[ April 25, 2020; ]
Pop-up Poppies – this Anzac Day decorate your garden, fence or home
The City of Marion are encouraging families to decorate their gardens, fences and houses with red poppies to honour the ANZACs this year. An idea all council areas can embrace, it’s a simple way to show your respect on Anzac Day.
Pop-up Poppies involves people […]
The eSafety Guide – Advice and Tips from the eSafety Commissioner
With children spending more and more time online for both school and home entertainment, it is important for parents to know how they can keep their children safe. The eSafety Commissioner website has information on everything you need to know to help you learn about the […]
Free printables to download and colour in
Paints, colour pencils, crayons or sharpies – print off these adorable colouring-in pictures and spend some quiet time creating your own piece of art. You’ll need a printer and paper, plus your choice or art supplies to colour with.
Peter Cromer
Fun and free printables including a cut and paste Dream […]
Build the City of Adelaide in Minecraft
The City of Adelaide can now be rebuilt as you would like it – in Minecraft. Download the Adelaide 1836 Minecraft world and recreate Adelaide.
Imagine it is 1836 and Surveyor-General Colonel William Light has asked you to build a future city, Adelaide.
This place has long been the traditional home […]
The Quarantween Collection – books for tweens and teens picked by SA Library Staff
Teens and tweens can escape the everyday with handpicked OverDrive for Libraries titles which are free to loan with a Libraries SA One Card membership. The ‘Quarantween Collection‘ has both ebooks and audiobooks available to borrow – if the title is already […]
Adelaide Highlights Virtual Tour
Explore Adelaide from your couch with the immersive Highlights Virtual Tour.
Visit 37 locations in the city through 360° images or video. There are sweeping drone images of the picturesque Adelaide Botanic Garden, Adelaide Oval, Government House and Rymill Park / Mullawirraburka.
Watch the sun setting over the Riverbank or enjoy the bustle of […]
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Online Kids Zone – Hallett Cove Shopping Centre
Hallett Cove Shopping Centre is hosting a FREE, weekly Online Kids Zone on YouTube and Facebook to help families keep occupied during iso.
Hallett Cove Shopping Centre (as well as Gilles Plains and North Adelaide Village) will be filming and publishing weekly tutorial videos – keeping kids cooking, crafting […]
Stay at home kids activities – Shadow drawing
by Katrina Gogel
Drawing with light and shadows is such a fun and easy activity for kids.
Get your child to choose some of their favourite toys, or objects from around the home, grab some paper and pencils, and head outside while the sun is shining.
Place your objects in a […]
Crafting with kids – Paper mache bowls
by Katrina Gogel
Paper mache bowls make for a great, stay-at-home family craft project. They are super easy to create and lots of fun for little fingers. Best of all, you’ll more than likely discover that you have most (if not all) of the supplies already at home!
Here’s what you’ll […]
At Home With Olaf Disney Frozen Shorts
Enjoy an all-new original Disney Animation digital series with everyone’s favourite snowman, Olaf.
Disney has released a series of original digital shorts about Olaf free to view on Youtube. There are going to be 20 unique vignettes in total. At Home With Olaf was created at home by Hyrum Osmond […]
NASA at Home
NASA has launched a “NASA at Home” website with science-related learning activities for kids at home due to COVID-19.
There are materials or students in different grade levels from kindergarten to fourth grade (American school system), but the activities are available for everyone to enjoy.
Some Activities include:
GENERAL:
NASA Science at Home – From formal lesson […]
Fun craft idea for kids – Autumn leaf crowns.
by Katrina Gogel
Making leaf crowns with beautiful autumn leaves is a fun and easy activity to do outside in the sunshine with the kids. Take a wander around your yard, along your street or visit your nearest park to scavenger hunt for lots of colourful leaves, then […]
Do you have a cardboard box lying around and looking for something crafty to do with the kids? A simple and fun activity is at-home mini golf.
by Katrina Gogel
We stumbled across this great idea on Google last week after we had a delivery that left us with a big cardboard box. Since its creation it […]
[ April 29, 2020 to May 31, 2020. ]
Adelaide FringeVIEW
The Adelaide Fringe team have been working hard to find a way to directly support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, and are excited to announce the pilot of an online, digital Fringe experience; Adelaide FringeVIEW.
The world as we know it has changed so radically in only a few weeks. The Adelaide Fringe organiser’s hearts […]
Kids eBook Club – Libraries SA
Libraries SA have created a library of eBooks that are always available. There are no waitlists, no holds, and they are free to borrow with a One Card membership.
There are over 40 books available in the kids section ready to read any time.
Simply visit the Libraries SA website and browse […]
Wootube – Maths Lesson Videos
Australian secondary school teacher, Eddie Woo regularly uploads mathematics lessons to his YouTube channel.
These are a great tool for at-home learning right now. He offers classes for year 7 – 12 on a range of topics and curriculums.
The topics on his website are aligned to the NSW Mathematics curriculum. In South […]
P.E with Joe Monday to Friday – The Body Coach
‘The Body Coach’, Joe Wicks, has become Britain’s (and the world’s) P.E. teacher every Monday to Friday.
With the recent COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing, Joe’s become a huge YouTube sensation with nearly a million people watching his videos from all around the world. He livestreams his […]
Learn about Dinosaurs with Professor Flint’s Live Streamed Events
Dinosaur University has created a program of online activities across the week including free, regular interactive live Facebook events on Wednesdays and Fridays at 11am.
World-renowned, and critically-acclaimed singing palaeontologist Professor Flint is the main teacher, guide, and palaeo pal of Dinosaur University and presents a live event […]
Maggie Beer shares her home cooking with followers on Facebook and Instagram during COVID-19 pandemic.
The delightful Maggie Beer is sharing her home cooking with followers of her Instagram and Facebook pages to help inspire them to cook.
Followers can tune in and watch Maggie as she prepares meals in her own Barossa Valley kitchen. Maggie will […]
Surviving Year 12 in 2020 – Advice from Beyond Blue
The media and those around us can spread a lot of hype and pressure about year 12, but putting things into perspective can really help to avoid becoming overwhelmed.
If you have a child in their final year of school, or have friends or family that do, […]
Play School screens a Covid-19 special
To help explain what’s happening at the moment with the coronavirus pandemic, Play School presented a special episode, which launched on Facebook on 2 April 2020. Play School: Hello Friends! was specially designed with little ones in mind, answering questions around coronavirus, from staying home to washing your hands.
Emma and […]
Who in Adelaide is still open? Who is closed?
Still Here want people in the community to be able to easily find and support local shops, eateries and businesses who are keeping their doors open. Grab a coffee, order takeaway, buy that pair of shoes and help your favourite shops stay open throughout this difficult period […]
Commissioner launches ‘hub’ – a new online space for SA’s young people
South Australia’s Commissioner for Children and Young People, Helen Connolly, has launched hub – a new virtual space created especially for young people.
hub is a place for young South Australians to ‘visit, hang out, keep up to date, have a say, and connect’ with […]
Zoos SA are bringing the Zoo to you – Live!
While Adelaide and Monarto Zoos might be temporarily closed, they’re still making sure everyone gets a healthy dose of animal magic.
Spending time surrounded by nature is a great way to beat the Coronavirus blues. Unfortunately, while the Zoos SA physical sites are now closed, there will […]
The Australian Ballet’s free cinema-quality digital season brings full length performances to Australians at home.
Ballet is powerful magic. It can draw you out of your lounge room and into forests and castles and starry skies. It can make you forget your worries and feel the freedom and exhilaration of unbridled leaps and lifts. Throughout its […]
The Wiggles Release Social Distancing Video
The Wiggles are here to help during the COVID-19 pandemic. The importance of staying home and social distancing doesn’t have to be a scary conversation. You can sing and dance along at home and become a hand washing hero.
Watch the video below:
For more information and all enquiries please visit The […]
What to do when you have plenty of time at home together? Make a family music video!
Families all around the world are spending a lot of time together at home, whether they are in lockdown, quarantine or self-isolation due to the coronavirus pandemic. This means there’s plenty of time to practise a dance or song […]
A personalised video message direct from the royal palace.
Surprise your little Princess with a personalised video message from their favourite Royal Princess.
Whether it be a birthday message or to uplift her spirits during this time, the princesses from Once Upon a Princess want to continue to bring storybook characters to life and make dreams come […]
Hogwarts at Home – Bringing Hogwarts to You
Everyone is trying to keep safe at home at the moment and so, with J.K. Rowling and friends at Audible, Bloomsbury, OverDrive, Pottermore Publishing and Scholastic, Wizarding World are delighted to introduce Harry Potter At Home to help children, parents, carers and teachers add a touch of Harry […]
Activities Kids Can Do at Home – Fun, Affordable Easy Ideas & Inspiration
Help the kids have fun at home with our list of easy indoor and outdoor activities using simple household items, pantry staples, recycled materials and a little bit of imagination!
We hope these ideas will come in handy for those days when it’s too cold […]
