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Remember when schools would keep the kids busy for 6+ hours? Yeah, they’re not in session right now. And without playdates, camps and other extracurricular activities, lots of parents are feeling the pressure to keep kids occupied.

No worries. We’re here, with our favorite free kid activities (and a few for the adults), updated daily.

All times listed are Eastern Daylight Time.

Free Kid Activities Today – Tuesday, April 14

Play Well TEKnologies is hosting an online lego building class. (Via PlayWellTEK)

5:00 AM – Learn to make a ‘Film in a Day’
- Live PE with Joe
6:00 AM – Morning Coffee & Positivity with Tom on Facebook Live
7:00 AM – Cosmic Kid Yoga – Storytelling exercise
8:00 AM – Get Up and Blink! workout session
- Reading Club – Free
9:00 AM – Mascarade Opera Online – Resilience
9:30 AM – 20 – 20 – 20 Workout w/ Ashlea
10:30 AM – Upper Body Blast w/ Megan
11:00 AM – Story Time Everywhere!
- Do’s and Don’ts with Curly Hair: Hair Tutorials
11:15 AM – Live storytelling with Penguin Kids Books
11:30 AM – Tinkergarten: Your Hidden Senses
12:00 PM – Pete the Cat Club
- LeVar Burton Reads for Kids
- Calm’s Daily Calming Livestream
- Virtual Cooking w/ Chef Asata – Vegan Banana Muffins
- Free Online Class for Kids who Love Horses!!
1:00 PM – Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Lego Building – Play Well TEKnologies
- Delish Cooking Class for Kids: Cheesecakeadilla
1:30 PM – Horse Camp at Home – Learn More About Horses
2:00 PM – Camp Hello Bello
- Pilates with Tara – Free
- Kids Crafts & Activities
- Lincoln Center Pop-Up Classroom: Creative Art Making
- Jump-Start Your Job Search Express
3:00 PM – Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari
- Rock and Roll Playhouse Live
- The Quarantined Quorus! – A Virtual Voice Class
4:00 PM – Quarantine Cabaret – Bingeworthy Burlesque/Comedy/Music/Magic
- Kraut-Chi – Free – Learn how to!
5:00 PM – For the Adults – Laugh Factory Live
5:30 PM – Social Girls – Free Drawing Class
6:00 PM – #305LIVE Cardio Workouts Daily
- Georgia Aquarium – Beluga Whale Up Close!
- A Space to Breathe: Exhale to Inhale Online
6:30 PM – Inflammation Webinar – The Body’s Alarming Signs
7:00 PM – Planet Fitness Home ‘Work-Ins’
- Essential Oils Intro Class
- Free Newborn Care 101 Class
- Yoga w/ Sandy
7:30 PM – Live Concerts – Carly Pearce, Madi & Tae, LoCash, Jimmie Allen, and More
8:00 PM – Hunter Hayes Live – Episodes Daily
- Inspired Cardio – Inspirational Music + HIIT = Fun Fitness
8:30 PM – Free Online Guided Meditation Class
9:00 PM – Grow Your Own Veggies! Online Classes
- Child Birth Education Class
- Corebootyworks – Workout with Erika

Free Kid Activities Tomorrow – Wednesday, April 15

The Army Field Band has been hosting livestreams, including one at 1PM EDT. (Via Facebook)

5:00 AM – Learn to make a ‘Game in a Day’
- Live PE with Joe
6:00 AM – Yoga Sculpt
7:00 AM – Loan Pine Koala Sanctuary Live Cam
8:00 AM – Get Up and Blink! workout session
9:00 AM – Staying Safe, Staying Positive with Kyle Dine
10:00 AM – Mr. Loops’ Musical Morning
10:30 AM – Born Yoga: Kids Yoga (ages 5+)
11:00 AM – Crocodile Encounter’s Live Croccast
- Learn to Crochet for Free
11:15 AM – Live storytelling with Penguin Kids Books
11:30 AM – Tinkergarten: Your Hidden Senses
12:00 PM – Dr. Dee Dee Dynamo Storytime on the Island of Positivity
1:00 PM – US Army Field Band – Slide on Over, Trombone Octet
- Lunch Doodles with Mo Willems
- Take a Code Break with Mike Krieger & Alice Keeler
- Delish Cooking Class for Kids – Banana Split Pops
- La La La Livestream w/ Jason Mraz
1:30 PM – Horse Camp at Home – Learn More About Horses
2:00 PM – Kitchen Quarantine with Massimo Bottura
3:00 PM – Cincinnati Zoo Home Safari
- Rock and Roll Playhouse Live
4:00 PM – Sophia Scott Live from Nashville
5:00 PM – For the Adults – Laugh Factory Live
5:30 PM – Social Girls – Free Drawing Class
6:00 PM – LeVar Burton Reads for Young Adults
- Head Space & Timing Comedy: Family Friendly Comedy Show
7:00 PM – Planet Fitness Home ‘Work-Ins’
- Learn AI in 60 Minutes: An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
- New and Expecting Parents: Infant Safety & CPR Class
7:30 PM – Meditation – all levels
8:00 PM – Storyline Online, Nightly Bedtime Stories
- Jimmy Buffett – Live from Margaritaville
- Luke Combs Live on YouTube Live
9:00 PM – Kitchen Covers w/ Drew Holcomb
10:00 PM – Diplo will DJ across Instagram Live, Twitch and YouTube
- Study Hall: A Stand-Up Comedy Show
- CaliRoots Couch Concert Series – Tash Sultana
- Comedy Quarantine – A Digital Comedy Showcase
11:00 PM – End the day with Patrick Stewart’s ‘Sonnet a Day’

Free Kid Scavenger Hunt Ideas

Via Sunny Day Family

Free Coloring Pages

Via Vulture

Free Virtual School & Educational Programs

Free Adobe Photoshop through May 30
Get 20 days of free “Learn at Home” lessons & virtual field trips from Scholastic
TedEd is offering numerous Ted Talks and a daily curriculum newsletter for students
Sesame Street has hundreds of free ebooks, activity suggestions and more
Discovery Education is free right now
ABC Mouse is offering 30 days free
Adventure Academy is free for an entire month
Khan Academy helps you create an at-home learning schedule
PBS Kids Daily newsletter provides free educational activities
Elementari is offering free premium access to their content
Prodigy offers free math games and home-learning resources
Cool Math has free math lessons and games

Free Audio Books

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