Here are a few virtual tours that may be fun to look at with your young people.
See if they can find 10 interesting facts from each place or create a quiz for another member of the family to try.
The Louvre
https://www.louvre.fr/en/visites-en-ligne
Monterey Bay Aquarium
https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/live-cams
Street Art Tours
https://streetart.withgoogle.com/en/online-exhibitions
Have a go at some of the following activities and keep yourselves and your children occupied over the coming weeks. We would love to see photos of the things the children create!
Reading a story. Reading together. | Construction- Lego, Knex, bricks | Sand pit | Water play-plastic trays, containers, washing up bowls | Finger painting Handprints |
Make dens using sheets and blankets | Watch films together | Pasta shape painting and collage | ‘Paint’ in the garden with water | Measure things with a rule or tape. |
Play board games | Puzzles | Play shops | Play cafes | Make a house with a cardboard box |
Make obstacle course | Trampoline | Make puppets out of socks | Scrapbooks | Make collages out of old magazines |
Look at photos of animals, places etc | Look after pet and do a project about it | Simple cooking, sandwich making. | Baking – measuring, recipes, decorating. | Make your own play dough-salt dough |
Make musical instruments with containers and rice etc | Make a show | Dance to music | Do a workout | Play card games |
Make up a quiz and send it to friends by email | Treasure hunt- e.g. in the house and garden find 10 items to go in a matchbox. | Word games - I spy, 20 questions, alphabet memory games | I-pad games/ tablet games | Make your own board game |
Do origami and send photos to friends | Colouring in | Birdwatch in the garden and learn to identify birds | Take photos of nature | Write a diary |
Make a recipe book | Do a chore in the house | Child led project about an interest | Audible books/ story tapes | Learn to draw Make cartoons |
Research a country | Make a quiz for the family online. | Older children deliver a lesson to younger children- could do online. | Learn a new language e.g. Duolingo website | Practice a musical instrument-use YouTube to learn. |
Find a virtual tour of a museum or zoo | Google virtual tours | Webcams of volcanoes etc | Have fun doing hairstyles | Create outfits and do a fashion show |
Have a very Happy Easter!