Dad, I'm so bored!
Hey, kids who are stuck and home and are SO BORED, this is for you.
Please find some fun and, dare I say it, educational things to do below. It'll be okay.
Learn
Khan Academy
This is the best resource available for online classes. You can learn math, science, art, computer science, and more at your grade level.
Scholastic Learn at Home
A bunch of projects from Scholastic - you can also choose your own grade-level here.
PBS LearningMedia
Watch some educational videos from PBS.
Prodigy Math Game
Play a game while maybe learning some math along the way.
NASA at home
NASA-curated activities, videos, and the like.
NASA Kids Club
Play games and learn about NASA.
Research Quest Live
From the Natural History Museum of Utah, you can attend live science classes.
Freckle
You'll need a parent to sign up, but then you get great educational resources.
TEDEd
Lots of super interesting educational videos with illutrations. My favorite is The Bug that Poops Candy.
Read
Storyline Online
Watch fun videos of books being read aloud
Audible Stories
Listen to free audiobooks for a huge number of kid books
Denver Library Story Time
Listen to stories read aloud at the Denver Public Library.
Stories from Space
Real astronauts read you stories from LITERALLY SPACE
Explore
Explore.org
Live cams of wildlife from all over. Also some documentaries.
National Parks Tours
Take virtual tours of national parks.
Aquarium Web Cams
Watch some web cams at the Monterey Bay Aquarium.
Puppy Cam
Watch puppies play with the Canine Companions Puppy Cam
Google Arts and Culture
Look at art from museums around the world.
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden
Videos from the Cincinnati Zoo. I like the one of hippos squishing watermelons.
Arts and Crafts
Cardboard box projects
You can make a lot of fun stuff from cardboard boxes. Find a project.
Art for Kids Hub
A YouTube channel with lots of art lessons to follow along.
Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
Another YouTube channel with art lessons
Sew a mask
If you've got some sewing skills and a parent helper, try making a medical-style mask.
Programming
Code.org
Lots of fun programming classes and tutorials. Minecraft!
Codecademy
Fancy and cool programming site that is good enough for adults so it is good enough for you
Tynker
Learn to code by playing and modifying games.
Scratch from MIT
Learn to code by building games.
Microsoft MakeCode
Another great option for learning to code by building games.
Build a Website
Entertainment
ABCya
Lots of exciting, free, educational web-based games
PBS Kids
Games and TV from PBS
TIME for Kids
Magazine that's free for this year only.
Jeff and Paige
Bringing science and nature to life through kid-delighting music and stories
Get Moving
GoNoodle
Watch some silly videos that get you moving!
Do 50 jumping jacks
Jump up. Clap your hands. Maybe do these outside.
Do 10 push ups.
Do it. Touch your nose to the floor.
Run around the block twice
Go as fast as you can around the block. Twice.
Do 10 burpees
Do a push up. Jump up. Clap your hands over your head. Repeat.
We made a button to push if you want ideas from Oliver and Audrey themselves. Go push a button!