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Draw Every Day with JJK
Draw Every Day With JJK – Author of the Beloved Star Wars JEDI Academy Series

Our youngest son has been absolutely loving the Lunchtime Doodles with Mo Willems but those have sadly come to an end. We get it, Mo Willems can’t be solely responsible for providing art education for all of the kids stuck at home. In desperation we started searching out other drawing
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SICK Science
SICK Science – YouTube Science Experiments for Kids

I think many parents agree that during this school-from-home craziness, we are most worried about reading, math, and science. Sorry social studies, you can wait your turn (or really, let’s just all realize that we are living social studies because you know this insanity is going to make it into
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PE With Joe
PE With Joe: Fun, At Home, Exercise for the Whole Family

I’m embarrassingly out of shape. But I didn’t realize how bad it was until I started PE With Joe. Every day Joe, a lovely happy, peppy guy from the UK, shares his 30 minute exercise videos on YouTube. The sessions are get fun, geared towards kids and families, and require
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Harry Potter at Home
Harry Potter At Home – The Perfect Boredom-Banishing Charm

JK Rowling knows that Hogwarts has been a safe-haven for students for many years. If you need a little magic in isolation, it’s time for you to visit Harry Potter at Home. JK Rowling, along with Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic, are excited to announce Harry Potter At
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Entertain the Kids with Disney Park Shows on YouTube

The Disney Parks are closed, but get a little magic at home with the help of the Tokyo Disneyland blog. They have announced that performances of Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea stage shows will be released as streaming options right from the official YouTube page of Tokyo Disneyland! These shows
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Virtual Rides at Disneyworld
Take a Virtual Ride on These 7 Disney Park Favourites

Transport yourself from isolation to Orlando! You’ll have to head to YouTube for them, but here are a few awesome virtual Disney rides. Space Mountain Slinky Dog Dash The Seas with Nemo and Friends Pirates of the Caribbean It’s a Small World Frozen Ever After The Little Mermaid Undersea Adventure
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Hogwarts
No Muggles Allowed! Visit the Hogwarts Digital Escape Room

My kids are CRAZY for all-things Harry Potter. I read them all the books. We own all the illustrated-books that are currently published. We’ve seen all the movies. Our eldest son’s room is Harry Potter themed. When I told them they had the chance to experience a Hogwarts Digital Escape
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Snuggle with a Koala
Snuggle with a Koala! Live Stream Koalas from Australia

Koalas are sleepy, slow-moving, snuggly critters. Their chilled-out approach to life is what we all need right now. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, near Brisbane Queensland, is offering virtual encounters with koalas. The Sanctuary has set up 15 livestreams, eight of which are focussed entirely on the koalas. You can spend
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Imagineering In A Box
Disney Imagineering In A Box

My kids would visit Disney every year, if that was remotely fiscally possible. They are loving the lack of school and the frequency with which their parents are saying “yes” to watching Disney +. So while we can’t visit Disneyland, and we aren’t going to let them watch Disney+ every
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Canadian Writers and Illustrators
Storytime with Canadian Children Writers and Illustrators – Listen Online

There’s a new storytime option in town! If you head over to this link you’ll find Canadian writers and illustrators displaying their work through reading and drawing with the CBC. You’ll find lots of variety on the list and it’s updated regularly. Alice Aspinall https://www.facebook.com/EveryoneCanLearnMath/videos/497314817597962/ Aidan Cassie Zetta Elliott Andrew Larsen
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