Daily Activities
5 Front-Porch Games You Can Play through the Window While Social Distancing
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Looking for ideas to stay safe during quarantine yet still enjoy quality time with family and friends? These five front-porch games can be done safely with one family inside and the other family outside the window. All you need to do is talk over the speakerphone!
Domino Reactions—Talking with Your Kids about How Their Choices Affect Others
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Creating domino reactions is a favorite—but often forgotten—activity. Bring this simple pleasure back into your home! again! It's also a great way to talk with your children about how their choices affect others.
Learn about an Ancestor Online—Discover Fun Facts and Stories You Never Knew
During this self-quarantine, I’ve found myself turning again and again to read stories of my ancestors. It’s brought an incredible fulfillment to my soul. Since we aren’t able to connect as closely with others physically, reading my ancestors’ stories has brought a different type of connection with people—with those who went before me and helped shape my life and my family’s lives through the way they lived. I’ve found that social distancing is bringing ancestral closeness! Take time today to learn about an ancestor and see how it affects you.
Making Rock Art for Free—an Easy Activity for Outdoor Play and Creativity
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You can use rocks for a free art activity for children! Go on a treasure hunt to collect rocks, then see how you can use them to create pictures or spell messages! Rock art has limitless possibilities, and the art supplies are free! Here are just three of the many different ways to play with rocks to create rock art.
Give Your KIDS a Thank-you Shout-out during the Coronavirus
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Kids have been experiencing lots of ups and downs, too, and a special note of appreciation and recognition may be just what they need this week! Try this idea to make it extra meaningful! Use a growth-theme to acknowledge all the growth you’ve seen in them, and give them seeds or plants that they can watch grow as a reminder of the growth they’ve experienced during these unique times.