- Liz Trimble
You've completed Netflix. What next?
You've watched everything on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Disney+, and beyond during quarantine...now what? We came across this list of fun and interesting entertainment to help pass the time during this unprecedented time. It's a good mix of adult and kid-friendly options. If you have anything to add to the list, let us know and we'll update it. Feel free to share with anyone who could use some new entertainment ideas right now.
Virtual Tours:
Monterey Bay Aquarium Live Cam
12 Museums Offering Virtual Tours
Education
Short n Sweet Baker - Cake Decorating Class
Nasa - Image Library
ScienceFlix (Grades 5+) - Username: Learning20 / Password: Clifford
Science Mom & Math Dad - Math and Science lessons ages 7-12
ABCYA - Games and Apps for Kids
New York Public Library - Download over 300,000 books for free
10 Documentaries to Watch With Kids
Stories & Music
Audible - Free audio stories during school closures
Authors Doing Online Read Aloud - By grade level
Josh Gad - (Voice of Olaf) Nightly story time
Mo Willems - Lunchtime doodle lessons
Story time from space - Astronauts reading to us from space
Center for Puppetry Arts - Livestream puppet shows
Antoni Porowski - Cooking class videos on his Instagram
James Dean - Pete The Cat story time 11pm EST
Draw everyday with JJK - Drawing lessons daily 12pm CST
Metropolitan Opera - Daily at 6:30 PM CST (recording on site)
15 Broadway Plays & Musicals You Can Watch From Home
Exercise
Fit4mom - Daily virtual workouts
Cosmic Kids - Yoga, mindfulness, & relaxation videos for ages 3+
MyGym Valencia - Videos of activities you can do with little kids
True Barre SCV - Live-streaming classes and replays
GoNoodle - Movement videos for kids
Podcasts
Brains on! - Science podcast for kids
Activity Ideas
Imagineering in a Box - Disney & Khan Academy collaboration
Nurture Store - Screen free activities
Downloadable coloring books from museums
Netflix Shows for Kids
Brainchild – Science based show answers questions kids ask
Dream Big – Explores the world’s biggest engineering achievements
If I Were An Animal – Follow different animals as they age from baby to adult
Night on Earth – Nightlife of nocturnal animals
The Short Game – Top golfers who are still in grade school
Abstract – 8 episode docuseries on designers
Any Bill Nye program
Dangerous Animals – Deadliest animals on earth
Explained – Twenty minute episodes explaining various topics
Our Planet – Planet Earth
The Universe – Space
Music lesson videos on YouTube
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