We’ve created a list of practical ideas, activities and resources for families to enjoy together. Click on one of the titles below to expand the box.
BBC Tiny Happy People
This page has activity ideas to try at home with children from pre-birth to age 4-5. They are divided up into age ranges. There are also videos and transcripts for nursery rhymes and songs – perhaps you can learn a new one with your children and FaceTime family and friends to show them what you’ve learnt.
Click here to discover BBC’s Tiny Happy People
The Literacy Trust
In response to school closures, The Literacy Trust have produced activities divided up into different age ranges to benefit children’s writing, reading and language development.
The Imagination Tree’s stay at home survival guide
A variety of different activities all requiring different levels of planning and resources. From writing to family and friends to designing a Lego contest, there is something here for everyone.
Browse The Imagination Tree’s activities
BBC Bitesize
These resources are split into ages and then topics, and also nations, recognising our different curricula around the UK. There are educational online games too! This site is more about activities completed online, as opposed to things you can do together as a family, but it may be useful if a family is particularly concerned about schooling.
Discover BBC Bitesize’s educational games
NASA
NASA’s video, sound and image library is now free to search, view and download https://images.nasa.gov/ Great for tying in with space topics started at school.
YOGA
Cosmic Kids Yoga on YouTube have a large number of mostly short yoga activity videos. I personally have chosen the longer ‘5 Mindfulness Exercises for Kids’ and am using it for myself and my family!
Visit Cosmic Yoga Channel on YouTube
Outdoor Activities
The Woodland Trust have plenty of ideas to help families enjoy woods and the great outdoors all year round, from scavenger hunts and den building to wildlife spotting and nature crafts.
Wildlife Watch
Here, you’ll find a long list of activity sheets that are free to download. The activities vary in difficulty and not all of them require you to have a garden.
Download the activity sheets
The Woodland Trust’s Tree ID
The Woodland Trust have produced some printable ID guides to help children learn about trees. Use them to identify leaves, twigs, blossom and fruits throughout the year.
Learn more about trees throughout the seasons
