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A fun, vibrant channel hosted by a family with a very enthusiastic love for art! Great tutorials to help kids develop creative ideas and fun drawing skills.  https://www.youtube.com/user/ArtforKidsHub 

Lots of creative ideas and projects for young children and advice on how to encourage creativity and confidence. Over 500 arts and crafts arranged by activity including painting, printing, drawing, sculpture, collage and suncatchers.  https://artfulparent.com/ 

Fun and easy crafts for everyone! Making crafting accessible to all, whether as a carer you “love” or “hate” crafts,  the ideas on this site are designed to be enjoyable, easy and do-able with great results for all, use simple materials, help build skills and confidence.  https://www.redtedart.com/ 

Follow World Book Day Illustrator Rob Biddulph on Instagram to join in with his #DrawWithRob videos at 10am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  https://www.instagram.com/rbiddulph/?hl=en 

Wide range of video art classes with helpful printables for each activity for drawing, painting, printmaking, collage and crafts so that it's easier for you and your kids to learn new art activities and techniques. Currently offering free-trial for 14 days then subscription based, includes a holiday art camp!  https://www.kidsartspot.com/ 

Wonderful local art teacher and tutor Laura has taken her fabulous arts and crafts lessons online during COVID-19 with online tutorials and projects that can be accessed by a very reasonable family subscription. Check out her website for a huge variety of colourful and creative ideas that can be used to learn new skills and techniques. http://www.dinkydoodlers.co.uk/art-clubs.html 

Kids art education provider run by a wonderfully creative and enthusiastic team who are supporting families through school closures with some great materials. Resources include an expanding collection of free original art lesson plans to inspire kids to create their own work in the style or famous artists, as well as ten minute  craft activity tutorials and colouring templates in addition to weekly art classes which are now being run online for members.  https://www.dibdabartclub.com/home-school  

A lovely collection of play and craft ideas for younger and school age children, as well as a really practical and helpful stay at home survival guide for parents to use while their children are at home.   https://theimaginationtree.com/ 

Subscription based access to thousands of award-winning video classes taught by top designers and artists with downloadable patterns, templates and recipes.  https://www.creativebug.com/ 

No list of arts and crafts resources would be complete without a link to Pinterest for one of the widest ranges of creative ideas and inspiration on the internet.  https://www.pinterest.co.uk/ 

Outstanding collection of free drama games ideas (some of which look great fun to play around the table after dinner, no props necessary) and ideas for creating your own drama lessons as well as full lesson plans and resources. https://dramaresource.com/ 

Access to over 9,000 karaoke songs that can be streamed instantly to iPhones or iPads for the "ultimate home entertainment". Currently offering a 14 day free trial, then £6.99 a month with no cancellation. Let it go!  https://www.luckyvoicekaraoke.com/ 

Mylene Klass is sharing her talents as a classically trained musician in her newly launched online music classes for children. Includes family classes on Monday and Friday at 10am as well as a Wednesday night lullaby session. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh2wgJ5tOrixYBn6jFXsXQ 

A section of the popular site dedicated to making music, learning music, musical genres and famous musicians.  https://www.brainpop.com/artsandmusic/  

 Award-winning site which helps children learn about classical music in a fun and interactive way. Also features some nice games for children learning to play music as well as a fun composer tool. https://www.classicsforkids.com/ 

Many of the world's most famous performances will be streamed free to audiences around the world including:

Bolshoi Ballet: This legendary ballet company is streaming six its most famous performances for free from March 27-April 10.  https://www.youtube.com/user/bolshoi 

BroadwayHD: Is available for the first time ever for a free trial period, featuring the best of theatrical musicals  https://www.broadwayhd.com/ 

The Royal Opera House: performances, musical masterclasses and cultural insights. Full details on  https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-launches-a-programme-of-free-online-content-for-the-culturally-curious-at-home

Shakespeare at the Globe: The Globe Theatre has its own streaming service where you'll find some of Shakespeare's performances available to watch for free, with others by subscription.  https://globeplayer.tv/ 

Royal Albert Hall: Streaming free performances from a range of artists at this world-famous venue:  https://www.royalalberthall.com/tickets/series/royal-albert-home/ 

Marquee TV is offering 30 days free access to its on demand collection of opera, dance and theatre  https://www.marquee.tv/ 

National Theatre is streaming world class theatre online whilst it is closed via its YouTube channel. Find the full schedule at:  https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/nt-at-home 

New York Metropolitan Opera will stream a different opera at 7.30pm EST every night which will be available to watch for 20 hours.  https://www.metopera.org/ 

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is allowing free access to its Digital Concert Hall for one month:  https://www.digitalconcerthall.com/en/home 

Sadler's Wells is offering free online access to a programme of full-length dance performances and workshops via its digital stage  https://www.sadlerswells.com/whats-on/2020/digital-stage/ 

NY Philharmonic Kidzone:  a place for kids to come and learn about the New York Philharmonic and about the instruments, music, musicians   https://www.nyphilkids.org/ 

Huge range of free, downloadable PDF resources for teachers, students, researchers or anyone else interested in discovering more about the productions and plays staged by the National Theatre. Resources dedicated to primary schools are in development.   https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/learning/schools/secondary-and-fe/resources 

Hundreds of colorful, animated music games that teach essential theory and aural skills for music teachers and students.  http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/FreePreview.htm 

Selection of music themed games for younger children.  https://pbskids.org/games/music/ 

Selection of introductory and intermediate music theory lessons, exercises, ear trainers, and calculators. Free and subscription based content  https://www.musictheory.net/ 

Subscription based  suite of music education tools that support efficient practice, helping musicians to develop and grow. Access is being offered free to schools until June 30 2020 https://www.smartmusic.com/ 

 Fun and interactive educational games for kids aged 3–11 on a huge range of subjects. Many schools offering free access throughout closures, free trial currently being provided for 30 days.  https://www.busythings.co.uk/ 

Hundreds of fun and free games, books, comics, and videos that develop skills in math, reading, problem-solving and literacy.  https://www.funbrain.com/ 

Wealth of ideas and activities for children of all ages to play games and discover new jokes, surveys, answers to science questions, and fun crafts and recipes. https://www.highlightskids.com/ 

Hugely popular platform that let you make your own free learning tools such as flashcards, games and learning tools to study anything you like. https://quizlet.com/en-gb 

 Huge selection of games for younger children featuring popular and well known characters. https://pbskids.org/games/ or download the app.

A great puzzle generation tool offered as part of the Discovery Educatio site. Create and print customised word-search, criss-cross, maths puzzles and more using your own word lists.  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/ 

A collection of interactive educational games for young children. All are free and designed to work on computers, tablets and mobile devices.  https://toytheater.com/ 

Inspired by Richard Louv's highly acclaimed book "Vitamin N" (recommended by the National Science Teacher's Association) which documents over 500 ways for people to share nature with their children and communities, the Wildlife Trust has some lovely practical ideas to help families maintain their connection with the natural world.  Look out for #VitaminN on social media. https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/looking-after-yourself-and-nature 

 A great selection of easy recipes to make with kids using simple agreements (assuming you can get them!). https://www.jamieoliver.com/features/category/get-kids-cooking/ 

 Bi-weekly live cooking class with chef and food writer Theo Michaels on Instagram and YouTube with ingredients helpfully posted in advance. Mondays and Wednesdays at 4pm GMT.  https://www.theocooks.com/kids-cookalong-live/ or  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmZHFliIjw 

A great selection of fun activities intended for parents and children to get more enjoyment from life including active games, cooking and crafts. Don't miss the fun tongue twister section for kids to practise their drama skills at home. https://www.mykidstime.com/ 

Ever wanted to know what it would be like if the tiger really did come for tea? Google an animal, and if it pops up in a window with "Meet a life-sized tiger close up", tap the "View in 3D" button to welcome it into your home. Works for great selection so far including sharks, pandas, wolves, lions, ponies, and many more. Sadly no unicorns or dinosaurs (yet). 

A very fun site which sends subscribers a "wonder" to discover each day on weird and wonderful questions like "Who invented time?", "Who was the first person to catch corona virus?". Currently hosting 229,161 questions and counting!  https://wonderopolis.org/ 

There are some superb free resources that have been made available by museums and exhibitions around the world to make their content accessible and engaging to children. Here are just a few: 

Virtual Museum Tours: A clever list of 12 museums which offer virtual tours that kids can take from the comfort of their own sofa.  https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours 

London Zoo:  Free activity sheets and resources for children interested in the life and habitats of animals at London Zoo. https://www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo/zsl-london-zoo-online-resources  

An amazing collection of wide-ranging videos and animations where experts collaborate to make Ted_ed Lessons. Compiled for TED's youth and education initiative to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world.  To support the millions of students, parents and teachers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, TED-Ed is working with expert educators and TED speakers throughout the world to create and share high-quality, interactive, video-based lessons on a daily basis, for free.   https://ed.ted.com/ 

Other sites who have put together some super resource lists:

https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-emergencies/coronavirus-school-closures/solutions  

https://kidsactivitiesblog.com/135609/list-of-education-companies-offering-free-subscriptions/ 

https://www.chatterpack.net/blogs/blog/resources-list-for-home-learning