15+ Virtual Family Activities You Can Do At Home - Links To Free Tours, Webcams, Classes, And Performances

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Even in the best of times, parents are always looking for ways to keep their kids entertained, stimulated and learning. And with a pandemic keeping most of us stuck at home for the next several weeks, that’s becoming even more challenging.

But luckily, we live in a time when a wealth of incredible experiences are literally at our fingertips with virtual tours, live webcams and an outpouring of offerings from companies, artists and celebrities.

In this list, you’ll find ways to reach across the globe and even beyond to experience nature, science, art, and culture.

It’s all free and accessible from your home.

15+ Virtual Family Activities To Do At Home - Links To Free Tours, Webcams, Classes, And Performances

Explore The Surface Of Mars

Explore a 360-degree map of Mars recorded by NASA’s Curiosity rover, thanks to a partnership between Google and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Scholastic Learning At Home

Even when schools are closed, you can keep the learning going with these special cross-curricular journeys. Every day includes four separate learning experiences, each built around a thrilling, meaningful story or video. Kids can do them on their own, with their families, or with their teachers. Just find your grade level and let the learning begin! – Classroom Magazines

Lunch Doodles With Mo Willems

Mo Willems invites YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE. Learners worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing. – Kennedy Center

Disney Imagineering In A Box

The collaboration between Disney Imagineering and Khan Academy has resulted in ‘Imagineering in a Box,’ a free online learning experience. This unique program brings together a diverse group of Disney Imagineers from around the world in a series of 32 videos, allowing each participant to learn on their own or in a classroom setting. – ChipandCo.com

Virtual Disney Rides

There are loads of ride-throughs videos on YouTube from park-goers who’ve documented themselves going down attractions like Space Mountain and Slinky Dog Dash. – Romper

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Netflix Party

Thanks to a Google Chrome extension called Netflix Party, groups of friends can get together virtually and watch their favorite Netflix titles on their computers at the same time. The extension also comes with a chat room, so you can share your reactions to the programs as you watch. – USA Today

Celebrities Live Streaming Free Concerts And Classes

Utilizing social media platforms like Instagram and Facebook Live, many celebrities are going online to lend their talents to help ward off boredom and help keep fans from going stir crazy. – Hip Hop Wired

Zoos And Aquariums Offer Virtual Tours, Live Webcams, And Streaming Events

Hippos, otters and penguins can be viewed through webcams, virtual tours and “home safaris.” And at one aquarium, penguins strolled through the exhibits. – NY Times

Virtual Field Trip – Polar Bears In The Tundra

Come experience the tundra and polar bears with Polar Bears International and Discovery Education! We are just outside of Churchill, Manitoba, Canada, in the heart of polar bear action. We’ll learn about the Arctic ecosystem, adaptations, sea ice habitat, climate change, and more. – Discovery Education

Virtual Tours Of 12 Famous Art Museums

Google Arts & Culture’s collection includes the British Museum in London, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, the Guggenheim in New York City, and literally hundreds of more places where you can gain knowledge about art, history, and science. – Travel And Leisure