and they spent all afternoon in the water.

Wash the toys! This is one of the simplest water activities for toddlers, but it is a hit every time. Grab some toys (dirty or not), add some soap, and get to washing. Great for indoors or out.

Squeeze some pompoms. Fantastic Fun and Learning set up a simple invitation with pompoms and water, with lots of squeezing and playing on a warm day.

Recycle old glue bottles as water squirters. This idea from Playdough to Plato has toddlers working on their fine motor skills while beating the heat.

Float some boats. Make this quick boat craft and the kids can spend the afternoon taking their boats out to sea.

Pour, pour, pour. Busy Toddler's pouring station lets the little ones transfer and pour water to their hearts' content. Add color to the water, along with different containers, to make it even more inviting.

Experiment with water. Add some toys to a tub of water and see which items sink and which float.

Go fishing. I Can Teach My Child set up the swimming pool for her toddler, adding ocean "animals" to catch. This works well outside on a hot day but can be done inside if the weather isn't so great.

Add colorful ice to water, like Fun-A-Day. Watch as the ice melts into the rest of the water, the colors mixing to create new colors.

Hunt and sort colors. This activity from Toddler Approved is super easy to put together, but it allows for a ton of time for playing and exploring.

Set up foam blocks in water like Still Playing School. Build with them, sort the blocks, or just have fun splashing around with them.

Make scoops and funnels to play in the water to transfer it back and forth!

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Fruit necklaces are a healthy and fun kids snack. Make your own edible jewelry necklace for a yummy and portable kids snack!

If you ask my kids, snacks should be fun , yummy, and portable. And if they can help make them, all the better.

These fruit necklaces definitely fit the bill as a fun kids snack. Plus they are healthy, which makes me happy.

Maia, Daphne, and Marlise each strung their own fruit necklace snack with fresh fruit "beads" yesterday during a playdate. Then they draped them around their necks and proceeded to eat them right away.

This was a spur-of-the-moment idea inspired by cheerio necklaces, popcorn garlands, and all of the colorful fresh fruit we had in the house.

How to Make A Fun Kids Snack
MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS

1. Wash fruit

To begin, wash a variety of fruit (we used grapes, strawberries, and blueberries).

2. Cut cord and thread needle

Then, cut two-foot lengths of elastic cord and thread each onto a chunky yarn needle (you could also use yarn or embroidery floss and an embroidery needle).

3. Thread fruit

Next, set out plates for each child to work on. Start each necklace with one piece of fruit knotted in place to hold all the fruit "beads" on the necklace.

4. Create a pattern

Create a pattern for your necklace. Maia and Marlise each made different patterns with their fruit.

First, Daphne strung a long row of grapes and then added some blueberries at the end.

By the way, she called hers a snake and didn't want me to tie it into a loop.

Meanwhile, the older girls ate two necklaces each for their snack. Daphne snacked as she worked, then gave her snake to Marlise as a gift.

Fruit necklaces were definitely a fun kids snack for our playdate! I think they could be a unique addition to party or a picnic as well.

What do you think? Any other ideas for fun snacks for kids?

Children's Art Enabler, Mother of Two, Lover of Cherry Pie and Nature
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With the current pandemic of the Corona Virus, stay at home orders, and summer right around the corner, parents of young children are endlessly trying to find creative ideas in general when it comes to cooling of and staying healthy. When looking for healthy and kid friendly recipes, Pinterest is my number one recourse, which is where I found these fun and creative ideas for Popsicles! Enjoy!

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The Norpro Frozen Ice Pop Maker is our go-to popsicle mold for professional-looking results. It makes 10 pops at a time and has a lid that holds the popsicle sticks in place while they freeze. There are no special handles, just good ol' wooden sticks (it comes with 24 and you can buy them in packs of 100 for under $5) that you don't have to worry about your kids throwing out by mistake or misplacing.

Once frozen, place the bottom of this pop maker in warm water and your popsicles will come out without much fuss.

If time is of the essence, and your kids aren't up for waiting hours for their popsicles to freeze, the Zoku Quick Pop Maker is the genius solution. Pre-freeze the base and this nifty gadget will freeze your liquid concoction in only 7-10 minutes - no electricity required. It comes with reusable pop sticks, drip guards and a really cool tool that painlessly removes the frozen treats from the mold with just a few easy turns. You can't make huge batches at once, but this unit can make 3 pops at a time, and we've found you can easily do 2-3 rounds to make 6-9 pops before having to place the base back into the freezer.

There are also all sorts of fancy tools and recipes for this maker that allow you to make some pretty show stopping treats!

We love the Zoku Mini Pop Molds for creating smaller pops perfect for babies and toddlers (or more reasonable kid portions). Unlike the Quick Pop Maker, this is your standard fill-n-freeze mold, but it works great and will make 9 golf-ball sized popsicles.

(4) Tovolo Character Molds

If you want to amp up the fun-factor of your homemade pops, try one of Tovolo's inventive character molds, which include dinosaurs, monsters, penguins, robots and zombies, complete with fun handles and lots of details.

(5) Zoku Summer Pop Molds

These Zoku Summer Pop Molds are a fun alternative to your typical popsicle-on-a-stick. They're super simple to use (just fill and freeze) and once frozen the pops can be squeezed up with ease thanks to the flexible, non-stick silicone tube. The molds come with a spill-resistant lids so you can reseal the pops to finish later, and when not making popsicles, they make great on-the-go containers for dry snacks.

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During the Corona virus pandemic, parents of young ones are needing to get a little creative in general when it comes to getting their children up and active. When looking for fun activities, Pinterest is always a go-to for me, which is where I found this really cool article of 50 different things you can do at home, all while social distancing! Enjoy!

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Well, this week has been a little crazy for our family.....and for the entire world. It can feel a little unsettling when life doesn't go as planned and we are left with so many unknowns. The next few weeks our family will be spending most of our time at home together. I know my kids will get a little stir crazy and we are busy preparing some at home kids activities.

I have learned that the less screen time my kids have the better they behave. If the kids are happy.....everybody seems to have a better day. I've been collecting fun screen free activities for years, and I am excited to share them with you today!

I hope you find a new favorite activity for you and your kids to enjoy together!
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Outdoor At Home Kids Activities

1. Go for a Walk

Get outside and go for a walk together. This might just be a stroll around the neighborhood or a walk to the mailbox.

2. Play in the Sprinklers

If it's warm enough where you live, put on your swimming suits and play out in the sprinklers. For even more fun put the sprinkler under the trampoline while you jump.

3. Draw on the Sidewalk with Sidewalk Chalk

Draw a picture on the side walk using side walk chalk. We also like to draw a game of hopscotch or make a road for our bikes to ride on.

4. Sleep Under the Stars

If the weather stays warm at night, have a family camp out under the stars. This is a great time to learn about constellations and stars.

5. Play Catch

Play an old fashioned game of catch. See how far apart you can get and still throw the ball to each other. Or, you count how many times you can throw the ball without anyone missing it.

6. Jump on the Trampoline

If you have a trampoline, use it! If it's warm we love to put water balloons on the trampoline while we jump. Or play a game, such as Marco Polo.

7. Have a Scavenger Hunt

Set up a scavenger hunt outside. Make a list of items for your kids to find, give them each a bag and see who can find them all. After the hunt you can bring the items inside and have the kids show their findings to each other.

8. Play Missionary Tag

Tag is a family favorite for outdoor fun. If your family is big enough try playing our favorite Missionary Tag.

9. Plant a Garden

Kids can be wonderful garden helpers. One of my favorite things to do is to be in the garden alongside my kids. I love their excitement as we watch a seed turn into a plant and then into food we can eat.

If you are new to gardening here is my list of the best garden vegetables for beginners.

10. Catch Bugs

Search the yard for bugs and try to catch them in a jar. Observe and learn about them for a few hours and then set them free again.

11. Build a Fairy House

Try to find items around the yard to build your own fairy house. We use twigs, grass, moss, leaves and pebbles. This is something fun you can keep adding to over time. Be creative!!

12. See What You Can Find With Homemade Binoculars

Make homemade binoculars out of toilet paper rolls. All you need is two toilet paper tolls, staple them together and tie a string to them to go around your neck.

Take your binoculars outside and see what you can find. Maybe a bird or an airplane???

12. Jump Rope

Have an old jump rope lying around the garage? Pull it out and use it! Have a contest to see who can jump the longest without stopping.

13. Watch the Clouds

Lay out on a blanket and watch the clouds go by. See what shapes you can make out of the clouds....who can come up with the funniest shape?

14. Have a Backyard Picnic

Set up a picnic in your backyard. Make a few favorite finger foods and sit out on a blanket in the shade. Enjoy the day together over a nice lunch or dinner.

15. Paint The House Using Water

Fill a bucket with water and hand your kids a few paintbrushes. They will love watching the house change color as they "paint" it with their water. Let them paint the sidewalk while they are at it!

16. Make an Obstacle Course

Set up a fun obstacle course in the backyard. This might include crawling under the trampoline, jumping on one foot until you get to the fence, bouncing a ball five times, etc. Be creative!

17. Bike Car Wash

Let the kids wash their bikes like an old fashioned car wash. They can rinse them with the hose and dry them off with a towel. Let them wash your bike and give them a $1 tip just for fun!

Indoor At Home Activities

18. Read a Book

Help your kids pick out a fun book you can all read together. Maybe this will be an old favorite, or something new. Enjoy having a little quiet time to relax.

19. Play Board Games

Play some of your favorite board games together. Let each of the kids choose a game and spend a few hours playing each one together.

20. Build a House of Cards

Get out a few decks of cards and build a card house. Try to see who can build the tallest house before it falls over.

21. Make Puppets Out of Paper Bags

Use brown paper bags to make puppets. The face will be the bottom of the bag so that you can control it with your hand.

21. Play Grocery Store

Set up an area where the kids can play pretend grocery store. Maybe a few cans of soup and boxes of pasta. Get out play money for them to spend at the cash register. This is a great activity to learn about counting.

22. Do a Puzzle

Puzzles are a great way to keep the mind relaxed. Turn on some soft music and work on a puzzle together. We prefer the 100 piece puzzles ( I get frustrated and impatient to easily....).

24. Do a Science Experiment

My kids love science experiments! We are constantly searching Pinterest for new ideas. The magic toothpick experiment is really simple and fun.

25. Build a Fort

What's better than a fort?? Nothing! Pull a few chairs together and put a blanket over top to make a covered hideaway. Crawl into the fort and play games together or tell stories.

For a quick fort, just drape a couple of blankets over the kitchen table. Quick and easy clean up!

26. Paint Rocks

Collect a few rocks outside and bring them in to paint them. We love turning rocks into animals or painting them with fun designs.

23. Make a Sticker Book

If you have some stickers laying around the house, pull them out and make a sticker book. This is easy to do! Just staple a few pieces of paper together for your book, and then add the stickers. My kids hold on to these for years and keep adding new stickers to their collections.

27. Finger Paint

Make up a batch of finger paint for your kids to enjoy. It's always fun to try a new way of painting!

28. Make Play Dough

You can make your own play dough in minutes with this easy homemade play dough recipe. The kids love helping make it....and playing with it!

29. Make Peanut Butter Play Dough

Want a twist on the traditional play dough? Try our peanut butter play dough recipe. My kids beg me to make this....I think they enjoy the eating it part best..... 😉

30. Play Bank

Set up a game of pretend bank. Someone can be the bank teller and the others can go to the teller to deposit or withdraw money. Teach them how to write a check and count out money. Give everyone a turn to play "teller," because that's the most fun part!

31. Make an Indoor Treasure Hunt

Set up a treasure hunt at home, complete with clues and of course a fun box of "treasure" at the end. Have each clue lead to the next clue, and then to the next clue, etc., until they find the treasure. Give everyone a chance to make a treasure hunt.

32. Matchbox Cars in Flour

Fill a cookie tray with flour and let your child play with their matchbox car in the flour. We call this "white dirt" and my son loved this activity as a toddler.

Once they are done playing let them wash the cars off in the sink. This makes for two activities in one!

33. Write a Letter to a Friend/Family Member

Send a card via snail mail to someone who might need a little extra love and attention. Try to think of those who might not be receiving many visitors at this time or could use a little extra cheer and love.

34. Listen to an Audio Book

Sign up for a free account on the app Libby. This app connects to your local library card and gives you access to thousands of free eBooks and audio books. Pick out a favorite kid friendly book and listen to it together with your kids.

35. Draw a Picture

Have an art day where you can draw pictures together.

36. Play Beauty Salon

Set up a game of beauty salon, where you (the parent) are the client. Let your child have fun fixing and styling your hair for you.

37. Paint Nails

Get out the nail polish and paint each others nails. Push yourself to see if you can do a little nail art!

38. Matchbox Car Wash

Set up a car wash for match box cars. All you need is a cookie sheet, a cup of water and a pastry brush. Set the cars on the cookie sheet and use the pastry brush to wash the cars. Kids love this!

39. Play Dress Up

Encourage the kids to dress up in fun clothes. Let them raid your closet or use some old Halloween costumes. Invite them to a special snack time with everyone wearing their new outfits.

40. Do a Craft

Come up with a fun craft to do with your kids. Maybe you'll enjoy making nature bookmarks, pom pom garland, or fireworks stamping.

41. Color on Hot Rocks

We love coloring on hot rocks! All you need to do is collect a few big rocks from outside, bake them in the oven and then use crayons to color on them. The crayons melt to make fun designs.

42. Bake Something New

Kids love to help in the kitchen! Use this time to bake a few new recipes together. You might enjoy our Chocolate Dipped Cookies or Banana Bread recipe.

43. Play Library

Encourage your kids to play a pretend game of library. Set up a few books on shelves and let one child be the librarian and the other kids can walk around pretending to check out books.

44. Play Hide and Seek

Play a game of hide and go seek around the house. Take turns being "it."

45. Put on a Play

Help your kids put on a play. They can make up the story, get into costumes, and get creative. This is such a great way to boost confidence too! Invite the grandparents or friends over to watch the production!

46. Make Your Own Instruments

Make your own instruments using items you already have around the house. Afterwards pretend you are in a marching band and let the kids march around the house making music with their homemade instrument.

47. Start a Journal

Encourage your kids to start a journal. They can write about the fun things they did each day while staying at home. These do not need to be fancy, just staple some papers together and you have a journal!

48. Have a Dance Party

Crank up those tunes and have an at home dance party. This is a great way to lift up the mood if someone is having a hard day.

49. Make Slime

Homemade slime is easy and a huge hit with the kids! We use this recipe for our slime and it turns out great!

50. Make a Perler Bead Creation

We go through so many perler beads. I love watching my kids sit quietly while they create a picture out of these tiny beads. This is an excellent activity to strengthen fine motor skills.

51. Play a Card Game

Get out a deck of cards and play a fun card game together. We love Solitaire, Speed and of course War.

52. Enjoy an Indoor Picnic

Set out a blanket on the floor and have an indoor picnic. You can even have everyone bring a Teddy Bear and turn it into a Teddy Bear Picnic.

I know it's hard to be stuck at home, but try to look for the positive. This can be a beautiful time to slow down, focus on the things that matter most, and enjoy building memories and bonds with your family.

What screen free at home kids activities does your family enjoy?

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The FIND Food Bank is a resouce that is available for those families that need it. As we know the situation has been tough for many of us through the impact the Corona Virus has done. Attached you will find the link of the Find Food Bank. The Find Food Bank is a resource that provides the distribution of food for those families that need it.

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"What We Do All Day?" is a website which list   indoor activities for kids and projects.  Each is categorized by age group and subject.

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felHere is a select, yet giant list of indoor activities for kids and projects that I have posted. ( I will be adding to this list as I write new posts.) Although I have sorted them by category, categories are not mutually exclusive. An Artsy activity can easily filed under Motor Skills, or a Geometry activity under Science.

Nearly all are free or super-cheap, can be easily set-up ( a few are more complicated) and many, depending on the age of your child, do not necessarily require intense parental involvement ( Hurrah!). Of course, engaging in the activity with your child is never discouraged.

Have fun and to let me know which ones are your favorites!

Arts and Crafts Indoor Activities for Kids

I've separated these indoor art activities by general age range, but there is a lot of cross-over, of course! Start out by exploring our Art Supply List.
Best for toddlers: Best for preschoolers: Ages 5 and up:

Science Indoor Activities for Kids

Most of these ideas are easily adapted for preschool aged children on up, and a few are even suitable for toddlers. Older children can extend scientific exploration by recording and comparing observed results. Younger children's natural curiosity will benefit from simple free play.

Gardening Indoor Activities for Kids

Teach science through gardening! Yes, you can garden indoors.

Beansprouts
Paperwhites and Book
Planting Paperwhites (full tutorial)
Indoor Root Vegetable Garden
Plant Misting
Regrowing vegetable scraps
Indoor plant race with pantry items

Literacy Indoor Activities for Kids

The best activity you can do to encourage literacy learning is to read aloud to your kids. You'll find more than 100 themed book lists in our book lists index - books for every interest! Use these simple literacy play ideas to have fun learning with your kids.

Free play is so important! Allow plenty of time everyday for kids to explore their world on their own terms. These simple pretend play, games and free play ideas act as prompts to get kids busy playing - the real "work" of childhood.

Pretend Play

Games and Free Play

Motor Skills and Sensory Indoor Activities for Kids

Water Indoor Activities for Kids

Kids LOVE to play with water! It's also a great sensory activity. Don't be afraid to play with water indoors. Grab a few towels and you're all set.

Number and Math Indoor Activities for Kids

My kids LOVE math! Never say "I'm not good at math to your kids!" Instead, instill an early love of mathematics with these ideas.
Best for toddlers and preschoolers: Best for ages 5 and up:
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