Like many families we have been embracing the virtual world during lockdown with the kids intuitively knowing what to do, more so than the adults! As well as virtual museum tours and online school work these are some of our favourite resources:
Theatre - we have been loving Little Angel Theatre’s miniature puppet performances of the Jon Klassen trilogy, starting with I Want My Hat Back and they have also posted up videos explaining how to make your own puppets;
Coding - my kids have been working remotely with Grandad on ScratchJr and Logo learning the basics of coding, a good skill for the future;
Drawing - we love #DrawWithRob where children’s author and illustrator Rob Biddulph does a video masterclass explaining in simple steps how to draw one of his book characters such as Gregosaurus & Sausage Dog;
Stories - lots of authors are reading their stories online, with our favourites being Oliver Jeffers Stay at Home Story Time and David Walliams Elevenses. In addition, chapters from the first Harry Potter book Harry Potter & the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling are being read by lots of famous people starting with Daniel Radcliffe who played Harry Potter in all of the films;
Yoga - my kids were less keen on Joe Wicks’ daily workouts but they love Cosmic Kids Yoga which I have found useful myself for stretching in the mornings. Each yoga session is themed including lots of different animals, Pokemon, Harry Potter and Star Wars;
History - we love Horrible Histories so have been enjoying the weekly Homeschool History audios with Greg Jenner on Radio 4;
Bubbles - finally we have discovered Samsam Bubbleman who has been posting weekly bubble workshops starting over Easter weekend as part of the Camp Bestival Stay at Home Easter Sleepover. My two kids have become enthusiastic bubbleologists learning to blow massive bubbles, bounce bubbles and blow bubbles through their hands. The secret is in the bubble mixture!
In addition, we have taken part in lots of art activities posted up by art galleries, which I will write about later.
Gregosaurus by Thomas (aged 6), me (aged 46) and Robert (aged 8) #DrawWithRob