We will add a few seasonal COVID friendly activities as fall and winter go on, but will be focusing on new activities less frequently. With 60 posts typically featuring 4 activities each, we feel that we have a good supply of activities to help children stay engaged in meaningful activities outside of their regular school hours. We would be very interested in hearing from you if you have links to inclusive enrichment activities.

You will also find some stories in ASL and on audio files, and some movement activities suitable for people with limited mobility. Inclusion is a core value and we made every effort to find activities for a wide range of abilities and interests. Here are just a few examples of the activities we found or created and shared: build-your-own theme park sidewalk art escape rooms magic tricks forts, shelters, and cities backyard naturalists converting regular board games to cooperative games recycling art. Ideas for transformative staycations were posted three times. We also included games that promote strategic thinking, creativity, and collaboration. We looked primarily for activities that actively engaged children and youth in movement, science, and the arts. When we began posting, we were all under stay at home orders, which is reflected in our earliest posts. Thanks so much to you three imaginative people. Lily even got in her car and took a picture of Beta Bridge for one post. I wrote up the blogs, but I had great help from board member Sue Smith and volunteers Amy Vandenburg and Lily Zhou-Mei Ji who identified many of the activities shared. Our first response was to share activities that are enriching, inclusive, and available even while quarantined or social distancing.

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