Boredom Busters
Online Activities
Academic Research and Learning Databases
Lili.org
offers 150 prime academic research and learning databases FREE for Idaho residents.
Crafts
Burton Avenue if you have a cutting machine then check out Burton Avenue for craft ideas, SVG files and you’ll even find great free SVG files!
Silhouette School another wonderful resource for those with a Silhouette cutting machine. Check out Silhouette School for tips, tricks, shortcuts and great craft ideas.
Drawing
Mo Willems invites you to his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE complete with a downloadable activity page!
Visit Debbie Ridpath Ohi’s Youtube channel for read-alouds, doodles and learn how she illustrates her books.
eBooks and Audiobooks
Use OverDrive or Libby to borrow eBooks and Audiobooks from the Kuna Library collection through your computer, phone, Reader, or Kindle. Download the app of your choice using Google Play or the App Store, log in using your Kuna Library card number, and choose a book.
Click here to learn the difference between OverDrive and Libby
NEW! The Idaho Commission for Libraries (ICfL) is offering a FREE collection with 75% of its holdings dedicated to children, juvenile, and teen titles.
The Idaho Digital E-Book Alliance (IDEA) is accessed through OverDrive, Libby, or the school app, Sora. Find out how to add the IDEA collection to your app today!
Fitness
Camp Hello Bello offers dancing, stories, singing, art activities, crafts, and more! Try one of our favorite dancing videos, Dance Party with Jessa
Orangetheory At-Home Workout, a new 30-minute workout video each day.
Gardening
Kids Gardening is a resource for parents and educators that creates opportunities for kids to learn and grow through gardening.
Floret Farms offers inspiration, tips, workshops, and a wide range of resources for growing and arranging cut flowers.
Garden Answer find videos on a variety of garden topics including tours of beautiful gardens that are sure to inspire you!
Learn a New Language
Pronunciator is a fun and free way to learn any of 163 languages. Includes new COVID-19 language course offered in 101 languages to teach vocabulary relevant to the virus. Funded by Lili.org.
Learning Games
Fun Brain
Play games while practicing math and reading skills
National Geographic kids
Learn about geography and fascinating animals!
Switcherzoo
Watch, listen, and play games to learn about amazing animals!
Live Cameras
Math
MathShed
30-day free trial of Math Shed.
Usborne Learning Palette is free for 60 days.
Online Exhibits
Reading
Highlights Kids
Read, play games, and conduct cool science experiments online!
Kid Lit TV
Explore the world of children’s literature through author book readings, author interviews, book trailers, and drawing lessons from illustrators.
PBS Kids
Hang out with your favorite characters all while learning!
Storyline Online
Have some of your favorite stories read to you by movie stars!
Suessville
Read, play games, and hang out with Dr. Seuss and his friends!
Singing
Camp Hello Bello offers dancing, stories, singing, art activities, crafts, and more! Try one of our favorite singalongs, Singalong with Annie Q.
Emily Arrow
Join Emily on YouTube for music, books, ukulele, and storytime
Mary Chapin Carpenter Songs from Home Episode 1, tune in to enjoy songs from the country/folk singer who is accompanied only by a guitar, her entertaining dog Angus, and her almost always sleeping cat, White Kitty. As of 1/26/2021, there are 55 episodes.
Spanish Children’s Stories
Stories
As Fast As Words Could Fly, read by Dule Hill
Catching the Moon, read by Kevin Costner and Jillian Estell
Charlie the Ranch Dog, read by Ree Drummond
Harry the Dirty Dog, read by Betty White
Hey That’s My Monster, read by Lily Tomlin
Me and My Cat, read by Elijah Wood
No More Noisy Nights, read by Tony Hale
Oh the Places You’ll Go!, read by Michelle Obama
Please Please the Bees, read by Rashida Jones
The Empty Pot, read by Rami Malek
The Hula-Hoopin’ Queen, read by Oprah Winfrey
The Tale of Peter Rabbit, read by Rose Byrne
Tour a Museum
Tour National Parks
Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
Carlsbad Caverns National Park, New Mexico
Grater Lake National Park, Oregon
Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida
Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park, Hawaii
Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska
Ulura-Kata Tjuta National Park, Australia
Virtual Field Trips
Homeschooling.com allows you to take a virtual field trip to Buckingham Palace, The Great Wall of China, Mars, The San Diego Zoo and much more!
Other Options
For even more options check out the Facebook Group, “Storytime Underground” where members find links to live singalongs, storytimes, activity sheets and more all through social media.
If you know of an online activity that would be a great addition to our list please send us a link and we’ll check it out!