11 Top Free Online Learning Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy

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You may try to limit screen time for your kids, but sometimes you (and they) need the break it provides. Fortunately, there are plenty of enriching activities for kids online. Even better, lots of them are free.

We've found a few here so that you and your kids can do some Pokémon-inspired yoga, conduct science experiments, and more. You're sure to find a perfect solution for filling a rainy day now that school's no longer in session—or just for getting a little time to yourself.

Are you serving as full-time chef for your household? Get your kids to help out without them even realizing it. Back in the early days of the pandemic, America’s Test Kitchen put together Kitchen Classroom(Opens in a new window), which has fun videos about food, activities, and, yes, easy-to-follow recipes(Opens in a new window). Kids can get into making their own bread(Opens in a new window), start their day with homemade granola(Opens in a new window), cook up their favorite chicken tenders(Opens in a new window), or make some arepas con queso(Opens in a new window) while they fire up Encanto again. 

Yoga and mindfulness have many benefits for kids, but they can be a bit boring to a younger crowd. Enter Jaime Amor, the most engaging yoga instructor you'll find anywhere. She's put thousands of hours of content on YouTube on the Cosmic Kids Yoga(Opens in a new window) channel. There are yoga sessions that tell classic and modern tales kids are familiar with (The Wizard of Oz, Frozen), ones that feature popular characters (Spider-Man, Pokémon), and new creations from Amor herself, as well as lots of seasonal and holiday stories. There are playlists for Zen Den and Peace Out features that turn mindfulness and relaxation into fun moments.

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