Screen time’s a plenty nowadays. But, oh how I long for the mom version of “Netflix and Chill, i.e. “Netflix, Now Chill Out.” Here are some pieces of the internet to give you some peace. Some local, some within the state of Ohio, the country, the world, and beyond.
Upper Sandusky Community Library
Art Lessons with Lisa (aluminum art)
Washington-Centerville Public Library (remote learning resources, such as Brain Pop and Creative Bug)
Access Tumble Book Library (animated, talking picture books)
Dayton Society of Natural History YouTube (videos of ambassador animals and exhibits from the collection vault)
Mister C (local creator on Facebook Live videos and recordings of science principles and experiments)
Cincinnati Zoo (“Fiona It’s Bedtime” read by Thane Maynard)
Science Saturday (videos of science subjects geared for elementary students)
Day by Day family literacy calendar (service of State Library of Ohio)
Ebooks, digital audiobooks, digital magazines and videos for Ohio citizens
Think TV (virtual camp to be your best caring neighbors)
Storyline Online(children’s literacy site with videos of celebrities reading)
National Women’s History Museum
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Children’s Museum of Indianapolis
Emily Arrow songs and videos inspired by picture books
Kennedy Center Education Artist-in-Residence at Home
Cassie Stephens Art Teacherin’ in Tennessee
National Park Service (searchable by park, photos, videos, webcams and more)
Curiosity Rover on the surface of Mars
National Gallery of Art (with a self-guided art walk around DC and virtual exhibitions among other great resources)
Mark Rober YouTube (former NASA engineer creating over-the-top YouTube videos as a ‘friend of science’)
This is part two of this list I sourced for you Gem City mamas! Check out part one in this year’s November Dayton Dozen.