Keep 'em busy

As we enter another week of the lockdown parents are dealing with children around them 247 with no respite and no end to their boundless energy I speak from experience There are however some online resources that can help you direct this energy towards something more positive may be even give you that 10 minutes of peace you so desperately deserveExploreJust because you are stuck at home doesnt mean you cant visit sites around the world like the Pyramids of Giza or the Eiffel Tower Google Earth has nice ground views of the famous places around the world If you want to visit and learn how a farm works theres a 360degree farming site that will tell you everything you need to know You can even visit the zoo or the Louvre in Paris If you dont want to be earth bound go visit the International Space station or explore MarsLinksVisit Mars bitlysmdmarsVisit the Louvre bitlysmdlouvreVisit a Farm bitlysmdfarmExplore Earth bitlysmdearthLive Zoo Cameras bitlysmdzoo1Visit the Space Station gonasagovsmdissStory TimeReading to your child is great when it is done once may be twice a day but with nothing to do your child can expect story time all the time Fortunately there are a number of resources that can read stories to your child Audible by Amazon has a great collection of childrens audio books read by famous people Save with Stories has actors reading out books on video while operationstorytime has authors reading their books instead If you want something more extraterrestrial then check out Story Time from Space where astronauts read booksLinksAudible amzntosmdaudiSavewithstories bitlysmdswstoryStory Time from SpacestorytimefromspacecomOperation Story timeYoutube bitlysmdostytCookingCooking is both therapeutic and an essential life skill It is a great activity to gets kids involved in Several sites that share recipes and general food content have specific sections for things you can make with your kidsLinksFood Network bitlysmdfoodnetDelish bitlysmddelishAmericas Test Kitchen bitlysmdatkJamie Oliver bitlysmdjamieAll Recipes armagazinecomsmdkidBBC Good Food bitlysmdbbcgfExerciseAn important part of getting your children ready for sleep is getting them tired This is easier said than done For smaller kids Cosmic Yoga and Little Sports work well Older kids however might be more interested in PE with Joe or a daily dance party with DJ Mels live streamLinksDj Mels Dance Party bitlysmddjmelCosmic Kids Yoga bitlysmdcosmicPE with Joe bitlysmdpejoeLittle Sports bitlysmdlilsportsArts and CraftsArts and crafts from materials that can be recycled or just lying around could be another way to keep the kids busy The links shared include a lot of arts and crafts ideas you can do with your kids some like Nasa Kids and Whatsup Moms also have other activities included on the same pageLinksCrayola bitlysmdcrayArty Crafty kids bitlysmdartyHappiness is Homemade bitlysmdhappyWhatsup Moms whatsupmomscom Parentscom bitlysmdparentsCodeThis is as good a time as any for kids to learn some coding There are several ways you can do this Apple Swift Playground teaches kids how to programme for Apple devices It runs on the iPad and the Mac which is great Scratch is another great tool to learn logical thinking since it focuses on logic rather than coding making it perfect to teach any kid that can read You can run this from a browser a lowpowered Linux machine or from your PCLinksSwift Playgrounds wwwapplecomswiftplaygroundsScratch scratchmiteduApple accidentally leaks new productApple accidentally leaked a new product on a YouTube video on its support channel The video first noticed by blog Appleosophy was a tutorial about erasing iPhone data but a Settings screen in the video showed the ability to find things offline using AirTags Yet to be confirmed by Apple AirTags is meant to help users find missing items using sound and tracking technology The video has been taken downDoom EternalDoom Eternal is spectacular It is just as fast paced as its predecessors and is loaded with demons of all shapes sizes and difficulty levels It also ramps up the difficulty pretty quickly to an adrenalinpacked blood bath The metal music and the amazing array of weapons are the icing on the cake If you are comfortable with gore and fast paced action you should definitely get this gameRating 455Developer id SoftwarePublisher Bethesda SoftworksPlatform PC PS4 XBOPrice Rs 3999Catch up on all the latest Mumbai news crime news current affairs and also a complete guide on Mumbai from food to things to do and events across the city here Also download the new midday Android and iOS apps to get latest updates