Keeping the kids busy & the grown-ups sane during lockdown

For working parents who are doing the daily juggling act between work, video calls, child care, home schooling, cooking, cleaning, laundry duty, dog walking, essential shopping, check-ins with parents, family, friends, and a fitness routine (yeah, right!). We’ve pulled together a quick list of some of our favourite lockdown “kids activities” that hopefully helps keep the kids busy and the grown-ups sane…and gives a break from TikTok, Fortnite, Minecraft, Pokémon etc. A few links to learning apps, teaching resources and activities/support for those of us with neurodiverse kids included too. Please feel free to share any other recommendations!

Our favourite kids activities during lockdown…

1. E – by Joe Wicks
2. Kids Yoga – Cosmic Kids Yoga
3. Legos, legos & more legos
4. Kapla planks
5. 3D building puzzles – by Revell
6. STEM & Art projects – by Tinker Crates
7. Virtual Museum/Art Tours
8. Art projects -by Tate Galleries
9. Science projects – by Little House of Science
10. Coding classes – by Cypher
11. Keep Cooking & Carry On – by Jamie Oliver. More for the adults but nice to do with the kids
12. Kids Cooking class – by Kids Cook Real Food
13. Card & Board Games – Labyrinth, Dobble, Uno, Scrabble, Memory, Jenga, Monopoly – available through Amazon
14. World map jumbo puzzle
15. Nature by Wild Days
16. Reading – by World Book Online
17. Reading – by Audible
18. Learning Apps
19. Teaching Resources – Khan Academy, Tes, twinkl
20. Activities for Neurodiverse kids – by Understood
21. Learning support for Neurodiverse & Special Needs

Photographer: Maria Sbytova