The Mother List
I’ve never really been one to panic, overthink…yes, panic…no. We are definitely smack dab in the middle of an unprecedented event. I’m not going to wax poetic about the stats, the problems, the solutions. This is not the place. So, for the time being, we’re all home. We’re together. We’re (hopefully) happy and healthy. My seven-year-old has the majority of the day spoken for as her school has implemented a really robust remote learning program. Facilitating that could honestly be a full time job, but I have two kids. So, I’m trying to find as many resources as possible to keep them both entertained, learning, and playing. I’ve been sent (and stumbled upon) a bunch of really great resources, so I thought I’d pull them together and put them all in one place. If you have any to add, please do so in the comments! I’ll be updating this post as often as needed. We’re all in this together.
ONLINE LEARNING
Here’s an amazing, very comprehensive, spreadsheet listing educational websites offering free subscriptions during the school closings.
AUTHORS & ONLINE EVENTS
Oliver Jeffers: He will be doing live readings of his books through Instagram and posting those recordings on his website.
Shark Story Hour: From the Atlantic White Shark Conservatory, stories and Q&A every day at 10am.
Roald Dahl: The official Roald Dahl website is offering a bunch of great resources pairing up resources and some of our favorite books.
PRINTABLES, ETC.
Rad & Happy: She’s got the coolest coloring pages around.
We Are Brainstorm: More really great coloring sheets (free).
Bravery School: Bravery Magazine is offering a free Bravery School companion to their magazines. The first section just went out and it’s amazing.
Busy Toddler: She’s got great resources and is offering 25% off her site with code HOME25.
Other Goose: A resource for homeschooling moms, free for the next three weeks.
Sarah Jane: Free video art lessons and printable activities from the illustrator behind Lola Dutch.
Emily Lex: She is offering a great free watercolor class with printable.
Free Printable Schedule Visuals: Great resource to create a school-like schedule at home.
MUSEUMS, ETC.
12 Famous Museums Offering Virtual Tours
Met Opera: They will be offering free streaming at 7:30pm nightly.
Lunch Doodles with Mo: The Kennedy Center is hosting Mo Willems 1pm ET, daily.
Center for Puppetry Arts: They are offering daily free digital programming for kids. This is one of our favorite places!
Playbill Guide to 15 Broadway Plays You Can Watch From Home
HEALTH & WELLNESS
GoNoodle.com: Great site offering amazingly fun ways to get active and moving. We love Flo Yo, Bubble Pop, and hokey pokey.
Be the Love Yoga: My friend Julie is going to be streaming some of her yoga classes (including family yoga) from her Facebook page.
I want to wrap up this post with a great article I read this morning. These are weird times. I am a great mom, but I’m not a teacher. Teachers are freaking magical unicorns. We’re all just doing our best, and if our best means a movie marathon with popcorn and m&ms, so be it.
