100 + Best Virtual Field Trips!
Want to take a trip to LEGOLAND without leaving your house? Or maybe the Colusseum in Rome is your thing. Upgradepoints.com has put out a list of the best 100+ virtual field trips. Great thing to check out on a rainy day or when you …
Best Resources for At-Home Science
After more than 3 months, Rebecca and Linnea are done with their science video series. But that doesn’t mean the experiments have to end! Here are 4 great websites we LOVE with kid-friendly science activities: Little Bins for Little Hands Growing a Jeweled Rose Frugal Fun …
Fluffy Slime!
Want to make fluffy slime? Watch Rebecca’s last Boredom Buster Video to learn how. Click HERE to watch.
Dancing Spiral – Last Friday Fun Video
Watch Linnea’s last Friday Fun Video HERE. She will show you how to make a dancing spiral using heat. *grown-ups are needed for this experiment*
Family Storytime Books
Today, Thursday June 25, marks our last Family Bedtime Stories program on Facebook live. Did you miss any of the programs? Are you curious about what books were read? Never fear! We’ve made a book list of a the titles that Linnea read over the …
Visit the Eric Carle Museum
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Massachusetts has a number of online activities for interested visitors including a virtual tour, videos of storytimes and art activities, and an all new virtual exhibit called “Art in Place: Social Distancing in the Studio”. The …
Magic Treehouse Madness!
Join Jack and Annie for fun trips from home and gather inspiration from Magic Treehouse Inc! They have put out a four week series that started in April, but you can do it at any time. They have posted activities, recipes, craft ideas and more …
Make a virtual visit to the International Space Station
Want to journey to space? Google Earth can help. Install Google Earth on your computer or smart device and use street view to explore the International Space Center.
Mentos & Soda, An Explosive Combination!
For today’s boredom buster video, Rebecca shows us the classic soda and mentos experiment. Be careful trying this at home, the explosions are spectacularly messy! Click HERE to watch.
Chocolate Playdough!
Last week Linnea showed you how to make playdough at home. This week she’ll show you how to make chocolate playdough with a kid-friendly recipe that doesn’t require the use of a stove. Click HERE to watch.
Summer Slugger Free Online
Major League Baseball is reaching out to help children ages 8-11 keep their math and literacy skills through baseball. Summer Slugger is a free online course for children this summer as we live through the pandemic.
Storytime with the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center
Join the Hans Christian Andersen Storytelling Center for their weekly storytime program every Saturday at 11am (until Sept. 26) on their facebook page.
Parks at Home Jr.
Explore NYC parks and learn fun nature facts at home with Parks at Home Jr. This parks department website has weekly programs such like nature walks and ranger talks as well as drawing and fitness activities you can try at home.
Free Tutoring Online!
There is an organization that is set up specifically for children who need extra tutoring help this summer. Quarantine Tutors are high school students from the East Coast who tutor elementary and middle school students via Zoom or other online platforms. The tutoring is free, …
Own Voices Children’s Books
Are you looking to add diversity to your child’s reading? Check out the Chicago Public Library’s list of “Own voices” books. “Own voices” means that if you are writing a main character who is part of marginalized group, you are part of that marginalized group.
Register for the Children’ Summer Reading Game
Register for this year’s Imagine Your Story – Summer Reading Game! The summer reading game will be done online through the ReadSquared platform. Children will receive digital badges for time spent reading and completing missions. You can register your child as a Reader or a Read-To-Me on our …
Make Your Own Sidewalk Chalk – Boredom Buster Monday
Did you know you can make your own sidewalk chalk at home? Watch today’s video with Rebecca to find out how. Click HERE.
Making Playdough – Friday Fun
In this week’s Friday Fun video, learn to make your own playdough at home with this trusted, easy recipe. Click HERE to watch.
The Treehouse Series Arcade
Fans of Andy Griffiths’ The Treehouse series can play interactive games with Andy and Terry on the series website. Click HERE to visit.
Virtual Laurie Berkner Concert on Father’s Day
For $20.00, you can experience a one hour concert featuring children’s music staple Laurie Berkner on Father’s Day. Sing, dance, & play games through your device with Laurie as she performs favorite songs, interacts with you through the screen, & brings in a few surprises …
Art at Home
Got an artist in your house? Click here to find a list of art contests and more currently going on.
Whitney Kids Art Challenge
Check out the Whitney Museum’s Kids Art Challenge page for a list of different activities kids can do based on the artwork in the museum’s collections. New activities are added on a regular basis.
“Spiky, Hairy, Shiny” Online Insect Exhibit
The Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County is currently running an online exhibit all about bugs with pictures, sounds, and at-home activity suggestions. Click HERE to visit.
Calling All Trivia Lovers!
Newsicle is putting out a Monday-Friday trivia news game for kids. Each week is a new theme. This week is Space!
Explosive Monday Boredom Buster!
Watch Rebecca show you how to make rocketing film canisters with in this Monday’s explosive Boredom Buster video!
Cloud in a Jar – Friday Fun
Watch this week’s video to make a beautiful rain cloud in a jar. Click HERE.
Build a Galaxy At Home
Hour of Code has created cool Star Wars Themed coding projects. They can be done on or offline.
Learn Music With Little Kids Rock
Little Kids Rock has put out a series of videos for kids during COVID-19. You can learn the basics of musical instruments, play a rapping game and more!
KidLit Community Rally for Black Lives
Join some of the most famous names in children’s literature in a virtual rally for Black Lives Matter tonight, June 4 on The Brown Bookshelf’s facebook page. The first part of the rally beginning at 7pm is for young people (children & teens).
KidsFilmFest – Watch for Free until June 7
Kids Film Fest (part of the Brooklyn Film Festival) is streaming their entire catalog of film entries for ages 3-7 OR 8-12 FREE until June 7. To watch simply register HERE, then go to the Theater Lobby Page and scroll to the bottom to watch …
Crayola at Home
Crayola offers weekly craft ideas and coloring pages on their Crayola at Home website. In addition, they offer a number of programs on their facebook page: Live Craft Demos with Lynn Lilly: Tuesday 1pm ET DIY Craft Idea: Daily 3pm ET Doodle Along: Friday 1pm ET
Resources & Reading Lists to Support Race Discussions with Your Child
Discussion Resources for Parents & Caregivers: Jason Reynolds, author of Ghost (and the other Track series books), talks about racism and protests on the “Kojo for Kids” portion of “The Kojo Nnamdi Show”. (Recommended listening for kids 9 & up and their parents) Talking About …
Free Program from Tenement Museum
On July 3 from 3:30-4:15, the Tenement Museum will give a presentation on Health and Medicine in History for children ages 8-12. How do we stay healthy? Has anything like this ever happened before? They will answer those questions and more on Facebook Live. This …
Owlie is Here to Teach Weather
Do you have a budding meteorologist? Check out the page NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) put together with weather activities for children.
Boredom Buster Monday – Bubbles!
Watch this week’s video to learn how to make your own bubble solution at home. Click HERE to watch.
The Water Bottle Trick – Friday Fun
Learn how to make a bottlecap fly across a room in today’s Friday Fun video.
A Double-dose of Mo Willems!
Everyone’s favorite author Mo Willems will be hosting TWO upcoming online events! Today, Thursday May 28 is the last of Willem’s “Thank You Thursdays” on at 1pm. Click HERE for an archive of his past “Thank-O-Rama” programs. Sunday, May 31st Mo Willems will be joining cellist, Yo-Yo …
Virtual Field Trips at the American Museum of Natural History
The American Museum of Natural History is now offering customizable, virtual field trips. They allow students of all ages to observe the museum up close and complete an activity to gain scientific understanding.
Brainfuse Free Online Tutoring
Brainfuse is a paid service, but it’s free if you have a New York Public Library card! They offer free online tutoring in core subject areas from 2-11pm.
It’s time to start bringing the books back!
We know you’re all tired of looking at the same sad pile of long-read Library books and over-watched DVDs and are itching to return them. Well that time is now! Starting Thursday, May 28th there will be book bins outside the Library from 9am-12noon Monday …
Food Literacy and Cooking Classes
You can use this time to help your child get a better understanding of healthy eating thanks to the Food Literacy Center. For the first time, they are releasing their curriculum to the public through Facebook and their youtube channel.
Kidlit TV Online
Kidlit TV is a great free resource for children. It is a collection of webseries, podcasts, tutorials and other reading and drawing resources from popular children’s authors and illustrators.
Rock out with the Rock And Roll Playhouse
The Rock and Roll Playhouse offers free live music daily with a program called “Live from the Playhouse”. These 20minute long family-friendly concerts can be seen at 3pm weekdays on their facebook live page or 1pm Saturdays on Industry City’s facebook page.
Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge’s Distance Learning Programs for Children
The Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey is offering several virtual activities for children including: Snack Time Stories: a storytime program, Tuesdays at 10 am through Google Meet (sign-up required, donation suggested) Afternoon Nature Breaks: a nature education program, Thursdays at 12:30pm through …
Reading Help for Children With Learning Differences
If your child has dyslexia, blindness, cerebral palsy or other reading barriers, Bookshare may be able to help. It’s a free resource that offers 800,000 e-books in an easy to read format. Even if your child doesn’t qualify, it offers a collection of 10,000 ebooks …
Become an Ology Expert
The American Museum of Natural History has curated a page that covers a lot of material for children who want to learn. It underlines everything from Anthropology to Archeology and Marine Biology. You can take the Ology challenge and they may publish your work.
Vinegar Pops!
In this week’s Friday Fun activity, we experiment again with vinegar and baking soda. This time we give vinegar the deep freeze to make little popsicles. Watch to learn more.
Online Math Games
Cool Math4Kids is offering free online games to help children brush up on their math skills.
Free Computer Science Classes
Amazon is offering free computer science classes for a variety of age groups during COVID-19. It is through their Future Engineers program, and it’s for children in grades 2-12.
Huge List of Virtual Author Readings
Looking to connect with one of your children’s favorite authors? WeAreTeachers.org has put together this comprehensive list of virtual author readings.
Princess in Black and the Case of Coronavirus
Does your child love the popular series by Shannon Hale? There is a free downloadable resource that the author created that explains the coronavirus in a child friendly way.
Virtual Visits & Activities from the New England Aquarium
Learn about ocean life and animal conservation with the New England Aquarium’s virtual visits everyday at 11am on Facebook live. Check-out their at-home activities page for games and crafts.
Sports Adventures with The Magic Tree House
This week author Mary Pop Osborne shares stories and activities all about sports. Go to The Magic Tree House Home Adventures page for book excerpts, activity sheets, and a video of Mary reading from A Big Day for Baseball. You can check out many of the Magic …
Really Fun Live Virtual Classes
During the pandemic, Beanstack is offering both live and on demand classes for children 6 and under. It ranges from circle time and virtual storyhour to how bicycles work.
GoNoodle Keeps Kids Moving!
GoNoodle Good Energy at home is offering free, entertaining videos and educational at home activities that keeps kids moving.
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Ellis Island with Scholastic
Want an interesting way to supplement you child’s history studies at home? Try a virtual field trip. Explore Ellis Island on Scholastic’s website. Take an interactive tour of the facilities or watch their virtual field trip video.
An Activity a Day Keeps the Boredom Away!
The San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum is putting up daily educational activities that you can do at home. They are creative, fun and educational.
Time for Kids for Free
During this time, Time for Kids is offering free access to their magazines for children for grades K-8 in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Rainbow in a Jar
Put some color and fun into your Monday by making a rainbow in a jar. Watch Rebecca’s video to learn how.
Magic Dough – Friday Fun with Ms. Linnea
This week Ms. Linnea shows us how to make dough that bubbles & foams. Click here to watch.
Storytime with the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Join the Metropolitan Museum of Art for “Storytime with the MET” Thursdays at Noon on their facebook page. This program is recommended for children 18 months to age 6 and is set to run every Thursday until July 2. If you miss one, check out …
Kids YouTube Channels
Ours isn’t the only one out there! There is an influx of kids youtube channels that you can check out. Crash Course Kids offers bi-weekly shows on grade school science, including Earth, habitats, space and more. National Geographic Kids has videos feature animals, science, pets …
Storyline Online
This is a free resource during COVID-19. It’s an Emmy nominated educational website for kids. It streams videos of celebrities reading aloud children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations.
Virtual Planetarium Shows – RMSC
The Rochester Museum & Science center posts a new virtual planetarium show every Wednesday at 11am on their YouTube page. Past videos include stories famous space voyages and guides to the night sky.
Lunch Bunch with Connecticut Science Center
Connecticut Science Center offers a free science program for kids called “Lunch Bunch” Tuesdays & Thursdays at noon live on their facebook page.
ABCYa
This is a fun website for children Pre-K-6. Broken down by grade, it has games that enhance learning from reading to maker crafts. Definitely worth checking out!
Space Foundation STEM Lesson Plans
The Space Foundation has released Peanut’s themed lesson plans to bring a little science into homes during COVID-19. Check it out if you’d like to enhance your child’s at home learning. Lesson plans are geared towards a variety of age groups up to grade 5.
Balloon Boredom Buster
Can you fill a balloon with air without blowing into it? Ms. Rebecca will show how in today’s boredom buster video. It’s part science experiment, part magic trick! Try it at home!
Glowing Water – Friday Fun with Ms. Linnea
Watch today’s video to learn how to make Glowing Water.
Visit Buckingham Palace or The White House!
Need something to do? Go on a virtual tour of the ornate Buckingham Palace in London, England! See how it compares to America’s White House in Washington, DC.
Check Out Live Webcams
Are you interested in animals? Tripsavvy.com put up a list of 12 amazing livestreams of animals around the world. I just spent 20 minutes watching a baby eagle in Iowa! Pretty amazing.
Great Podcasts for Children
Looking for something fun and educational to entertain your child? Try a pod cast. These podcasts are free to stream on their websites. They can also be streamed (and some downloaded) using podcast player apps like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher. This list has been …
Canada’s Wonderland
You don’t have to hop in a car or a plane to enjoy this theme park! Just as Disney is doing, Canada’s Wonderland is posting virtual rides and giving you suggestions as to how to enjoy them as a family.
Free Coloring Pages Celebrate New York
Want to color in a picture of the Montauk lighthouse and other NY landmarks? Try out these free coloring pages from the I Love NY website.
Groove with Pete the Cat
Calling all Pete the Cat fans! Join author, James Dean live on Instagram (weekdays at 1pm) for Pete the Cat Club. Dean reads Pete stories and does live Pete drawings. It’s a celebration of all things Pete!
NatGeo@Home
National Geographic’s educational site, NatGeo@Home, changes daily offering videos, articles, and activities for children that focus on wildlife and the world.
Read With a Teenager
Our Reading Buddies program is back! You can sign up for a zoom session to read with one of our reading buddies and do fun activities, like Simon Says. We have a program on Friday, May 8 and Friday, May 15 at 3:00pm. Registration is …
Non-Newtonian Slime
This week the slime making continues! Learn all about non-newtonian fluids with Ms. Rebecca as she shows us how to make slime with cornstarch in today’s video.
Google Doodles
Never knew about this, but when google changes its logo to celebrate a certain special day, there is a way to play a game with it. Now, google has released its past doodles for kids of all ages to enjoy.
Make A Skyscraper Free Virtual Workshop
ARCH for Kids is holding a virtual workshop sponsored by the Yonkers Public Library. You will use recycled boxes to make an amazing model skyscraper. You’ll learn how tall towers “stand up” as you construct your model. It’s on Wednesday, May 6 at 4:00pm and …
Broadway HD Free Week Trial
Broadway HD is offering a free one week trial due to the closure of Broadway because of coronavirus. There are some great children’s plays out there!
DIY Lava Lamps with Linnea
Watch today’s Friday Fun video and learn how to make your own beautiful, bubbly lava lamp in a jar.
Laurie Berkner Band on Facebook Live
Join children’s singer Laurie Berkner, of “We Are the Dinosaurs” fame, on Facebook for live sets, most weekdays at 10am.
Free Streaming of The Brothers Grimm
Some of the lesser known Grimm fairy tales have been adapted to video and are available for free.
Fun Virtual Events from Mohawk Day Camp
Even if your child isn’t registered for the camp, anyone is invited to these fun Zoom sessions from Mohawk Day Camp. Sessions include, but are not limited to a home scavenger hunt, a talent show and mad libs.
Make A Skyscraper Free Virtual Workshop
ARCH for Kids is holding a virtual workshop sponsored by the Yonkers Public Library. You will use recycled boxes to make an amazing model skyscraper. You’ll learn how tall towers “stand up” as you construct your model. It’s on Wednesday, May 6 at 4:00pm and …
Go On A Worldwide Adventure Without Leaving Home!
There’s a free website called Geoguessr that tests the geography skills of children. Using images from Google Maps Street View, It will plop you in the middle of a street and asks you to figure out where you are.
Harry Potter Magic Goes On
As we reported earlier, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is available in e-book and e-audio on Overdrive for unlimited, simultaneous checkout. Now, the deadline to check out the materials has been extended to May 30. So wizard away, all at once. Just log in …
Learn with the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy
Want to learn all about sharks? Shark and marine experts at the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy have virtual educational programs & interviews every weekday at 10am. Click here to see their at home schedule (updated each week) Check out their facebook for live videos with shark experts
Kids Cool DIY Site
Children can learn a new skill on DIY.org. You’ll find courses on everything from building with LEGOs, to animation, cooking and photography.
Calling ALL “My Weird School” Fans!
Did you know that Dan Gutman, author of the “My Weird School” books, has been reading a different “My Weird School” book online every week?! Dan Gutman is at home and has decided to read one “My Weird School” book a week until the quarentine is …
Make Your Own Slime – Boredum Busters with Rebecca
Want to make your own ooey-gooey slime?! Ms. Rebecca will show you how in this week’s video. Watch HERE. Do you make slime at home? Tell us about it on our Facebook page.
Be Part of History!
The Tenement Museum in New York City is collecting videos for their Objects of Comfort series. The collection highlights how people find strength from the past through meaningful objects. What is your family finding comfort in?
Magic & Science In Less Than 2 Minutes! – Friday Fun
In today’s Friday Fun video, Ms. Linnea shows you how you can make it look like you have the “Magic Touch”. This easy magic trick/science experiment is lots of fun and takes less that 2 minutes to do. Click HERE to Watch.
Go On a Digital Safari!
Explore.org has loads of wildlife webcams. The site also offers videos about various animals when the animals aren’t in front of the cameras. The Bronx Zoo and San Diego Zoo also have live webcams, and the Cincinnati Zoo is now offering a series of Home …
Free Projects & Podcasts with Rebel Girls at Home
The team behind Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls (audiobook available on Overdrive), has made a digital version of their, I Am A Rebel Girl Journal available for download as well as a number of other activities for kids ages 6-10. Free episodes of the Good Night Stories for Rebel …
Cool Workout for Kids Indoors
Need to get a little energy out? There are many different workouts for kids on youtube, and here’s one of them.
Celebrate Earthday Virtually!
Earthday.org has a database of virtual Earth Day 2020 events & programs searchable by age group. Go to Earthday.org and scroll to the bottom of the page for the “Find a Digital Earth Day Event” map.
Free eBooks from Lerner
Lerner Publishing has made a Distance Learning Library of digital materials for children in Pre-K to Grade 5 available to parents, educators, and librarians. (A separate library for older learners in Grades 6 to 12 is also available)
Earth Day Activities
Do you want to help your children celebrate Mother Earth from home? Prodigy has released a set of activities for your child to do this week. It’s a free download.
Go on A Magical Ride
Just because we are social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t go on a virtual ride! Walt Disney World has posted some fun virtual rides on youtube, such as Splash Mountain and Slinky Dog Dash.
Mondays with Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama will joining the ranks of other virtual storytime celebrities by reading children’s book online. Watch her on PBS Kid’s Facebook Live at 12pm on Mondays. Videos will be archived on PBS’s YouTube page.
Magic Milk! – Boredom Busters with Rebecca & Gordon
Learn how to do a magic milk experiment with Ms. Rebecca. It’s quick, easy, and really neat! Click here to learn how. If you make magic milk at home, let us know!
Mystery Science
Check out the free Mystery Science website! Mystery Science is the creator of the most popular science lessons in U.S. schools. They’ve curated a starter set of science lessons that you can use remotely. It’s for children in Grades K-5.
Children’s Museum Houston
The Children’s Museum Houston is offering free online learning activities for Grades K-5, including weather and science.
Friday Fun with Ms Linnea – Make an Eggshell Disapper! Make an Egg Bounce?
Join Ms. Linnea for this week’s Friday Fun activity. She’ll show you how to make an egg bounce! All you need is an egg, vinegar, and some time. Click here to watch.
Free eBook about Coronavirus for Children
Candlewick Press has released a free book about Coronavirus for children ages 5-9. Click the link to download the book as a PDF.
Oxford Owl Free Ebooks and More!
Oxford Owl is offering free ebooks for ages 3-11. They also have some great ideas on their website to make learning fun.
“Read It, Watch It” Children’s Recommended Titles
Running out of reading ideas? Here are some digital titles from the Westchester Library System that also have a TV/movie adaptations you can stream at home. Make your own Read-It Watch-It club with your family at home or extend the invitatiaion online and ask your friends …
Virtual Storytime from Random House Children’s Books – Weekdays at 3pm
Random House Children’s Books is working with authors and celebrities to create a live virtual storytime program weekdays at 3pm on Instagram. See the image below for this week’s line up:
Snack & Read Live from Simon Kids: Tues-Thurs at 2pm
Simon Kids (Simon & Schuster publishing) is offering a live storytime program on their facebook page at 2pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays called “Snack & Read Live”. Here is the line-up for this week: They also have several read-aloud videos and activity sheets available on their website.
Boredom Buster with Rebecca and Gordon
Monday’s Boredom Buster is ready for your enjoyment! It was a pretty crazy night in the Teglas household, with two young boys to keep entertained indoors. Check out the fun that was had with hidden pennies in baking soda! The boys were challenged to recover …
Friday Fun – Learn to Make Rock Candy!
Now that we’re spending lots of time at home, it’s the perfect time for science! Learn to make Rock Candy with Ms. Linnea. It’s a delicious science experiment that you can watch grow all week long. Click HERE. If you make some, share it with us …
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan at Home
The Children’s Museum of Manhattan has launched CMOM at Home, posting a weeks worth of kid-friendly activities including: games, at home science experiments, storytimes, songs, and recipes.
Intrepid Free Online Classes
The Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum has made all of its digital programming through Zoom and all their online resources free during this time of being stuck inside. Today, for children ages 5-12, they are having a program called What Makes a Boat Float?, …
Visit the Hidden World of National Parks
Take a tour of the Hawaii Volcanoes or head to Florida to visit Dry Tortugas without leaving your home. Gooogle has created The Hidden World of the National Parks so that you can take trips even with a stay at home order.
Language Learning for Free
Due to COVID-19, Babbel, a language learning app is are offering free language learning to K-12 and college students through mid-June.
Making Music Together on Zoom
Music Together Online classes have opened up to new families as well as current students through the Zoom platform. They are offering free trial Zoom classes. Making Music Together classes are for babies, toddlers, preschoolers and the grown-ups who love them. The family music program, based on …
The Zoo Comes to You: Zoos & Aquariums with Virtual Programs
Several Zoos & Aquariums throughout the country have begun offering free online education and virtual animal encounter programs for children: Bronx Zoo (Wildlife Conservation Society) offers Stay At Home Science Activities, lesson plans, and webinars. Cincinnati Zoo offers a “Home Safari” program on Facebook Live …
Free Mad Libs
Penguin Classroom is allowing for free sample downloads of Mad Libs if you’d like to bring a little mad libs to your at-home learning.
Khan Academy Free
The Khan Academy is offering their online learning program free for a limited time. They also give you a suggested schedule to keep you in a groove.
Fun resources from TOON Books
TOON Books, publishers of graphic novel series like Benny & Penny, is offering fun ways for children to connect with their graphic novels online. Check out the links below: – CarTOON Maker – TOON Reader – Lesson Plans for Parents & Teachers
Tennis at Home
Kids don’t have to go to the court to brush up on their tennis skills! Net Generation has posted some great video drills online to keep that hand/eye coordination going.
Anderson’s Book Shop Open for Delivery!
Need to hold a new book? Anderson’s Book Shop on Chatsworth Avenue is open Monday-Friday, 9:30-3:30 for pick up or delivery. You can email them your request at andersonsorders@optimum.net.
Activity of the Week with Rebecca & Gordon
Start off your week with a sizzle and a fizz. Learn to make a volcano with Legos! Watch Rebecca and Gordon to learn how HERE. If you make one share it with us on the library’s facebook page. We’d love to see it!
TIME for Kids – PBS for Parents
TIME for Kids is offering a free digital subscription for the rest of the school year. Sign-up by grade level to for news that kids will able to read and understand. PBS Kids is offering parents a free weekly digital newsletter, each with five days of …
New York Roadrunners Kids Workout
Looking to stay active indoors? The New York Roadrunners has posted a list of activities you can do indoors to keep those endorphins going! There is also an activity tracker.
Friday Fun with Ms. Linnea – Lemon Vocanoes!
Want to make your own lemon volcano at home? Watch our first Friday Fun video to learn how HERE. If you make one share it with us on the library’s facebook page. We’d love to see it!
Watch Grace Lin Read and Learn to Draw!
Author of the popular easy reader series Ling and Ting (and many other books for older readers), Grace Lin is doing read alouds and drawing instruction on her youtube channel.
Hoopla Bonus Borrows
Hoopla has announced a collection of more than 1,100 top titles, and through the month of April it will not count towards the limit of e-books, movies or e-audio that you can borrow if you borrow one of these titles.
Free activity sheets from Candlewick Press
Candlewick Press has an archive of printable activity sheets for some of their Children’s titles. To search through the entire archive click HERE. Here are some popular favorites I found: Mercy Watson – Activity Kit Peppa Pig – Activity Kit This Is Not My Hat/I Want My Hat Back …
Harry Potter Casting Banishing Charm on Boredom
Until April 30, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by JK Rowling is available for checkout for unlimited patrons in e-book and e-audio on Overdrive. Usually, one patron could check it out at a time and the rest would have to put holds on it. …
Attention, History Buffs!
The New York Historical Society Dimenna Children’s History Museum is offering hands-on activities, the History Detectives blog, and virtual family programs. Programs range in age from preschool to middle-school readers, so there are fun and challenging ways for the whole family to dig in, celebrate New …
Free Delivery of Pottery Making Supplies
A Maze In Pottery in Briarcliff knows that creativity doesn’t stop with cabin fever. The art center is offering free delivery within 24 hours for both adult and children’s projects. You can do a make-it-take-it that doesn’t need to get fired or choose another option …
New Videos & Activities from Dogman’s Dav Pilkey!
Dav Pilkey, author of the popular series Dogman and Captain Underpants, has launched an activity page for children called, “Dav Pilkey at Home”. New videos and activities will be added every Friday!
Hear a lovely goblin story read by Author, Ben Hatke
Ben Hatke, author of Zita the Space Girl and Little Robot, just posted a video of himself reading his picture book, Nobody Likes a Goblin.
Masking Tape Maze
This is on the to-do list for a schoolwork break today at my house! Try out this masking tape laser maze in your hallway from the site, It’s Always Autumn!
Draw With Rob Biddulph
Author and Illustrator of books such as Give Peas a Chance and Grrrrr!, Rob Biddulph is posting new Draw With Rob sessions every Tuesday and Thursday at 10:00 am.
“Good Night with Dolly”
Starting this week, Dolly Parton will be reading children’s books on her Imagination Library YouTube Channel every Thursday evening for the next 10 weeks. Stories will include books like: Llama, Llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdny, Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, and The Little Engine …
Creativity Camp with Arree Chung
The author Arree Chung, writer of Mixed: A colorful Story and the Ninja! books, is hosting free Creativity Camps for kids, parents, and educators via Zoom on his website.
Meet Cool Animals from Nature on Facebook Live!
Camps are starting online activities too. Camp Chewonki has started a nature series, and they are going live at 1:00 every day with different animals on Facebook Live.
New From Museum of Modern Art
Hi all! There is a really great new post about art making activities for kids. I personally like the one about shading a page and having your child create art with an eraser!
Rebecca’s Activity of the Week – Now on YouTube
Watch our Head of Children’s Services, Rebecca, debut our first Activity of the Week video! This week she will be showing you a fun sink of float experiment you can do at home. Look for Rebecca’s videos every Monday on YouTube. Subscribe to the Larchmontkids YouTube …
110 Sesame Street eBooks Free!!
Sesame Workshop has made 110 eBook titles free on most online platforms including: Amazon Kindle, Apple Books, Google Play, Barnes & Noble Nook, and Kobo. They also pledge to regularly update their site: https://www.sesamestreet.org/caring with content for children and parents during this time. Source article from Gizmodo.
Kindness Rocks
Need a new art project? Create a kindness rock to add to Ryder’s Garden! Either paint a pretty picture on a rock or write an inspirational message. The idea is that people who need a little inspiration can pick one up to brighten their day.
Lincoln Center Pop Up Classroom
Schools are closed, but you don’t have to let go of creativity! Tune in to @LincolnCenterNYC on Facebook Live every weekday at 10:00 a.m. Led by some of world’s best artists and educators, each creative learning activity utilizes simple materials found at home to help families …
Local Author Book and Discussion Guide
Hi! A great way to pass the time is to read a book and have a discussion. Larchmont resident Amy Nathan’s starred reviewed book A Ride to Remember is available to download on Overdrive. If you need any tech support, email larchmontkids@gmail.com. She has also …
Broadway HD Free Week Trial
Broadway HD is offering a free one week trial due to the closure of Broadway because of coronavirus. There are some great children’s plays out there!
Stories from SPACE!!!
Want to hear STEM-themed stories read by real astronauts? Story Time From Space has an archive of videos of astronauts reading from orbit on the International Space Station. Click HERE to watch astronaut, Serena Auñón-Chancellor, reading Ada Twist, Scientist by Andrea Beaty. It’s out of this world! You can follow along …
Foster Soccer Online Programs
Does your child want to keep active while inside? Foster Soccer is offering weekly programs on youtube for several age groups. One was just posted for ages 6-9 and can be found on youtube. A session for older children will be posted Thursday and we …
Recommended Reads You Can Check-Out Online
Are your running out of reading material for your young ones? The library has several ways for you to borrow eBooks from home. Two great resources are Hoopla & Overdrive. Simply download the apps onto any smart device, put in your library card number and PIN …
Join Mo Willems at 1:00 pm for Lunch Doodles!
Every day at 1pm, the popular and funny author of Elephant and Piggie and the Pigeon books will be hosting a drawing session for kids. It is posted at 1:00 and remains online for the day, every day of the work week. A fun way …
Facebook Groups for Parents Coping with Quarantine
Facebook groups are erupting to help parents cope with having children inside and online learning. The one I belong to, Parenting Under Quarantine, is there to give me comic relief and new ideas for busting boredom.
Neighborhood Challenge for COVID-19
Communities around the country are making a challenge for kids based on the book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. What you do is put a bear in the window of your homes and while socially distancing, take …