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Zoom Party Strategies for Successful Kid Birthdays in Quarantine

Ages 3-5, Ages 6-9, Ages 9+, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / By Jocelyn Greene

Throwing a party for your kid during COVID-19? Check out these ways to empower the birthday kid, play interactive games, and make lemonade out of the lemons!

5 Ways to Play School (to Boost Joy) While Our Kids Can’t Go

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / By Jocelyn Greene

Fun ways to “play school” for kids stuck at home! Empathy and cognition boosting games.

Part of Your World Parody: A Teacher in Quarantine

Ages 3-5, Ages 6-9, Ages 9+, For Parents, For Teachers, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / By Jocelyn Greene

Watch this perfect parody for Coronavirus Times: “Part of Your World: A Teacher in Quarantine.” Get inspired to make art and grateful to our kids’ classroom teachers!

Games to Help Kids Write

Ages 3-5, Ages 6-9, Ages 9+, For Parents, For Teachers, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / By Jocelyn Greene

Some inspired play-based tips on writing from an education consultant!

Help Kids During Coronavirus Times, Make Noise

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / By Jocelyn Greene

Here are some games that help kids get out big sounds! Between songs, gibberish and silliness they’l be able to release energy and emotion, especially during this highly charged time.

Online Zoom Class with Teachers and Kids seeing each other on screen

Online classes for kids have been a boon in this uncertain time

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Games for the Classroom, Most Recent, Playful Parenting Hacks / By Jocelyn Greene

Kids stay connected, and teachers bring the joy, during online classes. Even during a pandemic, we find solidarity and keep making theater together!

Animal Games that Will Inspire Your Kid’s Imagination

Ages 3-5, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Most Recent, Reading, Videos / By Jocelyn Greene

Animal games are an awesome gateway to dramatic play. Here’s a blueprint for play that will help kids – and adults – venture into imagination with a Roar!

Two People playing What Are You Doing - Funny Game for Kids

Why “What Are You Doing?” is my New Favorite Funny Game

Ages 6-9, For Parents, Games, Games for Families and Siblings, Most Recent, Reading, Videos / By Jocelyn Greene

This awesome theater games does double-duty as a living room staple! You can play this during transitional time when you are looking to avoid screens and capitalize on imagination! Watch classroom teaching artists play “What are you doing?” do get inspired for your own playtime!