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While it’s only been a few days at home with kids, for many it feels like it’s been months. It’s not easy to keep the tiny humans and young minds busy/educated/entertained, especially if you’re working from home at the same time.
Our best advice: Be easy on yourself (and them), take deep breaths. and check out some of the options below.
GIRLS INC. OF GREATER INDIANAPOLIS: ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS
The trained and dedicated staff at Girls Inc. of Greater Indianapolis has created a resource page with strong, smart, and bold activities for girls, arranged by age group, to access remotely. The activity lists can be easily downloaded as printable PDFs.
POTTERY BY YOU
Ready to mix up arts and crafts time? Pottery by You and More is offering To-Go-Go kits featuring all items needed to paint a ceramic piece or wood sign at home via delivery and pick up (for items using glaze that need to be fired in the kiln).
THE CHILDREN’S MUSEUM
The Children’s Museum is closed but there are plenty of ways to experience it at home from story time online, Facebook LIVE chats with experts, experiments with science educators, warm-ups with Riley Children’s Health Sports Legends Experience® coaches and more. You can stay up to date on the latest across their social media accounts and using the hashtag #museumathome.
Coronavirus moms
What do this lawyer, teacher, and doctor all have in common? They’re the three moms living on the northside of Indianapolis behind the new website www.coronavirusmoms.com. They’re blogging daily about things you can do with your kids, e-learning tips, art projects, schedules and more all with a healthy (errr?) dose of humor, too.
THE CITY MOMS
Our friends over at The City Moms are hard at work putting together a resource list for you. Stay tuned for a link coming soon!
THE CREATIVE CORNER
Sarah Mattingly, who runs The Creative Corner art studio for kids, is posting lots of fun projects on Instagram to do with your kiddos while they’re home from school.
CCHA’S CO-PARENTING GUIDELINES
Co-parenting can be difficult under the best of circumstances but things are all the more complicated now. Church Church Hittle + Antrim Attorneys at Law shared this handy list of recommendations to navigate divorce and co-parenting during this time.
Leslie Bailey is Indy Maven‘s CEO and Editor-in-Chief. Her new co-worker is 2 years-old and recently invented a game called “Hugs and Tickles” but pronounces it “Hugsntinglez”.
This post may be updated as new information becomes available.
