Downtime is really important  to support your mental health. Why not try some of these activities to take your mind off things and help you and your child to 'Keep Calm'.

Get Active

• Joe Wicks' Daily Youtube Live Stream Workout at 9am
• Cosmic Kids have lots of Yoga videos designed for children on their Youtube Channel
• Our children love Go Noodle. They have videos on their Youtube and their website
• BBC Supermovers have loads of fun and active videos on their page 
• The NHS has teamed up with Disney to produce some 10 minute Wake and Shake videos 
• Typing in 'Just Dance' into Youtube brings up a lot of dancing videos you can follow along with!
• Play Keepie-uppies in your garden
• Have a dance party

Get Creative

• Rob Biddulph - an author and illustrator - has created some draw-a-long videos
• Get building with this 30-day Lego challenge
• Create some artwork using recycled materials
• Cbeebies Creative Play
• There are hundreds of craft ideas here
• Bake!
• Create music: make one of these DIY instruments; use Go Kid Music; listen to Kids Music - you could even have a festival at home

Get Exploring

• Explore some of these at-home Science activities at Cbeebies Science
• Look around your garden. What animals and plants can you see there?
• Do some gardening.
• Hold a household Treasure Hunt
• Go on a virtual museum tour: British Museum, The Natural History Museum, RAF Museum, The Louvre, NASA, Buckingham Palace
• Go on a virtual Zoo Trip: Atlanta Zoo 'Panda Cam', Houston Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, Monterey Bay Aquarium, 
• Walk around a virtual Art Gallery: Van Gogh Museum, Rijksmuseum, National Gallery

Get Reading

• Build a reading den!
• Listen to some free audiobooks on Audible Stories
• Check out the 100s of free ebooks on Oxford Owl and Getpic
• Cbeebies do a daily bedtime story 

Get Calm

• Try some positive brain training
• Try some Meditation
• Follow Cbeebies' Get Calm methods
• Try some star breathing
• Think about what makes you feel all warm like a mug of hot chocolate! Draw and decorate a mug
• Make a calming flipbook

Get Imaginative

• Set up your own role-play area, den or fort
• Create an 'at-home' shop - take turns running it
• Time to get active! Can you create an exercise sequence using the letters of your name? How about another word? What about the word exercise? Use the picture below as a guide, or make up your own! Show us your sequences on Dojo or Seesaw!

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