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April 2020
At Home Spring is Here Scavenger Hunt
Get outside with a special activity provided by Connecticut Science Center "At Home Spring Is Here Scavenger Hunt" -- see how many items you can find in your very own back yard! Download your hunt sheet below. Share your pictures with us #ScienceAtPlay #CTScienceCenter.
Find out more »Virtual Parent Webinar Using Challenges as Opportunities
Kids Helping Kids CT offers us a very helpful Virtual Parent Webinar Using Challenges as Opportunities this week. Even before Covid-19, parenting was challenging. Now, it is even more critical to understand how to foster resilience and mental health, which starts with some simple brain science. In this webinar, you will learn crucial tools and strategies that you can immediately use to help your family navigate this difficult time period and become mentally stronger. The guest speaker is former board…
Find out more »Food Explorers Online: Easter Cupcakes!
Join Katie, Registered Dietitian from Food Explorers to make some delicious Easter Cupcakes, and play some foodie games! This class will be conducted using Zoom. An email invitation will be sent to you after registering. Worksheets and a recipe will also be provided after registration. Basic ingredients for this recipe are: flour, butter, sugar, vanilla, confectionars sugar, eggs. Optional: easter candy, food coloring, cocoa powder, mini marshmallows, sprinkles.
Find out more »Virtual Event Presentation Prep
Kids Helping Kids CT Lead Ambassador Alex will be teaching elementary-age students how to put together top-notch presentations using Google Slides. Alex knows the ins and outs of Google Slides and is excited to teach others the capabilities of this platform. Register! The Kids Helping Kids (KHK) mission is to develop leadership skills through youth-led service projects. We empower kids to turn empathy into action by designing and implementing service projects that benefit other children in the community. All of…
Find out more »Virtual Event Yoga and Meditation Master Class with Abby
Feeling stressed and anxious during the COVID-19 pandemic? Kids Helping Kids CT offers another helpful opportunity Virtual Event Yoga and Meditation Master Class with Abby as she leads a master class that will provide you with the necessary techniques to feel grounded and centered in such a turbulent time. Abby is a registered yoga teacher with the Yoga Alliance. She first started yoga 6 years ago to alleviate her anxiety and instantly fell in love with it! Her teaching style…
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Virtual Easter Activities in Connecticut
Despite the health crisis and social restrictions we are all experiencing we can still hip hop for some Easter Fun together as a family! We'll be your eyes and "ears" on the lookout for Virtual Easter Activities in Connecticut. Here's our first finds -- click the...
DIY Easter Basket Ideas
DIY Easter Basket Ideas provided by A Little Craft in Your Day can be a fun at home activity during COVID-19 school closure for older kids and teens. These are great to reuse or regift next year, too.
Movement Apps, Games, and Websites by Common Sense Media
Again, we turn to Common Sense Media during the COVID-19 public restrictions for guidance on keeping your kids healthy physically and mentally. Balance the sedentary motionless screen time of the distance learning / home schooling with a good amount of exercise every...
Teen DIY Crafts Spring
Online research for Teen DIY Crafts Spring led us to many websites other than Pinterest that display super initiative, creativity, and resourcefulness. Let's start with teens Tanner and Courtney's site A Little Craft in Your Day has a lot of content and projects to...
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