Wellkin has created these Wellness Kits with families in mind!
In this time where parents and children are adapting quickly to changes, Wellkin wants to provide both tangible and virtual supports while you, along with our community continues to physically distance to stay safe. We have compiled a list of online resources to support you in navigating through this experience.
The resources are organized into categories for you to browse:
Virtual Family Wellness Resources
• Breathball guided breathing exercise mobile app – Breathball.com
• Breathing exercises to reduce stress – Headspace
• “Mental Health Is Important And That’s Why We Have First Aid Kits For It” – Janice Quirt, CBC
• Your COVID-19 Mental Health Tool Kit – Pathstone Mental Health
• Emotional Wellness Toolkit – National Institutes of Health
• Mental Wellness First Aid Kit (for purchase) – Lost + Found
• COVID-19 Wellness Kit [PDF] – Youth Wellness Hubs Ontario
Virtual Caregiver Wellness and Support
• COVID-19 Caregiver Resource Centre – Ontario Caregiver Organization
• Caregiver Fact Sheet [PDF] – Mental Health Commission of Canada
• COVID-19: Self-Care for Parents & Caregivers – Complex Trauma Resources
• COVID-19 resources: Self-care, working from home, and tips for parents – Canadian Red Cross
• “Self-care for the caregiver” – Marlynn Wei, MD, JD, Harvard Health Publishing
Yoga, Meditation and Guided Visualization for Kids
Learn about mindfulness, relaxation, forest meditation, visualization, basic yoga poses.
• Why Forest Bathing Is Good for Your Health – Karin Evans, Mindful.org
• Wildlife Sanctuary: Visualization Relaxation Script – Inner Health Studio
• An Accessible Meditation Practice for Beginners – Yoga International
• 7 Meditation Scripts for Kids – Mindfulness Exercises
• Treehouse Relaxation Script – Kids’ Relaxation
• 5 Best Kids Yoga Videos on Youtube – Awake & Mindful
• 58 Fun and Easy Yoga Poses for Kids (Printable Posters) – Kids Yoga Stories
• The Best Kid Yoga Videos – Preschool Inspirations
Guided Meditation for Teens
• Guided Meditations – Mindfulness for Teens
• 10 Cool Meditations for Pre-Teens and Teens – DOYOU Media Pte. Ltd.
Free Online Books for Kids
Free access to online books and reading resources
• Raz-Kids – LAZEL, Inc.
• A Library for the World’s Children – International Children’s Digital Library
• Open Library – Internet Archive
• Kids: Free eBooks – Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Inc.
Free Online Books for Teens
Free access to online books and reading resources
• eLibrary for Teens – Harvard Public Library Trust
• Free Reads of Young Adult & Teen Books – Riveted by Simon Teen
Nature Activities & Education for Kids
Learn how to identify different species of wildlife, scavenger hunts and nature conservation
• Six Kid-Friendly Bird Guides – National Audubon Society
• Teaching Bird ID – Cornell University
• Forest Education – Forests Ontario
• Resources for Children – Nature Canada
• Connecting Youth with Nature – David Suzuki Foundation
• 130+ FREE Outdoor Learning Activities For Kids Unexpectedly Stuck at Home – Outdoor Families Magazine
Edible Education for Kids
Kids can learn how to follow recipes, measure ingredients and prepare meals
• 30 Easy Recipes Kids Can Help Make – Food Network
• Cooking with Kids – Television Food Network, G.P.
• 20 Easy Recipes to Make with Your Kids – Weelicious
• Involve kids in planning and preparing meals – Canada’s Food Guide
Kids DIY & Crafts
Kids can learn how to follow recipes, measure ingredients and prepare meals
• DIY Crafts – Crayola
• Easy, 10-Minute Crafts for Kids – The Spruce Crafts
• Kids’ Crafts – DIY Network
• STEM at Home – Let’s Talk Science
Sensory DIY
Ways to make playdough, elephant toothpaste, slime, calm down jars etc.
• Kinetic Sand Recipe – Growing A Jeweled Rose
• Fluffy Slime Recipe – The Best Ideas for Kids
• 6 Homemade Playdough Recipes – FamilyEducation
• 6 Ways to Make a Calm Down Jar – Preschool Inspirations
Science/STEM for kids
Science information and projects that can be done at home
• 10 Free Science Websites To Expand Your Science Lessons – The Canadian Homeschooler
• Fun experiments – Canadian Space Agency
• STEM Camp @ Home – STEM Camp
• Using Purple Mash when school is closed – 2Simple Ltd
• Support for schools affected by Coronavirus – Book Creator
• National Geographic Kids – National Geographic Society
• Fun math learning platform for kids – Prodigy
• Learning games for kids – Cookie
Children’s Music Education Resources
• PC drumming beats on virtual drum kits – VirtualDrumming
• Virtual Classes – Little Rebels Music + Development
• Movement and Mindfulness Videos – GoNoodle
• Free Online Music Lessons for Kids – MakingMusicFun
• Learn with Binogi – Binogi Canada
Art for Kids
Art activities, online colouring book, puppets, free broadway plays, art history, digital art lessons
• Free Online Drawing Lessons for Kids, Led by Favorite Artists & Illustrators – Open Culture, LLC.
• Center for Puppetry Arts @ Home – Center for Puppetry Arts
• Art Maker – Sesame Street
• Elementary Art Lesson Plans – KinderArt
• Elementary Art Lesson Plans – Music with Recyclable Items
• Free Online Coloring Pages – ScrapColoring
• Learning Resources – National Gallery of Art
• How To Draw For Kids – Art For Kids Hub
• Pixar in a Box – Khan Academy
• Digital Classroom Resources – National Women’s History Museum
• Artsology: Art Games for Kids, Arts Education Resources for Teachers, and much more! – Artsology
• 16 Broadway Plays and Musicals You Can Watch On Stage From Home – Playbill
Journaling 101
Resources for kids to learn about mindfulness journaling, journaling apps, journal prompts
• 5 Game-Changing Tips for Journaling with Kids – Page Flutter
• Art Journaling with Kids – Imperfect Families
• Your journal for work and life – Mindwave
• Journal Apps, Online Diaries, and Digital Scrapbooks – Common Sense Media
• Nature Journaling for Kids: Journal Page Printables – Scratch Made Journal
• Mini Mindful Journal (Free Printable Mindfulness Journal for Kids) – Coriaria
• Mindfulness: Journaling, Breathing and More! – Action for Healthy Kids
• Mindfulness Journal Prompts – Journal Buddies
Feel free to share these resources with other families so that they can benefit from some of the suggestions that Wellkin has put together! And if you really love one of the activities in your kit or one of our virtual sites, go ahead and post on one our social media pages!