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My kid has been a bit of a history buff lately -- the U.S. Presidents in particular. I was looking for some age-appropriate sites and stumbled on the Smithsonian Kids site . The site has MANY things for the kids to see or do with categories such as: Art, History, and Culture light painting, the Post Office, the Civil War, coloring sheets, robots, etc! Science and Nature animal cams, geography, weather, food, outer space and more! Art Meets Science in the Collections birds, horses, tigers, elephants, and other animals in art. Art, History, and Culture in the Collections super heroes, Egypt, cats, art, Star Wars, skateboarding, music, outer space -- the list goes on! Science and Nature in the Collections  gems, insects, and plants

Lovepop has created some printable coloring pages for the kiddos featuring all kinds of critters. They also have a 3D paper flower pot and a couple of quick find & seek puzzles kids can do online.

Notable Children’s Digital Media 2020 provides a list of notable websites, apps, etc for kids 14 and under. As stated on their site: The Notable Children’s Digital Media list includes real-time, dynamic, and interactive media content for children 14 years of age and younger that enables and encourages active engagement and social interaction while informing, educating, and entertaining in exemplary ways.  To find out about more great digital media for children, visit the page for ALSC's Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award .

Primary posted a how-to for a 3-ingredient mug cake on their blog.

Adobe has been releasing new coloring books every week. These coloring books can be done in Photoshop or printed and colored on paper. The graphics are meant to appeal to both adults and kids. View the coloring books hhere.

Instructions from Good Housekeeping on how to have a Netflix Watch Party and watch movies together. You will all need to have your own Netflix account.

Good Housekeeping has some ideas on how to celebrate kid's birthdays at home during this time.

Make your own robot hand craft at home with Kidsburgh using simple supplies such as paper, drinking straws, strings, and beads.

The Monterey Bay Aquarium has free online courses and guided activities for kids PreK to 12th grade.

Watch LEGO minifigures being put together and learn why there is a black square on their necks in this video tweet from LEGO .

View the San Diego Zoo Penguin Cam You can also view the San Diego Zoo's other webcams here . They have an archived panda cam, baboons, polar bears, apes, giraffes, koalas, platypus, elephants, tigers, burrowing owls, and condors!