25 + Fun Ways For Entertaining Kids At Home

These times are trying on all of us. Entertaining kids at home can feel like a daunting task. Parents are trying to work, educate, and entertain all while the whole household is at home. It is exhausting and simultaneously magical. We are both overwhelmed and filled with joy. Finding ways to entertain the kids that allows us to have a little downtime are an absolute must. This guide is packed with ideas for entertaining kids from inside our homes. Best of luck!

Entertaining Kids at Home

Intex Pools

Beat the heat and the boredom of quarantine this spring and summer with an Intex 10 ft X 30 in metal frame pool. Engineered for strength, this pool is supported by strong, durable steel frames which are powder coated for rust resistance and beauty. Triple strong, SUPER-TOUGH laminated sidewalls are reinforced with an all-around band to keep frame legs firmly in place.

This pool will easily transform your backyard into the place to be while quarantined as your family enjoys a little rest and relaxation. Furthermore, you can connect the Krystal Clear™ Cartridge Filter pump to enjoy clean, refreshing water. Equipped with the Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter, which is an added safety feature that shuts off the pump if electrical current is exposed to water. Ready for water in 30 minutes, just follow the instructions for easy setup, and enjoy the fun!

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Obie

OBIE is an interactive projection system that brings games and activities to life anywhere in your house. Homeschooling and special game time will never be the same because, with Obie, you can play hundreds of games on any surface including tables, walls, and floors. It’s not your typical video game- your kids can play together or individually in an active way by hitting targets on the wall, bouncing on the floor, or playing a game on the surface of your table. All of the games on Obie are educational and fun, making your home into a fun, interactive classroom that will get your child excited to learn.

Obie has four different modes- floor, table, wall, and avatar mode. It has hundreds of different interactive games and it doesn’t require much upkeep or maintenance. You can control the device and the play with the app which is available on iOS or Android devices. You won’t find the games on Obie anywhere else either- they are made just for Obie and new games are released every month. Your child will have so much fun playing with this interactive gaming system, and it will keep them up off the couch while doing it!

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RollPlay Nighthawk

This cool looking ride is anything but a scooter. The Nighthawk will have your child entertained for hours on end. And better yet? They’ll be able to spend that time outside. The Nighthawk is a ride-on that can reach speeds of up to 6 mph, giving your child the thrill of speed without being dangerous. The unique steering technique and the accelerator and brake pedals allow the rider to control the speed and the maneuverability of the Nighthawk, so they are always in complete control.

This super cool ride-on will give your child plenty of time outside. In fact, they probably won’t want to come back in! The speed, the swift steering, and the fun they will have learning and playing with the Nighthawk will have them begging to go outside instead of sitting on their devices.

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Animal Island

Need an upgrade to distance learning for your toddler? Look no further than Animal Island. It’s interactive, keeps your toddler’s attention, and inspires your little one to learn and have fun all in one learning session. If you have a 12-month-old to about 3 years old, they’ll have a blast singing along, dancing, and learning together with their animal friends in the virtual preschool on the Animal Island. What is so unique about the AILA Learning System is, the AI adapts to your toddler’s engagement, which means, you get a tailored and personalized learning experience to offer each of your children the right content at exactly the right time! In the parent app, you’ll be able to keep track of all their learning milestones.

Unlike all those learning apps you can get on other smart devices, with the AILA Learning System, there are zero ads, no inappropriate content, and no need to curate or filter what your child sees. It’s a completely safe and fun learning environment your little can enjoy when days of sheltering-in-place don’t allow for outside play during inclement weather. With adorable characters teaching your child their colors, numbers, letters, positivity, and so much more, this is a no-brainer, must-have learning system for older babies and toddlers!

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All The World

While quarantine may not be a walk in the park for parents, with our children at home, watching them learning each and every day is a truly amazing experience. Oftentimes it seems as though we can literally see the little gears turning inside their minds as they explore a new activity or figure out a new concept. Here to help teach your child about All the World with fun and engaging videos hosted by real people is alltheworld.com. Available as an app as well, this weekly educational show featuring creative videos hosted by real people explores topics in science, nature, art, and culture. Meant to not only educate your child academically, but also to inspire and instill socio-emotional growth, self-awareness, and empathy, you and your children will love learning about the world we live in.

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Brackitz

Finally! A STEAM toy designed for both boys and girls. The Mini STEAM Center contains 204 pieces inside of a carrying case. With this set, your children will enjoy hours of open-ended fun using the pulleys, wheels, gears, and sprockets that are included. The Mini STEAM Center is one of many sets designed to encourage problem-solving skills as well as improving fine motor and gross motor skills. While this toy was created to encourage open-ended play, building instructions are available with the set as well as the Brackitz website. Watch your children’s imaginations soar as they build UFOs, robots, and Ferris wheels!

Smart Buddies

Smart Buddies is bringing curriculum home during quarantine! With their STEM learning and coding, Smart Buddies @ Home Jen challenges your children while providing endless hours of fun and play. Controlled by the Smart Buddies App, @ Home Jen comes with a balancing coding robot doll. Through the coding app, kids can control Jen and make her scooter light up, make sounds, and dance around the room. In addition to the coding games, Jen comes with an e-book series. The book series offers social-emotional lessons within. Smart Buddies is offering five free weeks of online coding classes to help you get through quarantine with your littles! They have also discounted their products 40% to help families through the pandemic. Turn your kids on to the idea of coding and using everyday technology in today’s world with Smart Buddies!

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My Best Blocks by Maple Landmark

Whether you’re staying at home because of the coronavirus or you’re just tired of all the battery-operated toys cluttering your kids’ playroom, now is a great time to encourage your children’s imaginations with a simple set of wooden blocks. Crafted from locally sourced, sustainably harvested maple hardwood, the Advanced Builder Set of Montgomery Schoolhouse building blocks by Maple Landmark contains 78 pieces in 17 different shapes. The base block unit is 1″ and each dimension of all blocks is a multiple of 1″ so blocks can be stacked cleanly and uniformly. It also comes in a sturdy box for storage making them easy to put away when not being used. Engaging in ways to build and explore is wonderful for entertaining kids.

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CROSSNET Volleyball Four-Square Game

Get the kids, and maybe even the adults, outside for a fun, social-distancing game of volleyball. This four-square inspired volleyball net makes it easy to keep kids separate and in their own spaces while they practice drills or even just toss the ball around. The size is adjustable so you can make it tall for older kids or shorter for the younger ones. The CROSSNET Volleyball Four-Square Game also comes in a complete set with a carrying backpack, pump, boundary lines, rule book, ground ties, and volleyball.

This game is perfect for the backyard, any open field, the beach (when they open again), or any place where you have space to toss around a volleyball. It’s great for kids who are missing their team or those who just need to get in their daily physical education.

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smART Sketcher

Times like this are not easy. You are stuck staying at home and your ways of entertaining kids are probably running low. That’s why when you need something new, creative, and something different, we turn to the smART Sketcher® Projector. Get ready to put the fun of drawing back into the chubby hands of your mini creatives. As soon as they open the box, kids have instant access to 50+ sketching and learning activities that will occupy them for hours on end.

This is one of the most awesome toys to play with when staying at home, using some of their favorite photos and turning them into their own masterpieces! With the Creativity Pack boredom isn’t even an option. Not only are you engaging them with their own creativity, you’re also enhancing small motor skills as they use the 50 step-by-step learning-to-draw activities. Finally, they’ll be able to bring their creations to life with music and fun stories.

What kid doesn’t love having stickers? Better yet, what child wouldn’t love creating their own stickers?! With the Sticker Creator Set paired with the smART Sketcher Projector, your child will be well on their way to designing 30 draw-your-own sticker activities. Talk about a game-changer with activity time! Simply peel off their designs from the sticker paper and playtime is just beginning. But don’t stop there.

Finally, pick up the smART sketcher Creative Set because it contains everything your kids need to draw and show-off their stuff like a boss! With over 40 must-have artist tools and a durable carry-and-stow box, everything is organized and ready for every moment your child wants to explore a new project. smART Sketcher is pretty much a one-stop-shop when it comes to finding activities for your child while staying at home and staying safe.

Horizon Group USA

What kids wouldn’t want to dig through three layers of vibrant, kinetic sand and reveal to you nine extraordinary stones with the Geography Sand Dig Kit? This squish, squeeze, mold, crush, and discover kit will occupy your kids for hours on end. They’ll be able to unveil the natural stones hidden beneath the sands of the earth while teaching your children about what makes them unique. They’ll be learning fun and interesting facts about each rock as honorary geologists!

This kit is perfect for children ages six and older. However, if play by molding, stamping, expanding, and crushing is on your child’s to-do list, the Slimy Sand is the perfect alternative to experimenting with your indoor plants! Your child will have two pounds of pre-made slimy-goop-slimy-sand in two vibrant colors. They’ll be building, remodeling, and creating construction site chaos in a controlled, mess-less pile of endless fun! Complete with all the tools of play like cones, rocks, arrows, and roadblocks to get them to work on the latest masterpiece.

Prepare to be left alone, parents, while your child creates hours upon hours of fun while exploring the benefits of sensory playtime. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

For the littles in your home who are crazy in love with Baby Shark, no parent can go wrong when they present the Baby Shark Stamp & Sticker Studio to their spirited boy or girl. Creativity and originality go hand-in-hand along with hours of coloring fun and adventure. Imagine touching, moving, and watching the shimmering liquid move across the activity book as your child engages with the interactive features – it’s a moment to capture for sure. Then finally put on the finishing touches with scented gel pens, glitter glue, and puffy stickers to engage all the senses of creative play for 5 year olds and up. Discover more interactive fun with Horizon Group USA.

LeapFrog

Ready for a new type of game system that gets your child moving, twisting, turning, and learning all at the same time? Yes! That’s why we love the Rockit Twist Game Learning Center. It’s a single-person game system that rotates for a four-sided, colorful light-up experience to give your child a unique spin with their video-gaming time…literally. LeapFrog has embedded 12 preloaded games across five gaming categories with three levels of difficulty each. Your children will be learning literacy skills, math, and problem-solving while igniting their inner creative spirit. Oh, and no Wi-Fi required, so play anywhere, anytime, and learn till their heart’s content!

Parents, you’ll be relieved to know that the volume controls and headphone jack set are also included. Work peacefully, keep your children educationally engaged during social-distancing, and when needed, challenge your child to a new level of mastery! The Rockit Twist Game Learning Center is perfect for ages 4-8 years and, yes, rechargeable batteries included.

Story Time Chess

Start teaching your littlest learners the basics of the most renowned game in the world – chess – with the new Story Time Chess game designed for children ages 3+. This revolutionary new chess game allows both parents and children with no experience to learn the rules of chess and how to play the game in a fun and entertaining way. Chess is a fabulous game for brain development and teaching your child early will have lifelong benefits such as improved strategy and logic skills, increased test scores, and improved executive functioning skills. With Story Time Chess you will begin instilling skills that will last a lifetime in an engaging and entertaining way that the whole family will enjoy.

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Funboy

Quarantine seems to keep getting extended, as the time frame goes into summer parents are looking for new ways to keep kids happy. A pool is an absolute most for entertaining kids in the summer. Funboy offers adorable pools for backyard shenanigans. The pool fits two adults or multiple kids- enough space for everyone to cool off this summer. An added bonus they are created from industry-leading safe, non-toxic, soft-touch vinyl that is free from harmful chemicals. Pools are available in Tropical Palm and Ice Cream. Staying at home doesn’t have to be boring, spice it up with a backyard pool from Funboy.

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Hubelino Basic Building Box

If your kids love to build as much as ours do, add Hubelino’s Basic Building Box to their COVID stash this year. These robust marble runs are designed to stay put, so your kids can focus on the fun. Hubelino is the most stable marble run system on the market. The snug fit makes it almost impossible to knock down by accident, although we know your kids will try. Not only will your kids have a blast building all types of structures, but they’ll be learning along the way. Entertaining kids has never been easier! Hubelino’s Basic Building Box promotes spatial intelligence and an understanding of fundamental physical concepts like acceleration and gravity.

Pai Technology

For many, homeschool is a whole different world. We are trying to juggle work, kids, and school all while entertaining kids at home. When parents are overwhelmed our kids feel it, making home a tough learning environment. Botzees from Pai Technology is a toy that teaches your child, allowing you to take a little sigh of relief knowing your child is learning even when you aren’t teaching.

Botzees is a coding robot kit for ages 4 and up. Kids can program and code six different Botzees or create their own fun, combining creativity and technology. Botzees are extremely entertaining; they can be taught to drum, make sounds, move, and light up using the free app. To build Botzees there are a wide variety of colorful blocks and the options for creating robots are endless. Entertaining kids through technology and creativity is an excellent adventure with or without your help. Inspire your child’s imagination while learning all about coding with Botzees.

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Dreamworks

Who’s watched or is planning to watch Trolls World Tour while home under quarantine? We are! In fact, we’re taking it a step further and playing with anything we can find that’s Trolls World Tour related. With a vibrant wave of color, music, and glitter, these products are the perfect way to break up all these weeks at home. Entertaining kids with Trolls is an excellent way to pass the time.

If your kids like playdoh, they’ll love this Poppy Play-Doh styling head that lets fans make their own creative hairstyles. You can grow Play-Doh hair for Poppy in 3 different ways with the interchangeable hair styling attachments. Just turn the crank and watch it grow (reminds us of those Chia pets we all had as kids)! You can also get wild and colorful with custom accessories like flowers, music notes, and lightning bolts or add cool wave textures. When you think you’ve had enough, just give Poppy a haircut! Hours of fun to be had while staying at home.

Looking for a new game to add to Family Game Night? What about another version of Monopoly? Then you’ll love playing Trolls World Tour Monopoly Junior! See who can collect the most Tiny Diamond cash while taking an imaginary journey through the colorful DreamWorks Trolls World. Your kids will love placing a “sold” sign on their very own property while learning a few basics about the economy.

We don’t know about your kids, but our kids love collecting figurines. Trolls World Tour’s Lonesome Flats are no exception. In the movie Poppy and her friends go on an epic, Trolls-tastic journey to save all music. Along the way, they discover Lonesome Flats, the home of Country Music Trolls like Delta Dawn. Your kids will love recreating the scenes from the movie over and over again with Poppy, Branch, Delta Dawn, Biggie and Mr. Dinkles, plus 3 pairs of sunglasses that the crew can wear.

One thing we can guarantee is that you’ll absolutely love the Trolls World Tour soundtrack (which can be played on Pandora HERE). With Dancing Poppy, you and the kids can groove along to their favorite song from the movie. Press Poppy’s hand to activate musical features. She holds her guitar as she dances and sings the “Trolls Just Wanna Have Fun” song from the movie. It’s super cute and your kids will love it.

If you really want to bring the colorful world of Trolls to life, get a Branch and PoppyTroll-rific Wig, inspired by the DreamWorks Trolls World Tour animated film! Both the dark blue and rainbow wigs are styled to look just like the movie and are perfect for dressing up! Your kids can rock on just like Poppy and the gang with the Trolls World Tour DJ Trollex Party Mixer. They can scratch and create their own jams while having an ultimate dance party.

Bring the dance party one step further with the Trolls Boombox and the Trolls Bluetooth Karaoke Machine. Both will ignite the dance party and singing fun, and with the Trolls World Tour Wigs you can pretend you’re in the movie yourself. Sing along to some of your favorite Trolls World Tour songs, or connect your Trolls Bluetooth Karaoke Machine to one of your devices to rock out to your other favorite jams. But don’t worry mom and dad- if all that noise is just too much, you can hand your kids the Trolls World Tour Bluetooth Headphones so reduce the noise. The kids can watch the movie or listen to their favorite songs without you having to listen to the same movie for the 18th time in a row.

With all these Trolls crafts, activities, and toys, you’ll have a Troll’s World Tour bunker that Branch would be proud of.

Osmo

Osmo continues to lead the way in combining technology and making education fun while staying at home! The best way to foster lifelong learning is to show young children a love of learning. Osmo does just that! The Little Genius Starter Kit is a perfect way to introduce your child to Osmo. Geared toward ages three to five, the Little Genius Starter Kit is made for iPads or Amazon Fire Tablets.

Containing four games, the Little Genius Starter Kit fosters early literacy, social-emotional skills, language, and communication skills through fun. Building letters in the ABCs game or creating squiggles in the open-ended creations game enhances fine motor skills. Osmo will keep your children entertained with the Little Genius Starter Kit. Starter kits are also available for ages five to twelve and six to ten.

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Magna-Tiles and CreateOn

There are so many heroes in our current situation, however, it goes without saying that healthcare workers are making incredible sacrifices each and every day. Across the country, communities are honoring healthcare workers at 7 pm, which is normally a shift change for hospital staff. Together with your family, celebrate these heroes with Healthcare Heroes Luminaries from Magna-Tiles. 20% of all proceeds will go towards GEM, who is working directly to make sure medical and sanitary products are sent to hospitals all across the nation.

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X-Talker Walkie Talkie Four Pack

There is no doubt that your kids are missing their friends. With the X-Talker Walkie Talkie Four Pack of walkie talkies, your kids and their friends can still play together- at a safe social distance. Each child can take a walkie-talkie and play from across the street without having to scream and shout at one another. They can ride bikes, scooters, or even play a social-distancing game of hide and seek, all while still being social and having fun.

The X-Talker Walkie Talkie Four Pack is also great for families. You can send your kids out for a solo bike ride so they can have a little bit of time away from the family all while maintaining communication with them. You can go for bike rides with neighbors or families, or have a social distancing walk, all while communicating just like you used to. Life can kind of feel normal with the X-Talker Walkie Talkie Four Pack.

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STEM Activities and Board Games by PlayMonster

Have you already depleted your rainy-day stash and looking for some fun STEM activities and board games to enjoy with your family while under quarantine? Then take a look at PlayMonster’s collection of STEM Activities and Family Board Games.

If you’re looking for a fun science lesson, start an enchanted science project with your kids and teach them step-by-step how to plant a magical garden for fairies. My Fairy Garden Nature Cottage is a flowerpot that comes with everything you need to create a new fairy world including a watering can, gardening tools, soil, seeds and a cottage to house fairy Isla and her friends.

Looking for something creative to do with the kids? Traditional face painting can be messy and requires artistic skills, but not with Face Paintoos. Easy to apply and easy to clean, Face Paintoos will give your kids professional face paint in minutes, helping them to spend hours dressing up in costumes and role-playing with the wild, pet and magical 5-packs. Who said you could only wear costumes on Halloween? Dress up and transform into fun characters with Face Paintoos to create all kinds of stories with your kids.

Ahoy Captain! Looking for a board game that stimulates creative thinking, planning, decision making, and concentration? This fun balancing game can be played independently or with the whole family. The mission is simple. Get all the pirate penguins ready to sail the seven seas. But, beware…or rather Don’t Rock the Boat! You need to balance the boat carefully, or the crew will fall overboard.

K’nex

Encourage your child’s love of STEM while homeschooling during the COVID-19 pandemic with K’nex. Perfect for teaching everything from higher thinking to fine and gross motor skills, engineering, architecture and more, the kits available from K’nex allow your children to build with a purpose or let their imagination guide them. Available for children from the ages of 3+, let your child’s building skills expand and their imagination’s run wild with K’nex.

MarcoPolo World Schooling

Looking for some additional curricula for your kids that they will actually love to learn? MarcoPolo World Schooling has over 500 lessons and 3,000 STEAM activities that will keep your children learning and engaged in things that they want to learn. There are games, project ideas, and full curriculum lessons that integrate the arts, science, math, enginering, and techonology to help kids become life-long learners.

Developed by educators, MarcoPolo World Schooling takes your child’s education to a whole new level, giving them games and activities to do that spark their real interest and makes learning fun.

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Smartick

If your child is struggling in math during the COVID-19 pandemic, Smartick will help them love the subject all over again (or maybe for the first time) with just 15 minutes per day. It uses fun activities that don’t need any parent involvement and that will help your child learn the skills he or she is missing out on while out of school. This isn’t just another app to try and use for your child’s education- it is an entire curriculum that will walk you child through learning their maths with step-by-step instructions. Their proven method has helped 94% of their students improve their knowledge of calculation and problem-solving skills and has improved the math grades of 83% of students. It’s a wonderful quarantine activity to have on hand if your child is struggling in math.

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iPlay, iLearn

Baseball practice and teeball might be halted for the spring, but your kids can still get some swings in with the iPlay, iLearn 2-in-1 Baseball and Tennis Pitching Machine. This cool machine will pitch balls right to your child so they can still practice their swings or their tennis strokes even though they can’t make it to practice. The balls pitch every 55 seconds, giving your child plenty of time to get back to the proper stance and await the next pitch.

Another great outdoor option by iPlay, iLearn Golf Set. This cool set tees up the golf ball for your child so they can practice their drives (if you have the space and a net) or putting. It comes with the tee set-up and a child size driver and putter that are interchangable heads. Both are a great way to get your child outdoors to play during quarantine.

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Kess Balls and Toys

Do your kids need a little bit of motivation to play outside? These fun balls and toys by Kess take playing outside to a whole new level. The Drop Dot Balls come in a variety of fun, bright colors and they are fun to hold, squezee, bounce, and throw. They come in 4 different sizes from mini to 100mm so the possibilities for fun are endless! Add in play with the Kess Ice Balls and the liquid glittery balls will add even more fun to your child’s outdoor play. You can even use the balls for different homeschooling games and activities!

What about PE? Hula hooping is taken to a whole new level with Kess Ice Hoops. You can use them for typical hula hooping or for an obstacle course. If your kids are struggling to get their daily workouts in for PE, the Kess Jump Ropes might get them more motivated. The squishy spikes of the Drop Dot jump ropes are cool and fun to hold on to, but they also have Squishy Cuties with handles like ice cream cones and unicorn, or glittery Design Jump Ropes that are sweet and pretty.

Jane.com

If you’re looking for creative ways to keep your kids busy while they’re out of school, be sure to check out Jane.com. JANE is a boutique e-commerce marketplace offering daily deals on thousands of products from women’s fashion and accessories to home decor and tech gear to kids activities. Daily deals are only offered for a limited amount of time, so it’s worth it to check the app daily to see what’s new.

For our kids, we decided that this time at home might be well spent learning to play the piano (or keyboard). The Piano Keys Teacher Combo Set seems to be an excellent and fun way to introduce the piano to beginners of all ages! Children as young as 3 years old can easily follow the simple instructions and will be playing popular children’s songs almost immediately. The set teaches fundamental piano playing skills: piano finger numbers, names of keys on the piano, the connection between the keys on the piano and the location of notes on the grand staff, and more!

We also decided now was a great time for our preschoolers to practice their letters, numbers, and shapes while the big kids do their schoolwork. This personalized on-the-go busy book will keep your toddler busy (at least for a few minutes) while actively learning.

CreativeQT

With staying at home due to the Coronavirus, your house will often times feel like a complete and utter mess. The SlideAway® Toy Storage Basket and Play Mat is the perfect addition to any household and will help keep things organized and tucked away. Unlike usual toy baskets, this modern 52″ long-lasting playmat allows toys to be played with on top and smoothly slides the mess inside of itself to be tucked away. The simplicity of this storage basket will eliminate the overwhelming feeling of having to clean up mess after mess and leave you with more time and space!

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Simple Mills

With most everything in our lives upended from our daily routines, it is easy to feel anxious in these times of health, financial and social uncertainties. However, this unforeseen time at home gives us the opportunity to do things for ourselves and others we don’t normally have time to do. Baking is an activity that has the power to bring comfort and joy to you, your family, friends, and neighbors.

Plus, entertaining kids through baking is an extra special treat. See for yourself by baking with leading whole food brand SimpleMills . Simple Mills almond flour baking mixes are Certified Gluten-free; free of Grains, Soy, Corn, Dairy & Gums/Emulsifiers, and Paleo-FriendlyNon-GMO. Using only whole food ingredients, Simple Mills will surely make this time at home much more delicious.

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Pals Socks

Pals Socks has just what you need to give your children a little comfort during this historical pandemic! You can order them a surprise and have something fun, yet functional, arrive in the mail for them while everyone is stuck at home. Pals Socks are mismatched and provide children some entertainment to keep them occupied throughout the day.

Pals Socks is delivering a healthy meal with each pair of socks sold. With fun patterns such as cat & dog and ladybug & caterpillar, it will be hard to tell who loves the socks more- you or your kids! Pals Socks come with no-skid grips and a no holes forever guarantee! Pals Socks will replace your child’s socks, for free, in the event a hole appears. Pals Socks is a great option for cheering up your kids during these uncertain times. Entertaining kids with adorable socks is so fun!

American Licorice Company

Bring a little fun to your kiddos while staying at home and a little nostalgia to your own with American Licorice Company. Their Red Vines Original Red Licorice Twists, 3.5 lb Jar comes in a resealable tub filled with your favorite soft, chewy licorice. Since the Original Red licorice flavor pairs well with salty snacks like popcorn, the 3.5 lb Jar is the perfect pairing for your next stay at home movie night. With around 159 Twists in each container, they will keep you and your kiddos snacking for awhile!

If your kids like sour candy, try American Licorice Company’s Sour Punch Easter Twists. The perfect candy for the season, Sour Punch Easter Twists come in four fun spring colors and flavors – Berry Lemonade, Fruit Punch, Mixed Berry, and Lemon. They are sure to bring a smile to your kids’ faces (that is before they make their mouths pucker!). Entertaining kids with candy involved will certainly make your kids smile.

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Hand2Mind Sensory Fidget Tubes

The past few weeks have been incredibly uncertain. While we hope to protect our kids from the virus itself, being away from their friends all this time is sure to cause some emotional moments. Help your children manage their emotions by focusing their attention and practicing quiet, calm engagement with Hand2Mind’s 4 colorful Sensory Fidget Tubes. These securely sealed, easy-to-grip bottles offer fascinating movement patterns and provide a quiet option for kids who need help settling down.

Better Angels

Better Angels is a heartwarming book that tells the story of Sadie Keller’s bravery and strength in fighting Childhood Cancer. Everyone needs to read her story which provides all readers with a new perspective on life and what really matters. Sadie tells her story of sickness, survival, and how she became an advocate for other children battling Cancer. She tells her readers about the many angels she has met along her journey. Sadie relates her journey and hard time to every reader’s life. From tears of sadness to tears of laughter, Sadie Heller tells all within her book Better Angels. At the tender age of twelve, Sadie was able to take a terrible experience and turn her trauma into a mission of spreading love. If you are looking for a book that will be worth your time reading and a story that will stick with you forever, you need to pick up your copy of Better Angels. It is a must-read for all!

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Parenting and entertaining kids during these times is daunting, but we think you all are doing an amazing job! Take a little break from schooling or TV time and give these fun activities a try. Some will educate, some will entertain, but all of them will provide hours of fun and long-lasting memories. While you are staying at home, give these must do’s a try. You and your kids will thank us.

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