At Home Resources

“Between the dark sky and the dark earth
we hang a light in a dark tree
and sing of our wonder together.”

— Pir Elias Amidon

General Resources

• WECAN early childhood family resources page

• Simplicity Parenting

• Gratefulness.org

• Joyfully Rejoycing

Family Resources

• A large selection of children’s stories – for all ages – on Audible

• A large selection of children’s stories on Hoopla (free with your library card)

• Stories for stay-at-home kids with Martin Shaw

• Month-long subscription to Sparkle Stories, gentle audio stories for children, with code FUNATHOME

• Well-known children’s stories translated into Spanish and spoken – slowly – by a native speaker

• A roundup of easy at-home crafts from Sparkle Stories

• A link to a few selected Sparkle Stories that address fear or worry

• Lunch doodles with author and illustrator Mo Willems

• Story Pearls from SUSAN PERROW (Therapeutic Storyteller / Author / Consultant)

Indoor & Outdoor Adventures

• Alphabet Scavenger Hunt - find something that starts with the letter or sound of each letter in the alphabet

• Rainbow Scavenger Hunt - find something that is each color in a rainbow

• Make a Fairie or Gnome Home out of natural or found materials

• Something Beautiful - collect beautiful or interesting natural objects and start a nature table

• Treasure Hunt - choose something to hide and create clues to lead other family members to find your object

• Bird Sounds - pick a “sit spot” to sit and listen…how many different birds can you hear?