Here’s a great new selection of links to great resources to help families stay fit, happy and educated while schools are closed.
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The egg theatre in Bath has made its Christmas classic for smaller children available to watch for free at https://vimeo.com/204511734
Bath Mindfulness is running free mindfulness sessions online every day in the working week for the next two weeks to help with anxiety about COVID-19? Find out more at https://facebook.com/events/s/free-30min-facebook-live-mindf/2648791842032320/?ti=icl
Wiltshire Council has published a directory of community volunteer groups that have been set up throughout the county, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 situation.
So far, Wiltshire Council has been made aware of more than 100 groups that are supporting their fellow residents throughout Wiltshire during this difficult time.
The directory can be found online at http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/downloads/22069 and will be updated as regularly as possible.
It’s storytime at Midford Road Nursery and Preschool, plus a whole list of other great activities for little ones and their parents and carers too.
Find out more here
Here are some great workouts for younger children with Cbeebies Andy’s Wild Workouts! Andy travels the world to amazing places and learns to move like the animals he meets on his wild adventure. Can you adventure with Andy and learn some animal moves of your own?
Join in the fun here
The Guardian has provided this excellent guide to 10 of the world’s best virtual museum and art gallery tours, including the J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, the Guggenheim in Bilbao, the Natural History Museum in London and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris.
Take the tours now here
Carol Vorderman’s The Maths Factor is now available free for everyone (usually about £2 per week). Find out more here
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has confirmed that its nature reserves remain open to the public but has encouraged people to ensure they maintain social distancing to avoid further spread of coronavirus.
A full list and map of the Trust’s reserves can be found at www.wiltshirewildlife.org/reserves.
The ever-fabulous Music For Miniatures is offering a daily musical play list for you and your little one! The most exciting, most calming, most interesting piece around. Some orchestra, some solo, featuring lots of different instruments and all totally brilliant.
Find out more here
Kids National Geographic is offering a selection of primary resources for children, covering subjects ranging from Tutankhamun to British democracy and Martin Luther King.
Find out more here