Love Local Guide: taking it online – virtual workshops and e-classes for kids

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The juggle is real right now, as many balance a split between work commitments and keeping the kids occupied and happy while at home.

Though, you don’t have to do it alone. There are a number of online workshops, free e-classes and deliver-to-your-door kids activity packs that are popping up daily, to help keep the kids entertained and inspired, while nourishing their curious minds during this time.

Here is your Love Local Guide to taking it online – for kids.  

We will update this list regularly, so please share your news with us. Jump on over to Instagram @lovecentralcoastnsw or Facebook @lovecentralcoast and DM us, or tag us in your posts.

Online workshops and e-classes

A Mindful Start is hosting virtual kids yoga classes to encourage healthy minds, strong bodies and happy children. Plus free webinars to help families stay calm during this time at home. @mindfulstart

A Mindful Start

Animal Tales with Tim Faulkner is a new daily educational series for students (and those young at heart) to stay connected with nature. Jump across to @timswildlife on Facebook or Instagram, scheduled for 10am daily. Don't forget to post your homework with the Hashtag #AnimalTalesHomework 

Australian Reptile Park is hosting educational live classes at 2pm daily. Everything from koala feeding, dingo play time to feeding Elvis the saltwater crocodile. The kids will be enthralled. Folllow @AustralianReptilePark on Facebook or Instagram.

Jane Gillings is a local artist with artworks regularly featured in the annual 5 Lands Walk, Sculpture by the Sea, and galleries around Australia. Jane runs art classes to inspire creativity in kids. Currently these classes are being hosted as group sessions online. @janevgillings

Jo Stanes Art is hosting online art classes for kids and teens. These classes use minimal art materials like food coloring and tea, and only black and white paint. Choose from an individual class or 4-pack option. @jostanesart

Pinot & Picasso Terrigal offer fun and friendly ‘paint & create’ art classes, normally hosted at their Terrigal studio. For now, they are streaming their classes online with a dedicated weekly kids class on Fridays at 11am at @pinotandpicassoterrigal. They also have their Art Box Survival Kits for sale, delivered to your door.

Activity kits, delivered to your door

Nicole Berlach has updated her beautiful linen designs to downloadable artworks that can be used as colouring in. They feature native flaura and fauna and include species names so double as creative and educational fun for the whole family. @nicoleberlach

Sara Acton an illustrator of some well known children's books such as Mummy Cuddle, Daddy Cuddle and Dinosaur Day Out has some great activities using her illustrations available on her website. @saraacton_illustration

Adri’s Gingerbread has created some fun DIY Easter packs for kids, with ‘ice your own’ gingerbread kits. Free delivery for local orders of $25 or more. Free delivery Australia wide for orders $60 or more. @adrisgingerbread

Messy Little Munchkins promotes messy, sensory play for mini people. They have created a number of  affordable kids’ craft kits including an Easter Survival Kit, plus a Grass Head Kit for the kids to have some fun while watching their seedlings grow hair. @messy_little_muchkins

Busy Little Bosses supply versatile activity bags to keep your Busy Little Bosses entertained (and happy) during social distancing. @busylittlebosses

Central Coast Conservatorium of Music are hosting some very exciting creative music play online classes with different classes to suit a range of ages. Kids will love the signing, dancing and music fun.

Lucy Picket Tattoos has created sets of A4 colouring in pages that will be emailed to you to download and print. The best part - they are free! Simply comment in one of the three Instagram posts with your email address.

For more ideas, visit our Instagram where we will be sharing more ideas daily: @lovecentralcoastnsw

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