Fun Activities for Kids

Learn some cool facts about Ain Dubai (translates to the 'Dubai Eye'), the world's tallest ferris wheel.  

https://www.bayut.com/mybayut/ain-dubai-guide/

Cooking and baking are such fun activities to do as a family!

https://www.howtocook.recipes/

If in-person field trips are out of the question right now, amazing museums, landmarks, farms and more are just a click away.

https://couponfollow.com/research/virtual-field-trips

Listen to the great actress Angela Bassett read Trombone Shorty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QitquEL48Co

Explore some fascinating sites around the world like the Egyptian Pyramids, the Great Lakes or even the Sistine Chapel!

https://www.titlemax.com/articles/road-trip-from-home-virtual-field-trips/

Enjoy a reading of one of your favorite children's books paired with a musician from the Oregon Symphony.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8IRTwF42ySyXMSKcvL7MtZhuOoC7c_DQ&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR1uEaBEI4Ef-lKqnBTktm93xETrPyCd4sNNjZTCup3Eu5lyCQ_d26_hut8

Learn a very cool way to shuffle cards!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkBIqkC4CLM

Listen to the fantastic actress, Kristen Bell, animatedly read this fun story, Quackenstein Hatches a Family.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoiS5ZFtqVg

Listen to and watch actor Chris Pine read the fabulous story, Clark the Shark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZRMptA0Lk

Watch these fun videos to learn the basics of knitting and crocheting.  Once you mastered how to knit and/or crochet, click on the third link for fun projects that you can do at home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hM5M2Fu0RtY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqQWpTOx22c

https://ideastand.com/knitting-and-crochet-projects/

On Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5pm join expert and very fun balloon twister Jonah for live stream balloon sculpting.  During these Facebook Live videos Jonah will create balloon sculptures on demand.    Find Jonah on Facebook@Jonahstwisters

Previously played sessions can be found on Facebook or on Jonah's website

https://jonahstwisters.com/

Foster your child's love for the arts with PEM Pals Online, a weekly art, music and literature enrichment program.  New episodes premier on Wednesdays at 10:30 am on the Peabody Essex Museum's YouTube Channel.

https://www.pem.org/get-creative-at-home

Between 8:30am-6:00pm each day, look though the animal cams at how the Beardsley Zoo's Red Pandas and Spider Monkeys spend their days both inside and outside.  Also, every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 2pm watch zoo staff feature different zoo animals.  It's a great way to learn more about fun animals!  Facebook Live at @connecticutsbeardsleyzoo

https://www.beardsleyzoo.org/zoo-cams.html

This museum is a science lover's dream!!  See skeletons and bones, fossils, gems and minerals (even the Hope Diamond!), butterflies, mummies, dinosaurs, even learn about previous epidemics and so much more!

https://naturalhistory.si.edu/visit/virtual-tour

Switch up your family games!  These games are sure to keep your whole family busy and having a ton of fun.  Some are indoor games and some are to play outdoors. You won't be bored!

https://tipspoke.com/family-games

This is a great sewing project for beginners and perfect for using up scrap pieces of fabrics. 

http://diy.ac/2018/11/how-to-make-scrunchies-step-by-step/

With access to art at over 2,500 museums around the globe, take a leisurely virtual "stroll" and see some of the world's most iconic art at

 https://artsandculture.google.com/

Take a tour with Google of 5 of America's most beautiful and interesting National Parks. Visit Kenai Fjords National Park in Alaska; Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii; Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah; Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico

https://artsandculture.withgoogle.com/en-us/national-parks-service/parks

Mad Science of North Boston has some great science experiments to do for reduced fees. Just click the link to sign up for your STEM delivery to your door or sign up for online workshops for your child. Enter promo code LABCOAT19 for a free lab coat for your little one!

https://northboston.madscience.org/

Children's author Mo Willems invites you into his studio every day for Lunch Doodles where he doodles and teaches you to draw.  New episodes will be posted each day at 1:00 p.m.  

Please email us your doodles to abgclub@abgclub.org with the hashtag #doodles

https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/

Come to a virtual storytime!  Robbins and Fox librarians will offer online storytime on Facebook Live on Fridays at 10:00 a.m. while the library is closed.  Follow the Robbins Library on Facebook (@RobbinsLibraryArlMA) for this event and up-to-date library information.  

The Brookline Arts Center has some super fun art projects to do at home categorized by age groups.  Something for the whole family.

https://brooklineartscenter.com/artreach/art-at-home/

Visit the Georgia Aquarium and see Beluga whales, sea lions, jellyfish, puffins, piranhas and more.

georgiaaquarium.org/webcam/beluga-whale-webcam/

Join Dav Pilkey, author of the wildly popular Dog Man and Captain Underpants series for fun activities and exciting videos.

https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/

Have fun while practicing your math skills.  These math games are a blast and your parents and teachers will be thrilled!

https://www.prodigygame.com/