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Activities Pack for Families
Contents
This pack is primarily aimed at parents, but there are some great activities, tips and links
for all. It’s not an exhaustive list, but it is designed to give you ideas to keep the energies
high and boredom low.
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Amazing Page 12 Page 16
virtual Free theatre Fun and
attractions and drama educational
Page 3 Page 10 Page 19
Managing Mindfulness Page 14 Things to do
working from and keeping Free audio indoors / in the
home active books garden
Tips
Managing working from home, children and your workload
Focus on
Be kind to
your work / key
yourself whether
tasks rather than Plan your day.
you have
the hours you
children or not.
are doing.
Speak to your When possible,
Take the manager about
pressure take breaks
working half away from
off yourself. days if the screen.
needed.
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Amazing attractions
A list of museums, zoos and other attractions
from around the world to visit from the comfort
of your own home.
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Amazing attractions: Museums
The Anne Frank House online Met Museum, New York National Museum of US Air Forces
https://www.annefrank.org/en/museum/web- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/online- https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/
and-digital/ features/met-360-project
Natural History Museum, London
The British Museum Musee d’Orsay, Paris https://artsandculture.google.com/streetview/
https://britishmuseum.withgoogle.com/ https://m.musee-orsay.fr/en/home.html the-natural-history-museum-hintze-
hall/yQHjHCmSOMKyhQ
Guggenheim, Bilbao, Spain Musei Vaticani
https://www.guggenheim-bilbao.eus/en http://www.museivaticani.va/content/museivatica Palestine Museum
ni/en/collezioni/musei/tour-virtuali-elenco.html https://www.palmuseum.org/ehxibitions/virtua
Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, l-exhibitions
Russia Museum of London Docklands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49YeFsx1 https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/about- Picasso Museum, Barcelona
rIw&feature=youtu.be us/business-services/venue-hire/museum- http://www.bcn.cat/museupicasso/en/museu
london-docklands/virtual-tour m/presentation.html
Louvre Museum Paris
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne National Gallery of Arts, Washington DC Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
https://www.nga.gov/ https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/rijk
MASP, Sao Paolo smuseum
https://masp.org.br/en National Gallery, London
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/visiting/virtual-
tours
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Amazing attractions: Museums
Royal Academy of Arts, London The Museum of Flight Virginia Living Museum
https://britishart.yale.edu/ https://museumofflight.org/Explore-The- https://thevlm.org/visit/about-us/covid-19-
Museum/Virtual-Museum-Online update/natural-education/
Salvador Dali Museum, Figueres, Spain
https://www.salvador- The National Museum of Computing Women’s History Museum, Virginia, US
dali.org/en/museums/dali-theatre-museum- Bletchley Park https://www.womenshistory.org/womens-
in-figueres/visita-virtual/ https://www.tnmoc.org/galleries history/online-exhibits
Tate Britain, London The Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy The Yale Center for British Art
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate- https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/uffi https://britishart.yale.edu/
britain/display/walk-through-british-art zi-gallery
The Globe (Shakespeares Globe) US Holocaust Museum
https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/ https://www.ushmm.org/information/exhibitio
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwN- ns/online-exhibitions
jwNNNQN-8sfKG-qg8uA
Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam
The J. Paul Getty Museum, LA, US https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/va
https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/the n-gogh-museum
-j-paul-getty-museum
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Amazing attractions: General sites
Buckingham Palace, UK
https://www.airpano.com/ Taj Mahal, India
https://tinyurl.com/qpz7vmt
Colosseum, Rome
https://tinyurl.com/thrprzf The Great Wall of China
https://www.thechinaguide.com/destination/great-wall-of-china
Machu Picchu, Peru
https://www.youvisit.com/tour/machupicchu? Tour of Rome, Italy
pl=f https://tinyurl.com/s5vlzbc
Northern Lights NEW: Access Mars – Explore a 3D replica of the Martian surface
https://explore.org/livecams/aurora-borealis- https://accessmars.withgoogle.com/#
northern-lights/northern-lights-cam
NEW: 360Cities
Pyramids, Egypt https://www.360cities.net/
https://www.tripsavvy.com/virtual-field-trip-
pyramids-1259200 NEW: FarmFood 360 – Immerse yourself in Canadian farm and food tours
https://www.farmfood360.ca/
Stonehenge, UK
https://tinyurl.com/wz3xgz7
Street Art with Google
https://streetart.withgoogle.com/en/
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Amazing attractions: Tourist destinations
Airpano The Kennedy Centre
https://www.royal.uk/virtual-tours- https://www.kennedy-center.org/digitalstage/
buckingham-palace
Walt Disney Parks
Berliner Philharominker https://tinyurl.com/v7qano5
https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home
Wellcome Collection
ExoPlanets NASA https://my.matterport.com/show/?m=rMGsprcV
https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/ CAR
Legoland
https://www.legoland.dk/en/accommodation/h
otel-legoland/virtual-tour/
NASA, Langley Research Centre
https://oh.larc.nasa.gov/oh/
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Amazing attractions: Zoos
African animals Flamingo Land National Zoo, Washington DC
https://explore.org/livecams/african- https://www.flamingoland.co.uk/virtual-tour/ https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
wildlife/african-animal-lookout-camera
Florida Aquarium Osaka Zoo
Atlanta Zoo http://www.flaquarium.org/sea-span http://www.wombat-tv.com/
https://zooatlanta.org/panda-cam/
Hirakawa Zoo, Japan San Diego Zoo, California
Cincinnati Zoo https://hirakawazoo.jp/animal/movie https://zoo.sandiegozoo.org/live-cams
https://www.facebook.com/events/29155340
28492292/ International Wolf Centre Smithsonian, Washington DC
https://wolf.org/wolf-cams2/ https://nationalzoo.si.edu/webcams
Dublin Zoo
https://www.dublinzoo.ie/animals/animal- Kansas City Zoo YellowStone National Park
webcams/elephants/ https://www.kansascityzoo.org/ouranimals/list https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultime
-of-animals/king-penguin/ dia/virtualtours.htm
Edinburgh
https://www.edinburghzoo.org.uk/webcams/p Melbourne Zoo
anda-cam https://www.zoo.org.au/animal-house
Explore.org Live Cams National Aquarium, USA
https://explore.org/livecams https://www.aqua.org/Experience/live
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Mindfulness
and keeping active
Ideas and apps
10Mindfulness and keeping active
Joe Wicks on Youtube or BBC iPlayer NHS: Every Mind Matters LGN sessions
PE with Joe / The Body Coach https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-
matters/ Core strength
Cosmic Yoga – Youtube
Yoga videos designed for kids aged 3+ Good thinking – Tools to help your Strength session
mental health
Smiling Mind https://www.good-thinking.uk/ Living room interval training
Short audio sessions to help with
mindfulness BBC Supermovers Dynamic drills
https://app.smilingmind.co.au/ Interactive videos to support with KS1
Maths, literacy and PSHE and PE learning. HIIT Training
Mind Great for times table too.
Covers practical advice for staying at home http://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/supermovers NEW: GoNoodle – Movement and
and how to take care of your mental health mindfulness videos for kids
and wellbeing Premier League Stars https://www.gonoodle.com/
https://www.mind.org.uk/information- Videos and activities to support Maths,
support/coronavirus/coronavirus-and-your- Literacy, PSHE and PE NEW: OT Toolbox – Occupational therapy
wellbeing/#AreYouReadyToStayAtHomeForT http://www.plprimarystars.com/ resources
woWeeks https://www.theottoolbox.com/
11Free theatre
and drama
12Free theatre and drama
Theatre Harry Potter
5 streaming services to watch Expelliarmus boredom! JK Rowling
Broadway and West End shows in the launches ‘Harry Potter at Home’ hub
living room for kids in lockdown
https://www.londontheatre.co.uk/theatr https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/01/wor
e-news/west-end-features/theatre- ld/harry-potter-at-home-hub-jk-
streaming-services-west-end- rowling-scli-intl-gbr/index.html
broadway-musicals
13Free audio books
14Free audio books
The world of David Williams
https://www.worldofdavidwalliams.com/elevenses/
Storynory
https://www.storynory.com/
Free audio books for kids
https://www.audible.co.uk/search?keywords=free+
children+books&ref=a_hp_t1_header_search
http://www.audiobooktreasury.com/free-
audiobooks/childrens/
NEW: Storyline Online
https://www.storylineonline.net/
15Fun and
Educational
16Fun and educational
BBC website - Bitesize Meet the tiger!
Bitesize app available for both iOs and • Type “tiger” in your phone’s
Android. Google browser and scroll down to
view in 3D
By age group:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize • Try with different animals
17Sensory play
Make homemade dough Make play mud
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/playdough- https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/make-play-mud/
recipe/
Make slime
Make fake snow https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/how-to-make-slime-with-contact-solution/
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/fake-snow/
Make a sensory bin
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/bug-sensory-bin/
Free rainbow rice
https://www.thebestideasforkids.com/rainbow-rice/ NEW: Nomster Chef – Illustrated recipe picture books
https://www.nomsterchef.com/nomster-recipe-library
18100+ things to do
indoors and in the
garden
19Things to do indoors and in the garden
Crafts
• Make paper airplanes • Make paper bag puppets • Colour in a colouring book
• Salt painting • Make a bird feeder • Make paper crafts
• Make a suncatcher • Make paper bag puppets • Build a cardboard castle
• Cereal box aquarium • Make hand print art • Make tissue box monsters
• Scratch art for kids • Make a scrapbook • Toilet roll craft
• Make your own bookmark • Decorate t-shirts • Celery flower stamps
• Pet rocks • Make a thankful jar • Draw a self portrait
• Make recycled crayons • Make a sensory bag • Do a scrap painting
• Make paper boats • Paint leaves • Paint a recycled jar
• Finger painting • Make a time capsule • Make your own superhero
• Make friendship bracelets • Make button art • NEW: Maker Stations – Simple craft challenges
• Make a bird feeder • Paint with watercolours • NEW: Artsology – Art games for kids
20Things to do indoors and in the garden
Games Educational
• Make indoor hopscotch. • Learn Origami
Use masking tape to make your own hopscotch on your kitchen • Learn about a new animal
floor.
• Learn a new card game
• Do a family chore
• Learn to sew
• Have a dance party
• Learn to knit
• Have a tea party
• Learn about a country
• Play with water in a container with toys
• NEW: Switch Zoo – Animal Games
• Set up a play store.
Grab a shopping basket and set up the merchandise. • NEW: FunBrain – Online educational games
• Make a sock toss game. • NEW: 123 Homeschool 4 Me – Free worksheets and activities
Use mismatched socks and fill them with beans or rice. Then try to • NEW: National Geographic Kids – Facts, games and competitions
see how many you can 'score in a laundry basket.
• NEW: Bunk – Online history archive
• Make Perler bead art
• NEW: Mission US – Interactive American history
• Write in a journal
• NEW: Biodigital Human – Explore the human body
• Use dot markers
• NEW: Inner body: Learn about the human body
• Read books
• NEW: NASA Climate Kids: Learn about weather, climate etc.
• Do a science project
21Things to do indoors and in the garden
Activities • Make a treasure hunt • Create a den
• Make your own indoor bowling. • NEW: 40+ indoor activities for toddlers
• Build a fort Use paper towel rolls as your bowling • NEW: All Kids Network – 1000s of fun kids activities
• Have a pillow fight pins and use a ball to bowl
• NEW: Highlights Kids – Games and activities
• Write a story • Learn to draw
• NEW: Club SciKidz – Daily science experiments
• Make ice-cream in a bag • Put on a play
• NEW: EveryDay Earth – Interactive Earth science lessons
• Make homemade gummy bears • Do a family chore together
• Make fruit roll ups • Have a dance or tea party
• Have a movie day • Indoor obstacle race
• Put on a fashion show • Fill a jam jar of things you want to
do when you're out of lockdown
• Bake cupcakes or muffins
• Paint a fence outside with water
• Do yoga
• Put old wallpaper on a fence and let
• Build an obstacle course
them do outdoor painting
• Make dinner together
• Hand / foot print animals
• Play with magnetic tiles
• Home workouts for lockdown
• Build something with lego
• Tik Tik videos
• Build a stack of cards
• Create your own NHS dedication using
• Put on a puppet show Lego, chalk, draw, paint or college
22Indoor
scavenger hunt
Things to find around your house or garden
Find…
• a fork
• something that's red
• a tissue box
• 3 things that have wheels
• an orange crayon
• something that is very soft
• a key
• 2 socks that match
• something round a sticker
• a rubber band a pair of glasses
23Rainbow
scavenger hunt
Colourful items to find around your
house or garden
Find…
• red • purple
• orange • a fruit that is red
• yellow • an animal that is yellow
• green • a plant that is green
• blue • a flower that is purple
• something outside that is blue
24Book
scavenger hunt
Things to find around your house or garden
Find…
• an animal • a character eating
• the word "spring" • a pet
• someone helping someone • a cat
• a picture of a sun • a superhero
• a bug • a bike
• someone sleeping • something that makes you laugh
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