Things to do at Home With Your Kids
As we all adjust to our new lives for weeks or months on end at home with all our kids, I wanted to share a few good resources I’ve found for parents!
When you suddenly find yourself being a stay at home parent (or if you just need some more inspiration), here are some hacks and products to help make the transition easier - or at least bearable! These are some fun (and maybe educational) things to do at home with your kids while we’re all trying to stay healthy and away from each other during this coronavirus pandemic.
Whether you’re under the Coronavirus quarantine, social distancing or always staying home with your kids, these are some great toddler and kid activity boredom busters (save for the summer too)!
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PBS Kids
PBS Kids is a great FREE resource for parents. I spent a good hour on the site looking at all the recommended videos, activities and signed up for their newsletter! It’s completely safe & perfect for littles. HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Cosmic Kids Yoga
A fun and entertaining way to exercise! Join your kids and do it too (or just let them do it on their own). It’s okay if they can’t do all the moves... It gets them moving and watching something other than flippin Blippi! Just search for it on YouTube, she has different themes too!
The kids are so good at Cosmic Kids Yoga ;)
Being spiders for Cosmic Kids Yoga.
FREE Learning Websites
10 FREE Learning Websites for Kids. A list of fun, educational and safe websites for your children to visit & explore. I got this list from Silas’ 4K teacher. I think it came from Scholastic!
10 Free learning websites for kids that are safe & educational!
Toddler Activity Tablets
These Toddler Activity Tablets and activity pads are AMAZING! We have a couple of these and LOVE them. Included different price points and screen styles for different budgets & experiences.
These Toddler Activity Tablets and activity pads are great for stay at home learning!
1. Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet 2-Pack, 16 GB, Blue/Pink Kid-Proof Case
2. LeapFrog 2-in-1 LeapTop Touch toddler laptop computer
3. First 100 Words Sticker Book: Over 500 Stickers (Play and Learn)
6. LeapFrog Mr. Pencil's Scribble and Write alphabet tablet
7. LeapFrog Learning Friends 100 Words Interactive Book. 5 stars - 5,000+ reviews
Chalk Murals
Okay, you don’t have to get quite this intense with your chalk drawings, but it’s fun and helps pass the time. I did this during the kids nap time and had them take the picture, then do their own designs. Chalk is such a fun and cheap at home activity that keeps them pretty entertained and can be done at almost any home. I just got this huge 48 piece set of chalk. I think we’ll be good for awhile. ;)
Outdoor Toys
Looking for more fun, active things to do outside with your kids? Check out this post with my top affordable outdoor toys for kids stuck at home. I shared some of our favorite outdoor toys, balance bikes, water tables, jungle gym swing play sets (all $500 and under!), play houses and sprinkler systems.
Kid’s Activity Notebooks
We made these kid’s activity notebooks during the summer! Each child gets their own notebook/notepad (ours are small because our kids are small). Get stickers, paints, trace letters, cut out magazines or add any craft supplies to the pages. You can make these educational or just plain fun!
Toddler Game Ideas
We have several of these and they are so fun! Great for rainy days, cold days, scorching hot days… a month of being on lockdown…
Games like Zingo, Spot it! and Connect 4 are easy enough for even little kids to play by themselves. Get yourself a few extra minutes of shut eye and stock up on some kid friendly toddler board games!
These kid friendly toddler games and activities will help keep the kids happy and laughing for hours!
3.Hasbro Monopoly Junior Board Game, Ages 5 and up
6.Connect 4 Strategy Board Game for Ages 6 and Up
7.Educational Insights The Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Toddler & Preschool Board Game
8.Mattel UNO: Classic Card Game
9.Jenga Classic Building, Risk Game of Luck
10.Hasbro Gaming Candy Land Kingdom Of Sweet Adventures Board Game For Kids Ages 3 & Up
14.Winning Moves Games Pass The Pigs: Big Pigs
15.Hasbro Don't Break the Ice Game
Writing Resources
YouTube writing video (Silas’ teacher uses this for school!)
Hope y’all found these stay at home activities for kids and toddlers helpful! I shared all these on my Instagram stories, but I thought it would be helpful to have everything in one place to save and come back to as needed. As the days go on, I’ll keep adding to this post or make a new one based on the activities we do.
Just as a reminder, I wanted to leave this little nugget of encouragement: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. 2 Timothy 1:7