As much of the country continues to experience more winter weather, as well as various degrees of lockdowns and restrictions, many parents are struggling to come up with creative ways for children to safely socialize, both with friends and with far away family members. The team here at 百花视频 has put together our list of top interactive games and classes that children can participate in together, from afar.
Play Together
Many games can easily be adapted for Zoom or other video conferencing platforms. Simple games like charades can easily be played with no advance notice. With a little more planning, themed bingo nights聽聽or trivia nights聽聽are a fun way to engage friends and family members from home. Many traditional games now offer online versions, including聽聽(similar to Pictionary and allows up to 12 players),听,听,听, and聽.
Learn Together聽
聽hosts a variety of interactive, live, customizable experiences suitable for a range of ages and interests. The platform makes it easy for many friends or family members to join. One of our favorites is the聽; during the session, children investigate the “theft” of the Mona Lisa, getting to know the Louvre and its collection along the way through fun games, quizzes and more. The experience is customizable with various themes and age ranges available. Some of our other favorites are聽,听,听, and聽.
Cook Together
With a little advance planning, your children can spend a whole evening cooking and eating with family and friends via Zoom. Consider teaming up with another family and each joining a subscription service, such as聽听辞谤听;聽plan regular virtual dates cooking the same meals from the service. You could also purchase a kid’s cookbook and take turns choosing weekly recipes to cook together. We love聽,听. and聽. Another fun idea is to purchase DIY kits and complete them together over Zoom; children will love聽聽(and writing their own fortunes!) or聽.
Watch Together
Have dinner and a movie together from the comfort of your own homes! Services like聽,听听补苍诲听聽offer options to watch together. Viewers can pause and rewind on all screens, so everyone is always on the same page!
Compete Together
Create friendly contests for children to compete with one another. You might create a Play-Doh competition for younger children, or a short story competition based on a prompt for older kids. For fans of聽, recreate the show at home over Zoom by competing to make Lego cities, racetracks, and more. We recommend judging in several areas so children have multiple chances to succeed, for example by creating winning categories based on speed, creativity, use of color etc. The top prize winner can pick the theme of the next competition!
Create Together聽
Consider asking another family to do a long-term project with yours. Children can check in and compare progress, difficulties, and brainstorm creative ideas. Younger children might enjoy raising a caterpillar or growing a houseplant. Older children might enjoy building a piece of simple furniture, caring for a small aquarium, growing an herb or vegetable garden, or creating a compost bin.
As always, we’re here to assist with all your household staffing needs during this challenging time. Both childcare and cleaning professionals are considered essential workers and we have implemented strict protocols to make sure your family is as safe as possible.聽Contact us聽today to learn more.