During the first lockdown, Rob posted #DrawWithRob videos for kidds every Tuesday and Thursday. They will all be available a free resource
Young People's Trust for the Environment
Learn about the birds in your garden with this great home learning pack. It includes designs for making bird feeders from recycled materials, research ideas, maths and word problems, art projects and games - all themed around birds.
Let's Create - Arts council England
Staying Creative helps us feel good. Take a look at these fun creative activities. All you need is a pencil or a pen, some paper and most importantly your imagination?
The Kids' Table Key Worker Paper Dolls Project
Say thank you to our heroes on the front line with these paper dolls. Hang them in your window or give them as gifts to the key workers in your area; maybe your refuse collectors could hang them on their windscreen or your local grocery store worker could put them up in their shop window. Let's start a movement together to spread the love for our front line fighters. We will be collating an online gallery of thanks, so make sure you share your Key Worker Paper Doll pics tagging @TheKidsTableUK with #CrafternoonKid
Focusing on the character of Narwhal... let's design a Narwhal Space cafe menu and maybe even set up you own lockdown cafe
Little Angel Theatre has produced a whole host of stay-at-home activity guides to help keep you and your little ones entertained. All of the guides will use simple materials (most of which can be found around the home) and are aimed at children from 3 to 11. and fall into the following categories:
· Suitable for ages 3-6 (KS1) with focused adult help
· Suitable for ages 7-11 (KS2) independent working
We will be adding a new guide every day.
They we will also be releasing a daily video story told to camera by one of our performers. Each story will also include a guide for how to use this story to do even more activities at home. And finally, their Artistic Director will spend an hour each day with her own children to make a small-scale puppet show. She will be using things that you can find at home, and you can follow their process – and even give it a go yourself
Jack, a chef at the Jamie Oliver Cookery School is providing cookery classes while the schools are closed. Quick, healthy lunches each school at at 12pm
A new challenge every week to help kids and adults enjoy creativity in their own space. Each challenge has a video and an activity sheet which can be found on the website
Play free games and quizzes, find art activities, explore homework help and share your art with Tate Kids. A great art resource for children
You are living through history right now. Take a moment to fill in these pages for your future self to look back on
As schools remain closed, we know that many families are looking for projects they can do that are fun and educational. To help with this Childnet have redesigned their Film Competition for 2020! The Childnet film competition invites young people aged 7-18 to create a short film. It has been adapted to be a home learning project with 3 new entry categories. This year's theme is 'We want an internet where we’re free to…'
Get growing using everyday things from around the house. Keep the kids busy while teaching them about recycling and reusing! Check out their website for more ideas to do at home
Big Gook Creator Activity Book
Take a look at this new ebook – The Big Book Creator Activity book. This activity book was created by the Book Creator team to help give students and parents something fun and educational to work with at home
Free creative activities for kids. Topic include: Literacy, Story Telling, PSHCE, Geography, History, Road Safety, Healthy Eating, Friendships and Respect
Each day for the next 3 months, Little Inventors will post a mini creative challenge activity to do. Please share your drawings with them along with a description of what it is. Don't forget the hashtag, #timeforcreativity
Little Inventors Waste Not Mini Challenge
Why not try the Little Inventors 'Waste Not' Mini Challenges? New inventive challenges are posted each week!
Non-screen activities you can do at home
What can you do when there's no school and you're stuck at home? Here are 25 fun ideas to choose from
More Non-screen activities you can do at home
Here are 25 more fun ideas to do at home
Make Your Own Story Dice (Illustrated by Nick Sharratt)
The perfect thing about storytelling with story dice is there is never a wrong way to tell your story; children and adults can share the storytelling and take the story in any direction. Download the four dice templates to colour in, stick together and use for endless storytelling
Fancy showing off your creative football flair in the house – without breaking any ornaments or plant pots? Get stuck into some of the National Football Museum’s family-friendly activities. Check out the full line-up of workbooks, craft activities, colouring sheets and how-to walk throughs.
Whether you're a parent looking for inspiration or a student wanting to get creative, the Spakespeare Learning Zone has lots of resources and ideas you can use. Shakespeare’s play King Lear was first performed in 1606, shortly after a major outbreak of plague had shut down much of London, so it’s possible he wrote the play during that time.