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.
- Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Denver
- Bellco Theater, Denver
- Performing Arts Academy, Highlands Ranch and throughout the south Denver area
- Joyful Light Youth Theater, throughout the south Denver area
- Rocky Mountain Theatre for Kids, Englewood
- National Theatre at Home posts full-length plays on YouTube every Thursday.
