Resources for Families with Kids at Home
Hello everyone! Although Great Lakes Children’s Museum is physically closed, our mission is more critical than ever. Under Covid-19, we are promoting virtual activities, the GLCM STREAM YouTube Channel, and a Mobile Museum to continue focus on our mission. We have also provided a list of family friendly resources below.
You can contribute to the list by emailing any helpful links to lisapointe@glcm.org.
Thank you for your support!
From the Great Lakes Children’s Museum
Discover With Me
If you frequent the Museum on Friday mornings, you might already know that Anne hosts Discover With Me – a program designed with toddler development in mind. Use the links below to explore child development and some activities you can do to grow young brains at home.
Discover With Me: Sharpening Visual Perception
Community Resources
Make your own kazoo and sing along!
Miss Christy is back! Music Together of Traverse City is now online!
Going on a (Teddy) Bear Hunt around Traverse City and MORE bear-y interesting fun!
From our friends at Great Start Collaborative of Traverse Bay-
-and keep an eye out for 5ToONE Virtual Playgroups on Tuesday’s from 10:00 – 10:30 am on the GLCM Facebook page!
Newton’s Road Searchable STEM Activity Database
Newton’s Road: Constantly updated events from our partner Newton’s Road. Now featuring ‘Corona-Compatable’ activity search!
SEEDS Activities: Fun Things to do Outside | Outside Journal | Journaling Outdoors
SEEDS: Simple activities to help kids explore the environment in their own back yard or nearby green-space.
Draw NoMI doodle sessions with the Dennos Museum
A series of ho-to-draw demos that are fun for the whole family.
From Around the Web
Children’s Museums at Home – from the Association of Children’s Museums
Links to a collection of Children’s Museums across the world providing FUN content!
A Resource Guide to COVID-19 and Early Childhood Development from the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University
Virtual Spring Break Camp
From Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum and Leslie Science and Nature Center
Learning Resources
Learning Resources from Boston Children’s Museum
Quick and Easy SCIENCE Experiments
Turn a cool science experiment into a STEAM learning activity with some thoughtful questions for some family fun at home!
MTU Mind Trekkers Activities
Hundreds of STEM activities with materials lists, safety alerts, instruction, background, and resources. Search by “Try this at Home”.
Helping Kids Through the Coronavirus Crisis
Zero to Thrive: Information from Dr. Katherine Rosenblum, C0-Director, Zero to Thrive
2 Weeks Worth of Fun and Easy Science Experiments
Milwaukee with Kids: To keep the learning going, try one of these science experiments each day. They each take about 30 minutes, and use super simple ingredients from around the house.
50 Fun Activities for Kids
Good Housekeeping: These fun activities for kids are easy, DIY, and can mostly be done with everyday items that you have around the house.
Live Action! Live Science!
Live Science: GREAT resource to keep children interested in learning while at home.
Boredom Busters!
Good Housekeeping: 50 Activities to enjoy!
8 of the Best Children’s Literature Podcasts
Read Brightly: Podcasts for kids on all types of topics!
“It’s Snot Funny”
Children’s Museum Houston: A video to teach young children about infectious disease spread from the Children’s Museum Houston.
“Stuck at Home? 6 Ways to Keep Your Kids Healthy and Happy”
University of Michigan Children’s Health: productive ways to spend time together at home.
My Kid’s School is Closed, So Now What?
Confident Parents Confident Kids: Supporting your child through the shutdown.