Some of these online activities have always been free. Others are only free during this pandemic.
As I'm updating this page, I will try to keep the order of the links the same (ie add new links to the bottom of each category) so it's easier for you to revisit links. Sometimes though, I may break out new categories if I start finding more resources under one category.
Activities
Sesame Street launches resources for education and at-home activities
Puppetry Online - presented by the Center for Puppetry Arts
Comic Book activities: Blank Comic Book Pages, “Finish This Comic!” Comics, and Drawing/Writing Prompts by author Jarrett Lerner
Tinker Lab - Experiential learning through hands-on science and art activities
Art
Graphic journalist and best-selling illustrator Wendy MacNaughton is hosting a live 30-minute online drawing class for children, Mondays through Fridays at 1 p.m. EST
Children's book author Mo Willems partnered with the Kennedy Center to host daily "lunch doodles."
ArtHub for Kids - YouTube Channel
Let's Make Art! Family Workshop at Home Series: Mark Bradford, Barbara Kruger, Keith Haring by The Broad Museum in Los Angeles
DC Comics Kids Camp (launched March 25, 2020) - Learn to draw with the artists!
Cooking
Taste Buds Kitchen - Local Palo Alto business providing free online cooking classes for kids.
Recipes for Kids: 21 Fun recipes on Tasty.co, 14 recipes from delish.com
Exercise
Exercise game for the whole family using a deck of cards by John Courtney (Sports Basement's Head of Training)
GoNoodle - Fun activities to do at-home as well as videos on exercise, dance and meditation
Cosmic Yoga for kids - YouTube channel
Ashley Reid, Founder of Active Mom Fitness, is sharing fun at-home exercises including "Kid Friendly Freeze Dance Workout" on YouTube
UNICEF Kid Power -
News
Time for Kids - free subscription through July
Reading
National Emergency Library with a FAQ explaining this temporary access by archive.org
In late March, Duolingo launched an ABC language app for 3 to 6 year olds (6-9months ahead of plan) in response to COVID-19
Library of Congress: Engage! - different ways to use the Library of Congress from home
Science
San Francisco Exploratorium online experiences
See the Northern Lights LIVE! with explore.org -- Tune in 7pm-1am PST
Science Podcasts for Kids - Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher)
Science Experiments at home - Steve Spangler Science's Experiment Library
Maker Camp goes online this summer. Check out their upcoming live online events or dig in to their archives for recordings of past sessions and builds.
Storytime
Rachel Carole is offering story time every weekday at 3pm EST on Instagram live.
Printable Storybook about COVID-19 available for download in 24 languages
Summer Camps - Virtual
Maker Camp goes online this summer. Check out their upcoming live online events or dig in to their archives for recordings of past sessions and builds.
Amazing list of virtual summer camps in Palo Alto & around the country!
Podcasts
HodgePodge: The first podcasting network for kids by kids at heart
Science Podcasts for Kids - Hosted & produced by Lindsay Patterson (science journalist) & Marshall Escamilla (teacher)
Wildlife/Animals
Monterey Bay Aquarium - Meet the animals and Live Cameras
California Academy of Sciences - Academy at home
Play games and learn all about animals on SwitchZoo
California State Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students supports homeschooling with free K-12 distance learning programs
Resources for Parents
Sesame Street's Toolkit for Parents - "Self Care for Parents," "Creating Routines," and "Talking With Your Child About COVID-19."
Remote Learning Guidance - California Dept of Education
Create a Teddy Bear Hunt with your neighbors to promote social interactions at a distance. The story from Singapore has inspired neighborhoods around the world to setup their own Teddy Bear (and Stuffed Animal) Hunts. A volunteer in my neighborhood used Geosheets to compile a map of stuffed animal sightings so adults can plan a walking/driving route with their kids
Sal Khan, Founder and CEO of Khan Academy, created a document to help parents structure homeschooling by showing what a daily schedule might look like for students of different age groups (ages 2 to 18)
The Dawn of the Age of Digital Learning - Recordings of panel discussions at the GSV Virtual Summit Series 2020
Compiled from the community, Axios AM Newsletter, Good Housekeeping, Vulture, Sports Basement blog, Palo Alto Library, Axios, HBR, Time, GSV Digital April 1 Learning Virtual Summit, Young Audiences of Northern California newsletter