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Keep the kids entertained, educated and happy, and look after yourself at the same time.<\/p>\nKeep the kids entertained, educated and happy, and look after yourself at the same time.<\/p>\n
Disclaimer: Mostly these are not my ideas – I’ve just grabbed them as I’ve seen them whizz past on FB or elsewhere.<\/em><\/p>\n It’s hard enough being mum to a new baby at the best of times. And these are no normal times!<\/p>\n Tips and videos from Parentland<\/a><\/p>\n PE with Joe<\/a> – Joe Wicks will be running online PE sessions for kids. 5 days a week he will add a new video to his channel.<\/p>\n And while you’re on YouTube, search for “exercises for kids” and a whole heap more will come up.<\/p>\n Although the libraries are closed, ebooks are available. Download Overdrive and you can download books directly through the app. If you’re in Wellington, here’s a link to the kids section<\/a> of the library website.<\/p>\n Enjoy storytime as a family, either using print books or the many library resources<\/p>\n Or if you prefer someone else to do the reading – David Walliams<\/a> is reading one of his short stories free online every day for 30 days<\/p>\n From the 2nd April, Dolly Parton will be reading a bedtime story each day – read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Puffy painting – this idea is from Canterbury Plunket – see full recipe here<\/a>.<\/p>\n If you search online you can probably find heaps of free printable colouring in pictures, but the colour by number addition pictures seem like an extra good idea:<\/p>\n Every day NZ Geographic are posting a new story, video or activity idea based on our beautiful country. Check it out here<\/a>.<\/p>\n I can’t figure out how to link directly to the posts, but\u00a0 Emily Van Gundy Stockwell has created 4 scavenger hunts for children and teens of different ages. Go to her Facebook page<\/a> and scroll down to the 17th March 2020 to find them.<\/p>\n Stuff have daily quizzes available<\/a>, including a selection by kids for kids.<\/p>\n Check out TheDadLab on Facebook<\/a> for a bunch of fun, educational activities for the kids, including using a plastic bottle, a sock and washing up liquid for blowing bubbles (scroll down to 30 March).<\/p>\n Teach them some old fashioned skills:<\/p>\n Other lockdown resources: Lockdown 2020 overview<\/a> ~\u00a0Building good immunity<\/a>\u00a0~\u00a0Resources for kids & families<\/a> ~\u00a0Exercise routines<\/a> ~\u00a0Keep your mind active<\/a> ~\u00a0Keeping our spirits up and finding joy<\/a>\u00a0~\u00a0Finding Purpose<\/a>\u00a0~ Questioning the Mainstream Narrative<\/a> ~ Sessions with Deb<\/a> ~ Nature Foods<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Keep the kids entertained, educated and happy, and look after yourself at the same time. Disclaimer: Mostly these are not my ideas – I’ve just grabbed them as I’ve seen them whizz past on FB or elsewhere. Resources for new Mums in difficult times It’s hard enough being mum to a new baby at the best of times. And these are no normal times! Tips and videos from Parentland Kids exercise routines PE with Joe […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":981,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-fullwidth.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=967"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1161,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/967\/revisions\/1161"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/981"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.frot.co.nz\/design\/deb-gully\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Resources for new Mums in difficult times<\/h3>\n
Kids exercise routines<\/h3>\n
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And what about the games us oldies played when we were kids?<\/p>\n\n
Storytime<\/h3>\n
Painting & Colouring In<\/h3>\n
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NZ Geographic<\/h3>\n
Scavenger Hunts<\/h3>\n
Quizzes<\/h3>\n
Teach them something not in the school curriculum<\/h3>\n
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