Self isolation ideas for children?s entertainment

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What To Do With Babies, Toddlers, Kids And Teenagers At Hom. From Grazia:

https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/activities-children-at-home/

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Ok, this is pretty cool, some well known kids authors are making videos of their stories to entertain our kids:

Mo Willems

Rob Biddulph

Molly Idle https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xP-rQnuCi/

Sophie Blackall

Celebs reading stories (if you care, they do put on a bit more of a show than most) is available on the BBC Iplayer app for free https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories

Also here https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand

And from America https://www.instagram.com/savewithstories/

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If your kids are musically inclined this is a good free sampler app. It gives really young ones a chance to just bash about and still make a tune and older ones the chance to genuinely make some danceable to music.

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/launchpad-make-remix-music/id584362474

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David Walliams is releasing a reading of one of his stories each day:

https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/

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If you have the space and time, pull out all of your kids toys together, from everywhere. It?s a good way to sort them out (don?t start threatening to chuck unused stuff, that?s not fun) and you will be surprised what old games and activities you find that they had forgotten about to occupy a few days of fun.

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50 ideas from Parents.com which are a little different to the UK lists, you should be able to find something fresh on here:

https://www.parents.com/fun/activities/50-ways-to-play/

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The Royal Academy of Art has a family newsletter you can sign up to here, or a daily doddle challenge, or online tours of the exhibitions.

http://email.wordfly.com/view/?sid=MTYzNF81ODk0XzMxMTUwOV83MzEz&l=3514032c-bf6a-ea11-bd94-e61f134a8c87&utm_source=wordfly&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=AE_ResilientArtNewsletter1_d_MARKETING_250320&utm_content=version_A&sourceNumber=623351

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If you want to discuss Coronavirus with the kids, you might be able to find a light hearted way here https://thekidshouldseethis.com/tagged/coronavirus

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Unfortunately The Book People are closing down. This does however mean good deals to be had on both kids and adults books.

There?s a Hobbies, Interest and Puzzles section and Children?s Activities section that may be useful.

https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_home_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZo85Vkd8ELLGFG3LeVFK4xS5PNEYqpFKdH_CiWazdTi_WSUoby8jVsaAsKcEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

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Konnie Huq from Blue Peter has launched her own YouTube channel for those now schooling at home https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDlSobQTc4IifJEu6Lt22eA

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Ask Alexa to ?play Freeze Dancers?

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Free Minecraft https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/free-educational-content-minecraft-marketplace-

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J.K Rowling is releasing the audiobook (read by Jude Law) of Tales of Beedle the Bard this Tuesday here https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Tales-of-Beedle-the-Bard-Audiobook/1781103798?qid=1585208899&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=3P1GRP61632X13X04M7G

To celebrate, why not turn your house into Hogwarts this week. Gotta be the best school out there.

Make yourself into a suitable teacher with a graduation cap style hat out of board and a cape.

Make some wands out of garden twigs and paint them or wrap with foil etc and let your kid pick the wand they want for the week (or let the wand pick them you are a stickler (get it?) for the book.

Make a sorting hat. Instead of choosing a House it can contain fun things or treats (written on paper) and they get to pick from it once a day or every now and then.

Decorate the room with anything spooky or Hogwartsish.

If you are into ?lessons?, theme them eg Magic (Science), Spells (poetry) etc etc.

Invent your own butterbeer (coke floats anyone?)

Challenge them in some activity to win a golden snitch (ferrero rocher with paper wings stuck on).

Harry Potter potions recipes: https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/blog/potters-potions-harry-potter-inspired-potions-to-make-at-home?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=indoor_4

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Learn how to breakdance together

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Try a new kids podcast, some novel ideas here:

https://www.wired.com/story/best-podcasts-for-kids/

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More for teens this one - Join the Wellcome Collection this Wednesday (weekly) between 2-4pm on Instagram Stories for their LIVE Zine Making Workshop! https://www.instagram.com/wellcomecollection/?hl=en

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You can get cards from Amazon that you plant and they grow into sunflowers :) nice idea to write cards to friends and family...

The East Dulwich Mummy website has heaps more links and ideas :)

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This is a nice cutesy site for modern printables.

https://mrprintables.com

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A Little Bird has some quick and simple crafty ideas I?ve not seen before https://a-littlebird.com/2020/04/01/kids-crafts-and-online-creative-workshops/?utm_source=a-littlebird.com+List&utm_campaign=ae372904af-Newsletter_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d794b9ea3d-ae372904af-212269289

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A good one for the weekend.

Andrew Lloyd Webber Streams His Musicals For Free:

http://www.londontheatrereviews.co.uk/post.cfm?p=2685&fbclid=IwAR3VoHs7ZZ49514WADBpKXR2Jf2Nc3Qo5OyA4w0cDoiSO6y1vzZPu8JUYZo

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The Kids Should See This is a cool site with a mix of fun videos for fun and education https://thekidshouldseethis.com

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This one is a paid for product, however the money is for UNICEF so worth considering if your child likes Paddington.

?Looking for fun ways to spend extra time with your children at home? Paddington Bear will deliver adventure through your letter box, teaching your child about countries around the world.?

https://www.unicef.org.uk/paddingtons-postcards/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=dm_paddingtonpostcards

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A good ice lolly hack -

Make a small cut in the lid of a petit filou,

Poke a teaspoon in

Freeze the whole shebang

Eat once frozen.

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Remember The Beano? They have a cool website in keeping with the style of their magazine and annuals. https://www.beano.com

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A plea from my heart- teach them the times tables