KidsLinked.com puts of fun and free festivals throughout the year all over the city. These KidsFest events are planned with kids and parents in mind! They featured fun and freebies, scavenger hunts, games, and activities for kids, plus vendors with great resources for parents. Past … [Read more...] about Newark Treatfest and more Free KidsLinked.com KidsFest events
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Ohio History Center: Sleepy Hollow Drive-in, Family Field Trips, and more!
Ohio History Center and Ohio Village are starting their reopening process. While they won't fully reopen to the public or to members until 2021, they are offering modified in-person experiences until then. While some of the annual events may not be the same as in the past, they will still be … [Read more...] about Ohio History Center: Sleepy Hollow Drive-in, Family Field Trips, and more!
(WOW) World of Wonder Nature Classes for preschoolers
Sign up for WOW World of Wonder Nature Classes with your preschoolers in New Albany this fall! Nature educator Molly Scott will lead these outdoor adventures in Rose Run Park for children ages 3 - 5 (and their adult/s) to explore and connect with nature through movement, sensory play and seasonal … [Read more...] about (WOW) World of Wonder Nature Classes for preschoolers
Virtual: Free youth workshops at Microsoft stores
Kids can learn to code, create and play at free youth workshops with Microsoft stores! These free programs get kids of all ages coding games and apps, creating digital art, powering up their study skills - and they'll have so much fun they won't know they are learning. Stores are currently … [Read more...] about Virtual: Free youth workshops at Microsoft stores
Homeschool and options for online school in Ohio
If you have school-aged kids, you probably spent the end of last school year scrambling to "homeschool" and facilitate online school work. It wasn't an ideal situation for anyone, but everyone did the best they could. School plans for 2020/2021 are still very uncertain, and may continue change … [Read more...] about Homeschool and options for online school in Ohio
Free books for kids with The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library
The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library is working to improve early childhood literacy across Ohio by joining forces with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to provide books to babies and young children in Ohio. They are providing books to children each month starting at birth in the hopes that … [Read more...] about Free books for kids with The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library
Program 60 at OSU: Free college courses for seniors
You're never too old to be a Buckeye at The Ohio State University! Ohio residents age 60 or older can take FREE courses and connect with The Ohio State University community through the Program 60. Program 60 participants attend courses on an instructor permission, space-available, audit basis … [Read more...] about Program 60 at OSU: Free college courses for seniors
Over 15 Free Summer Reading Programs
Summer reading programs are a great incentive to keep kids reading during the Summer months. Students who read over the summer break tend to avoid the "Summer Slide", or Summer learning loss. Students should be reading at least 10-20 minutes each day, and adults should be reading to non-readers for … [Read more...] about Over 15 Free Summer Reading Programs
Children’s Advocacy Project: CAP4Kids Community Resources
CAP4Kids (Children’s Advocacy Project for Kids) Columbus is a website that has made it easy to quickly connect kids and families to 1,000+ resources around the community. Their mission is to help bridge the gap between local social service agencies and the families that need their help. Now … [Read more...] about Children’s Advocacy Project: CAP4Kids Community Resources
Free Apple Camp at Home for kids
If your kid loves technology and learning, or is just brimming with creativity, check out the FREE Apple Camps at Home this Summer via Online Webex Session. These FREE three-day camps are for kids ages 8 to 12. Each project takes about an hour, but Campers can create and work at their own … [Read more...] about Free Apple Camp at Home for kids
At -home Historian in Training with Ohio History Center
The Ohio History Center is having their first at-home Historian in Training program geared toward kids ages 3-6. They'll send the at-home Historian in Training kit to your home full of activities to celebrate that galaxy far, far away. A historian is curious and never stops learning. A historian … [Read more...] about At -home Historian in Training with Ohio History Center
What’s reopening in Ohio: entertainment, attractions, amusements, and water parks
Whether you Wine with DeWine, whine about DeWine, or just wait for the recaps, it hard to keep up on what's open in Ohio and when things will reopen. Ohio is in the process of reopening slowly in phases of Responsible RestartOhio. "Reopening Ohio is a risk, but it's also a risk if you don't move … [Read more...] about What’s reopening in Ohio: entertainment, attractions, amusements, and water parks
“Feed Your Brain” Virtual Summer Reading Program with Half Price Books
Half Price Books is hosting a virtual “Feed Your Brain” Summer Reading Program to encourage kids of all ages to keep up with reading during these summer months. Virtual Feed Your Brain Summer Reading Program Kids 14 and under should print off a Feed Your Brain Reading Log from the … [Read more...] about “Feed Your Brain” Virtual Summer Reading Program with Half Price Books
Boys & Girls Club Virtual Club Experience
The Boys & Girls Club of Central Ohio wants to make sure that youth of Central Ohio have access to programming - even when they are at home. Their Virtual Club Experience (VCE) is a FREE online program for kids ages 6-18 offering fun, educational and meaningful programs. VCE … [Read more...] about Boys & Girls Club Virtual Club Experience
Online Summer Reading Challenge at Columbus Metropolitan Library
Public libraries are a huge resource for free and cheap events and resources in any city, but the Columbus Metropolitan Library wants to reward everyone just for reading this summer. The Summer Reading Challenge runs from May 30 though August 1 to encourage people of all ages to read, from … [Read more...] about Online Summer Reading Challenge at Columbus Metropolitan Library
