Self isolation ideas for children?s entertainment

[yeknomyeknom]

Check out the Transport Museum?s new activity hub on their website https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/learning/activities?utm_source=enewsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=billy_brown&utm_term=activities&sc_src=email_7246645&sc_lid=345632670&sc_uid=0HtLpb1IZt&sc_llid=631&sc_eh=9eb0f442c5a402af1

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Social lessons for teens from Amnesty

https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/the-universal-declaration-of-human-rights/2

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Join Julia Donaldson live today at 4pm for her weekly Julia Donaldson and friends reading and talk. Also some crafty bits on her page https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGruffalo/

[yeknomyeknom]

There are actually some truly inventive games on Little Bird today. Loving the real life Cluedo idea: https://a-littlebird.com/2020/04/08/games-evening-entertainment/?utm_source=a-littlebird.com+List&utm_campaign=b038295063-Newsletter_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d794b9ea3d-b038295063-212269289

[yeknomyeknom]

If you have family ?stuck in? in different parts of the country like us, we find it uniting to all listen to the same local radio station together or to listen to theirs if they are out of London. It feels different than listening to the usual stations we find.

[yeknomyeknom]

Horniman have created 5 videos on the topics of Arctic Adaptations, Ocean pollution/plastics, Ancient Benin, Becoming a curator and Toys, all based on their in-house workshops and inspired by their collections. Each video has suggested creative challenges and activities to explore the topics further.

[yeknomyeknom]

Axel Scheffler has illustrated a children?s guide to coronavirus here:

https://nosycrow.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Coronavirus_INS.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1FSsBGU6ZocLuNOSA4iaf7oRYIe5JVjr7EgOTY0eQVn8ExbKtw-rS4wms

And here is a simple, gentle, story on COVID-19 for little ones:

https://nursedottybooks.files.wordpress.com/2020/03/dave-the-dog-coronavirus-1-1.pdf?fbclid=IwAR11WYpkdaDf5oiqzVppyf8-8sTzICo6998FktGp2D2jAcMY97-J3YnLwnw

[yeknomyeknom]

Here?s a crafty idea from Plonk Crazy Golf. They suggest we design and build our own tricky crazy golf?holes?using bits and bobs from around the house and share them using the hashtag #PLONKATHOME to win prizes.?For a ?5 membership, they will release videos, design packs and live lessons to help you make mini-golf courses out of upcycled materials, as well as a discount voucher for tickets down the line, all while raising money for Lennox Children?s Cancer Fund.?Even if you don?t want to pay, a browse of their site could give you some good crafty project ideas.

https://www.plonkgolf.co.uk/

[ED Bird]

"The Purrfect Pawtrait" 🐱🌿

Easter Competition Giveaway ?

Anthropomorphism: giving human qualities to an animal.... because who doesn't?! It's hard to not look at our furbabies & wonder what they might look like or who they might be if they were human. ?

For this challenge I want you to descend into the secret lives of... cats! ?

Envision soldiers, sailors, pirates, drifters, artists, doctors, nurses, ninjas, ballerinas ... hipsters, punks, goths, fashionistas! ?

Look to movies & literature for inspiration. Puss in Boots, Peter Rabbit, Paddington Bear. You can even reimagine them as historical figures! ?

It's a jungle out there - make it even crazier by letting your imagination run wild! ?

Don't have a purring companion but can't resist the challenge? You can win to donate the related prize, with any animal of choice, to @celiahammondanimaltrust . You can even look to the cats on my feed for your "mews"! ?

3 prizes for 3 winners;

1st, 2nd & 3rd place. ?

Deadline: 12th May

Winners announced: 15th May ?

How to enter:

1. Like

2. Follow

3. Tag a friend in the comments! ?

Use #ThePurrfectPawtrait if you'd like to show us your works in progress, finished &/or submitted. ?

Any medium of choice, as long as it's two dimensional! ?

There is NO age restriction. Think of this as a perfect opportunity for some family fun! You may submit multiple portraits, but you must choose 1 to enter the competition. All entries will be displayed in the gallery. ?

This is a collaboration with Goose Green Mutual Aid. Winners will be chosen by the admin team & will feature in our GGMA newsletter! ?

Must have an East Dulwich SE22 or Village SE21 address. ?

Due to C19 all entries will need to be photographed {clearly, natural lighting - no flash photography - straight & filling the frame} uploaded & emailed to [email protected] ?

Good luck! ⭐️️ ?

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5AuhGnKwP/

[Artastic]

Hi I am a local art and sport holiday club, we are doing art clubs daily via our patreon page and a free live every Wednesday at 10.30!:-)

https://www.patreon.com/ClubTasticArt

https://www.facebook.com/ClubTasticHolidayClub/

[yeknomyeknom]

Ben Fogle's Instagram is the destination for would-be adventurers to check out. He's running The Adventure Class on Instagram Live at 4pm daily - from his kids' tree house - where he's teaching kids life lessons from his Mount Everest trek and row across the Atlantic.

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?Goodnight With Dolly? is a YouTube channel featuring Dolly Parton reading a series of Imagination Library books all carefully chosen for their appropriate content in these times.

https://www.youtube.com/user/imaginationlibrary/featured

[yeknomyeknom]

If your under 12s are artistic, they might fancy entering this art competition.

Bourlet fine art frame shop has launched the Bourlet Young Master's Art Prize, which is raising money for the Cavell Nurses' Trust charity. Kids under 12 can submit an artwork using any medium on Instagram by Friday, May 1st, using the #bourletyoungmasters hashtag.

Entrants are asked to make a donation of any amount to help raise money for frontline healthcare workers, and a lucky winner will receive a handcrafted Bourlet frame to display their artwork, ?150 in CASS ART vouchers and ?150 spending money for a London trip, where they'll get to see their work of art hanging next to an Old Master painting in Pall Mall's Philip Mould Gallery.

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Everyone know what Tik Tok is? No? Me neither. Your kid probably does though. Regardless, it is the source of these dance move tutorials you can all try together.

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Missing your holidays? Not a direct replacement unfortunately, but Skyscanner have created some playlists on Spotify to whisk you away (mentally, cocktails might help) to a foreign land. Check it out here: https://open.spotify.com/user/qhug6mktrjg1ewf1g08e8fsoi?si=DKmKJTliReSfXY7HOOvP5Q

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Dyson has created 44 engineering and science activities for children to try out while at home.

https://www.jamesdysonfoundation.com/resources/challenge-cards.html

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JK Rowling has launched a Harry Potter Hub for all authentic things Harry Potter. Check it out here: https://www.wizardingworld.com/collections/harry-potter-at-home

Also, individually or as a family, try this fun Harry a Potter Online Escape Game:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflNxNM0jzbZJjUqOcXkwhGTfii4CM_CA3kCxImbY8c3AABEA/viewform

[SamualSS]

It's exciting to listen to Spotify music when you have spare time. Now I use the AudFree Spotify Downloader for Windows to keep the songs on my phone. Moreover, I transfer them to other MP3 players because I convert the format. I love to play the songs on the player.

[yeknomyeknom]

Some more ideas from America:

Education for kids all topics ‪https://www.ducksters.com‬

Math and logic problems for ages 5 and up to adult

‪https://www.aplusclick.org/‬

Science podcasts to listen to with your kids ‪https://medium.com/kidslisten/19-great-science-podcasts-you-can-listen-to-with-kids-6fe46ac506b8#.rb23iuaw6‬

Alaskan Wildlife cams ‪http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=viewing.webcams‬

Coding with Star Wars ?‪https://code.org/starwars‬

Tons and tons and tons of games some learning some just fun ????‪https://www.crazygames.com/‬

Crafts, projects, science, recipes for young children ‪https://www.funology.com/‬

Amphibian unit studies ?‪https://premeditatedleftovers.com/naturally-frugal-mom/amphibians-unit-study-resources/‬

Engineering challenges with things you have at home

‪https://thehomeschoolscientist.com/paper-structures-engineering-challenge/‬

Online photograph jigsaw puzzles ?You can set the pieces from 6-1000+ ?‪https://www.jigsawexplorer.com/‬

[yeknomyeknom]

Maybe you could do this quick lesson and impress the kids next week or it might suit a teen.

Tomorrow you can learn magic from one of London?s top magicians from the comfort of your own home. Tony Middleton ?Sonic? ? Headliner of London?s most exclusive magic show, The Magic Hour ? will teach you six sensational tricks to entertain friends and family in an interactive live-streamed experience. The one-hour class is aimed at complete beginners, and all you need to take part is a deck of playing cards and some change from your wallet. Sonic has performed all over the world from Rome to Rio de Janeiro, entertaining the likes of Sir Roger Moore, The Hairy Bikers, Prunella Scales and Will Carling. He has held residencies at some London?s finest 5-star hotels, including the Savoy, St Pancras Renaissance and Sheraton Grand Park Lane, where his show (usually) runs every week. 5pm-6pm 25th April (also 2nd May). Tickets ?9.99.

https://the-magic-hour.designmynight.com/5e835e63ddeec5447241ec06/magic-masterclass-online

[yeknomyeknom]

There are lots of live cams available in animal sanctuaries across the globe, this one is my favourite:

https://koala.net/webcams

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Have a family sing song in a round, here is one to get you started:

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We?ve been enjoying showing our kid ?Mr Chin Face?. He thinks it?s hilarious. You could make a whole show of it. If you?re not sure what I?m talking about, check out example here:

https://pagingfunmums.com/2013/05/16/chin-puppets/

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Ask ?Alexa, what can I do with the kids at home??

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Watch this intro to beat boxing and practice as a family. Guaranteed to be embarrassing and hilarious.

And another https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvnQcPE_FqZqxfGC_cMeQ8w