Online resources for kids

Here are a few resources that you might find useful or fun or both to help with staying at home over the next few weeks with kids.  Many of these link you to multiple resources and are well worth exploring.  My personal favourite is the Radio NZ link althought the lockdown diary is pretty cool too.  If you have other sites you have found useful then share them in the comments below.  We'll try and update this page when new stuff comes to light.

https://blog.doublehelix.csiro.au/       Australian science site great things for kids to do. Scroll to bottom of the page and click through – 64 pages of interesting things to do.
 
http://www.microbehunter.com/online-virtual-microscopes   Online free microscope
 
https://www.sciencelearn.org.nz/resources/578-sound-detectives     Science learning hub
 
https://www.ted.com/playlists/86/talks_to_watch_with_kids     TED Talks for kids also for adults
 
https://www.wisebread.com/8-amazing-board-games-you-can-diy  Make our own boardgames
 
https://familyeguide.com/boredom-busters-110-fun-at-home-activities-for-families-kids-2/ Ideas for Kid’s activities
 
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/diy-board-games-4173048 Some interesting games to make.
 
youtube   has links for just about anything you want to hear, learn or watch https://www.youtube.com/
 
https://www.facebook.com/whatsonchch/

Thanks to Sylvia Lukey for sending in the above links

Check out this lockdown diary put together by a local Christchurch artist.  It can be downloaded and printed free of charge  from https://www.mylockdowndiary.com/

Check out Radio NZ's  resources   This news item provides links to a huge range of resources for kids from art to science and from stories and cooking.

Check this out for some inspiration - an article on cooking when you are stuck at home during a coronavirus quarantine

This link has some advice about helping kids to be active

This is a site National Geographic has set up with activities and articles for kids to read, see and do.

Kidspot has a whole bunch of stuff for both mums and kids from fun activities to advice on how to look after yourself

 https://www.happymumhappychild.co.nz/covid-19-resources-for-mum/

Google Animal Cams or animal webcams to check out live animals in zoos etc around the world.  Remember thought that you may need to time these right - If you can't see much it's because it is dark!  This site provides a collection of animal cams

This comes into the by kids for kids category.  Eight year old Sophia has set up a youtube channel with some ideas for activities over the period of the lockdown.


MAKE A POPPY WREATH TO PUT ON YOUR LETTERBOX THIS ANZAC DAY


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