Keeping Kids Entertained at Home During a Pandemic

Across the country, schools are closed and parents are working from home due to COVID-19. This makes for a lot of family together time. How can you keep your kids busy and entertained? See below for some tips. 

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1.    Teach Your Kids Some Basic Skills – such as emptying the dishwasher, do laundry, learn how to sew on a button or fix a ripped seam, make dinner 

2.    Family Downtime – bake cookies, have a family video game contest, give your child’s bedroom a makeover

3.    Stay Connected With Family and Friends – set up daily Skype, Zoom or FaceTime video chats with you and your child’s relatives

4.    Get Outside – explore the neighborhood, go for a bike ride or take the dog for a walk together 

5.    Do Something for Others – make care packages to send to a local nursing home for their residents

6.    Take a Virtual Field Trip -There’s an incredible world to explore out there — and your kids can do it all from a laptop or phone. Try websites such as Skype a ScientistGoogle Arts & Culture, and Full Sail Labs.

7.    Just Have Fun – have a picnic in your living room or plan a movie-watching marathon

8.    Try Slowing Down - remember that every minute of every day doesn’t have to be jam-packed for kids. It’s OK for them to just have some quiet time on their own. And it’s okay for kids to get a little bored now and then — and figure out what they can do. 

These tips, provided by our research partner, AdventHealth, are available to you and others in the Lake Nona community to help make positive impacts on our health. Another way you can make a difference is by taking the Lake Nona Life Project survey. 

We can’t do it alone. We need partners like you.