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Best Resources in San Diego For Parents
Here's a list of local businesses offering fun activities for families to participate in while being stuck at home all day.
San Diego Zoo
The San Diego Zoo is offering eight weeks of free online courses for middle and high school teachers and students who are studying from home during the pandemic. While the online classes were originally created for animal care professionals and students at colleges and universities, this series has been changed and designed to make learning fun and ideal for students of a younger age. The courses are designed to be completed by students in a few short hours and include videos, images, and quizzes to teach students all about animals.
Kango
Not only is Kango a great ride service for families with children when life gets back to normal, but their social media presence is also perfect for parents at home balancing work and home life with their children. Kango is an award-winning, app-based ride and childcare service available in San Diego with rides and childcare conveniently booked through their app. Their social media accounts are currently providing families with words of encouragement and positive reinforcement for those at home with their children.
San Diego Air and Space Museum
San Diego’s Air and Space Museum has recently launched SDASM TV to showcase the museum’s expansive archival footage, insider stories, and STEM challenges in order to educate viewers of aviation and space flight history and innovation. SDASM TV features the museum’s Apollo Insider series, where they take viewers into a world with one-of-a-kind videos from their world-class Apollo events featuring actual people who were present when Americans safely landed on the moon.
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Birch Aquarium
UCSD’s Birch Aquarium is going live and teaching viewers about kelp, ocean life, and this Sunday they’re even live-streaming the arrival of Spring with Scuba Bunny! This family fun event will feature the aquarium’s Scuba Bunny as two aquarium naturalists talk about what you’re seeing as they feed fish, talk about ocean animal eggs, and answer questions about the ocean world starting at 10:30 AM!
San Diego Public Library
The San Diego Public Library is encouraging kids to put some spring in their step and get reading with their Spring reading program. All you have to do is log the books your child reads, complete the fun at-home activities and collect digital badges for every 100 books they read. The library also offers access to its eLibrary and CloudLibrary app to get started reading today!
