Looking for at-home ideas to keep kids busy, happy, and learning? We've specially curated a family-friendly itinerary of themed activities.
This week, find your family fun® with the PERFORMING ARTS.
Flavorful Popcorn Treats
Get a variety of popcorn recipes here.
Books
- Amazing Grace by Mary Hoffman
- Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems
- Backstage Cat by Harriet Ziefert
- Amandina by Sergio Ruzzier
- Ready to Fly: How Sylvia Townsend Became the Bookmobile Ballerina by Lea Lyon and Alexandria LaFaye
DIY Performance
Supplies needed: a poetry book, music lyrics, script, storybook, costumes, music, imagination!
Need a little inspiration? Try memorizing a monologue, reciting a poem, or acting out a scene from a play.
Pop-Up Puppets
Supplies needed: disposable cup, tissue paper, fabric, cardboard, straw, pipe cleaner, embellishments
Get the step-by-step instructions here.
Shadow Animal Art
Supplies needed: flashlight, paper, drawing utensils
Tape a sheet of paper to the wall. Use a flashlight to project a variety of shadow animals against the wall and trace the images.
Postcards
Download FREE printable postcards.
Print the designs on cardstock paper. Color and cut out your artwork. Address and stamp your postcards, and then send them to family and friends.
Movies & Shows
- The Doodlebops
- America's Got Talent
- Sing (Rated PG)
- The Muppets (Rated PG)
- The Greatest Showman (Rated PG)
Plan An Adventure
Visit a movie theater, recording studio, or outdoor amphitheater.
- National Theatre at Home posts full-length plays on YouTube every Thursday.
