Finding safe ways to have fun online with children and teens is now very accessible.  We’ve put together a few fun online activities for you and your kids:

1.A fun game to play online is Pictionary which can be played with friends and family members. If you have the board game you can use that and an online platform like zoom so everyone can share their screens. Otherwise there is a free online Pictionary word generator that by lets you and your friends play the game even if you don’t have the game cards handy. The program will advise whose turn it is.  You will also want to use an online platform like zoom to connect. This will allow them to see each other while playing this game.    https://skribbl.io/

 

2. Monopoly is a fun game that can keep children,teens and parents entertained for hours. It is a real-estate board game for two to eight players, in which the player’s goal is to remain financially solvent while forcing opponents into bankruptcy by buying and developing pieces of property. This game teaches children how to manage money, responsibility, conflict resolution and how to play fair.  https://classic.pogo.com/games/monopoly?sl=2&gamekey=monopoly  

 

3.The ultimate in innovation and creativity is to create something from nothing. The online application to create your own Avatar for your family is an amazing program.  Everyone in the family can participate by making  their one Avatar and then create one for parents. The Avatar can be saved as a cartoon character. A great feature in the program is the ability to save the character to your computer to be used in other applications.  Free Anime Avatar Maker 

4.If anyone in your family loves singing in the shower then Karaoke for kids is an online activity that can keep children and adults of all ages engaged for hours. This application has all types of music available and before you know it hours have gone by!  https://www.karaoke-version.com/my/login.html?redirecturl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.karaoke-version.com%2Fmy%2Fchangeversion.html%3Ffile_id%3D424431%26dl_id%3D0

5.How good is your memory?  Test it out with www.kahoot.com memory games – get some friends and play it together, test whose memory is better. 

6.How about watching a movie together.  Get onto zoom with your friends, pick a movie, grab your snacks and share your screen.  Enjoy watching a movie together!