Tips On Keeping Kids Entertained During Isolation {+ Giveaway!}

Moosh-Moosh makes the most butter-soft, cuddly, huggable plush you have ever felt. Because who couldn’t use a cuddle, especially now?

Since their debut two years ago, Moosh-Moosh has wowed retailers, families and industry gurus as the softest plush pals around. College coeds, tweens and preschoolers appreciate how the varied Moosh-Moosh characters offer company, comfort and love as a pillow pal, bedtime buddy and cuddle companion whenever and wherever they are needed.

They are nicely priced starting at $16.99.

Another great Moosh-Moosh option is Mac The Shark. A fun snuggle buddy during distance learning!

And if you need a little extra love, a Jumbo Moosh-Moosh friend is sure to deliver!

WaterGame is very simple but with some very particular characteristics.

Cards with simple and intuitive illustrations show the correct habits to adopt to save water in everyday life. Along the way, simple and challenging quizzes accompany the players as they explore the theme of water and its importance!

Recommended age: 7+.

This fun game teaches children how to properly separate waste, a great life skill!

Thanks to the possibility of customizing the display board, you can choose the colors of the bins used in your city.

The rules also feature an advanced game mode, recommended for ages 10 and up.

Powerhaus demonstrates the small steps that can be taken to reduce energy waste in the home … and beyond.

The humorous illustrated cards help children to understand the concepts of energy and its conservation more easily.

This game is recommended for ages 7 and up.

The participants in this game challenge each other to solve the greatest number of environmental problems afflicting the Earth.

At each turn, problem cards appear on different environmental issues that, if not resolved with the right solution cards, cause an increase in the earth’s temperature.

Geared for 4-7 players, ages 10 and up, teamwork is needed to win!

Packed with layers of imagination for young, growing minds, this fun wooden grocery store set is packed with play value.

This extensive set includes:

~a wooden basket
~more than a dozen solid wood grocery items
~plus a fun barcode scanner
~some barcodes stickers

The illustrated grocery items include tuna can, butter, a baguette, cookies, sweet corn, ketchup, olive oil, spaghetti, chocolate and cereal. Kids have great fun pretend shopping, counting, and practicing language development.

This brightly painted ark has 7 pairs of cute wooden animals and is also a shape sorter.

For added play, Noah and his wife can also be shape sorted in the upper deck.

The ark even has a sliding door that allows access to the hull and a carry handle. To complete the theme, this set also includes a ladder for the animals and people to get on and off.

Chalk-Of-The-Town products allows kids to express their inner artist or character or personality.

They can also express their feelings like “I miss my friends” or “I love my family.”

The patented chalkboard surface printed on fabric T-Shirts, Totes, and patches comes with
special markers to use. Stencils can help those who don’t have the artful gene as well. When done, wipe it off or throw it in the wash and start again! Kids will enjoy getting to create over and over again!

Ukuleles are perfect for two great reasons: the tension of the strings is lower and there are fewer strings to manage, making it easier for beginners to learn how to play!

KeiKi Ukulele is a great choice and has everything included that you need to start playing:

~1 digital tuner (battery included)
~1 carry case
~ guidebook
~strap 
~4 retro stickers
~2 picks

DIY Slime Kits in Unicorn, Volcanic & Original (also available at Zulily and Amazon) are tactile activities boys and girls love to get their hands on!

There’s a science lesson in every stretch and pull.

The Build Buddiez start out as soft moldable putty that kids love to mold, play, and build with.

It's a Snowman Craft Kit that lets kids shape and reshape their perfect snowman over and over again.

Don’t forget to add the finishing touches with the enclosed accessories—hat, scarf, buttons and the iconic carrot nose.

Sometimes sitting on the couch and listening to a podcast, snuggled next to Dad or Mom, is the way to go.

Imagine Neighborhood podcast series is the ideal non-screen option for parents.

While there are many options in the podcast market, The Imagine Neighborhood is a storytelling show produced by Committee for Children, and it’s designed to help parents and kids deal with big emotions.

Children listen and notice what’s happening around them even when not included in the conversation. This podcast reminds us that they should be part of the conversation.

3UP 3DOWN is a fast-paced, family-friendly discard game with a surprising finish! It takes just 3 minutes to learn, and 10 minutes to play.

It's a fun for the whole family – if you can count to 10, you can win!

Plus, it has educational value for younger kids because it uses concepts of greater than, less than, and equal to. 3UP 3DOWN is so fast and fun, you’ll all say, “Let’s Play Another Round!”

Story Time Chess is based on a chess teaching method that has been utilized and perfected over the last 12 years through a New York City-based company called Chess At Three, which has successfully taught over 80,000 children in the last decade how to play chess through stories.

The same story-based curriculum being used by these tutors is also being licensed by over 1000 schools.

This brand-new game compresses 12 years of knowledge from teaching young kids how to play chess. The result is a beautifully designed game that can teach any person from age 3-103 how to play chess through fun engaging stories and exercises.

This PG-rated, multi-award winning word game is available exclusively on Amazon for just $24.99. It's ideal for days inside, picnics, multi-generation family nights, and road trips!

Designed to reintroduce a love of tabletop games for a screen-obsessed generation. Filled with age-appropriate toilet humor and funny innuendos for adults—watch the giggles and snorts ensue! The smaller sized cards are ideal for the youngest members of the family.

Families who are sports fans may be feeling deprived since many sports have
cancelled their seasons and upcoming events. So bring some game time to your home instead!

Hit a home run with this handcrafted baseball game! Fun for rookies and major league players alike, this game is easy to learn and fun for hours!

Looking to burn some energy and stop the boredom in the house? What better way than to go outside, run around and make some bubbles!

WOWmazing Giant Bubble Wand Kit makes amazingly huge, fun bubbles for all ages. So many tips and tricks to try that will keep you entertained for hours, enjoying some old-fashioned fun.

Any time is PUZZLE TIME!

These puzzles are fun, educational, and encouraging kids to problem solve while aiding in motor skills development, and teaching them about America’s great landmarks.

In this line of Smithsonian Puzzles, choose from a variety of different themed puzzles including: Endangered Species; Oceans; and Space Exploration.

Kids can get their creativity on with Perfect Craft Memory Walk Stepping Stones as they cast, customize, paint, and personalize.

In this line of Perfect Craft, SD Toyz has 12 different kits including:

~Flower Pots
~Picture Frames
~Jewelry Boxes
~and more

Endless hours of fun and creativity are in store!

There’s nothing like music to lighten the mood and soothe the soul and the award- winning Blipblox is more than a toy. It's a completely new way for kids (and adults) to explore electronic music.

Children, even those with no music experience, take to the Blipblox quickly and continue a focused play for extended periods of time. Kids starting as young as preschool age all the way through teens and adults can master a variety of skills and melodies with this tool.

The wonder of growing your own butterflies will bring joy to any family.

This Butterfly Farm from Insect Lore provides children and adults alike the wonder of metamorphosis!

It includes a pop-up habitat with ultra-clear panel ideal for viewing Painted Lady butterflies; a tuck away learning panel on the habitat showing all 4 stages of metamorphosis plus five baby caterpillars with all the food they need. Inside this kit are a Flower butterfly feeder, sugar packets, Deluxe Chrysalis Station Log, a feeding dropper and helpful caterpillar-raising tips!

Includes a free Butterfly Observation Journal filled with STEM-inspired, FUN activities to keep kids occupied.

With a ReadySetz, kids can create an epic toy battle using action figures, building blocks, and other multi-use pieces already in the toy box.

Getting down on the floor to play with a ReadySetz playset is like entering a play world. More than a cardboard box, these have everything a kid could dream of -- ramps, trap doors, tunnels, landing pads – surrounded by a large photo realistic backdrop of an Urban landscape or Space Base.

Each playset comes in two sizes and boasts family-friendly features from 0% plastic, 100% recyclable to fold-flat-for-storage convenience. Best of all, it arrives fully assembled and only takes seconds to unfold for play or fold for storage!"

Why not make kids’ screen time both fun and educational?

Cosmic Cubs will take youngsters into cyberspace to learn about ecology, the solar system and most important, proper space dressing!

Say hello to Ertle (rhymes with turtle), Luna, Sunny, Neeto and Juno, some of the 10 Cosmic Cubs that kids will meet in one of four Apps available for Android and IOS platforms, now available from the iTunes App store or Google Play.

Kids will love the Cosmic Cubs Eco Puzzle, Space Puzzle or Dress Up apps (all are free for some content and $1.99 for full access). The fourth app, Cosmic Cubs Coloring App offers Printable Cosmic Cubs Coloring pages reinforce what youngsters discover on their Apps and lesson plans for the Planets, the 3R’s (reduce, reuse and recycle), and activities all are free and available at the website.