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Tell Me a Story
Music videos with your favorite musicians, storybook read alouds, and much much more. | Celebrities reading their favorite picture books. You can see the pictures and hear the story read aloud. A great substitute for story time! | Created and produced by parents of young children, WBUR's Circle Round adapts carefully-selected folktales from around the world into sound and music rich radio plays for kids ages 4-10. |
An adventure series for the whole family. Listen together as our hero, the world-famous radio reporter Eleanor Amplified, foils devious plots and outwits crafty villains, all in pursuit of the big story… | Podcast fairy tale audio adventure about extraordinary real-life women throughout history. Based on the bestselling book series, tune in to experience an inspiring spectrum of female excellence. | Despite the title, this isn’t a kids’ podcast about racing, and Vin Diesel is not the host. Instead, it features comedic actors performing little-known stories from history in a playful manner. |
Drawing/Art
By Jarrett Lerner | Have fun with some of your favorite characters from Dog Man and Captain Underpants! New activities, exciting videos, and more uploaded every Friday. | Drawing, painting, and origami video art lessons for kids 4-12+ divided by skill level. Learn to create everything from cupcakes to sharks to your favorite cartoon characters! |
Get Up and Move!
Yoga, mindfulness and relaxation designed specially for kids aged 3+, used in schools and homes all over the world. | Alex Horne, the Taskmaster(’s assistant), is here to make self isolating and social distancing slightly more bearable with entertaining #HomeTasking challenges. | GoNoodle videos get kids moving to be their strongest, bravest, silliest, smartest, bestest selves. |
Explore Science
Check out all kinds of science activities and lessons you can do from Mystery Science. | Join hosts Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas on a journey away from your screens, inside your brain, out into space, and deep into the coolest new stories in science, technology, and innovation. | Award-winning audio show for kids and families. Each week, a different kid co-host joins Molly Bloom to find answers to fascinating questions about the world using science and history. |
Music / Performing Arts
Escape and join the circus — without ever leaving your living room. | Indie Music for Indie Kids! Spare the Rock has been providing the soundtrack to thousands of childhoods around the country through radio playlists including the best music aimed at kids. | Explore the arts at home! New Victory Arts Break offers ideas for teachers and families to incorporate performing arts into their online learning. |
World of Wonder
Check every day for an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways. | Here are 33 National Parks you can tour from your home. Check out the beauty and wonder of America’s National Parks. | These 12 famous museums have virtual tours. You can see wonders across the world without even leaving your house. |
Resources for Parents
A parenting resource for children’s books, easy indoor kids’ activities, play and learning ideas. | Non-screen learning, engaging after-school math activities for your kids to enjoy at home. | Fun day-by-day projects from Scholastic for kids in preschool all the way through grade 6. |